1. Pete Snyder was born on August 5,1972 and is an American entrepreneur and marketing executive who is best known as the founder and former chief executive officer of New Media Strategies, a social media marketing agency that he started in 1999.
21 Facts About Pete Snyder
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Pete Snyder unsuccessfully ran in the Republican primary for lieutenant governor of Virginia in 2013.
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Pete Snyder declined to run for the Republican nomination for governor in 2017, instead chairing the campaign of Ed Gillespie.
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Pete Snyder finished in second place, behind eventual general election winner Glenn Youngkin.
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Pete Snyder first gained recognition as a pollster to New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani during the 1997 mayoral campaign.
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Pete Snyder launched New Media Strategies in November 1999 with $150,000 from his own savings, credit cards, and the investments of friends and family, initially running the company from his Capitol Hill apartment.
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In 2006 Pete Snyder was named a Fortune Small Business Best Boss.
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In January 2007, Pete Snyder sold his interest in New Media Strategies to Meredith Corporation, continuing his role as CEO through December 2011.
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At the time of the acquisition Pete Snyder provisioned for a portion of the proceeds to be set aside in an employee stock pool, which appreciated to $2.5 million and in 2010 was paid out to employees who had remained at the company for three years.
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In December 2011, Pete Snyder stepped down from the role of CEO of NMS.
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On January 1,2012, Pete Snyder formed Disruptor Capital, an angel investment company.
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In May, 2012, Pete Snyder was named to Smart CEO Magazine's "Leaders We Admire" list, citing his return "to his roots as a start-up entrepreneur with a passion for disruptive products".
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Pete and Burson Snyder stepped away from the day-to-day operation of the non-profit in January 2021.
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Pete Snyder was considered a potential candidate for governor in 2017, but he chose not to run and endorsed eventual Republican nominee Ed Gillespie.
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On December 9,2016, Pete Snyder was named Chairman of Gillespie's campaign.
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On January 26,2021, Pete Snyder announced his candidacy for Governor of Virginia.
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Pete Snyder has refused to state that President Joe Biden legitimately won the 2020 presidential election.
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Pete Snyder lost the Republican nomination to former Carlyle Group co-CEO Glenn Youngkin.
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Pete Snyder started making frequent appearances on national television networks in the US in 2000,.
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Pete Snyder was routinely tapped to discuss the implications of national politics, particularly as they relate to the 2012 presidential election, and Virginia's prominent role as a major swing state.
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In late 2012, Pete Snyder left Fox News to focus on his lieutenant governor campaign.