In 2002 Daniel opened the now notorious 際際滷 Bar on the Bowery, and made it into one of NYCs top ten gay destinations (according to Village Voices Best Of Issue, 2004) and recreated that online when he started Dlist.com which at the height of its popularity, was the 6,000th most popular site on the web.
Since 2009, Daniel has been the Director of Publicity at Playgirl Magazine, where he conceived of getting Levi Johnston, the father of Sarah Palins grandson, to pose nude. The Levi issue created a massive media frenzy and sold out on newsstands nationwide within weeks. Daniels marketing genius and innovation which inspired him to conceptualize Levis photo spread served