Meredith Ferguson began her working life as an attorney, but quickly realized that that career did not offer the creativity she was seeking. She then took a job in marketing and public relations at a non-profit organization, beginning the second phase of her professional life. While more enjoyable than being a lawyer, Meredith…
Meet Meredith Ferguson – Founder and President of Calm the Crazy
Laura Trice, M.D. is a graduate of Smith College and the UVM College of Medicine. She is a member of the Women’s Leadership Council of Los Angeles and has been a TED Conference 3-minute speaker twice and an attendee for three years. She is the founder and CEO of Laura’s Wholesome Junk Food and…
Brian Gramer is founder and CEO of Avenue Right, his third marketing technology start-up company, founded in January 2008. In 2001, Gramer founded Vtrenz, a marketing automation technologies SaaS (Software as a Service) company. With fifteen years of sales and marketing experience, Gramer is a foremost marketing strategist and brings an impressive track record…
While other entrepreneurs were waiting out the recession, Amos Winbush founded CyberSynchs, a New York-based technology company that specializes in universal data synchronization and transfer. At twenty-six years old, Amos stands at the head of his generation’s class of CEOs who view technology as an ecosystem that supports innovation and values…
Laurence Lafforgue is the founder of ArtWeLove.com, an online platform which makes it fun and easy to explore the best of contemporary art and buy affordable museum-quality art editions by today’s top artists. Before founding ArtWeLove, Laurence was a senior partner at Ogilvy Interactive, a large digital ad agency. Her…
Ruta Fox has more than 15 years of experience in a career that spans several industries including advertising, public relations, marketing, publishing, branding and copywriting. Additionally, she is an entrepreneur with two successful ventures. As a former freelance writer for several magazines including Vanity Fair, Self, Health and Marie Claire,…
Beth Winegarner is a writer who has spent much of her adult life working as a reporter and editor for San Francisco Bay Area newspapers and national music publications, including The Lion’s Roar, The Oak Leaf, The Daily Californian, The San Rafael-Terra Linda News Pointer, The Redwood City Daily News,…
Aaron Arnold is CEO of Music Is My Business, one of “America’s Smartest New Companies led by people under 30,” according to Inc. Magazine. He has held executive positions at four of the top-five global PR/marketing firms including Hill & Knowlton in New York as well as Edelman and Ketchum in Chicago. Upon…
Ben Munoz is a student, social entrepreneur, and patient advocate. In 2006, Ben Munoz suffered a life-threatening brain hemorrhage. He created an online support community so that he could connect with other patients. The support he received, and later, gave within that community led to the founding of Ben’s Friends,…
Meet Ben Munoz – Founder of BensFriends.org and Stroke Survivor
It’s no secret that Portland is home to some serious ingenuity when it comes to software and technology. What’s lesser known is how many varied, innovative uses of the Web call Oregon home. This list is a small sampling of the best of the Web, grown right here. And IdeaMensch was mentioned as one of those companies. Read the entire story.