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Building the Future has quickly become one of the fastest rising nationally syndicated programs. With a focus on interviewing startups, entrepreneurs, investors, CEOs, and more, the show showcases individuals who are realizing their dreams and helping to make our world a better place through technology and innovation.
Shannon Farley, Director of Marketing and Co-Founder Shannon Farley started her career with a progressive agency in the Bay area, developing creative for clients such as Nike, Toyota, Microsoft, Warner Brothers and MGM. She learned how to build great brands from some of the best in the industry. She then dove head first into a startup, helping nurture the design, marketing and branding of a fledgling company into a 600-person SaaS leader. She’s freelanced, led corporate teams, and rolled up her sleeves when things need to get done. She realized that to truly impact a business, ideas must generate results that engage consumers and drive sales. As businesses continue to shift away from traditional marketing, Shannon brings a unique and creative approach to the marketing mix with both sides of the brain. A process that blends insightful research, innovative strategic thinking, and conceptually driven executions. Full Bio on LinkedIn - https://ca.linkedin.com/in/shannonmfarley David Farley, CEO and Co-Founder David Farley previously founded Anatomic Global, formerly Anatomic Concepts, in 1989 as a supplier of foam support devices and mattresses to the medical industry. Re-named in 2007, Anatomic Global is the world’s number one original equipment manufacturer and supplier of memory foam products on the Internet, fulfilling an average of 850,000 orders each year directly with U.S. Consumers. In 2008, the company launched Ecomfort Mattress, an environmentally friendly sleep line, which has fueled record sales growth for the company. In 2009 he was appointed chairman of the “Green Initiative” of the Specialty Sleep Association. The Green Initiative is a process designed to identify, define and standardize how mattress manufacturers and retailers label “green” and natural sleep products. Farley has more than 25 years of experience in the foam industry and holds 27 patents on the anatomic uses of foam. Farley graduated from California State Polytechnic University with a degree in Manufacturing Engineering. He holds a MBA from Pepperdine University. Full Bio on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-farley-0667035b https://www.luxisleep.com/ https://www.facebook.com/LuxiSleep https://twitter.com/LuxiSleep
About Marcin Kleczynski, CEO, Malwarebytes Marcin Kleczynski was only 14 years old when he wrote the first version of Malwarebytes after getting his parent’s computer infected with a virus that a popular antivirus solution missed. When starting his search for a fix, Marcin looked to online experts and online boards of volunteers to help him clean his parent’s computer. The volunteers immediately jumped at the chance to help Marcin and their kindness sparked his mission to offer a free anti-malware solution to protect against computer infections, malware and ultimately, cybercriminals. Four years later in 2008, Marcin founded Malwarbytes which has since grown to a team of 250 in 14 countries that now protects more than 50,000 businesses globally. His company’s solutions have been downloaded more than 500 million times and removed more than five billion pieces of suspicious software. Marcin has been named to the 2015 Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Rising Stars of Enterprise Technology list, won the 2014 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award and was named to the Silicon Valley Business Journal 40 Under 40. About Malwarebytes In the past year, the company has been recognized as one of the “fastest growing” and “most promising” by organizations such as Inc. and Forbes respectively. Additionally, Malwarebytes was recently named to the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 and the Silicon Valley Business Journal ranked the company 18th on the top 50 fastest growing private companies. Through acquisition and continued innovation, the initial malware removal tool has been joined in Malwarebytes product offerings by new tools that detect and prevent exploits from infecting computers of consumers and a rapidly growing enterprise client base. In 2015, the Malwarebytes product line has expanded to include purpose-built business products that now protect more than 50,000 businesses with a renewal rate close to 100 percent and triple digit annual growth in the enterprise sales. Average deal size has also seen a 75 percent increase as businesses continue to turn to Malwarebytes’ innovative approach. Now managing nearly three million active licenses, Malwarebytes has also persistently grown earnings and revenue in the triple digits year-over-year. https://www.malwarebytes.org/ https://twitter.com/malwarebytes https://www.linkedin.com/company/malwarebytes
Dr. Patti Fletcher is a seasoned business executive, award-winning marketing influencer, board member, angel investor, author, and presenter. She writes for Inc., The Guardian, and has contributed to and been featured in Time Magazine, Al-Jazeera, Forbes, Newsweek, Xconomy, The Muse and many more. Patti advises corporate executives and board members from lean start-ups to Fortune 100s, from small community organizations to large global non-profits. She is a sought-after speaker on the topics of leading large-scale cultural change, transformational leadership, brand building, cultivating high performance teams, women on boards, women in the c-suite, and women in high growth entrepreneurship. Patti’s research findings on the common characteristics and traits among women who hold board of director positions in technology-intensive businesses has been referenced in multiple literature reviews and articles. Connect with Patti and her leadership team at www.drpattifletcher.com, on Facebook and on @pkfletcher.
Peter J. Creedon CFP®, ChFC, CLU is the Founder and CEO of Crystal Brook Advisors (www.crystalbrookadvisors.com), a NY Registered Investment Advisory firm. For over 15 years, Peter has successfully advised, guided and educated young professionals, families, private wealth investor, small businesses and large corporations in comprehensive financial planning and investment management solutions. Peter's counseling assists investors, businesses and corporations through their financial challenges and triumphs of life. For inquiries or questions, contact: peter@crystalbrookadvisors.com.
Ben Engel-Kacen is the founder and CEO of Planet of the Apps. Ben is a machead, tech-savvy individual and a genuine innovation freak. Before starting Planet of the Apps, Ben worked in the Profiscope Group and Powermat . Prior to that, he worked at Moore-Stephanes Israel. In addition, Ben served as the Chairman the Youth-Leaders Council of One-Voice Israel. Ben graduated the IDF’s highly demanding Naval Academy (Hovlim), and served as the operation officer of two Israeli navy submarines. After his service in the Navy, he attended and graduated from the Zell Program in the IDC in 2010. http://poa-media.com/ https://www.facebook.com/POAgroup/?fref=ts https://twitter.com/Poamediagroup
Michelle Mocalis is the Social Media Marketing Coordinator for Oasis Technology and follows the latest trends within technology and cyber-security. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in both Marketing & International Business. She can be reached at michellem@oasistechnology.com. Oasis Technology can be reached at 805-445-4833. http://www.oasistechnology.com/ https://twitter.com/oasismsp https://www.facebook.com/oasistechnology
ReigningIt is working to inspire the next generation of entrepreneurial women to delve into technology. By profiling inspirational women in STEM, we offer a unique opportunity to see the many applications of technology in a real world setting. Our goal is to create a dialogue inclusive of every woman’s unique background, life experiences, and beliefs. ReigningIt is ultimately a call to action: What problems do you want to solve? How can we use technology to make our world a better place? How can we build a strong, empowered network of mentorship to reign our lives? Find out more! You can follow ReingingIt on Medium, Twitter (@ReigningIt), Google+, Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram (ReigningIt)!aqi. https://reigningit.wordpress.com/ https://www.facebook.com/ReigningIt https://twitter.com/reigningit https://medium.com/ReigningIt
Dhruv arrived in Vancouver via the tech capital of India, Bangalore where he did his Bachelor's in Electronics and Communication Engineering with a parallel interest in Computer Science. Dhruv later on went onto graduate from the Master's in Digital Media, a joint program run by UBC, BCIT, SFU & Emily Carr in Vancouver, Canada. Currently Dhruv is performing cutting edge research in the field of human-computer interaction (HCI), Internet of Things and Digital Holography at the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University. Additionally, he performs research and implements new ways of interacting with machines that have a humanizing factor. Apart from this, Dhruv has also won several national awards in the field of computing and has showcased his technology at leading research labs such as Indian Space Research Organization and several international conferences. In his spare, Dhruv loves to volunteer for Yoga, and additionally perform meditation, and play outdoor sports such as table tennis and soccer. http://hplustech.com/ https://www.facebook.com/hplustech https://www.youtube.com/user/humanizingtechnology
CEO & Co-Founder at Pixel Press We talk his startup that has creation tools for kids to create, share and play game-based content. Robin Rath is the CEO and a co-founder of Pixel Press (projectpixelpress.com), a company building the next generation of creation tools for kids to create, share and play game-based content by leveraging the integrated power of toys and video games. Robin grew up playing video games and building websites. Now, as a father of two, he is focused on exploring ways to enable his children to be the next generation of creators by starting that process when they are at their most creative developmental stage, and doing so in a safe and age appropriate way. Robin was recognized in the 2015 The Business Journals "Upstart 100" list, recognizing top inventors and visionaries driving the new economy. http://www.bloxelsbuilder.com/ http://www.projectpixelpress.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/robinrath https://www.facebook.com/robinrath https://twitter.com/PixelPressGame
Alon Melchner founded WakingApp in 2011 and served as its first CEO until 2013. Today, as WakingApp's President and head of strategic vision and technology. Prior to WakingApp he founded and served as CEO of digital media agency Digital Boost. In 1996, Alon founded Oak Interactive, one of the first digital agencies in the world that offered strategic and creative services with its own unique rich media technologies & analytics system. In 1998, Alon invented the first rich media technology that offered a layer of animation over websites as an effective advertising system. He later developed a groundbreaking technology that dramatically increased the effectiveness of banner ads. http://www.wakingapp.com/ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wakingapp.wakingapp https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/entiti/id834277058?ls=1&mt=8 https://twitter.com/WakingApp
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