:: Expertise
:: Related Links
Fiduciary Duty
:: Ongoing
Every other Monday, read Ashkan's career advice column on AskMen.com, entitled The Young Professional.
:: Public Speaking Engagements (scroll down for media mentions)
March, 2005 > Speaker at Internet Marketing Conference.
March, 2005 > Speaker at 8th Annual Youth Employment Services, on Online Publishing.
November, 2004 > Speaker at Sports Marketing Conference, on Online Publishing.
October, 2004 > Portraits of Success, at John Molson School of Business.
April, 2004 > Speaker at Internet Marketing Conference (IMC).
March, 2004 > Speaker at 7th Annual Youth Employment Services (YES), on Online Advertising.
March, 2004 > Speaker at Sports Marketing Conference, on Sponsorship and Online Publishing.
January, 2004 > Speaker at John Molson School of Business Alumni Conference, Career Counseling.
September, 2003 > Keynote speaker at John Molson School of Business' Decision Sciences & MIS Students Association Seminar on Career Counseling.
April, 2003 > Internet Marketing Conference (IMC) panel member on Online Marketing and Speaker on Men's Publishing and Career Advancement..
January, 2001 - Fall, 2003 > Lecturer at McGill's Centre for Continuing Education, Finance and eBusiness.
July, 1999 - December, 2001 > Lecturer at Concordia University's John Molson School of Business Faculty of Commerce, Department of Finance.
January, 2000 > Speaker, First Tuesday Conference.
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Press Coverage: Radio, Print, TV and Online
October,
2005 > Granicus publishes
French version of The Confessions of Alexander the Great, entitled
Le Journal Intime d'Alexandre le Grand.
September,
2005 > AskMen.com picked
by AdWeek
as Top 10 Hot Web Property.
September,
2005 > Distributed by Bookworld, Granicus Publishing re-releases
The Confessions
of Alexander the Great: 33 Lessons in Greatness (356-323 BC)
and Course To Success: Everything
You Need To Succeed Beyond School.
September, 2005 > News Corp. acquires IGN Entertainment
August,
2005 > NewMedia Spotlight:
Ashkan Karbasfrooshan of AskMen.com
August,
2005 > Quoted in Forbes.com
July, 2005 > IGN Entertainment files
with SEC
to go public.
June,
2005 > IGN
Entertainment acquires AskMen.com
June,
2005 > AskMen.com CEO wins Montreal's Entrepreneur
of Year Award.
February, 2005 > AskMen.com Reaches Record Traffic Highs For January 2005.
February, 2005 > Appears on CBC's Sunday Magazine TV show with Evan Solomon.
February, 2005 > Quoted in Chicago Tribune.
January, 2005 > AskMen.com unveils 2005's most desirable women.
January, 2005 > Quoted in Contra Costa Times regarding He's Just Not That Into You..
January, 2005 > Quoted in ClickZ regarding Vibrant Media's new technology, IntelliText.
November, 2004 > Granicus Publishing releases The Confessions of Alexander the Great: 33 Lessons in Greatness (356-323 BC). The book's first print run sells out in 6 months.
November, 2004 > Ashkan launches Granicus Group, a book, TV and film venture.
November, 2004 > Mojo Radio, talking about men's shopping habits.
November, 2004 >Big 105.9, with Doc Reno.
October, 2004 > When Love & Work Collide, Ashkan featured on AOL Time Warner's Netscape.
September, 2004 > The Daily Titan asks Ashkan about Speed Dating.
June, 2004 > Local media CH14 asks Ashkan why Montreal has become such a tourist hotspot...
May, 2004 > UK's The Guardian inquires about Crazy Women and the Men that love them.
May, 2004 > SF, USA.
March, 2004 > San Francisco's KGO Radio interviews Ashkan the return of pink in Men's Fashion.
March, 2004 > BBC Radio's Five Live interviews Ashkan on What Annoys Men... show is still airing.
March, 2004 > NYC, USA.
February, 2004 > Valentine's Day will never be the same, in The Contra Costa Times.
February, 2004 > Ashkan gives women advice on how to pick up men in offers women advice on how to land the best men out there, on CBC.ca.
December, 2003 > Charlotte, North Carolina's WLNK FM Radio interviews Ashkan on relationship problem-solving skills.
November, 2003 > Paris, France.
October, 2003 > Begins to co-host 442 Soccer, with Dave Stoll, The Team 990, Montreal's Sports Authority.
October, 2003 > Washington D.C.'s ABC Radio's affiliate WMAL interviews Ashkan about the Top 99 Most Desirable Women of the 2003, with eventual Oscar Award Winner Charlize Theron claiming top spot. Must have been a slow day on Capitol Hill.
October, 2003 > AskMen.com to Provide Content to AOL Canada - AOL Men's section will feature AskMen.com lifestyle content.
October, 2003 > Begins to co-host The Habs Pre-Game Show, with Rod Francis, on AM 990, The Team 990, Montreal's Sports Authority.
September, 2003 > Ashkan's book, Course To Success: Everything You Need To Succeed Beyond School is featured in the book review section of Concordia University's Alumni magazine.
September, 2003 > Windsor's AM 800 CKLW's Melanie Deveau interviews Ashkan on famous men in the news.
Summer, 2003 > Does color-commentary for Montreal Expos game against Atlanta Braves at Olympic Stadium alongside play-by-play man Elliot Price. Expos lose...
August, 2003 > "Website for Men hits paydirt," by Andre Mayer, featured in Globe & Mail.
July, 2003 > AskMen.com Reaches 8 Million Monthly Visitor Mark.
Summer, 2003 > John Molson School of Business's New Biz section, The World According to Ashkan.
May, 2003 > Ashkan spearheads The AskMen.com Radio Show, co-hosted by Ian Harrison and Arash Madani, The Team 990, Montreal's Sports Authority. offering men their weekly dose of Sports Entertainment.
Spring, 2003 > John Molson School of Business's Word From The Dean.
March, 2003 > Ottawa X-Press interviews Ashkan on men's habits.
March, 2003 > Ashkan's book, Course To Success: Everything You Need To Succeed Beyond School is featured in The Thursday Report.
March, 2003 > Off to Miami's South Beach to cover the AXE House PArty, with Nelly and Jamie Kennedy... hey, no one said this line of work was going to be easy... but someone's got to do it.
March, 2003 > Montreal's AM 940 interviews Ashkan on spam email and ways to block it.
February, 2003 > Ashkan is interviewed in the Washington Times about women's best friend: diamonds.
February, 2003 > Ashkan launches Sports Cents, a weekly show on The Team 990, Montreal's Sports Authority. The show examines the business of sports.
January, 2003 > Online advertising newsletter AdBumb runs Ashkan's article on Online Advertising.
December, 2002 > AskMen.com Unveils Year's Top Ad Campaigns.
December, 2002 > Epikaira magazine's Maranda Moses interviews Ashkan on AskMen.com, and his recent book, Course To Success: Everything You Need To Succeed Beyond School.
November, 2002 > Ashkan publishes Course To Success: Everything You Need To Succeed Beyond School.
September, 2002 > L'Actualité interviews Ashkan about men's health and differences between men and women vis-a-vis health matters.
September, 2002 > Edmonton Journal's Misty Harris interviews Ashkan about sexuality and relationships.
September, 2002 > Ashkan appears on MOJO Radio to talk about what drives women crazy: men; and what drives men crazy: tools.
August, 2002 > Ashkan appears on Kitchener's Newstalk AM 570 CKGL Sturgeon in the Morning show, beginning a summer-long, weekly feature on office issues, business news and corporate affairs.
June, 2002 > The CBC's Shari Okeke interviews Ashkan about AskMen.com's accomplishments and the company's future.
June, 2002 > CJAD's Dan Laxer and Kim Fraser invite Ashkan to talk about AskMen.com, Canada's largest web destination and the largest men's destination online.
June, 2002 > XM Radio's Guy Stuff invites Ashkan to talk about AskMen.com.
June, 2002 > Marketing Magazine interviews Ashkan on the state of marketing, online advertising, and the recipe to AskMen.com's success... story by Danny Kucharsky.
June, 2002 > San Diego's AM 1130 KSDO's Nanci Saper grills Ashkan on Real Talk... topics range from Father's Day gift ideas to why men are the way they are.
June, 2002 > The National Enquirer interviews Ashkan on AskMen.com's Most Desirable Women list, with Monica Bellucci claiming top spot. Magazine devotes two pages to annual survey, open to AskMen.com newsletter recipients and voted by Editorial Staff.
June, 2002 > Ashkan joins CJAD's Ernie Butler for a full hour, to talk about AskMen.com's success and his upcoming book, Course To Success: Everything You Need To Succeed Beyond School.
May, 2002 > Monica Bellucci is named AskMen.com's Most Desirable Women of the Year.
May, 2002 > NYC, USA.
March, 2002 > AskMen.com Becomes Canada's Largest Site.
March, 2002 > Sports talk takes center stage as Ashkan joins Dave Warren's show, The Big Talker in the City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia.
March, 2002 > Ashkan joins The Captain & Crew on the Michigan Talk Radio Network for the first time. Appearance launches regular weekly where anything goes...
March, 2002 > Ashkan appears on Toronto's 680 News with James Munroe to talk about some of the largest Internet companies, Internet ratings and Web in general.
March, 2002 > Ashkan joins Kitchener, Ontario's NewsTalk 570's Joe Pavia to chat about how some firms have managed to use the Internet to take on established giants.
March, 2002 > Ashkan dials long distance and chats with Austria's Broadcasting Corporation's Radio FM4 and Parker Moore about Sex dos and don'ts.
March, 2002 > Ashkan is interviewed by Christian Science Monitor about late night entertainment, men's TV viewing habits and eroding TV ratings in general.
February, 2002 > Ashkan answers the ultimate question: are men clueless on Portland's Z100... the jury is still out.
February, 2002 > Ashkan joins The Sterling Show on AM 610-WTVN in Columbus, Ohio to talk about AskMen.com, the 21st Century male and dating in a new world.
February, 2002 > Ashkan goes shopping with CBC Radio to talk about how men can impress their loved ones for Valentine's Day.
November, 2001> Interviewed in Montreal Gazette, "The Altar of Guyhood," about the state of online publishing and men's market in general.
October, 2001 > Off to Australia on the Offtrack in the Outback adventure, with Team Players racing team.
September, 2001> Birth control, men's rights, feminism and relationships in the 21st century on Solutions, Not Problems with Dr. Hurd.
July, 2001 > Ashkan joins Keith Cooper on Boston's The Meaning of Man show to talk about AskMen.com's online success.
June, 2001 > AskMen.com Surpasses Maxim and GQ and Becomes Profitable.
June, 2001 > Appears on eYada.com's The Big Show with Adam Paul to talk about launching business online.
April, 2001 > Joins Frank Zappa's son Ahmet on Los Angeles radio to talk about AskMen.com, men & women and everything that comes with it.
November, 2000 > Discussing relationships with Danna O'Brien on Toronto's CFRB AM1010.
September, 2000 > Mamma.com Executive Joins Start-Up AskMen.com, profiled in Convergence.
June, 2000 > Ashkan quoted in the Montreal Gazette's "The Ultimate in User-Friendly," on the rising number of start-ups in Montreal.
March, 2000 > CJAD interview about Mamma.com, The Mother of All Search Engines.
March, 2000 > RBC's Interest, Letters to the Editor, "CSRs must not go unnoticed," by Ashkan Karbasfrooshan.
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