Board
of Directors
Brad Brodigan
Brad Brodigan's appointment as President and CEO of Biz360 in the latter part
of 2006 comes at
a crucial time
when media and
information on
the Internet is
changing the way
that public perception
and opinions about
companies, brands and trends are formed. His broad experience in management, consulting,
sales and marketing
over 15 years provide
the foundation
for leading Biz360's
management team
in developing market
intelligence solutions
for Global 2000
companies in this
new era of communication.
Brad
most recently comes
from NextWave Media
Group, which is
among the fastest
growing firms in
online advertising.
As senior vice
president, he was
responsible for
establishing the
key building blocks
the organization
required in order
to achieve rapid
growth.
Prior
to NextWave Media
Group, Brad spent
three years with
The Gallup Organization,
where he specialized
in helping business
leaders from the
Fortune 500 develop
strategies to measure
and manage internal
and external perception.
He received Gallup's
Partner of the
Year Award for building a multi-million dollar management consulting division.
Brad has also held senior executive sales positions at Monster, Inc. and Yesmail,
a CMGI company, where he was responsible for devising sales strategies, creating
high-profile client relationships and consolidating the sales divisions of
acquired businesses. The substantial revenue increases he achieved at Yesmail
resulted in a successful IPO and a subsequent sale of the company to CMGI in
2000.
Brad
graduated from
the Virginia Military
Institute with
a Bachelor of Science
degree in economics
and business.
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Bill Elmore
Biz360
Board member, Bill
Elmore, is the
also the founder
of Foundation Capital,
which he established
in 1995, to continue
his long history
of building strong
organizations from
the inside. In
addition to Biz360,
Bill is currently
serving on the
board of directors
for Commerce One (CMRC), Onyx Software (ONXS), Wind River Systems (WIND), Atheros Communications,
gForce Systems,
Packet Design,
Qstrategies, Shoreline
Communications,
TeaLeaf Technology,
and Wherenet.
Before
Foundation Capital,
Bill was a General
Partner at Inman & Bowman for eight years, and before that, Bill worked as the president of Visual
Engineering, a
graphics software
supplier, and in
a variety of key
marketing management
roles at Hewlett-Packard.
As
director and past
president of the
Western Association
for Venture Capitalists,
and in his role
as a director of
the National Venture
Capital Association,
Bill is actively
involved in defining,
serving and representing the interests of the venture capital and private equity
industries.
In
addition to an
MBA from the Stanford
Graduate School
of Business, Bill
holds a BSEE and
MSEE from Purdue
University.
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Sharon Wienbar
Sharon invests in mobile, internet, and enterprise software companies at Scale
Venture Partners,
which she joined
in 2001. Sharon
sits on the Boards
of Bellamax, Biz360,
Facetime Communications,
Glu Mobile, MerchantCircle,
PlayPhone, Reply!com
and Waterfront
Media.
Prior
to Scale VP, Sharon
spent 15 years
at Critical Path,
Amplitude Software,
Adobe Systems and
Bain & Company. Among her varied responsibilities, she directed marketing strategies
and operations,
integrated product
and service businesses
following acquisitions,
managed the application
of technology to
Pacific Rim and
European markets,
and negotiated
complex intellectual
property licenses.
Sharon
holds a BA and
MA in Engineering
from Harvard University,
and an MBA from
the Stanford Graduate
School of Business.
Sharon also serves
on the Board of
Directors of the
non-profit Myelin
Repair Foundation.
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Tom Furlong
Tom
Furlong is a managing
director at Granite
Ventures in July
2000, after a successful
career in Silicon
Valley that most
recently saw him
as Vice President
and General Counsel
at Zhone Technologies,
a communications
equipment provider.
Prior
to Zhone, Tom was
a partner with
the leading emerging
growth company
law firm of Gray
Cary Ware & Freidenrich, where he spent 13 years counseling technology companies, venture
capitalists and
investment banks.
His clients included
Adobe, Applied
Signal, Ascend
Communications,
Datapath, Network
General, Silicon
Spice, SynOptics, Vantive, and Visigenic. While at Gray Cary, Tom was also a manager of their investment
partnerships and
sponsored several
profitable investments.
Tom began working
with Granite Ventures
in 1988 and worked
closely with Adobe
Ventures. His many
years spent working with a wide variety of technology companies gives him a diverse industry network
and makes him a
strong and trusted
advisor to his
portfolio companies.
He focuses his
investments in
software.
Tom
currently serves
on the Boards of
Directors for Biz360,
Digital Fountain,
Skytide and TuVox.
Prior investments
include Kinecta
(acquired by Stellent)
and Five Across
(acquired by Cisco.)
Tom
holds a B.A. in
economics and an
M.B.A. with a concentration
in finance from
the University
of Chicago, and
a J.D. from Northwestern
University.
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You Mon Tsang
He
is CEO and Founder
of Boxxet, which
brings together
the "best of" news, blogs, photos, gear, services and much more on people's favorite subjects.
Prior
to founding Biz360,
You Mon ran the
product management
group at Brio Technology.
You Mon was also
the CEO and founder
of Milktruck LLC,
an Internet pioneer
in developing offline
browsing and "push" software.
Before
arriving in Silicon
Valley, You Mon
was an urban planner,
managing the "New Directions for the Bronx" program, a public-participation plan for New York City's poorest county.
He
holds a bachelor's
in urban studies
from Yale University
and master's degree
in business administration
from the Walter
A. Haas School
of Business at
the University
of California at
Berkeley.
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Nick
Halsey
A
co-founder of Biz360,
Nick Halsey has
served on its board
of directors since
the company's inception.
Nick has over 20
years of experience
in the high technology
sector, and is
currently servicing
as vice president
of sales and marketing
at Open Source
software pioneer
SpikeSource Inc. Prior to SpikeSource, Nick was the senior vice president of sales and marketing
at Alphablox Corporation,
a leading provider
of business intelligence
software, until
its sale to IBM
in July 2004. Nick
was also a co-founder
and Managing Director
of Rostrevor Partners, a consulting and investment firm specializing in strategic and financial services
for high technology
companies. His
previous industry
experience includes:
President and CEO
of Searchbutton
Inc., a corporate
search technology company; various executive positions at Brio Software including founding VP of
sales, VP of marketing
and VP of worldwide
channel sales and
business development;
Manager of enterprise
marketing at Apple
Computer, and Director
of marketing and
business development
at Blaze Software. Nick received his B.A. in Computer Science and Political Science from
Stanford University,
and currently serves
on the boards of
Biz360 Inc., Pria
Diagnostics, and
HiBEAM, a non-profit
high technology
incubator.
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Frank
Sammann
Biz360 Board member Frank Sammann joined Biz360 at the end of 2004, solidifying
Biz360's management
team at a period
of expanded opportunity.
Throughout his
career, Mr. Sammann
has helped growing
companies reach
their financial
goals and capture
market leadership.
Prior to joining
Biz360, Frank
was responsible
for
building the
North American
Sales
and Customer
Support Team
for Nielsen
NetRatings, a
leading
provider of internet
audience measurement
and analysis.
As executive
vice
president of
worldwide sales,
Frank prepared
the firm for
a
successful IPO.
At
Decisive Technology,
Frank served
as president
and chief
executive officer.
Tasked with
restarting the
company,
Frank oversaw
new product
development,
added new key
customers
and restored
the firm's
financial performance.
His
efforts resulted
in a merger
with
MessageMedia
(Nasdaq: MESG).
Frank's
experience also
includes
leadership
positions
at Dataquest,
Conner Peripherals
and JTS Corporation,
where he
has been
responsible
for creating,
executing
and managing
global marketing
and sales
strategies.
At each post,
Frank
significantly
increased
sales revenue,
driving double
digit growth.
Frank
graduated from
the
University
of Oregon
with a
Bachelor of Science
degree
in journalism
and a minor
in marketing.
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