by Jeff Kaplan | Apr 16, 2015 | Happenings, Talent
Serial entrepreneur, business adviser and mentor Tom Ryan has built six companies of his own and understands growing a startup business can be a daunting task. Particularly when trying to raise capital and expand into new markets. As one of only five...
by Jeff Kaplan | Mar 12, 2015 | Talent
As CIO and VP of Information Technology for startups and high-growth businesses in the health technology industry, Rob Capozziello has built his career as a transformational leader tackling product development, performance and scalability. Rob has built and managed...
by Jeff Kaplan | Feb 11, 2015 | Talent
A graduate of Parson’s School of Design, Laura McCann Ramsey’s early career was in fashion design. She went on to found multiple startups in fashion and technology including Fashion Express Worldwide, a global product development and sourcing agency whose clients...
by Jeff Kaplan | Feb 5, 2015 | Talent
Jean-Paul Lausell is schooled in startup finance. Before moving to Asheville last spring, Jean-Paul was CFO of Miami-based Leapfactor where he oversaw fundraising and core operations. At Terremark Worldwide, he led the acquisitions of several companies that ultimately...
by Jeff Kaplan | Jan 28, 2015 | Talent
George Glackin pursued his product development career at one of the most renowned consumer products companies, Proctor & Gamble. P&G owns many brands, 23 of which have annual sales over $1 Billion (think Pampers, Bounty, Crest, and Gillette). Before recently...
by Jeff Kaplan | Dec 8, 2014 | Talent
When Alibaba.com hires you to consult with its senior management on Bitcoin, you’re pretty much an elite expert on Internet payment systems. That’s but one hat Chris Cashwell wears as a software engineer, advisor, and now founder of soon-to-launch Renty, an online...