About Us

Louisville Mojo is the online community for Louisville, Kentucky. Launched in 2003, the site gained momentum as the national social networks grew up. By mid-2005, the site served more pages than the daily paper's web site. Engagement continues to grow to this day, with average session lengths of over 26 minutes. Today, Louisville Mojo is the most popular site in the state, based on Nielsen NetRatings metric of total engagement (total session minute served).

Louisville Mojo offers all of the same features common to other social nets: Profiles, blogs, private messaging, groups, photo galleries, calendars, classifieds, and a number of other more unique applications. Beginning in 2008, we started building "news" applications to fuel citizen journalism and to provide the members with greater opportunity to communicate and popularize their contributions. In late 2009, we began to invest in an editorial team consisting of many of the top local journalists in the metro.

The news system allows anyone to create and post topical news and information. Driven by blogs, the system allows text, image, and video posts to be user-categorized and served in a particular channel or context. Site administrators can feature or remove any member’s channelized content based on quality, relevance, and compliance with the terms of service.

Today, members contribute stories and opinion pieces regularly, and the news system is steadily shifting the way that the site is used. People realize that they can quickly gain an audience when they have something important to say. Increasingly, professional reporters and bloggers are finding value by contributing to the site, due to the centralized traffic and the powerful tools built into the platform.

The most amazing result of our growth is how the personal connections made on our site have improved the lives of so many. We regularly hear stories about marriages, business partnerships, career opportunities, and new friendships formed as a result of interaction on Louisville Mojo. Many local businesses use the site to promote their goods and services, and we also work closely with the national advertising agencies such as Universal McCann, Razorfish, Marc USA, Ogilvy Interactive, and more.

The community of Louisville Mojo itself is now self-sustaining. All of the site moderators are volunteers, and their activities are supervised by paid administrators. Any member can report site abuse by using our integrated abuse reporting system, and we have found the membership to be committed to self-policing. As a company, we have worked diligently to create a site in which people feel a personal stake. The entire phenomenon has been very grassroots.

Keith CEO Mr. Keith's career began in business development, where he quickly established himself with millions of dollars in new sales growth. He has served in a number of advertising/marketing management positions, and has founded two profitable ventures prior to joining Metromojo. Mr. Ringer holds a Bachelor of Philosophy and a Master of Business Administration, both from the University of Louisville.

Chuck CTO & Founder Mr. Chuck possesses 22 years of programming, telecom, and network administration experience. He is a successful serial entrepreneur and technical author (How to Build an Internet Service Company, 3 editions). Mr. Burke leads the product development, network development, and technical strategy of Metromojo. He earned a Bachelor of Economics at Bellarmine University and holds numerous technical certifications.

Rob VP, Development Rob is just in it to impress celestia.

Mike VP, Multimedia Design Mojo Mike is the resident MFA (Master of Fine Arts) whose invaluable aesthetic sensibilities are relied upon to find the ideal way presenting Mojo's content to its viewers...that is, as long as no one else has an opinion. He graduated from Murray State University ('90) and Miami University, OH ('98) and has worked in print, web and interactive design for over 15 years. If you don't like the way something looks, blame him.

Erin Sales Diva Ms. Erin has over 15 years of experience in marketing, beginning her career with the Kentucky Derby Festival, then as a freelance Broadcast and Marketing Coordinator for the ESPN Summer and Winter X Games. In 2003, she was hired as the Marketing Manager for Whole Foods Market, Louisville, where she stayed until joining Metromojo in 2007. She holds her Bachelor of Arts in Corporate Communications from Western Kentucky University.

Rick Redding King of Content Once, in an official reader survey, Rick was voted the city's best blogger. He writes about local media, politics, scandals and whatever else he finds interesting. As Mojo's content editor, he's in charge of Mojo's hyper-local news content.

Shayne Client Service Rep Ms. Shayne brings over 12 years of marketing and business management experience. Beginning her career at Creative Alliance, she joined the Kenmark Group, a privately held optical wholesale company with annual revenue of $35+ Million, in 2000. As their Marketing Director, she was responsible for developing and managing marketing campaigns for several brands including Vera Wang, Cynthia Rowley, Hush Puppies, and Timex. She holds her Bachelor of Arts in Advertising from University of Kentucky.

Beverly Bartlett top of her blog "Let's discuss parenting as it exists here in Louisville, Ky., at the beginning of the 21st Century -- the ridiculous, the worrisome and the occasional moment that makes it all worthwhile." Billy Reed top of his blog Hall of Fame journalist Billy Reed's take on the news and issues of the day. J. S. Holland   top of his blog "I'm a multi-purpose media interloper working around the globe to make our world a weirder place to live in." John LaFollette   top of his blog Louisville news. Glenda   top of her blog Glenda is originally from New York and has been in Louisville for four years. She has a degree in Psychology and writes about love and relationships at Mojo, a popular topic. She's new to the single life after being married for 15 years, so she knows what she's writing about. Film Guy   top of his blog Moview news, reviews, info, and more! Michael L. Jones   top of his blog Michael is a freelance journalist and well-known music fiend. He is the author of "Second-Hand Stories: 15 Portraits of Louisville," a compilation of articles and profiles on local cultural figures. For Louisville Mojo, Jones blogs about the arts and culture with a special emphasis on the local music scene. Jorge Pancho   top of his blog All things religious, political, and athletic in Kentucky. Brigid Kaelin   top of her blog I blog about life as an independent musician and other rants and raves. Sherry Deatrick   top of her blog News and musings on the law from a lawyer who once was a bankruptcy debtor auditor.