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Rochester, New York Area

Workinman is an entertainment based content creation company that specializes in creating games and applications for the youth market. The company has a talented crew of thinkers, designers, illustrators, animators and developers that focus their effort and skill to create unique and entertaining games for clients.Workinman has grown over the past eight.

Greater Seattle Area

AoA is the largest and most active angel group in the Pacific Northwest. Each year, AoA invests $10M+ into 20+ companies. Since 1997, AoA has invested $100M+ into 200+ companies and celebrated 40+ exits generating more than a billion dollars of returns. The network of 140+ active angel investors is further augmented by a $6.6M seed fund.

Greater Seattle Area

Parker Remick is a retained executive search firm focused on Consumer Products and Technology. We provide research, insights, and guidance to drive sound hiring decisions. Our experience includes successful assignments in the US and 23 other countries. As Managing Partner, I directed the overall operations and strategy of the firm and worked in close.

Greater Seattle Area

• Smashing Ideas (SI) is an 85-person digital company known for creating highly engaging experiences. SI's Motivational Design Methodology for mobile application, web, and digital innovation planning looks holistically.
• Expanded headcount in key roles and recruited an outside Board
• Successfully grew corporate revenues over 300% before the sale in 2011
• Maintained less than 7% employee turnover rate despite pressure from larger competitors
• Expanded the company into new distribution platforms, strategic services, and technologies
• Acquired a mobile development company in the UK

Bellevue, WA

Ignition Partners is an early stage, business software venture capital firmwith unparalleled connections in Silicon Valley and Seattle.Conducted due diligence on prospective investments, incubating selected firms via an EIR role that involved working directly with corporate founders and advising them on business plan development, competitive positioning.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Prior to its acquisition by Google, Applied Semantics developed software applications for the online advertising, domain name, and enterprise information management markets. Recruited to work closely with the company’s.
• Repositioned company (formerly Oingo) to better reflect value proposition and maturity level
• 45 days of arrival, closed a 7-figure deal with VeriSign
• Reorganized the management team and reporting structure to align with future growth objectives
• Transformed the corporate culture from R&D focus to sales & marketing
• Central role in conceiving/branding DomainPark, DomainSense and patented CIRCA Technology

Greater Los Angeles Area

• iXL was a leading Internet services company which provided online strategy consulting and comprehensive web solutions to a Fortune 1000 client base.iXL acquired my company (Spin Cycle Entertainment) to expand its.
• Launched the Global Media & Entertainment Division and grew it 5x to $15M within 18 months
• Division became major profit center, achieving the second-highest EBIT margin company-wide
• Helped scale company through aggressive growth phrase 500 to >2500 employees
• Adapted the media and entertainment offering to take advantage of iXL’s 38 acquisitions
• Managed the VP-level leadership teams in Music, Publishing & Entertainment, worldwide

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Launched one of the first digital media studios in California, building the company from scratch to a successful exit within a three-year time frame.
• Landed flagship accounts with Microsoft, Kawasaki, Disney, Warner Brothers, Fox and others
• Created and operated (as a gross revenue participant) Universal Studios online ticketing system
• Developed the first major online game for Universal and the first use of streaming audio
• Developed the initial online presence for multiple Fortune 500 clients
• Successfully sold the company to iXL Enterprises in 1998