David Ciccarelli

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David Ciccarelli
Born 12 January 1979 (1979-01-12) (age 45)
Nationality Canadian
Alma mater Ontario Institute of Audio Recording Technology,
Occupation Entrepreneur, Inventor, Innovator & Author
Known for Founder and CEO of Voices.com, Ivey Business School, Harvard Business School
Spouse Stephanie Ciccarelli
Website
davidciccarelli.com

David Ciccarelli (born January 12, 1979) is a Canadian entrepreneur, inventor, innovator and author known as the founder and CEO of Voices.com, a London-based job search platform.[1][2]

Early life and education

Ciccarelli was born in Thunder Bay, Canada on the shores of Lake Superior. He graduated from Ontario Institute of Audio Recording Technology in 2000.[3] In 2017, he did a program at Ivey Business School at Western University.[4][5] He also graduated from Harvard Business School in 2022.[6]

Career

Ciccarelli spent his earliest years in the forest and on the lake. Having attended summer camps across Ontario, he developed a passion for outdoorsmanship.[7]

For over twenty years, Ciccarelli served as Chief Executive Officer of Voices.com, a London-based job search platform he co-founded with his wife, Stephanie Ciccarelli in 2003.[8][9] In 2023, he co-founded, Lake.com, an online vacation rental platform where currently serves as the CEO.[10]

As an inventor, Ciccarelli holds 4 patents listed in Google Scholar.[11] He invented a system for managing online transactions involving voice talent—systems and methods for facilitating online interactions between voice talent users and employer users.[12] As an innovator, Ciccarelli was the first Canadian to be a Google Glass Ambassador with appearances on CTV.[13]

Writing and public speaking

Ciccarelli is a co-author of Voice Acting For Dummies published by Wiley Publishing.[14] He writes for Forbes,[15] Wall Street Journal,[16] The Globe and Mail,[17] and other media platforms.[18][19]

Ciccarelli is often heard as a guest speaker on podcasts.[20][21][22] He also speaks at industry events and conferences.[23]

Awards

  • 2013 - Finalist for the EY Entrepreneur of the Year (Ontario)[24]
  • 2018 - Finalist for Canadian Innovation Award[25]

See also

External links


References

  1. ↑ "David Ciccarelli, Voices: “AI and voice-over are becoming more intertwined”". cybernews.com. 30 June 2023. https://cybernews.com/security/david-ciccarelli-voices-ai-and-voice-over-are-becoming-more-intertwined/. Retrieved 26 October 2023. 
  2. ↑ Norman De Bono,"As tech firms embrace AI, London's Voices.com aims to clone voice talent". lfpress.com. 27 April 2023. https://lfpress.com/business/local-business/as-tech-firms-embrace-ai-londons-voices-com-aims-to-clone-voice-talent. Retrieved 26 October 2023. 
  3. ↑ "Oiart Alumni David Ciccarelli". oiart.org. https://www.oiart.org/oiart-alumni-david-ciccarelli/. Retrieved 26 October 2023. 
  4. ↑ "Feedback: How to give it, take it, and when to ignore it with David Ciccarelli of Voices.com". ivey.uwo.ca. 14 July 2020. https://www.ivey.uwo.ca/entrepreneurship/news/2020/07/feedback-how-to-give-it-take-it-and-when-to-ignore-it-with-david-ciccarelli-co-founder-of-voicescom/. Retrieved 26 October 2023. 
  5. ↑ "David Ciccarelli Biography". iveybusinessjournal.com. https://iveybusinessjournal.com/author/dciccarelli/. Retrieved 26 October 2023. 
  6. ↑ "David Ciccarelli CEO at Voices.com". getlatka.com. https://getlatka.com/people/david--ciccarelli. Retrieved 26 October 2023. 
  7. ↑ "Capital Efficient Entrepreneurship: Voices.com CEO David Ciccarelli (Part 1)". sramanamitra.com. 29 May 2017. https://www.sramanamitra.com/2017/05/29/capital-efficient-entrepreneurship-voices-com-ceo-david-ciccarelli-part-1/. Retrieved 26 October 2023. 
  8. ↑ "David Ciccarelli (CEO, Voices.com)". startwell.co. 24 August 2020. https://startwell.co/magazine/business/david-ciccarelli-ceo-voices-com/. Retrieved 26 October 2023. 
  9. ↑ "Interview with Voices.com's CEO David Ciccarelli on minimum project budget drop.". tobyrickettsvoiceover.com. 6 October 2022. https://www.tobyrickettsvoiceover.com/blog/2022/10/6/interview-with-voicescoms-ceo-david-ciccarelli-on-minimum-project-budget-drop. Retrieved 26 October 2023. 
  10. ↑ "About Lake". crunchbase.com. https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/lake-bc3a. Retrieved 26 October 2023. 
  11. ↑ "David Ciccarelli Harvard Business School". scholar.google.com. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=TrbempYAAAAJ&hl=en. Retrieved 26 October 2023. 
  12. ↑ "System for managing online transactions involving voice talent". patents.google.com. https://patents.google.com/patent/US20110125653A1/en. Retrieved 26 October 2023. 
  13. ↑ "Londoner seeing world through Google glass". lfpress.com. 13 July 2013. https://lfpress.com/2013/07/03/londoner-seeing-world-through-google-glass. Retrieved 26 October 2023. 
  14. ↑ "Voice Acting For Dummiespublisher=wiley.com". https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Voice+Acting+For+Dummies-p-9781118399583. Retrieved 26 October 2023. 
  15. ↑ "The New Freelancers: Tapping Talent In The 2022 Gig Economy". forbes.com. https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2022/04/05/the-new-freelancers-tapping-talent-in-the-2022-gig-economy/?sh=5483f7e964cd. Retrieved 26 October 2023. 
  16. ↑ "When it comes to starting a business, two is the perfect number". theglobeandmail.com. 18 August 2017. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/leadership-lab/when-it-comes-to-starting-a-business-two-is-the-perfect-number/article35981390/. Retrieved 26 October 2023. 
  17. ↑ "David Ciccarelli: Delaying Your Own Pay Is Foolish". wsj.com. https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-232B-3390. Retrieved 26 October 2023. 
  18. ↑ "David Ciccarelli Co-Founder & CEOVoices.com Inc". americanexpress.com. https://www.americanexpress.com/en-us/business/trends-and-insights/authors/david_ciccarelli/. Retrieved 26 October 2023. 
  19. ↑ "Presenting London to the World". londonincmagazine.ca. https://londonincmagazine.ca/2018/04/01/presenting-london-to-the-world/. Retrieved 26 October 2023. 
  20. ↑ "Voice Actors for Alexa Skills with David Ciccarelli of Voices.com". voiceincanada.ca. https://voiceincanada.ca/voice-actors-for-alexa-skills-with-david-ciccarelli-of-voices-com/. Retrieved 26 October 2023. 
  21. ↑ "Building One of the World’s Greatest Marketplaces - David Ciccarelli". hacktheentrepreneur.com. https://hacktheentrepreneur.com/podcast/david-ciccarelli/. Retrieved 26 October 2023. 
  22. ↑ "Episode #203 with David Ciccarelli - Voices". pod.co. https://pod.co/the-digital-marketing-blueprint/episode-203-with-david-ciccarelli-voices. Retrieved 26 October 2023. 
  23. ↑ Jenny Medeiros,"Voices.com: David Ciccarelli on Voice-First Trends and His Upcoming Keynote". voicesummit.ai. 6 May 2019. https://www.voicesummit.ai/blog-old/voices.com-david-ciccarelli-on-voice-first-trends-and-his-upcoming-talk. Retrieved 26 October 2023. 
  24. ↑ "EY announces Ontario Entrepreneur Of The Year 2013 finalists today". newswire.ca. https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/ey-announces-ontario-entrepreneur-of-the-year-2013-finalists-today-512684781.html. Retrieved 26 October 2023. 
  25. ↑ Jaclyn Carbone,"London CEO named finalist for Canadian Innovation Award". globalnews.ca. 9 January 2018. https://globalnews.ca/news/3955106/london-ceo-named-finalist-for-canadian-innovation-award/. Retrieved 26 October 2023. 
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