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AsurePay Platinum VIP Banking & Marketplace leader for SMB Payroll, HR & benefits technology innovator Asure Software.

Joined as Chair/CTO Dec 2021 (company founded 2019). Raised $8.5M EB-5, PE, debt 2022-2024. Invented "work-ready reentry" as a HR service for 2nd-chance employers (e.g., automakers). Added ReentryPay fintech, mobile phone deal and ReentryApp tracking to boost collections & rapid scaling. Launched annual Reentry Leader Conference June 2023, first conference serving the $595 Reentry Industry. Authored book Reentry Leader (2024). 2027 goal is 4,000 beds in 4 states: Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi. See REENTRYCENTERS.com.

League Network white-glove fintech platforms FundMyTeam (for schools & teams & their merchants) and MyPracticeCares (for dental practices & DSOs) make donor and sponsor fundraising a new impact growth tool. More at: LeagueNetwork.com, FundMyTeam.com, MyPracticeCares.com. Backed by famous investors. Newchip Accelerator September 2020 "COVID Cohort" Graduate. (Acquired by ReentryCenters.com.)

SOFICO LLC provides media, technology and fundraising advisory and consulting services. Clients include $1M to $25M media and tech companies in the US, Canada, Europe.

We are a community-built venture capital fund that supports UCLA's entrepreneurial ecosystem. See my partner profile here: http://ventures.ucla.edu/member-spotlight-jay-whitehead/

Fusematic is disrupting the $147B welding and industrial fastener industry with its first-mover portable friction bonding technology. Fusematic fusion bonding is cleaner, safer, stronger, lower cost, easier to use than arc welding and other existing bonding tools for military, industrial, underwater and outer space use. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) System for Award Management (SAM) CAGE CODE 1VJZ3.

Awarded President's Award for Service 2017 as Chairman of the Board of Visitors (CSLA) at NJIT, New Jersey's Technology University, with 16,000 undergraduate and graduate students.

CrossBraining is an Ed Tech first mover in Competency-as-a-Service (CaaS), addressing the $180 billion problem of proving learning competency. More at www.CrossBraining.com.

Vocate is reinventing the college career center experience.

New York Venture Council members are leading NYC-area venture capitalists, family offices, angels, entrepreneurs, universities, media and professional advisors, all dedicated to increasing deal flow and ecosystem cooperation in the world's financial capital. Investor members get advantaged access to deal flow, entrepreneur members get VC advisory and introductions, and advisory members provide governance and drive positive outcomes. GoNYVC.com is led by its Executive Council. More at www.GONYVC.com.

The BigData@Rutgers Advisory Board includes professionals and faculty members with experience in the Big Data field. The Big Data Certificate program at Rutgers is offered in connection with the Rutgers Center for Innovation Education and the Rutgers Professional Science Master's Degree. Enroll today at bigdata.rutgers.edu.

Major League Hacking is "The NCAA of Hackathons." MLH is the official sanctioning body for Earth's largest student hackathon league--2015 features 50,000+ top tech students at 150+ hackathon events at 70+ major university campuses.

Paris-based PeopleDoc (www.people-doc.com) is Europe's leader in cloud-based Digital Employee File Management (DEFM) with over 150 enterprise clients worldwide. Jay was instrumental to the company's $17.5 million in funding from Facebook's venture capital firm Accel Partners in May, 2014, as well as its landing of global enterprise clients. (Acquired by Ultimate Software.)

Charity Partners' patent-pending Charitable Sale technologies and processes enable donation-with-purchase transactions, ran Charitable Sales for 10,000 sports and concert events and raised $10 million for 114 charities. Taking over for founder Jord Poster in 2012, Jay was responsible for raising $7.8M in investor funding and fundraising sales. In 2013, TFC became the Official Charitable Sale Partner of MLB.com. (Acquired by Ace Tickets.)

Moved from outside member of Board of Directors of VC-backed Rideau Recognition to lead HR predictive analytics subsidiary Vistance. Led strategy, P&L and client-facing functions, including institutional sales and operations, and was instrumental in raising $4.5M CAD in venture funding. Sold 17 Global 3000 enterprise clients including Intel, Boeing, Government of Canada, Liberty Mutual, H&R Block, RBC, TD, Swiss Re, Paychex, et al. (Acquired by Engage2Excel.)

For one of the world's largest employee recognition providers, pioneered big data predictive analytics product innovations and enhanced financial statement methods to increase transparency to stakeholders.

Guided curriculum decisions for Harvard's SEM program.

Successor to Outsourcing Today LLC, publisher of HRO Today, HRO Europe, FAO Today, Corporate Responsibility Magazine (publisher of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens List and joint venture partner with the New York Stock Exchange), producer of CRO Summits in US & Europe, HRO Summit, RPO Summit, HRO Summit Europe, HR Demo Show, managers of CRO Association, HRO Association.

Founded CR (Corporate Responsibility Magazine) 2006, publisher of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens List and creator of the CRO, or Corporate Responsibility Officer function and association. (Acquired by SharedXpertise Media LLC.)

Hardcover B2B title covering corporate solutions for companies to manage their exposure to costs surrounding carbon-intensive operations.

Workforce and job trend commentary for weekly PBS show on jobs and employment.

Founded HRO Today, HRO Europe publications, HRO World, HRO World Europe--covering how Global 5000 companies use HR technology and services. (HRO World Conferences Acquired by LRP Publications). (Outsourcing Today, HRO Today & HRO Europe. (Acquired by SharedXpertise Media).

Grew sales 250% in for publicly-traded Professional Employer Organization serving ~3,500 small and mid-sized businesses in 25 states. Instrumental in company's $18M capital raise.

Founded first web-based HR outsourcing firm for small and mid-sized business, led rapid growth to $20+ million revenues. Raised $20 million in venture capital from blue-chip investors.

Founding VP Sales & Marketing for pioneering HR outsourcing leader for SMBs. Built outsourced HR solution sales 250% among VC-backed technology companies in high-tech markets nationwide. Helped CEO raise $37M in venture capital.

Grew sales 400% in 12 months for leader in HR payroll software. Helped founder raise $4M in venture funding.

1099 compliance innovator, serving large high tech employers nationwide. (Acquired by Nelson Personnel.)

1099 compliance innovator, serving large high tech and media employers nationwide. Funded, then acquired by Uniforce.

Led advertising sales effort for world's first publication for VC-backed technology company market, built paid circulation to 20,000, ad sales from $0 to $3.4 million featuring 20 of the world's top 25 investment banks, among others. (Acquired by David Bunnell/Bunnell Publications, Inc.)

Led all PC Magazine sales team members in market share and helped drive PC Magazine to its status as "world's largest magazine" in terms of ad pages.

Led all CMP Media salespeople in market share and helped drive CRN to its status as the largest personal computer trade publication in terms of ad pages and ad revenues.

Planned and bought media to support the launch of Lisa, predecessor to Macintosh, working directly with Steve Jobs.

Launched initial media plan for the HP 75, HP's first personal computer.

Wrote news and was on-air reporter for evening and late evening news for #4 station in Los Angeles media market.