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Experience & leadership

An operator's mindset.
A digital perspective.

Explore Emilio Yepez's experience across operations, ecommerce, digital marketing, and business strategy—shaped by hands-on leadership and an enduring connection to South Florida.

The professional foundation

Experience built in business.
Applied to digital growth.

Emilio's work connects commercial priorities with the technology and marketing decisions that support them.

After more than a decade in operations and management at IAC / Interval International, he moved into ecommerce and digital leadership. In 2006, he founded Lighthouse Internet Media in Coral Gables, combining strategy, design, development, search, advertising, and content around client needs.

His perspective remains grounded in understanding the business first: its customers, resources, opportunities, and the outcomes worth pursuing.

10+ yearsOperational and management experience at IAC / Interval International
2006Founded Lighthouse Internet Media in Coral Gables
MiamiSouth Florida business roots and long-standing local ties
Career journey

The experience behind the perspective.

Six connected chapters in an evolving career. These are areas of experience, not a claim of six separate employers or exact chronological dates.

Operations & management

IAC / Interval International

More than a decade progressing through operational and management responsibilities established an operator’s perspective: how organizations work, how decisions affect teams, and why execution matters.

Ecommerce & digital leadership

Commerce, technology & customer experience

Emilio carried his operating experience into ecommerce and digital leadership, connecting customer journeys, technology, merchandising, and commercial priorities.

Founding Lighthouse Internet Media

Coral Gables, Florida · 2006

In 2006, Emilio founded Lighthouse Internet Media, bringing strategy, technology, design, development, and marketing together around real business needs.

SEO, search & paid media

Visibility tied to business outcomes

His digital work spans search engine optimization, Google Ads, content, and media planning—with an emphasis on relevant demand, clear measurement, and business fit.

Strategy, partnerships & growth

An operator’s view of digital investment

Emilio’s work extends beyond marketing channels to positioning, planning, budgets, partnerships, and the practical decisions that support sustainable growth.

Digital strategy in an AI-search era

Adapting without losing the fundamentals

As search and discovery evolve, his approach continues to prioritize useful information, accessible technology, credible evidence, and the customer’s real needs.

Collaborative office environment representing Lighthouse Internet Media
LIGHTHOUSE INTERNET MEDIA · EST. 2006
Founder & entrepreneur

Building a Miami agency around real business needs.

Founded in Coral Gables in 2006, Lighthouse Internet Media connects digital strategy, website technology, SEO, Google Ads, content, social media, and emerging AI-search capabilities.

Emilio remains involved in strategic direction, client fit, budgeting, and major account decisions—bringing the discipline of an operator to digital opportunities.

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How experience shapes the work

Business fundamentals.
Modern execution.

Understand the opportunity

Begin with the customers, market, offer, and commercial goals—not a predetermined marketing channel.

Strengthen the foundation

Improve the digital experience, clarity of information, operational fit, and measurement before expanding investment.

Focus on useful outcomes

Connect technology, content, search, and media to qualified opportunities and sustainable business growth.

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