Talk:Jeff Arnold (internet entrepreneur)

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Sharecare public offering[edit]

Hello Wikipedians,

As an update, Jeff Arnold’s company, Sharecare, went public and began trading on Nasdaq a few months ago on July 1, 2021. This is mentioned on the Sharecare article with the following statement and source material:

Following a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company, [1] Sharecare went public in July 2021 with a listing on the Nasdaq.[2]

References

  1. ^ {{Cite news |title= Sharecare acquires Doc.ai, reportedly plans to go public via SPAC|work= Med City News | url=https://medcitynews.com/2021/01/sharecare-acquires-doc-ai-reportedly-plans-to-go-public-via-spac/
  2. ^ "Sharecare closes business combination with Falcon Capital Acquisition Corp., will begin trading on Nasdaq under symbol "SHCR" on July 2" (Press release). PR Newswire. July 1, 2021.

Would anyone be interested in making this addition where Sharecare is mentioned under the professional career section?

As mentioned on my user page, I work for Sharecare and have a "paid conflict of interest," per the site's guidelines. As always, aligning with Wikipedia rules is my first priority, so I’m proposing this change instead of editing the article directly to comply with its Terms of Use and conflict of interest rules. Thank you in advance for the feedback! SCbhaynes (talk) 02:33, 14 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Draft article[edit]

Hello, Wikipedia! I'm Arty and I work for Sharecare. Taking over for User:SCbhaynes, I've created an account to share facts and sources for improving articles related to the company. Per the site's guidelines, I have a "paid conflict of interest" and will therefore refrain from making changes directly.

Currently, the Jeff Arnold (Internet entrepreneur) article offers a professional overview and a list of six awards, with no other details about his education or personal life. Also, there's some unnecessary detail about specific brands and missing details pertinent to the subject. I'd like to share an expanded and improved draft article at User:SharecareAD/Jeff Arnold. I'll be using this draft to submit a series of edit requests.

Education[edit]

Currently, the article has no information about his education background, except his alma mater is mentioned in the infobox without any source. For my first request, I'd like to propose adding User:SharecareAD/Jeff_Arnold#Education, which says, "Arnold is from the U.S. state of Georgia. He attended the University of Georgia,[1][2] where he studied communications before withdrawing in 1993.[3][4] He graduated from the university at a later date.[5][6]"

References

  1. ^ Tuchman, Robert (April 15, 2021). "How Success Happened for WebMD and Sharecare Founder Jeff Arnold". Entrepreneur. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "Undergraduate Students". University of Georgia. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  3. ^ Carrns, Ann (January 17, 2001). "WebMD CEO Wygod Aims to Revive Struggling Firm With Strong Medicine". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  4. ^ Sharpe, Anita (January 14, 1999). "WebMD Aims to Become One-Stop Medical Library". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  5. ^ "Categories of Honorees: Technology & Research". Georgia Trend. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  6. ^ "Undergraduate Students". University of Georgia. Retrieved November 3, 2022. Some famous Alumni include D.J. Shockley, former Atlanta Falcons Quarterback, Jeff Arnold, founder of WebMD, amongst others.

If this seems like an improvement to the article, can someone please update the entry on my behalf?

Thank you! SharecareAD (talk) 17:48, 17 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@SharecareAD - Apologies for the long wait. I cannot access the WSJ source, so I will come back to this shortly after I've reached your other requests. casualdejekyll 21:55, 3 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
 Done References check out, although a specific graduation year with a reliable reference would be more ideal. SpencerT•C 05:09, 4 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Career[edit]

Hello again! For my next request, I'd like to tackle the career section. Currently, the Wikipedia article focuses more on LidRock and other brands than Jeff Arnold himself. Also, the text incorrectly suggests he personally acquired and sold businesses. The draft I've shared presents an overview of Jeff Arnold's career as documented by reputable news sources: User:SharecareAD/Jeff_Arnold#Career. Here's the text for review:

Arnold worked in pharmaceutical sales early in his career. Described by Atlanta magazine as a "serial" entrepreneur,[1] he has founded multiple health care companies, including cardiac monitoring business Quality Diagnostic Services (QDS), medical website WebMD,[2] and Atlanta-based Sharecare,[3] for which he serves as chairman and chief executive officer (CEO).[4][5] Arnold was also the chairman and CEO of HowStuffWorks.[6][7][8]

Arnold and his wife founded QDS in 1994,[9] and later sold the company in 1998 for $25 million.[10][11][12] In October 1998,[9] he launched WebMD at the age of 28,[1] and became a billionaire before the age of 30 after selling the business during 1999–2000.[10][6] Arnold continued to serve as CEO until he left WebMD in 2000 to start the venture fund Convex Group,[9][13][14] for which he also served as chairman and CEO.[15][16] He has been credited with the growth of HowStuffWorks, which Convex purchased in 2003 for $2 million and sold to Discovery Communications in 2007 for $250 million.[6][17] He has also been credited with helping Convex acquire Flexplay and LidRock.[18][19]

Arnold was Discovery Communications' chief of global digital strategy as of 2009–2010.[20][21][22] During 2010–2012,[23][24] he co-founded Sharecare with Mehmet Oz.[25] Arnold has been credited with finding investors for both WebMD and Sharecare in Nashville.[26]
Sources

References

  1. ^ a b "2021 Atlanta 500: Business". Atlanta. January 25, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  2. ^ Walljasper, Matt (October 29, 2018). "Jeff Arnold and Dawn Whaley". Atlanta. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  3. ^ Tuchman, Robert (April 15, 2021). "How Success Happened for WebMD and Sharecare Founder Jeff Arnold". Entrepreneur. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  4. ^ Hensley, Ellie (January 14, 2016). "Q&A with Sharecare CEO Jeff Arnold". Atlanta Business Chronicle. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  5. ^ De Lombaerde, Geert (February 24, 2020). "Sharecare buys Franklin health IT firm". NashvillePost.com. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  6. ^ a b c Ho, Rodney (June 15, 2009). "'Useful trivia' drives success of Atlanta's HowStuffWorks.com". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  7. ^ Morrissey, Brian (December 16, 2005). "HowStuffWorks Plans Expansion". Adweek. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  8. ^ Marshall, Matt (April 11, 2007). "HowStuffWorks raises whopping $75M for instructional video site". VentureBeat. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  9. ^ a b c Carrns, Ann (January 17, 2001). "WebMD CEO Wygod Aims to Revive Struggling Firm With Strong Medicine". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  10. ^ a b Sullivan, Paul (January 18, 2019). "When Affluent Families Dig Up Their Past". The New York Times. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  11. ^ Sharpe, Anita (January 14, 1999). "WebMD Aims to Become One-Stop Medical Library". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  12. ^ Karkaria, Urvaksh (March 4, 2013). "WebMD founder Jeff Arnold inducted into Georgia Technology Hall of Fame". Atlanta Business Chronicle. American City Business Journals. Retrieved August 24, 2022. Arnold also was the founder of Quality Diagnostic Services
  13. ^ Helyar, John (March 5, 2001). "Jeff Arnold, founder of WebMD, could be the Poster Boy for the Internet bubble. And yet smart investors are already piling into his latest scheme". Fortune. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  14. ^ Woodson, Alex (October 16, 2007). "Discovery buys HowStuffWorks.com". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  15. ^ Graser, Marc (January 19, 2003). "Convex adds CAA's Adler". Variety. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  16. ^ "New DVDs have short life span". Sun Journal. January 18, 2005. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  17. ^ Stelter, Brian (June 30, 2008). "Online Encyclopedia Gets New Push From Discovery". The New York Times. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  18. ^ "WebMD's Founder Goes Hollywood". Bloomberg.com. October 18, 2004. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
  19. ^ Wilbert, Caroline (October 26, 2003). "Still thinking huge". The Atlanta Constitution. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
  20. ^ "Simon & Schuster Selling e-Chapters". Publishers Weekly. November 2, 2009. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  21. ^ Ho, Rodney (November 5, 2009). "Jeff Arnold launches 'next generation WebMD'". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  22. ^ Flamm, Matthew (January 9, 2010). "The land of Oz". Crain's New York. Crain Communications. Retrieved August 24, 2022. Jeff Arnold, a founder of WebMD and now chief of global digital strategy for Discovery Communications
  23. ^ Brown, Joel (July 15, 2019). "School of Public Health Will Crunch the Data on Well-Being". BU Today. Boston University. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  24. ^ "Alan Mnuchin-backed SPAC to take health app Sharecare public for $3.9 billion". Reuters. February 12, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  25. ^ Raines, Laura (February 22, 2011). "Bringing medical experts to the Internet". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  26. ^ Fletcher, Holly (August 18, 2016). "Dr. Oz and the founder of WebMD just planted their flag in Nashville". The Tennessean. Retrieved August 23, 2022.

The draft gives an overview of his career, describing him as an entrepreneur following an initial stint in pharmaceutical sales. The first paragraph lists the companies he founded and notable roles held at HowStuffWorks and Sharecare. The second paragraph mentions Quality Diagnostic Services (QDS), which is currently missing from his Wikipedia article. Like the current article, the proposed career section covers Convex Group, WebMD, HowStuffWorks, Discovery Communications, and Sharecare. The text is brief, neutral, and more accurate, especially regarding Flexplay and LidRock.

I've removed the list of acquisitions by Sharecare, which seems more appropriate for the Sharecare article. Overall, I've tried to make the text focus on him and not the companies he is associated with. I plan to submit a separate request covering his board positions and recognition, as seen in the draft I've saved at User:SharecareAD/Jeff Arnold. I invite editors to review the proposed career section and update the Wikipedia article appropriately.

I can address concerns here or on my talk page. Thanks in advance for your consideration. SharecareAD (talk) 18:13, 1 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

 Partly done: SharecareAD: I've made some of my own edits. Particularly - LidRock is currently a redirect to this page, so something will have to be done about that if you want to remove the LidRock paragraph. I'd also suggest you take a look at WP:OVERCITE - you really shouldn't need three citations on one sentence. casualdejekyll 22:44, 3 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Maproom - I had an edit conflict with you - please check quickly to make sure I've properly resolved it and included your changes when I made mine/Arty's. casualdejekyll 23:01, 3 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
casualdejekyll: yes, my change is still there. I've moved the article to Jeff Arnold (internet entrepreneur) in accordance with MOS:AT.   Maproom (talk) 07:30, 4 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Board service and recognition[edit]

Though I'm still waiting for feedback on other sections (see above), I'd like to keep moving forward by submitting a request to replace the current "Awards" section with the "Board service and recognition" section published at User:SharecareAD/Jeff Arnold. Currently, the Wikipedia article has a bullet list with six forms of recognition, but a couple of the URLs are dead. The proposed draft gives an overview of Jeff Arnold's board service (including roles not currently mentioned) and recognition in prose form. I've tried to be brief and neutral here. Following is a copy of the text for review:

In addition to Sharecare, Arnold is the chairman of Forbes Travel Guide.[1][2] He is also a trustee of the Committee for Economic Development,[3] a board member of Endeavor Atlanta,[4] and a board council member of the Center for Global Health Innovation.[5]

Arnold was named Entrepreneur of the Year in the Southeast by Ernst & Young (EY) twice, in 2000 for WebMD and for Sharecare in 2019.[6][7] He became an honorary member of the nursing organization Sigma Theta Tau in 2011,[8] and was inducted into the Technology Hall of Fame of Georgia in 2013.[9] He also received a Phoenix Award, which recognizes Atlanta's "most outstanding health IT industry leaders", from the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce in 2013.[10]

In 2016, Arnold received the Atlanta Business Chronicle's Health-Care Heroes Award in the health care innovation category, and the journal's Tonya Layman described him as "an innovator in the digital health field for as long as the industry has existed".[11] Atlanta magazine presented him with a Groundbreaker Award in 2018 and included Arnold in the annual Atlanta 500 list in 2021.[12][13] He was named one of the city's "most admired" CEOs by the Atlanta Business Chronicle in 2021.[14] In 2022, Michael Jacobs included Arnold in Simply Buckhead's overview of successful entrepreneurs in the Buckhead area,[15] and Georgia Trend included him in its annual "Georgia 500" list of the state's most influential leaders.[6]
Sources

References

  1. ^ Tuchman, Robert (April 15, 2021). "How Success Happened for WebMD and Sharecare Founder Jeff Arnold". Entrepreneur. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "Forbes Travel Guide Team". Forbes Travel Guide. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  3. ^ "Jeff Arnold". Committee for Economic Development. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "Endeavor Board". Endeavor Atlanta. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  5. ^ "Leadership". Center for Global Health Innovation. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Categories of Honorees: Technology & Research". Georgia Trend. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  7. ^ "Who's the rat?". Atlanta Business Chronicle. June 17, 2002. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  8. ^ "Honorary Members". Sigma Theta Tau. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  9. ^ Karkaria, Urvaksh (March 4, 2013). "WebMD founder Jeff Arnold inducted into Georgia Technology Hall of Fame". Atlanta Business Chronicle. American City Business Journals. Retrieved August 24, 2022. Arnold also was the founder of Quality Diagnostic Services
  10. ^ Couret, Jacques (November 13, 2013). "Metro Atlanta Chamber names Phoenix Award winners". Atlanta Business Chronicle. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  11. ^ Layman, Tonya (May 13, 2016). "Arnold utilizes technology to promote better health". Atlanta Business Chronicle. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  12. ^ Walljasper, Matt (October 29, 2018). "Jeff Arnold and Dawn Whaley". Atlanta. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  13. ^ "2021 Atlanta 500: Business". Atlanta. January 25, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  14. ^ "Atlanta Business Chronicle honors 2021 most admired CEOs". Atlanta Business Chronicle. August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  15. ^ Jacobs, Michael (September 29, 2022). "Heart of Innovation". Simply Buckhead. Retrieved October 12, 2022.

I invite editors to review the proposed text and update the Wikipedia article appropriately. I'm able to address concerns here or on my talk page.

Thanks again! SharecareAD (talk) 19:41, 21 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Go ahead: I have reviewed these proposed changes and suggest that you go ahead and make the proposed changes to the page. Zippybonzo | Talk (he|him) 10:57, 23 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Zippybonzo: Thank you for reviewing this request and approving the suggested changes. However, I would prefer not to edit the page myself given my conflict of interest. Would you be willing to copy over the markup based on User:SharecareAD/Jeff Arnold? Or, perhaps User:casualdejekyll or User:Maproom can help, then update the introduction per the bottom request here on the talk page? Thanks again for your assistance. SharecareAD (talk) 20:06, 25 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Personal life, See also[edit]

Since the article does not have a "Personal life" section, I'd like to propose adding the following text, as seen here:

Arnold and his wife have four children. In 1999, the couple purchased the Nunnally mansion (1937) on Blackland Road in Buckhead. The house caught fire in 2000.[1][2][3] The couple have also lived on Peachtree Battle Road in Atlanta.[4]
Sources

References

  1. ^ Fox, David A. (October 22, 2000). "$6 MLN. ATLANTA HOME OF WEBMD'S ARNOLD BURNS". NashvillePost.com. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
  2. ^ Weisbecker, Lee (June 4, 2001). "WebMD founder lures Thomas Tull to The Convex Group". Atlanta Business Chronicle. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
  3. ^ "Atlanta mansion being rebuilt". Chicago Tribune. October 27, 2001. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
  4. ^ Sullivan, Paul (January 18, 2019). "When Affluent Families Dig Up Their Past". The New York Times. Retrieved August 15, 2022.

Also, these might be helpful links for a "See also" section:

My goal here is to improve the article by mentioning his relationship status, number of children, and residence locations. I invite editors to review the proposed text and update the Wikipedia article appropriately. Thanks again! SharecareAD (talk) 16:43, 6 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done for now: @SharecareAD - I'm not really sure what the point of talking about his house and the road he lived on is. Is this really the kind of information that should be in an encyclopedia article? casualdejekyll 22:48, 3 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox and introduction[edit]

Hi again! I'm still waiting for feedback on other sections, but I'd like to go ahead and submit a request to update the infobox and introduction as seen here:

Jeff Arnold
Arnold presenting in 2015
Born1969 or 1970 (age 54–55)[1]
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Georgia
EmployerSharecare
Jeff Arnold is an American entrepreneur who currently serves as chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Sharecare, as well as chairman of Forbes Travel Guide. In addition to co-founding Sharecare, he previously founded WebMD, was the chairman and CEO of HowStuffWorks, and served as chief of global digital strategy of Discovery Communications. Arnold is a trustee of the Committee for Economic Development and an honorary member of Sigma Theta Tau.

The current introduction only mentions Sharecare and has a citation using the company's website. I've expanded the lead to mention Forbes Travel Guide, WebMD, HowStuffWorks, and Discovery Communications appropriately. For the infobox, I suggest trimming the caption, removing the (unsourced) birth location, and removing the name of his spouse. Same as before, I invite editors to review the proposed text and update the Wikipedia article appropriately. Thanks again! SharecareAD (talk) 21:59, 26 January 2023 (UTC) SharecareAD (talk) 21:59, 26 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

 Partly done: I've made the infobox changes, but will hold off on the introduction changes until I (or someone else) properly address your other requests. casualdejekyll 22:58, 3 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Casualdejekyll: Thank you for updating the infobox. I think the Board service and recognition request is the last one remaining, if you or User: Maproom are willing to take a look before updating the introduction. Thanks again! SharecareAD (talk) 22:20, 10 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Sullivan was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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