Steven Dziedzic – Founder and CEO of Hoppit

Steven Dziedzic - Founder and CEO of Hoppit

[quote style=”boxed”]My philosophy has three pillars: 1) know the market, 2) know your consumers, and 3) trust your lens.[/quote] Steven Dziedzic is an innovator and adviser in consumer Internet searching. Currently, he is the founding CEO (and “head foodie”) of Hoppit, an angel-backed search engine and social network that enables…

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Jeffrey Vocell – Co-Founder of Trendslide

Jeffrey Vocell - Co-Founder of Trendslide

[quote style=”boxed”]We have a bias toward action, with the caveat to always be testing.[/quote] Jeffrey Vocell is an analytics geek, early tech adopter, and entrepreneur. He is Co-Founder of a startup named Trendslide, a mobile dashboard app that provides actionable business insights to executives. After experiencing firsthand how difficult it…

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Alex Becker – Co-founder and Partner of Highly Relevant

Alex Becker - Co-founder and Partner of Highly Relevant

Highly Relevant co-founder and partner Alex Becker is a leading search engine optimization and digital marketing expert. Alex has over seven years’ experience in online reputation management, social media marketing, and conversion rate optimization and works closely with each client to assess their goals. With his extensive expertise, Alex is…

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Jason Lander – Co-Founder of Hively

Jason Lander - Co-Founder of Hively

[quote style=”boxed”]If I ever make a pile of cash, my goal is to start a tech school for kids here in Portland.[/quote] Jason Lander is the CEO and co-founder of Hively, a Portland-based tech startup delivering the simplest way for businesses to measure customer feedback and reward employees for providing…

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Jon Henshaw – Co-Founder of Raven Internet Marketing Tools

Jon Henshaw - Co-Founder of Raven Internet Marketing Tools

[quote style=”boxed”]Solve a problem, provide ongoing value and make your solution available as a subscription. That’s the Raven model, and it’s working quite well for us.[/quote] Jon Henshaw has been involved with website development and internet strategy since 1995. He’s taught internet training courses professionally and has spent a good…

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Laura Roeder – Founder of LKR Social Media Marketer

Laura Roeder - Founder of LKR Social Media Marketer

[quote style=”boxed”]I’m constantly learning the lesson that you should just go for exactly what you really want. Don’t hold back, and don’t think something lesser is all that you can get.[/quote] Laura Roeder is a social media marketing expert who teaches small businesses how to become well-known and claim their…

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Adam Torkildson – Owner of Customer Hook

Adam Torkildson - Owner of Customer Hook

[quote style=”boxed”]People don’t buy your past skills or work; they buy you. Learn how to make people buy you.[/quote] Adam is an efficiency fanatic. Most people describe him as a robot with laser-like focus. Whether that’s a good or bad description really doesn’t matter. Adam gets stuff done, which has…

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Sarah Ware – Co-Founder of Markerly

Sarah Ware - Co-Founder of Markerly

[quote style=”boxed”]You need to be able to laugh without being offended and take criticism without folding. Know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em.[/quote] Sarah Ware is a young serial entrepreneur currently living in Washington, D.C., and is the co-founder of Markerly. Previously responsible for leading a traveling…

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