Technology >> CEO Interviews >> April 30, 2012
Ian Morris is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Market Leader, Inc., a provider of software and marketing solutions to the real estate industry. Under his leadership, Market Leader has grown into a publicly traded company that was ranked the fourth fastest-growing technology company in North America by Deloitte & Touche. Mr. Morris is a frequent keynote speaker at major real estate industry conferences, and was rated one of the Real Estate Industry’s Most Influential People byRealtor Magazine, and an Inman Innovator of the Year. In 2011, he releasedGame Plan - How Real Estate Professionals can Thrive in an Uncertain Future, a book he coauthored with REAL Trends Editor and President, Steve Murray. Before joining Market Leader, Mr. Morris ran Microsoft HomeAdvisor, a business that he helped launch in 1997. Previously, he held a variety of Internet marketing, business development, and operations positions at Microsoft, including responsibility for MSN’s partnership marketing efforts. Mr. Morris holds an MBA from Harvard Business School. Profile
TWST: Please start with an overview of Market Leader, and tell us about the company’s history and what has been the most recent significant event in its history.
Mr. Morris: