| UCLA , BA | 2001 |
Scott Dudelson is an internet entrepreneur and the Chief Operating Officer of Prodege, LLC. As COO of Prodege, Dudelson spearheads the operation and business development of Prodege- owned properties, including the web’s premier online rewards destination, Swagbucks.com, and The Gift App, one of the most popular virtual gifting applications on the web. In 2011 Prodege was ranked #43 on the Inc 500 fastest growing company list; #3 on the LA Business Journal’s fastest growing private company list; and named a finalist for the Colloquy award for excellence in loyalty marketing.
Prior to co-founding Prodege, Dudelson founded Music for Charity Productions - a non-profit consulting firm specializing in the marriage of entertainment brands and charitable causes. In 2005 Music for Charity Productions became one of the first firms to introduce SMS (text message) fundraising in the United States with the launch of the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund’s text for charity campaign featuring Pearl Jam, OK GO and other artists. While leading Music for Charity productions, the firm produced and promoted over a dozen benefit events featuring a wide variety of artists including Sheryl Crow, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, Sara Bareilles, Garbage, Crowded House, Jerry Cantrell (of Alice in Chains), and George Clinton.
Dudelson is also a writer, guest speaker and concert photographer who currently writes a business blog for Inc Magazine and has served as both a moderator and/or panelist at SXSW, and guest speaker at the Musicians Institute. Dudelson’s award winning concert photography has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, KROQ.com, AOL’s Spinner.com, LA Weekly, and Classic Rock Magazine. He is currently based in Malibu, California.
