Until 2004 Turcotte worked in as a marketing executive in the computer industry focusing on the digital media and entertainment markets. He worked at Sun Microsystems for seven years and has ten years experience at major high tech companies in the Silicon Valley. In addition to his marketing responsibilities, Turcotte also developed Sun's eMedia Webcast series and produced and hosted over 150 segments on a range of technical and market-focused topics. He has been featured in numerous publications, including "Business Week," "The Wall Street Journal," "Videography" and "Electronic Media."

In addition to technology savvy, Turcotte has an extensive creative background in the entertainment industry, including music and film. He is an award-winning filmmaker with over eight years of production experience. His film credits include writer, producer and director of "Kata," a live-action martial arts short that won the Bronze Award at the Houston International Film Festival (Worldfest). He also served as associate producer on the feature film, "The Manson Family," which won Best Picture at the New York Independent Film Festival.

In music, he produced the pop album, Baila's "Shall We Dance?," which was distributed by Universal Music via Joan Jett's Blackheart Records label. The album was favorably profiled in Billboard and its first three singles have been played on over 150 radio stations across the USA and the Caribbean. Baila's music was almost featured on several CBS programs, including "The Amazing Race," "Martial Law," and "Walker, Texas Ranger."

Turcotte earned a Meritorious Achievement Medal while serving in the U.S. Air Force for his role in developing an interactive video production studio at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. He received a BS in Radio-Television-Film, an MA in Communications, and an MBA in Marketing from The University of Texas at Austin. He has taught and consulted with top executives of many Fortune 500 companies including Time Warner, McGraw-Hill and PricewaterhouseCoopers, and also personally trained former President George Bush how to use the Internet.