Todd is co-founder and president of ActivEngage, Inc., the automotive industry's leading live chat service provider. He has over 18 years of successful industry experience and has worked in every facet of dealership operations, including spending 2007 as the general manager of a Chevrolet dealership. Todd has developed some of the most cutting edge eBusiness, BDC and showroom sales strategies and solutions for a variety of clients including Ford, Ford of Canada, AutoNation, Budget Car Sales, Maritz Inc, Mazda North America, Toyota Motors Sales, ADP AutoTrader.com and over 1,500 dealerships across the U.S.

Ted is the co-founder and Executive Vice President of ActivEngage, Inc. He is a leading expert on Business Development, Internet process and technology in the automotive industry. Ted began his career in the automotive industry washing cars at a dealership, and has held virtually every position available both in dealership sales and service departments. Ted was selected to build and manage one of the first Business Development Centers for Southeast Toyota. Ted has worked with many other recognized manufacturers and automotive vendors to develop sales strategies, business development processes and effective training, including Toyota Motor Sales, Volkswagen, Renault and Reynolds & Reynolds.