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Ted Murphy

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A serial entrepreneur, Edward â€œTedâ€ Murphy has founded six companies since 1994. Murphyâ€™s latest venture, IZEA operates a variety of social media properties including Sponsored Tweets, SocialSpark and WeReward. Murphy has been called the father of paid blogging and is largely credited for creating the social media sponsorship industry. Murphy has bootstrapped companies off credit cards, tapped friends and family for money, been VC backed and most recently brought a company public. His disruptive approach and leadership have enabled him to raise over $17 million in equity for his entrepreneurial endeavors. Murphy's backers have included top tier VCs Draper Fischer Jurvetson and Village Ventures as well as self made Billionaires. Murphy has consulted for some of the world's largest marketing organizations including FOX, Bombardier, General Motors, SeaWorld and Disney. Murphy is a prominent visionary, speaking and presenting to marketing and Internet professionals around the world. Featured in/on : CNBC, Wired, USA Today, Forbes, New York Post, Business Week, PC World, CNN Money, Fortune, Fortune Small Business, Business 2.0, Create, HOW, Adweek, Advertising Age, Orlando Business Journal, Los Angeles Times, iMedia, Search Engine Journal, TechCrunch Specialties Building companies, internet marketing, social media, design, branding and identity, user experience, mobile marketing, loyalty read more ...