About Barry Hurd

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As an experienced social media architect, Barry Hurd is the managing director for Epiphany Metrics, offering guidance on complex business processes being affected by new technology trends. He volunteers as strategic director for Social Media Club Seattle, where he promotes ethical and effective utilization of social media for business.

A results oriented business mind, he focuses insight and innovation by applying actionable new media business models. He is an acknowledged leader in online business strategy, thought-leadership, online reputation, and comprehensive business metrics. He can often be found speaking on topics of Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Search Optimization, 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

Disney Interactive
TEDx
Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA)
DEMO.com
Attachmate
SecureWorld
The University of Washington
Wall Street Journal
Seattle University
Master Builders Association
The Executive Network
REI
Snohomish, Lake Union, Issaquah & Bellevue Chambers of Commerce
Puget Sound Architectural Marketing Council

MIT Enterprise Forums
MarketMix 2011
BuzzRE Real Estate Conference
Guidepoint Global
National Auctioneers Association
Bigfoot Social Networking Conference
ClubCorp
CASE Alumni Network
National Association of Realtors
RIS – Real Estate Magazine
Active Agent 2.0
Microsoft
Social Media Club
Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Society
NOWA – Northwest Outdoor Writers Association

Past projects have included

The Wall Street Journal
REI
Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA)
TMP Worldwide
DEMO.com
Cardiac Science
Department of Homeland Security
AllRecipes.com
TEDxSeattle
Monster.com

Richard Petty – NASCAR
Maveron Venture Capital
IDG Communications
Devry University
Antioch University
Ball State University
Verizon Superpages
TravelClick
RIS Media
Intuit

Barry has received press coverage from such sources as the The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Houston Chronicle, Philadelphia Inquirer, St Louis Dispatch, Seattle PI, The Seattle Times, DEMO, Q13 Fox Seattle, Alltop, TopRank BigList, Social Media Today, Social Media Examiner, 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)

His writing can be read at http://BarryHurd.com , http://tradeshowsocialmedia.com , http://123socialmedia.com

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

If you would like to have him speak with your group, business, or association – please check out his keynote speaker page.

You can also reach him through this contact page.