Dave Kerpen


Dave Kerpen is an entrepreneur, author and reality television personality. Kerpen first received media attention in the Boston sports market in the late 1990s and early 2000s for his unique vending sales strategies at professional sporting events. He went on to appear as a contestant on Foxs 2003 reality television series, Paradise Hotel, and earned additional media attention for his sponsored wedding in 2006. He is currently the CEO of Likeable Local, a social media software company for small businesses, as well as Chairman of Likeable Media, a social media marketing firm and author of the 2011 New York Times bestselling book, Likeable Social Media, the 2012 book, Likeable Business, the 2013 book, Likeable Leadership, and the 2016 book, The Art of PeopleSimple People Skills To Get Everything You Want.

Kerpen was born in Brooklyn, New York, and attended Hunter College High School and Boston University. He resides in Port Washington, New York with his wife, Carrie, and their son and two daughters. Their marriage was held at KeySpan Park following a Brooklyn Cyclones minor league baseball game on July 8, 2006, with numerous companies sponsoring the event, including 1800Flowers and Entenmanns.

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