Experience

CustomerHD

• United States
• Consumer Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder

  • Dec 2017 - Present

  Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area Teamed up with one of the best in the business on this one: Jonathan Keane. Honored to be involved. We are a premium, US and Belize based customer support team handling email, chat, and phone as an extension of the brands we serve. If you have a team? We are an extension of them. If you don’t have a team yet? We build one from the ground up creating a competitive advantage through caring for your most significant asset…your customers. Meet our team at www.customerhd.com.



Freedom United

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder

  • Feb 2017 - Present

  Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area Freedom United is the world’s largest online anti-slavery movement. Originally launched as WalkFree.org in 2012, we are a global movement of people who have joined together as one voice against modern slavery. With the latest digital advocacy tools, a global partnership network of on-the-ground organizations, and a community of over 8 million supporters, we believe freedom is a birthright, not a privilege. Our mission is making that belief a reality.



Audacity Factory

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management

• Founder

  • Mar 2014 - Present

  www.audacityfactory.org We've created a mashup thinktank/incubator focused on highly under-served humanitarian issues with a network of entrepreneurs, non-profits, market leaders, students, businesses, universities, and foundations. Our efforts to achieve audacious outcomes are grounded in Love, Respect for Human Life, Disruption of the Status Quo, Innovation, Collaboration, Sustainability, and Scale.



Second Nature

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisor/Investor

  • Dec 2013 - Present

  Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area Formerly known as FilterEasy, we are an HVAC filter subscription service that makes getting your air filters for your house or business as easy as opening your front door. I'm delighted to be part of the team and joining Kevin and Thad in their adventure to make the world's air safer and cleaner.



Stealz, Inc.

• United States
• Advertising Services

• Investor

  • Jun 2014 - Present

  Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area GetStealz,com is a mobile-based social media solution for restaurants. The program rewards customers who share pictures of the restaurant and food through their own social media pages. Here's how it works: Customers come in to the restaurant and take a photo using the Stealz app. When the picture posts on their Facebook and twitter feeds, the restaurant is automatically tagged and shared with all of their friends. It effectively turns patrons into online brand ambassadors. Customers are… Show more GetStealz,com is a mobile-based social media solution for restaurants. The program rewards customers who share pictures of the restaurant and food through their own social media pages. Here's how it works: Customers come in to the restaurant and take a photo using the Stealz app. When the picture posts on their Facebook and twitter feeds, the restaurant is automatically tagged and shared with all of their friends. It effectively turns patrons into online brand ambassadors. Customers are rewarded with freebies every time they share so it doubles as a loyalty program. Congratulations to the Co-founding kings of hustle: Jim Zidar, Brent Nolan, John Charlesworth and Brant Elliott Show less



FotoSwipe

• United States
• Software Development

• Investor

  • Aug 2014 - Present

  Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area Sylvain Dufour’s brainchild, FotoSwipe, enables anyone to instantly share photos across multiple devices (iPhone, Droid, iPad, etc.) with the swipe of your finger. Patented FotoSwipe technology allows you to select up to 10 photos, swipe them toward the intended device and swipe them in. It’s like magic, no more texting or emailing photos to each other. You can download it for free on the App Store: https://bit.ly/FotoSwipe and on Google play: https://bit.ly/FotoSwipe Watch the… Show more Sylvain Dufour’s brainchild, FotoSwipe, enables anyone to instantly share photos across multiple devices (iPhone, Droid, iPad, etc.) with the swipe of your finger. Patented FotoSwipe technology allows you to select up to 10 photos, swipe them toward the intended device and swipe them in. It’s like magic, no more texting or emailing photos to each other. You can download it for free on the App Store: https://bit.ly/FotoSwipe and on Google play: https://bit.ly/FotoSwipe Watch the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43dxvoy2HSI Show less



Wesleyan Investment Foundation, Inc

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • Jun 2012 - Present

  Indianapolis, Indiana Area I'm honored to be a member of the Board of the Wesleyan Investment Foundation. Since 1959 and with over $500 Million in assets, the Foundation exists for the purpose of providing loans to churches and church related entities so they can be better equipped to reach their communities.



Cultures for Health Inc.

• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investor/Advisor

  • Mar 2015 - Oct 2020

  Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area Cultures For Health is the place people who are interested in living a healthy lifestyle by making their own cultured and fermented foods turn to for the best products and expert advice. CFH is the leading online retailer for the starters to make yogurt, kombucha, kefir, sourdough, buttermilk, cheese, and more. Congratulations to entrepreneur Julie Feickert on creating such a great business. Tom and I are so thankful and honored for the chance to work with such high quality people.



Tom & Joe Inc.

• Co Founder

  • Nov 2013 - Jan 2020

  My business partner, Tom Lotrecchiano, and I launched Tom & Joe Inc... yet another very creative name I know. We are piecing together a number of our favorite things in this venture: startups, helping entrepreneurs, investing and having fun. Learn more at www.tomandjoe.com.



United Nations University

• Japan
• Think Tanks
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Reference Group Member - Alliance 8.7 Knowledge Platform

  • Oct 2017 - Sep 2019

  Tokyo, Japan I had the honor and privilege to lend my voice to the creation of the world's most comprehensive data platform with the purpose of encouraging the scientific study of modern slavery, human trafficking, forced labor and child labor, and help policy-level actors and other users understand the scientific evidence about these problems and what works in responding to them.



Southtree

• United States
• Consumer Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisor

  • Jan 2014 - Feb 2018

  Chattanooga, Tennessee Area Southtree is about preserving outdated memories – tapes, film, photos, and audio – into digital keepsakes that are both usable and safe for future generations. Very excited to be working with Adam and Nick and the meaningful business they've created.



PlanetArt

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Senior Vice President & CMO

  • Sep 2010 - Nov 2013

  After selling my company to Cafepress Inc, I've had the opportunity to work in numerous leadership roles with a myriad of talented people coast to coast. An IPO in 2012, a talented worldwide team and a big vision drove us daily to improve our position as the World's Customization Engine.



Canvas On Demand®

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-founder and President

  • Mar 2003 - Sep 2010

  I started Canvas On Demand with Tom Lotrecchiano in March of 2003. We were fortunate to build the largest and most recognizable brand in the photo to canvas industry. We sold CanvasOnDemand.com and her sister website www.greatbigcanvas.com to CafePress Inc in September of 2010.



Art.com

• United States
• Artists and Writers
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Director of Sales and Marketing

  • 2002 - 2004

  Lead all online marketing activities including SEM, SEO, affiliate and email as well as managed customer service, product development and UX.



Knowledge Strategies

• VP of Sales and Marketing

  • 2000 - 2002

  Knowledge Strategies (AKA KSTRAT) was a New York City based web development and marketing company. We experienced great success focusing on building websites and in store commerce solutions for high end luxury brands such as Bloomingdales, Ghurka Leather and Ermenegildo Zegna.



HOWARD/MERRELL

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Various Account Management Roles

  • 1996 - 2000

  I was able to work on or lead numerous clients including Coors Brewing Company, Kimberly Clark Corporation and MacGregor Golf. Howard, Merrell & Partners is a full-service advertising and communications agency located in Raleigh, NC. They do advertising, all things digital, social media marketing, public relations, media planning and buying, research and strategic consulting.