About DND

DND (Domain Name Data) is a collection of unique perspectives about domain names, branding and online commerce. Contributors include people from all around the world with diverse backgrounds. A few are listed below.

Alan Dunn

Managing Director of NameCorp®

Alan Dunn is Managing Director of NameCorp®. A senior digital naming expert and brand consultant with over 20 years experience. He is the former Managing Director of Domain Holdings and a contributor to TechCrunch, Business Insider, Quartz and other key publications. Alan regularly speaks about the domain name industry, has been interviewed by BBC Radio 1, profiled by DNJournal and been involved with over $100,000,000 in domain name sales. Some notable transactions include Block.com, Bonvoy.com, Discord.com, DXL.com, Prime.uk and many more. NameCorp® is trusted by brands worldwide to acquire and manage domain name assets.

Jeffrey Gabriel

Co-Founder, Saw.com

Jeffrey M. Gabriel is an expert of domain brokerage and building sales teams. Jeffrey most recently co-founded Saw.com, an industry-leading boutique brokerage that specializes in acquiring, selling, and appraising domains. Previously, Jeffrey was the Vice President of Sales at Uniregistry (recently purchased by Godaddy), one of the industry-leading domain marketplaces, domain registrar, and monetization platforms on the net. Jeffrey has contributed to over 350 million dollars in completed transactions. Notable sales include The Guinness World Record-breaking sale of Sex.com for $13,000,000 USD and the highest .Org sale ever, Poker.org for $1,000,000 USD.

Mark Daniel

Managing Director, Domain Holdings Group

Mark Daniel is Managing Director of Domain Holdings Group. Mark has been involved with many high profile domain name transactions including Axios.com, Hero.com, Internet.com, Purple.com, Room.com and more. In 2017 the Founders of Cheddar and Genius even gave him an unexpected (and truly appreciated) shout out on CNN. Mark’s other passion is music and has attended over 200 Phish concerts.

Jamie Zoch

Founder, DotWeekly

Jamie Zoch is the founder of DotWeekly.com, which provides professional domain name consulting services and has been involved in the domain name industry since 2006. Jamie is deeply passionate about domain names, the domain industry and helping others learn and succeed. Jamie started his professional career at The Procter & Gamble Company at an early age but after discovering domain names, his eye’s widened and passion for them grew deep.

James Iles

Publisher, JamesNames.com

James Iles is a domain name writer and consultant who has been publishing domain name related content since 2015. James’ articles have been referenced as a source on many major news outlets including Mashable, Vice, and Business Insider. James has also been interviewed by The Telegraph in the UK as a domain name expert.

Andrei Polgar

Andrei Polgar is a Wall Street Journal and USA Today best-selling author as well as the founder of One Minute Economics, one of the most influential projects in the economic/financial education space. His work has been embraced at the academic level (from the Bank of England to household names in the university sphere such as Oxford and MIT) as well as among economics enthusiasts from all over the world thanks to the appealing combination between book and “street” smarts it puts on the table.

Wendy Leung

Domain Industry Expert

Wendy Leung has over 10+ years digital marketing and 5+ years operations experience. She previously worked as Vice President of Operations at Domain Holdings and an independent digital contractor at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Wendy has years of experience in digital marketing and analytics to enhance company brands, experiment with new marketing channels, improve sales strategies, and increase revenue. When she is not in front of her computer, she is likely spending time with her schnoodle, Troy, looking for interesting restaurants and taking a drive along the beach.