WEBSITE PROPERTIES - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Client Services Representative
Job Titles:
- Account Executive
- VP of Sales
Chris is an Account Executive at Website Properties. Along with managing website business sales transactions, he works to build the company's database of qualified buyers. Chris brings with him over 17 years of experience in the financial sector working as a Foreign Exchange Broker for the international firms Tullett & Tokyo and Prebon Yamane where he managed accounts in both Europe and Asia, and as a VP of Sales and Currency Trading for the large investment firms including Daiwa Securities and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette in New York.
He also traded cocoa, coffee, and sugar for several years as a Commodities Broker on the New York Board of Trade for Mercury Futures, one of the largest volume trading brokers at the Exchange. In 2007, Chris and his family relocated to Washington State where he became a partner at True North Design Group LLC., a successful residential design and construction company where he managed client, vendor, and staff relations. Chris is excited to be a part of our close knit team, bringing new ideas from his wide range of experiences.
Job Titles:
- Founder
- Founding Partner
- President
David is the Founder and President of Website Properties. After graduating from UBC with a Bachelor of Commerce and Major in Marketing, he traveled extensively through parts of SouthEast Asia, South Pacific and Central America. It was during his travels that he made various contacts and connections that would lead him to start his first entrepreneurial venture. He created a business importing hammocks and selling a wide variety of styles via mail order, tradeshows and wholesale. Soon thereafter he expanded operations establishing an online presence that eventually became Hammocks.com and would later be sold to the billion dollar company, Hayneedle.com Over the next six years, David personally developed, bought and sold Strollers.com, Drums.com, Unicorns.com and over 60 website businesses in multiple niches and of various business models.
During this same time period, the e-commerce market was growing rapidly, and while there were many business brokers assisting with brick and mortar businesses, there were none that specialized in the sale of internet businesses. Identifying the need for a business broker with e-commerce industry knowledge and experience selling online businesses, he started down the path of his next entrepreneurial venture. David established Website Properties as the first online business brokerage, specializing in selling established and profitable internet-based businesses. From 2002 - present, he continues to enjoy and draws great satisfaction from bringing buyers and sellers together to complete a transaction that is a win, win for both parties.
With his industry knowledge, years of experience and successes, David Fairley is considered an expert in online business marketing, appraisal, and sales. He is often retained as a consultant for companies seeking to maximize their exit strategy or by companies looking for strategic website opportunities to grow their business through acquisitions. He has been invited as a panel member and speaker at various domain name industry conferences, cited in DN Journal for a number of high profile domain name sales and interviewed by Domain Sherpa, The New York Times, and local radio shows for his expertise in the sale of online web-based businesses.
Job Titles:
- Client Services Representative
Marlee joins Website Properties as a Client Service Agent, hailing from Northern Canada, the Yukon Territory. Marlee is no stranger to customer service, online sales and administration having had many years experience in a variety of industries including catering, healthcare/rehabilitation and retail e-commerce sales. Among her significant previous positions, Marlee served as the Administrative Reception and Rehabilitation Aide at the Yukon Hospital Corporation which fostered self-managed work teams, effective communication and conflict resolution learning tools.
She was the Manager of Online Sales & Services and Warehouse responsible for client services, product services and warehouse operations for JZ Rose, a couture online boutique. Her varied background provides the perfect foundation for her current position. With an understanding of the importance of superior customer service, administration background and a working knowledge of online retail stores, Marlee is dedicated to assisting and providing our clients the best possible services here at Website Properties.
Michael joins the team at Website Properties as a strategic advisor. Having owned, operated and consulted in the field since 2016, Michael brings a particularly deep understanding and a wide range of hands-on experience working with self funded eCommerce startups and alongside founders of digital marketing/eCommerce agencies.
He takes pride in his ability to provide detailed, specialized, up to date industry knowledge that effectively supplies his clients and partners with a wealth of options and creative solutions that can best fit their unique exit planning scenario. With every interaction bringing forth a new perspective, he also takes pride in his ability to offer tailored solutions to his clients and partners which fit their lifestyle, while driving the results they seek. The creativity, diligence and attention to detail that goes into navigating this digitally native M&A landscape' is what excels and differentiates him as an individual.
Michael's hobbies outside of the office includes traveling and experiencing new cultures around the globe… listening to the Built to Sell podcast.. and keeping up to date with new exciting acquisitions on Crunchbase.
Job Titles:
- Partner, VP Finance & Operations
Shaun is a Strategic Advisor at Website Properties. Born and raised in Seattle, he lived in greater China for more than 10 years leading Alibaba.com's digital marketing team and helping to scale the company from 500 to over 20,000 employees. Following Alibaba.com, Shaun lead companies building e-commerce businesses in Hong Kong and Shanghai. Shaun was also the first and only foreigner in China to own and operate a wine cellar business designing and installing wine cellars in the homes of wealthy Chinese around the country.
Since returning to the US, he has built, bought and operated several businesses in technology, education and e-commerce. He also owns a significant real estate rental portfolio across the US. As such, his experience, along with the associated failures and successes, gives him a unique perspective that helps him serve the entrepreneurs we work alongside with humility, passion and excitement.
Outside of the office, Shaun loves to travel, read, exercise, watch the Seattle Seahawks and spend time with his family.