 Profile
| From creating the first online digital music distribution company, Emusic, to developing an advisory services firm to assist sustainable companies, entrepreneur, Mark Chasan, is a pioneer in the professional world with his innovative business models and methods. Chasan’s ability to foresee market opportunities and trends has allowed for his success. In his latest venture, Transformative Capital, Chasan is utilizing new approaches to operations, sales and finance to help companies achieve their objectives in a challenging economy. Based on the principle of providing conscious capital for a sustainable world, Mark Chasan started Transformative Capital in 2007. As CEO, Chasan oversees the firm’s operations, including finance, consulting, and marketing. Transformative Capital grew from Chasan’s interest in sustainability and conservation, and the firm offers services and equity solutions for sustainable businesses and clean technology companies. Along with Transformative Capital, Chasan works with non-profit groups, such as Green for All, Sustainable Business Council, Green Technology Institute and Empowerment Works, to form collaborative relationships with synergistic for-profit businesses that promote environmentally conscious, sustainable and socially responsible business practices. Chasan is a founding and advisory board member for several non-profits, which are dedicated to furthering standards and practices for sustainable businesses. Chasan aims to educate and network with environmentally conscious businesses. Chasan also supports the Sierra Club, NRDC, Investors Circle and Social Venture Network. In 1995, Mark Chasan started Emusic, the first online retail website for downloadable digital music. Chasan built Emusic into a leading online music and entertainment space and distribution center. In 1999, Emusic merged with Goodnoise, and the combined entities went public and achieved a market cap of $500 million. Mark Chasan is credited with developing a first of its kind website, offering high-quality, easy to download music for consumers. Mark Chasan also co-founded Sharecomm, Inc., a technology company that used peer-to-peer efforts to build media communities. Sharecomm was sold to Morpheus in 2004, adding another successful merger to his resume. As a testament to his success with the Internet, Mark Chasan offers resources to help other entrepreneurs form their own profitable web-based businesses at Net Revenues (http://www.netrevenues.com).
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