Michael Wylie founded Standing Dog LLC, an interactive marketing and media firm, in July 2005. Before Standing Dog, he worked for Proceed Interactive where he served as Vice President of Travel and Hospitality. His duties included business and product development, partnerships and strategic direction. He was also the executive sponsor for a variety of travel clients at Proceed, providing strategic direction, consulting and account supervision.

Prior to Proceed, Wylie was the Vice President of e-commerce for Wyndham International for four years where he oversaw all Wyndham's e-commerce efforts and hotel internet marketing, including web development, online personalization initiatives, all online marketing strategies, and direct online distribution. Additionally, he was responsible for extending Wyndham's brand across the Internet and driving revenue through the corporate web site. Under his leadership, wyndham.com grew from $6 million in annual revenue to over $100 million. For all of his achievement, he was named one of the 25 Most Extraordinary Sales and Marketing Minds in Hospitality and Travel by HSMAI and recently served as Co-Chair of the HSMAI Internet Marketing Committee. He has over fifteen years of marketing experience within various industries and twelve years within the e-commerce sector. Before Wyndham, Wylie worked for Hilton Hotels Corporation as the Senior Director of e-business and as a senior consultant with the Synapse Group, an internet development firm.

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