DomainSherpa Review is the flagship show on the DomainSherpa Network where we get into the minds of successful domain name investors – who we call Sherpas – and talk about the value of domain names. By listening to the Sherpas, we expand our knowledge and understanding so that we can become more successful domain investors ourselves.
In this episode:
- Get ready to dive into the ultimate year-in-review of the domain industry! This action-packed highlight reel features standout moments from every DomainSherpa episode in 2024.
- Relive the biggest sales and thrilling auctions, gain exclusive insights from domain investing heavyweights, and see how brands and entrepreneurs are capitalizing on the ever-evolving digital landscape.
- We’ve handpicked the must-see clips—expert analysis, high-stakes negotiations, and behind-the-scenes triumphs—that defined 2024.
- Whether you’re a seasoned domain investor or just getting started, this reel is your all-access pass to the most memorable, educational, and entertaining segments from DomainSherpa’s best year yet. Let’s celebrate how far we’ve come—and get inspired for what’s next!
- Also, DomainSherpa is now integrating with Muse.ai for episode transcripts and an AI-driven video player to easily look for topics, words, phrases, etc., and jump to the points in the video where they occur. Let us know your feedback!
- Plus, all DomainSherpa podcasts are now up on our YouTube channel at DS.tv, and much more!
JT is joined by Drew and the rest of the Sherpas!!
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This Show’s Sherpas
Andrew Rosener
Andrew Rosener is the CEO of the industry-leading domain name broker
Media Options.
Andrew is widely considered a thought leader and expert on domain name value & methodology as well as domain name sales & acquisitions. With 20 years experience with domain names, Andrew has leveraged his knowledge and expertise to make MediaOptions the go-to domain name firm for startup & company domain acquisitions as well as high value domain name sales.
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Jonathan Tenenbaum
Jonathan Tenenbaum (JT) is an accomplished Internet industry veteran and digital asset expert. An attorney by trade, he spent over 14 years with Web.com in various legal and business roles, including nearly 5 years managing NameJet, the leading domain name aftermarket platform.
Now Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel of MediaOptions, the top domain brokerage agency, Jonathan is also the Host & Executive Producer of DomainSherpa - where they cover all types of digital assets, including crypto and NFTs, and where "all roads lead to domains"!
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Joshua Reason
Josh Reason is a renowned domain market expert and brand consultant with multiple businesses both inside and outside of the domain industry. He has been instrumental in buying and selling hundreds of premium domain names for clients around the globe.
He has a very popular podcast on digital entrepreneurship called Digital Fortune - which has quickly become one of the most renowned podcasts in the domain industry and is now on the DomainSherpa Network!
He is also co-founder of DNWE, (DNWE.com) - Domain Name Wholesale Exchange - which is a ZERO commission trading platform for domain investors, whose industry leading software makes the buying and selling experience seamless. Essentially the goal of DNWE is to bring domain investors together to create a more liquid market, and it does that very effectively.
Reason has a Bachelor's degree in Marketing from Auburn University.
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Shane Cultra
Shane Cultra is a domain name investor and owner of the popular domain name blog, DSAD.com.
Cultra is also a fifth generation owner of Country Arbors Nursery based in Urbana, Illinois, and has been a member of the PBS television show Mid American Gardener for more than 10 years, in addition to being a part of various gardening segments on CBS and ABC.
Shane also recently launched two new businesses, BeeHouse.com and Wormcastings.com, leveraging his online expertise with his love of nature and business acumen to create two exciting new ventures that are sure to be successful.
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Braden Pollock
A frequent speaker or moderator at domain industry conferences, Braden Pollock is a serial entrepreneur, investor, philanthropist and domain name branding expert.
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Ammar Kubba
Ammar Kubba is a principal and the chief executive officer of Thought Convergence Inc. and its various portfolio companies, including TrafficZ, the industry’s oldest and most experienced domain parking and traffic monetization service; LeaseThis.com, the global leader in domain leasing solutions; and Idea.net, an incubator for the development of avant-garde Internet sites, services and technology.
Through the Name Intelligence acquisition in 2008, Thought Convergence is an owner in DomainTools.com, the ultimate source for domain research, and DomainRoundtable.com, annual conference focused on domain names, new products, technologies and companies in the domain marketplace.
Ammar is a leading authority on Internet domain development and traffic monetization, as well as an active proponent for the continuing advancement and evolution of the domain industry.
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Monte Cahn
Monte Cahn is co-founder and president of Right of the Dot, LLC, an Internet consulting and advisement firm specializing in new and existing TLD strategy, board advisement, premium domain and market positioning, sales and services.
Cahn has been pioneering domain name and virtual property aftermarket services since 1995. He is founder and former president of Moniker.com and former president of SnapNames.com, which together made up the Aftermarket & Registrar division of Oversee.net, where he also managed more than 6 million domains and 117 ICANN accredited registrars.
Cahn helped start one of the first domain name brokerages in 1996, contributing to or leading the sales of more than $300 million, including the first domain name sale for over $1 million – Wallstreet.com – and the sale of Autos.com for $2 million.
Cahn is also Executive in Residence and Advisor to the Board of Domain Holdings.
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Scott Pruitt
Experienced in domain name industry, marketing, sales, management, and customer service. Business-minded and focused on developing client solutions.
Specialities: Domain name aftermarket expert, Internet marketing, SEO, social media, creative writing and editing, domaining, WordPress, software development and user acceptance testing, contract negotiation, & business development.
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Chris Zuiker
Chris Zuiker is the senior broker at MediaOptions.com, specializing in technology and retail industries.
Prior to Media Options, Zuiker held multiple sales positions at companies including Infantino, Timex, and Stanley Black & Decker.
Zuiker holds a bachelor of arts in psychology from Franciscan University of Steubenville, and an MBA from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.
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Yoni Belousov
Yoni Belousov has has been in the domain business for over 2 decades, since he was a teenager, and has maintained a very low profile. But if you know you know that he is one of the most successful domain investors ever. Now we have been able to get him to join us occasionally on DomainSherpa, and we could not be more excited about it.
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Jen Sale
Jen is the CEO at
Evergreen.com, a boutique domain name agency and ICANN-accredited registrar. She leverages more than 20-years of industry experience, confidentially acquiring, selling, appraising, developing and managing high-value domain names, portfolios and digital assets for start-ups, major brands, agencies, investors and public figures, worldwide.
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Michael Cyger
Semi retired, domain name expert, media entrepreneur working on passion projects, Michael Cyger is the founder and former owner of DomainSherpa, and is former publisher and lead instructor of DNAcademy. His current passion project is Pyramid.com. He is recognized as an industry veteran in the domain name industry, has been named Blogger of the Year and Developer of the Year, and has been inducted into the Domain Name Hall of Fame.
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Leanne McMahon
Leanne is a web consultant, domain investor and founder of https://www.Crunch.id, a website where the previous days domain sales are broken down and analyzed.
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Andy Booth
Domain portfolio at Booth.com. AI enthusiast, trying to help educate others on the coming wave. Leading Art.ai and Home.ai (coming soon). Cognitive.ai is the hub. Commercial pilot rated (multi-engine and single prop).
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James Booth
James Booth is a Global Top 3 awarded Domain Broker based in Dubai.
James originally founded BQDN.com (Buy Quality Domain Names) in 2015 which was ranked in the Top 10 every year since inception. He has sold thousands of domain names including names such as DO.com, FO.com, IJ.com, IX.com, NN.com, VZ.com, ZO.com, over 300 3 letter .com domains and many premium 1 word .com domains such as Claim.com, White.com, Cactus.com, FireFly.com, Yellow.com, Pack.com, Jones.com, Pisces.com and many more.
James specializes in UHNW (Ultra High Net Worth) clients and deals specifically in these Domain categories (LL.com, LLL.com, CVCV.com, 1 Word.com, NN.com, NNN.com, NNNN.com, NL.com and NL.com).
James has over 14 years experience in sales and investments and has worked in the UK, Cyprus, Singapore, Manila and Dubai.
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Matt Overman
Matt Overman is currently Chief Revenue Officer at Identity Digital, which simplifies and connects the online world with relevant and memorable domain names that allow people to build, market and own their digital identities. They own the world’s largest portfolio of top-level domains and operate hundreds of others for registry partners on our innovative registry services platform. Across all their businesses, they safely and securely operate nearly 25 million domains.
Before re-branding to Identity Digital, Donuts acquired Rightside and Matt led Rightside’s monetization and premium domain sales business.
Matt previously served as General Manager of NameJet, establishing it as the premier auction marketplace in the domain name industry. He has also managed specialized sales efforts for five of the web’s top 10 registrars.
Prior to joining Rightside, Matt held positions at Hotkeys and McCann Erickson in Seattle.
Matt holds a B.A. from DePauw University.
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Mike White
Michael White, VP Aftermarket Newfold Digital, been in the industry since late 90’s starting in the Search world and then moved into Domains back in late 2006 where I worked closely with Moniker to help pioneer the Live Auction scene. From there we combined efforts with the Auction platform Snapnames and ultimately landed at Web.com in 2014 to run the aftermarket division. In 2021 Endurance International Group merged with Web.com forming a new company, Newfold Digital. Michael currently oversees all secondary market domain sales at Newfold Digital which includes managing Snapnames, NameJet and BuyDomains.
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Christopher Bruno
Chris Bruno is Founder & CEO at Rally, the company that pioneered fractional investing in premium collectible assets. Rally is a liquid financial marketplace for buying & selling equity in ultra-rare collectibles the same way you buy & sell stocks. Rally has on-boarded half a million users, IPO'd $60M worth of collectibles (cars, fine art, sports cards & memorabilia, luxury goods, rare books & comics, wine & whisky, intellectual property, culture, and natural history), set multiple world record exits across those categories, and changed the way people think about investing in alternatives. Chris is a serial entrepreneur with extensive experience financing, managing, and scaling venture-backed companies. He co-founded Spotter, a data-driven content investment platform focused on financing YouTube creators, and Healthguru, a health education video platform acquired by Propel Media. Previously, Chris worked in venture capital as an associate with Village Ventures.
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Nick Huber
Sold a service company for 7 figures. Self storage operator with 1.9 million square feet and 50 employees. I send a weekly email to 250K+ people.
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Shaun McMeeken
As an authentic leader with over 25 years sales, product marketing and management experience, I’ve had the privilege of working with respected organizations including; Groupon, News Corp, Travel Corporation, Melbourne Airport, Thomas Cook, Woolworths, Freelancer.com and Escrow.com.
Additionally I’ve spent much time over the last 5 years within local communities working collaboratively with SMEs committed to putting investment back into grassroots initiatives. This has played a pivotal role in rounding out my level of professional maturity - an important attribute as the business landscape navigates the current uncertainty yet aims to thrive in the next decade - being agile, adapting to and managing people through rapid change.
I’ve leveraged strengths in leadership, sales management and business development on both a national and international scale. My ability to build high performing teams and implement effective sales strategies has consistently resulted in strong return on investment, profitability, market share growth and achieving stretched sales targets.
My determination to succeed, combined with high energy levels resonate with all who work with me which produces a highly effective team. People leadership, revenue impact and sales strategy have been described as my key strengths.
Recognized as an influential and calm leader, I perform at my best in a challenging Executive Leadership role with a dynamic organization that values passion, loyalty and doers who get things done.
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Sofia Canala
As an Operations Manager based in the vibrant city of Buenos Aires, I lead a dynamic team of Account Managers at Escrow.com. My journey is defined by a passion for excellence and a relentless pursuit of growth, both personally and professionally.
With a keen eye for detail and a natural knack for leadership, I thrive in environments where every challenge is an opportunity to innovate and excel. Guiding my team to success, I blend linguistic expertise, cultivated from my background as a Conference Interpreter in English, with the empathy and professionalism honed during my time as an educator.
My role extends beyond mere management; it's about shaping the future of our operations and contributing to pivotal decision-making processes. Each day presents a chance to make a meaningful impact, and I embrace it wholeheartedly.
Driven by the belief that greatness is achieved through continuous learning and collaboration, I am committed to inspiring those around me to reach new heights of achievement. Together, we navigate the complexities of our industry, forging pathways to success and setting new standards of excellence.
In the ever-evolving landscape of business, I stand as a beacon of innovation and leadership, dedicated to driving positive change and leaving a lasting legacy of success.
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Ryan Ewen
An entrepreneur with a strong focus on building brands and a background in UK financial services.
Since December 2021, Ryan has focused exclusively on buying, selling and brokering digital assets. With over $5m in sales for 2023 - he has grown a large network of buyers and sellers - along with developing marketplaces including www.dnwe.com, www.domainmanage.com, www.brandable.uk & www.flip.uk
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Andrew Allemann
Andrew is a technology media publisher focused on Domain Names with DomainNameWire.com, the preeminent news source for the domain name industry and his podcast, DNW Podcast. He also runs PodcastGuests.com, a service with 30,000 users getting booked on podcasts.
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Ish Milly
Serial Entrepreneur & Investor
👉🏽 Angel Investor /Advisor at .HIPHOP Domains, Unstoppable domains, Beacons.ai, Hotmart, .CLUB domains, Donuts Inc, Viewstub & several more.
👉🏽 Domain names investor & founder at Digital Real Estate Academy (DREAcademy.com)
👉🏽 Business conference organizer Domainerexpo.com Influencermarketingexpo.com musictechconference.com
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Matthew Gould
As the founder and CEO of Unstoppable Domains, Matt's mission is to help users around the world join the decentralized web.
Unstoppable Domains' platform allows users to create their own fully decentralized and uncensorable websites that they truly own. Unstoppable also make it possible to replace cryptocurrency addresses with real, human names -- making it easier to send crypto and interact with the decentralized web.
Unstoppable Domains does this by building and launching domain extensions on blockchains, so your domain is stored in your wallet just like cryptocurrency would be. Nobody other than you can move it, and only you have the power to take down or put up your websites.
Matt's background is product and analytics leadership, and has a decade of experience doing this. His passion is entrepreneurship and working with incredible teams to deliver truly meaningful results.
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Jeff Gabriel
Jeffrey M. Gabriel, founder and CEO of Saw.com, is a domain industry veteran with over 15 years of experience and over $550 million in completed transactions. Known for high-profile deals like the Guinness World Record-breaking sale of Sex.com for $13 million, the top .ORG sale of Poker.org for $1 million, and the recent sales of Diamond.com, AI.com, Media.com, Data.ai and countless others. Jeffrey and his team has a reputation for delivering exceptional value to clients. Previously, he held key roles at Uniregistry, Igloo.com, and Sedo. An active industry expert, Jeffrey has contributed to Forbes and is a member of the Internet Commerce Association, frequently sharing insights on domain acquisition, sales, and strategy.
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Steve Miholovich
Steve is a sales and marketing executive with over 27 years of experience working on Internet and technology related products and services.
Steve is currently the CEO and Founder of Name Arena, a premium domain brokerage company. Name Arena offers a trusted, professional solution for businesses and organizations to buy and sell domains in the secondary market. He was formerly Sr Vice President of Marketing at Safenames Ltd. Prior to joining Safenames, he was the Sr. Director of Domain Name Product Marketing at Network Solutions. He was responsible for managing domain names registrations, domain name advanced services, secondary market services, and SSL Certificates. He was the co-founder of the Name Jet domain auction service. He developed new products such as the patented Certified Offer Service and NetSol SSL Certificates. During the early part of his career, Steve spent 11 years at MCI in a new of marketing roles including managing audio and Internet conferencing services, consumer Internet services, and e-mail. Steve started at MCI selling e-mail services to small and medium sized businesses in 1991.
Specialties: Domain Names / Domain Brokerage / Corporate Domain Management / Online Brand Protection/ New Product Strategy, Definition, & Development / Project Leadership / Market Research / Product & Application Training / Sales Channel Management & Communication / Quantitative Results Reporting & Analysis
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DomainSherpa Review – December 26, 2024 – The DomainSherpa 2024 Highlight Reel
DomainSherpa Review is the flagship show on the DomainSherpa Network where we get into the minds of successful domain name investors – who we call Sherpas – and talk about the value of domain names. By listening to the Sherpas, we expand our knowledge and understanding so that we can become more successful domain investors ourselves.
JT is joined by Drew and the rest of the Sherpas, and in this episode:
– Get ready to dive into the ultimate year-in-review of the domain industry! This action-packed highlight reel features standout moments from every DomainSherpa episode in 2024.
– Relive the biggest sales and thrilling auctions, gain exclusive insights from domain investing heavyweights, and see how brands and entrepreneurs are capitalizing on the ever-evolving digital landscape..
– We’ve handpicked the must-see clips—expert analysis, high-stakes negotiations, and behind-the-scenes triumphs—that defined 2024.
– Whether you’re a seasoned domain investor or just getting started, this reel is your all-access pass to the most memorable, educational, and entertaining segments from DomainSherpa’s best year yet. Let’s celebrate how far we’ve come—and get inspired for what’s next!
– Also, DomainSherpa is now integrating with Muse.ai for episode transcripts and an AI-driven video player to easily look for topics, words, phrases, etc., and jump to the points in the video where they occur. Let us know your feedback!
– Plus all DomainSherpa podcasts are now up on our YouTube channel at DS.tv, and much more!
If you don’t know, now you know – so be sure to tune in!
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