The only thing I was fit for was to be a writer, and this notion rested solely on my suspicion that I would never be fit for real work, and that writing didn’t require any.
–Russell Baker
WHO DOES THIS “GUY” THINK HE IS?
Guy LeCharles Gonzalez is an old and new media pragmatist, and marketing technopologist.
Professionally, he’s a multi-faceted sales, marketing and audience development professional with an entrepreneurial spirit and 15 years experience in publishing (print and digital), event planning and public speaking.
Personally, he’s a father, husband, poet, writer and long-suffering NY Mets and Jets fan. The combination is wonderfully complicated and quite simple, really.
He can be rather outspoken at times and does not suffer fools gladly, so nothing on this site is meant to be representative of his employers — past, present or future.
You can also find him on Twitter, LinkedIn, Tumblr, Posterous and, occasionally, in Botanica Bar, among other places, online and in real life. (Facebook is primarily for real-life family and friends.)
NOTE: “Guy” is pronounced like “guillotine”, not “guidance”.
WHAT’S THIS “LOUDPOET” NONSENSE?
loudpoet.com is Command Central for everything and anything that catches Guy’s fancy, currently an enthusiasm for Old and New Media with a publishing and marketing slant, and the occasional dash of poetry and pop culture.
Guy LeCharles Gonzalez has been variously known as:
- Host, Nuyorican Poets Café’s Open Room (1997-1998)
- Circulation Assistant and Fullfillment Manager, Poets & Writers (1997-1998)
- Membership Manager, The Academy of American Poets (1998-1999)
- Founder, curator and host of a little bit louder (1998-2001)
- Member of Nuyorican Poets Café’s National Poetry Slam Championship Team (1998)
- Co-author of Burning Down the House (Soft Skull Press, 2000)
- Board Member (Voting), Executive Council, Poetry Slam, Inc. (2001)
- Publisher of Comic Book Commentary (2004-2007)
- Contributing Editor for PopCultureShock.com (2005-2007)
- Advertising Sales Director, Writer’s Digest (2007-2008)
- Founder, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Spindle Magazine (2007-present)
- Director of Audience Development, Digital Book World (2009-present)
Catch the underlying theme? Also of note…
- Native New Yorker (1969 – 1980; 1997-1998; 2003-2008)
- Army Veteran: SPC, 63B1P - 2/5th SFG(A), Ft. Campbell, KY (1991-1993)
- Marketing Manager, Primedia (2001)
- Marketing Manager, SourceMedia (2004-2007)
- Publisher & Editorial Director, F+W Media (2008-2009)
HOW DO I CONTACT THIS GUY?
- Email: glecharles [at] loudpoet [dot] com
- Twitter: @glecharles
- AIM: guylgonzalez
FAVORITE QUOTES
“Be the change you want to see in the world.” –Mahatma Gandhi
“If you ask me what I came into this life to do, I will tell you: I came to live out loud.” — Emile Zola
“Do, or do not. There is no ‘try.’” –Jedi Master Yoda
