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60%
BUSINESS
PEOPLE
Portion of job seekers in
Class of ’13 grad business
programs who’d received
an offer by March
Source: Graduate Management Admission Council
EXECUTIVE MOVES
buck ennis
BOX SET: Operating a
moving business has
given Christian Gibbs
the freedom to put out
a dozen albums of his
own songs.
GOTHAM GIGS
Moving to the music
How Christian Gibbs’ business saved his career
During a
gig on
Broadway,
he ran his
company
from a
dressing
room
There are many contenders for the title of
hardest-working man in show business, but it’s
the rare singer-songwriter who has his own
moving company. Wooly Mammoth Movers
helps 44-year-old Christian Gibbs keep body
and soul together, and also go on recording and
touring despite the demands of raising a family
and the ups and downs of the music industry. ¶ “I
was just a man with a van,” said the Brooklyn
dad, recalling the days two decades ago when he
started his business. “Then it grew into more.” ¶
The company was born of necessity. A deal with
Atlantic Records in the late 1990s gave Mr.
Gibbs a six-figure advance that he lived on for
three years in Los Angeles. But he parted ways
with Atlantic after the album 29 Over Me came
out in 1999 and didn’t do the kind of business a
major label likes to see. ¶ “I’d gotten cocky in the
past,” Mr. Gibbs said. “I stopped being cocky
when I realized how volatile the music business
is.” ¶ He returned to New York—and revived the
moving company, which he found gave him both
the money and freedom to go on performing. ¶
When he landed on Broadway a few years ago,
playing guitar and keyboards for the rock musical
Passing Strange, he managed his moving business
from his dressing room between acts and during
his weekly day off. Instead of recording an album
with the money he made, he bought a Sprinter
van that’s big enough to move people leaving
small apartments, who form the largest portion
of his clientele. ¶ Over the years, he has put out a
dozen albums of his material, which ranges from
indie rock to the all-acoustic Sleep the Machines,
released in March on his own label, Eastern
Spurs. ¶ “Responsibility gives you freedom,” he
said of his dual career, “if you do it the right way.”
—matthew flamm
Branderati:
Ekaterina Walter, 36,
joined the
marketing company
as a partner and
chief marketing
officer. She was
previously senior
social-media
strategist and innovator at Intel.
Reputation Institute: Jonathan Ewert,
49, joined the corporate-reputation
advisory company as chief executive, a
newly created position. He was
previously entrepreneur in residence at
Catalyst Investors.
Viggle: Christopher Traynor, 43, joined
the second-screen media platform as
chief technology officer. He was
previously chief architect and group
chief technology officer at IPC Inc.
Urban Land Institute: Felix A. Ciampa,
46, joined the nonprofit as executive
director of its New York District
Council. He was previously deputy
commissioner of policy and external
affairs at the city’s Department of
Housing Preservation and
Development.
Schechter Wealth Strategies: Robert
Langer, 47, joined the financial
advisory company as managing
director. He was previously managing
director at BTIG.
Campfire: Sascha Uzzell, 38, joined the
marketing agency
as director of
accounts. She was
previously vice
president and
senior director at
Safari Sundays in
New York.
Nick Braccia, 37,
joined as creative director. He was
previously group creative director at
G2 USA.
Publicitas USA: Tal Salomon, 46,
joined the media sales company as
international account director. He was
previously vice president of sales and
business development at Instadium
Inc.
Andrew Yaguda, 26, joined as digital
sales manager. He was previously an
account executive at Observer Media
Group.
The Madison Square
Garden Co.: Ron
Skotarczak, 42, was
promoted to
executive vice
president of
marketing
partnerships at the
sports, media and
entertainment company. He was
previously senior vice president of
marketing partnerships at MSG
Sports.
Nickelodeon: Dion Vlachos, 44, joined
the media company as senior vice
president of retail sales and marketing.
He was previously vice president of
franchise development and global
marketing at Disney Publishing
Worldwide.
Comedy Central: Jason Shafton, 29,
joined the entertainment and media
company as vice president of brand
marketing. He was previously head of
play product and social marketing at
Google.
—eva saviano
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