Jon Torrey was the first employee at a social media marketing start-up that was later acquired by automotive marketing giant Dealer.com in 2012. The start-up was his first full-time role after college and it was this experience that grounded him in the ability to take ideas and turn them into reality through execution. After joining Dealer.com post-acquisition, he executed the vision of establishing a partner program that ultimately drove over $4 million in annualized net-new business in an 18-month period.

Over the last 4 years, Jon has been a pivotal face of Dealer.com advertising products, traveling across the United States to present to executive leadership at brands like Volvo and Ford Direct on vision and strategy. Jon has also led the development and roll-out of innovative video advertising products.

In that time, Jon has not been able to escape his entrepreneurial drive. In the summer of 2019, he wanted to get more “hands-on” and started going to garage sales to acquire inventory and start an eBay business. That effort and initial capital turned into sports card trading, which has generated in excess of $100,000 in revenue.

Jon has subsequently written about sports card trading using an analytical approach with his work featured on the Sports Card Investor and consultations with former MLB executives and international entrepreneurs looking for his insight on the market.

Jon has previously created and hosted a podcast detailing the career journeys of successful professionals to help young individuals learn practical advice for career progression.

Jon is also a successful author on Medium, writing about personal development, marketing, and entrepreneurship. His work has been read over 31,000 times. 

Stay tuned to see what’s next in Jon’s journey!