Barry Hurd is the President of 123 Social Media, a Seattle-based digital think-tank that provides social media business development across the enterprise.

Barry has a results oriented business mind, bringing his talent and innovation to online business models by applying creative persistence on a daily basis. He is an acknowledged leader in business and social media strategy, pioneering digital product campaigns that define thought leadership, establish reputations, leverage community networks and define comprehensive metrics. Barry is a recognized authority in the fields of Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Digital Analytics, Online Reputation and Competitive Strategy.

He believes in sharing knowledge and applying concepts to real world problems that are justified with functioning business cases, exploring how like-minded business models apply across regional and industry channels.

He has presented to a variety of clients and networks including such organizations as the University of Washington, Master Builders Association, The Executive Network, National Auctioneers Association, MIT Enterprise Forums, ClubCorp, CASE Alumni Network, National Association of Realtors, Microsoft and Social Media Club. Past projects have included the Wall Street Journal, REI, TMP Worldwide, Monster.com, Verizon Superpages, RIS Media, and Intuit.

Barry has received press coverage from such sources as the Seattle PI, Q13 Fox Seattle, Alltop, TopRank BigList, Real Estate Magazine, Best Big Business Blogs, Bulldog Reporter, WebProNews, Ragan Communications, Mashable, Everett Herald, King County Business Journal, and The National Law Journal (Law.com)

He currently serves as a volunteer strategic director for Social Media Club Seattle, promoting ethical and effective utilization of social media for business.

His personal writing can be read at http://BarryHurd.com , http://socialmediareputation.com , http://buzzprofile.com , http://123socialmedia.com

He can also be found Tweeting on @barryhurd @123socialmedia @buzzprofile @epiphanymetrics