Tomor­row, July 3, is the dead­line for nom­i­nat­ing Greater Cincin­nati pro­fes­sion­als for the Cincin­nati Busi­ness Courier’s “Forty Under 40″ con­test. What does this mean in rela­tion to me? Well, since I turn 40 in three days, today and tomor­row are my last oppor­tu­ni­ties to val­i­date that my career has actu­ally meant some­thing. So, please take a few moments to com­plete the form at Forty Under 40 Nom­i­na­tion Form. To help you com­plete the form, I’ve pasted the basic “Nom­i­nee” info below, so you can just copy and paste it into the nom­i­na­tion form.

And rest assured, after I turn 40 and accept my award, I plan to retire to a deserted island in the trop­ics, where I will spend the rest of my days fish­ing for my din­ner. That,…or I’ll just live in a rust­ing Airstream trailer by the Ohio river. Thank you!

Nom­i­nee Name
Dan O’Keeffe

Nom­i­nee Title
President/CEO

Nom­i­nee Com­pany
O’Keeffe Com­mu­ni­ca­tions

Nom­i­nee Address
118 William Howard Taft Road, Suite 101

Nom­i­nee City, State, and Zip Code
Cincin­nati, Ohio 45219

Nom­i­nee Phone Num­ber
(513) 235‑8638

Nom­i­nee Email address
dan@okeeffecom.com <mailto:dan@okeeffecom.com>

Nom­i­nee Age
39

Nom­i­nee Birth­date
07/05/1969

Nom­i­nee Accom­plish­ments
Founder and pres­i­dent of O’Keeffe Com­mu­ni­ca­tions, Inc., Dan O’Keeffe is an expe­ri­enced writer, edi­tor, mar­keter, pub­lic rela­tions pro­fes­sional, project man­ager, and web­site strate­gist with more than 17 years expe­ri­ence in indus­tries rang­ing from jour­nal­ism, pub­lish­ing, mar­ket­ing com­mu­ni­ca­tions, pro­fes­sional ser­vices, con­sumer prod­ucts, tech­nol­ogy, and Inter­net development.

Dan is very for­ward think­ing, and has taken lead on sev­eral new forms of media in social net­work­ing and green tech­nolo­gies and prac­tices. Dan’s tech­ni­cal writ­ing skills, pub­lic rela­tions exper­tise, and abil­ity for strate­gic think­ing has allowed his busi­ness to pros­per and be one of his great­est accomplishments.

Nom­i­nee Involve­ment
Dan’s involve­ment in the com­mu­nity ranges from vol­un­teer­ing and pro­vid­ing in-kind ser­vices for non-profits that are close to his heart, to pro­fes­sional affil­i­ates that help edu­cate and train oth­ers, to vol­un­teer­ing his per­sonal time to being a great stew­ard of the community.

Dan has ded­i­cated his time and his company’s resources to pro­vide in-kind ser­vices for pro­mo­tion, mar­ket­ing, media releases and event plan­ning for well deserv­ing non-profits such as:
– Habi­tat for Human­ity
– Amer­i­can Screen­writ­ers Asso­ci­a­tion
– St. Jude’s Dream Home give away
– Amer­i­can Screenwriter’s Asso­ci­a­tion
– Lily­Pad ini­tia­tive to cre­ate WIFI hotspots across the region
– Energy & Tech­nol­ogy expo for Univ. of Cinci.
– Greater Cincin­nati and North­ern Ken­tucky Film Com­mis­sion
– 11th Bat­tal­ion of the Ohio Mil­i­tary Reserve

Dan also makes it a point to make time for those non-profits that are close to his heart and inter­ests.  Dan loves any­thing out­doors, and often par­tic­i­pates in sport­ing activ­i­ties to raise funds for non-profits.
– He recently climbed the Grand Tetons, for Sum­mit for Some­one in an effort to raise $3,000 to spon­sor an inner-city child to expe­ri­ence a great out­door adven­ture.
– Bikes the MS 150 to raise money for Mul­ti­ple Scle­ro­sis research

Dan is a movie con­nois­seur and vol­un­teers to help give back to “the busi­ness” by serv­ing as Board mem­ber of the Cincin­nati Film Com­mis­sion that helps attracts movies to be filmed in Cincin­nati, and helps to con­nect the movie-world to Cincinnati’s aspir­ing writ­ers, actors, and other movie-ites.

Dan has also served over the past two-years as Chair of the Mar­ket­ing Com­mit­tee for the N. Ky Cham­ber where he has lead PR and mar­ket­ing projects with them.

Mem­ber­ships and Affil­i­a­tions
– Active mem­ber of Vistage – a pres­ti­gious exec­u­tive round­table orga­ni­za­tion
– Amer­i­can Mar­ket­ing Asso­ci­a­tion
– Inno­v­a­tive Mar­ket­ing, PR, Sales, Word-of-Mouth & Buzz Inno­va­tors
– Online reporters and edi­tors
– United States Green Build­ing Coun­cil (USGBC) — Cincin­nati regional chap­ter
– Busi­ness Devel­op­ment Insti­tute (BDI)
– Cincin­nati Social Media
– Renew­able Energy Jobs

Nom­i­nee Bio
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ADD YOUR OWN FLAVOR TO THIS PART: Add what you know about me or how you know me. This would be a great place to add your first impres­sion, or an expe­ri­ence you have had work­ing with me.

An exam­ple (in short): He’s a good guy who loves ani­mals and is always will­ing to help a friend. An avid out­doors­man, Dan takes advan­tage of any oppor­tu­nity to run, cycle, or climb for a cause.

Employ­ment:
Pres­i­dent, O’Keeffe Com­mu­ni­ca­tions
Mar­ket­ing Direc­tor at Shark­bytes
Senior Account Exec­u­tive at Mycom
Asso­ciate Edi­tor at F& W Pub­li­ca­tions, Media, Inc.

Edu­ca­tion:
Grad­u­ate of Uni­ver­sity of Missouri-Columbia, Bach­e­lor of Jour­nal­ism Degree
Sigma Epsilon Fraternity