Bio

Contact: Kate@BuckleyMedia.com | Defining.com Kate Buckley is a trusted adviser and industry leader with deep experience in domain names, branding, marketing and business development. She specializes in Premium Domain Sales & Acquisitions, Domain Strategy Consulting, Naming and Branding. Kate works with Venture Capital, Private Equity, Founders and CXOs to amplify brands and maximize results through: Domain acquisitions and divestments, startup/company/product/service naming, upgrading your brand story and marketing strategy; even a complete rebrand. Kate's an expert at premium domain acquisition and sales, specializing in buying and selling ultra-premium .COMs for established companies, startups and investors. She has personally brokered millions of dollars in both private and publicly-recorded top domains sales. While the vast majority of sales are under NDA, Kate consistently racks up chart-topping sales (as charted by DNJournal.com), including the 7-figure sales of Sleeping.com & Snoring.com (2018), Chocolate.com (2019), and eBike.com (2021). Kate started Buckley Media to provide an ethical and professional boutique brokerage option for companies looking to acquire and divest premium domain names. Buckley Media offers best-in-class, holistic domain brokerage and management solutions to help companies not only succeed, but scale. Kate is a regular speaker and panelist on the domain industry and branding, including regularly keynoting NamesCon Global (she's also a member of the NamesCon Advisory Board); has been published by The Business Journals and other key publications, and has been interviewed or profiled by Accelerate OC, DNJournal, Domain Name Wire, Domain Sherpa Review, TheDomainShow.com, Forbes, Hooked on Startups, and the Internet Commerce Association (ICA). A member of the ICA, serving on the ICA Advisory Board, Kate is also a member of ICANN Business Constituency, serving on the Credentials Committee. She is also a member of the Forbes Business Council and was most recently named to the Forbes Next 1000. She graduated with honors from the University of Kentucky with a BA in Advertising/PR. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing (Spalding University), and is a Certified Professional Life and Executive Coach, Public Speaker (AMA), and an accomplished artist, award-winning poet, author and speaker (KateBuckley.com). Kate ensures that Buckley Media provides pro bono work for worthy causes and donates a considerable portion from each domain sale to charities such as Big Brothers Big Sisters, Feeding America, Promises2Kids, and WaterSchool.