I'm currently the CEO/co-founder of Stealthmode Partners, a virtual accelerator for high growth companies that Ed Nusbaum and I started in 1998.
As an
experienced technology marketing strategist with special expertise in
early stage company operations. I invest time and treasure in companies I think can be successful. Stealthmode Partners also runs a series of community events that help grow the entrepreneurial ecology in Arizona, such as the Stealthmode Entrepreneurs Roundtable, the Social Media Club Phoenix, the Arizona Entrepreneurship Conferences, and the Valley of the Sun FastTrac Entrepreneurail Education program. I've also started the Opportunity Through Entrepreneurship Foundation (http://www.otef.org) to train disadvantaged populations in self-sufficiency through entrepreneurship.
As a partner in Stealthmode Partners, I've helped package and
secure funding for many early-stage technology companies, but I've also created positioning and marketing strategies for dozens of companies
growth companies (from startup to IPO to maturity).
Prior to
co-founding Stealthmode Partners, I was Vice President of
Corporate Marketing at Innovative Environmental Products, and Manager
of Worldwide Press Relations at Intel's Computing Enhancement Group,
where I supported the entrance of the intelligent I/O server chip into
the OEM market and created the public relations plans for digital
imaging, in-car computing, USB, and home networking. As an
entrepreneur, I built the largest marketing/public relations
firm in Phoenix, Arizona before leaving it to join Intel.
I blog and consult on social media strategy, too. Oh...and I am also a former foster parent, a certified yoga teacher, and the human companion of two golden retrievers. I'm interested in just about everything.