Doug Stone

<p>Doug Stone is the founder and CEO of For-Lovers LLC, where he leads a whip-smart team developing a platform of social networks targeting aficionados and enthusiasts world-wide. These communities of enthusiasts are designed to attract, engage and retain members based on their personal passions and lifestyle interests.<br /><br />Doug&rsquo;s Internet involvement began in 1993, when he was integral to the success of such early Internet companies as THINK New Ideas and Comet Systems. Prior to starting For-Lovers he served as Group Director of Interactive Media at Siegel+Gale (one of the world&rsquo;s leading Brand Strategy firms, part of Omnicom&rsquo;s Diversified Agency Services); as CEO/CSO of online marketing agency Abstract Edge; and Vice President of Interactive Marketing for Starwood Hotels and Resorts, the world&rsquo;s largest hotel company. <br /><br />Happily married to his beautiful and saintly tolerant wife Gabriella, and father of four amazing kids, his secret hideout is in historic Piermont, New York, near the banks of America&rsquo;s first information superhighway, the Hudson River. He also claims to make the best damn chili you'll ever taste.</p>

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