Quit Day Job: Full-Time Online Video & Marketing

May 21, 2009

Today I quit my day job as Consumer Product Director at Merck, where I marketed Propecia. Thanks to all of my Merck friends for tolerating me and teaching me so much.

Now it’s full-time to follow my passion: making videos, working with Hitviews, and starting my own consulting practice that will help brands engage in social media, especially the most visceral kind: online video. Stay tuned next week for more details.

Do what you love, peeps. I have an MBA in entrepreneurship and a passion for marketing, social media and video. Time to put it to work.

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1 happycabbie May 21, 2009 at 12:22 pm

Good luck to you Nalts. I wish you well.

2 Shane May 21, 2009 at 12:26 pm

Wish you the best of luck with your new job!

3 EnergeticAlien May 21, 2009 at 12:28 pm

Congrats! Best of luck. You’ll definitely go really far with it. Well, I guess you already have gone pretty far with it… But you’ll go even further! :-D <– Smiley face

4 Cinemarie May 21, 2009 at 12:40 pm

WOW! Big News! Good for you Kevin! You’ll do great!

5 Lunerrrrs May 21, 2009 at 12:45 pm

Yay!! Good luck Nalts!! :D

6 Tony ProjectBlogsphere May 21, 2009 at 12:45 pm

LOVE IT!

What you did today was exactly what I talked about in my latest vlog at 5awesomeoptimists – pursuing and doing that which you’re passionate about!

Very happy for you, and huge CONGRATS!

Tony

7 Matt May 21, 2009 at 12:45 pm

Should be an interesting ride. Best of luck to you Kevin. If you need a “Mason” give me a call, I’m available. :)

8 Beka May 21, 2009 at 12:47 pm

Congrats! Always better to do what you love!

9 stylistbrighton May 21, 2009 at 12:47 pm

Well Done, You star!!! I have just got a social media one woman production team job too. Yay!!! so happy for you Kevin. Jane xxx

10 marquisdejolie May 21, 2009 at 12:47 pm

Are you out of your freaking mind!!??

HAHAHA! You’re such a prankster!

11 Ed Walters May 21, 2009 at 12:49 pm

Go, Nalts, go!

12 TheMightyThor May 21, 2009 at 12:50 pm

you’re slipping, in the old days you would have written that on your ass and mooned us. But you know what evs, good luck on your new adventure in body art and stuff, i hope you dont run out of markers. maybe you and buckley can hang out and abuse manson together.

13 Vinny May 21, 2009 at 12:53 pm

If it means more videos, I’m all for it despite my reservations. I hope everything works out for you and your family. I love your stuff and love when a new video pops into my YouTube homepage.

Keep it up man!

14 Cara May 21, 2009 at 12:58 pm

Rock on, Nalts!!

15 Bradley Wogsland May 21, 2009 at 1:16 pm

You remember when nalts left the show to pursue his movie career? Whatever happened to that guy anyway?

j/k

Hope to be there in 10 years myself.

16 NutCheese May 21, 2009 at 1:20 pm

Can you lend me $50?

17 sdddlt May 21, 2009 at 1:22 pm

wow, good luck!

18 Aztecsghost May 21, 2009 at 1:31 pm

“Do what you love”, dammit I thought this was porn {sigh}.

19 Dangeruse May 21, 2009 at 1:41 pm

Awesome, Nalts! Hire me?

20 rofl May 21, 2009 at 2:14 pm

Wow. Surely everyone saw this coming. Can’t believe it actually happened.

21 jischinger May 21, 2009 at 2:26 pm

holy crap! now hire me

if this is a prank nalts you are so going to see the back end of a wood chipper in your garbage can tomorrow!

22 Psychomelody May 21, 2009 at 2:59 pm

I come back online after a month because I moved to Japan and this is the first thing I read?

Does WifeofNalts approve of this? I hope it is a prank, as I do consulting too and in todays market I would never recommend going solo unless it’s a very, very special situation.

But then again, you’re the genius. I’m just some guy nobody has never really heard of. I don’t even live in the “proper country” anymore.

BTW if this is a joke I’m blaming you for Swine Flu coming to Japan. I’l tell the government here and everything.

23 robrdavis May 21, 2009 at 3:49 pm

Awesomw Nalts! Carpe Videm!

Now, put the mean kitty to shame!

24 JimmerSD May 21, 2009 at 3:58 pm

Now you’ve done it Kevin. You’ve added to the unemployment statistics. You are going to single handedly make Obamas plan fail. How does that make you feel?? ehh? eHH?

25 Bobby Jennings May 21, 2009 at 4:22 pm

Congratulations NALTS!!!!! I believe in you!!! -Bobby J.

26 sukatra May 21, 2009 at 4:39 pm

Hey, when it’s time to start applying for public benefits, give me a call. It’s a blast.

27 Michelle May 21, 2009 at 5:27 pm

yay! congrats! I support you and am checking out hit views now :)

28 Joseph W May 21, 2009 at 5:31 pm

Hey nalts,
I think its great that you are doing this, and if you are reading this, please talk to the people at Ichannel and try to help get them funding. They had an amazing show, which you probably already know because you had a cameo. They haven’t made an episode in over the year because they cannot get enough funding. So try and help them out!
They may have quit making it all together, but they did make a short a few weeks ago, so there is still hope!

29 Daisy Whitney May 21, 2009 at 6:31 pm

Life is short, darling! I am so so proud of you. life is short…

30 J-Dubb's Theatre May 21, 2009 at 6:58 pm

Nice! I wish I could turn J-Dubb’s Theatre into a day job… or maybe I can.

31 Peter Coffin May 21, 2009 at 7:29 pm

I knew it would happen. Already said it in Twitter, but huge congrats. Success!

SOY BOMB!

32 brotherofnalts May 21, 2009 at 7:57 pm

Bravo!

Oh, and a personal thanks for keeping the manboobs covered.

33 brotherofnalts May 21, 2009 at 7:58 pm

At least most of the way.

34 xjasongarciax May 21, 2009 at 9:05 pm

@34, what?! I was blinded by those pepperoni slices! Yikes!

=)

35 steve garfield May 21, 2009 at 9:11 pm

Congratulations and good luck!

36 rofl May 21, 2009 at 10:50 pm

Godspeed, Nalts. You’re an amazing guy.

37 jischinger May 22, 2009 at 3:15 am

whatthebuck! where’d all these people come from?

38 Kara Blasco May 22, 2009 at 8:38 am

Congratulations Kevin! You’re right – it’s all about passion. Go for it! Best of luck to you as you follow your dreams!

39 Reubnick May 22, 2009 at 1:02 pm

Did you say “Do what you love” Nalts? I’ve BEEN doing what I love, and all I’ve gotten out of it is less than 520 subscribers, pounds of discouragement, and a bunch of haters and creepers!

40 Reubnick May 22, 2009 at 1:06 pm

of course, as you could probably not tell in my last comment, I was intentionally trying to be negative and like Ziggy, to counteract all of these positive comments for comedic value. I’m actually very happy for you, Nalts. Do what you love is a phrase to live by, my friend, and now you finally can…all the time…and get payed mad cash for it, too. Huzzah for Nalts!

41 Michael D. May 22, 2009 at 3:50 pm

You da man Nalts! I respect, admire and often wish to emulate you…Knock ‘em Dead!

42 Marilyn May 22, 2009 at 7:58 pm

Are you sh**ing me? You are f**king nuts?

I don’t believe you.

43 Marilyn May 22, 2009 at 8:03 pm

I think you really got fired over the whole ADD thing and you are trying to put a good spin on it.

What is wrong with me? I must be channeling sukatra.

44 Larry Kless May 22, 2009 at 8:39 pm

Congratulations Kevin! Glad to see that you’ve embraced the obsurdity! All the best, Nalts FTW!

45 marquisdejolie May 22, 2009 at 10:39 pm

@43
I already said that.

46 bbk May 23, 2009 at 6:54 am

Congrats! Now let me land a big Social Media gig so I can hire you!

47 jishchinger May 23, 2009 at 6:55 am

@43&44 If Kevin is indeed shitting us it will not only be the greatest prank he’s ever pulled he will be sentenced to eating store bought generic brand cereal for the rest of his natural life!

48 DahliaK May 23, 2009 at 7:36 am

Oh Jesus, Kevin, I am so happy for you! I am utterly THRILLED for you!

Zee TIME azz KUM!

49 kevinnalts May 23, 2009 at 8:26 am

Oh it’s tortured me that we have no web access at the lake, but finally saw these kind comments on my Bberry. Even John Mack (pharma blog) finally got the story!

50 steve May 23, 2009 at 8:31 am

Best of luck nalts,u deserve it!

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