S. Lee Hancock

Lee Hancock is a successful serial entrepreneur in digital technology with particular emphasis on local information delivered over mobile devices. He was the founder of go2, which launched the world's first mobile, local directory, search and information service in 1999. Lee grew go2 to over 100 employees and a $7 million in revenues in less than 3 years while serving over a billion page views of mobile local search results and leading go2 to become a top 20 mobile internet brand. Lee successfully sold go2's mobile media business to a Boston-based company backed by General Catalyst. Importantly, Lee and geo.to® retained go2's extensive, validated, and very early (1996 initial filing date) patent portfolio and related IP covering for mobile, local search, real-time local information clearinghouses, and a host of LBS and m-commerce services. Lee developed this technology with go2 and the help and assistance of VeriSign, Amdocs and SAIC, and geo.to products and services are covered by numerous aspects of these patents.

While at go2 Lee was responsible for driving marquee customer, technology, and/or strategic relationships with companies like Coca-Cola, McDonalds, Burger King, Holiday Inn, Purina, Acura, Cendant, Mastercard, Yahoo, Microsoft and all of the major wireless carriers in the U.S. including Sprint, AT&T Wireless, Verizon and T-Mobile. 

Prior to founding go2, Lee was a co-founder of inBuilding Systems Corp., a provider of a unique 'lobby portal' and high speed internet access for tenants of multi-tenant office buildings, which was successfully sold in 2000. Prior to founding inBuilding Systems Corp. and go2, Lee practiced corporate and venture finance law with two major law firms, including a major Southern California firm, Allen Matkins, where he served as the chair of the corporate law department. Lee is also a CPA, and in 2000 received the Ernst and Young's prestigious Entrepreneur of the Year awards in Orange County, California.

Chris Kerstner

As a freshman college student at USC, Chris founded and grew Los Angeles based Streamlined Fusion into company with offices in 4 countries and over 35 employees. Streamlined Fusion provided digital marketing services to Fortune 500 companies and quickly established a reputation as a premier provider of new and innovative web driven marketing campaigns. Chris also founded and grew Digisist, a VoIP services provider, into one of the leading integrated VoIP providers on the west coast. Chris' business portfolio includes over 3000 customers/clients over his 15 years of entrepreneurial experience, and prior to selling Streamlined Fusion and Digisist, both companies had combined revenues of $6 million and an annual growth rate of approximately 400%. In 2006, Chris was recognized by the prestigious Entrepreneurs Organization (EO) as one of the top entrepreneurs on the West Coast.

Bob Bilbruck

Bob Bilbruck is the CEO of B2 Group, a global strategic business consulting & digital marketing firm, working work with clients in a variety of services - including mobile platforms, mobile technologies, mHealth, and gaming. The company also has a sizable digital media and digital marketing practice. Mr. Bilbruck is also well known for his skills in building complex channel structures, particularly in mHealth, digital media, and On Device Portals. With expertise in On Device Portals, Internet-Based Businesses, MMO Gaming, and Mobile Marketing, he consults regularly with executives from a variety of fields to assist with business strategies within these market places, and he is active in industry initiatives within mobile, mhealth, digital marketing, and gaming, He founded the On Device Consortium, a group of media, retail, and marketing companies that are guiding standards and practices of ODP development, and he is part of the mobile council at GLG and also Standard and Poor's Society of Professionals.

Jordon Saardchit

Jordon Saardchit began his technology career in 1998 at go2, the earliest and most impactful mobile content provider in the United States, providing services for the largest telecommunications companies in the country.  During his 9 year tenure as Senior Engineer and Applications Architect, Jordon designed and developed ground-breaking mobile services considered common today: location-based content delivery, mobile messaging and mobile mapping.  go2 was acquired by Boston, MA-based 80108 in 2007.

At 80108 (still doing business as go2), Jordon led the development of a state-of-the-art mobile ad delivery platform, the key value proposition of which was real-time ad performance analytics allowing publishers to adjust for the most profitable monetization strategies on the fly.  Jordon scaled the platform to deliver 3 billion ads per day, which was subsequently purchased by  Canada-based Poynt Corporation in early 2011.

Jordon joined CoreLogic, Inc (NYSE:CLGX) as Applications Development Lead in 2009.  His responsibilities included architecture and re-design of financial and real estate market analysis solutions used by many of the largest banks, lenders, and brokerages in the United States.  Grossing over $300M annually, these tools served as the backbone of expenditure/investment decisions for numerous financial institutions.

Jordon prides himself on his extensive, deep knowledge of enterprise software and product development.  His extreme technical prowess and diversity has made him invaluable when dealing with the rigors and challenges of fast-paced, large-volume, and rapid-growth product demands.

Jordan T Hastings, PhD.

Jordan T. Hastings is an accomplished practitioner, manager, and educator with a diverse background of academic and public-sector experiences in the handling of geographic/scientific data. He specializes in geocomputation, which spans computer algorithms, database management, geographic information systems, scientific modeling and visualization. Jordan received his PhD in Geography from the University of California Santa Barbara in 2009, and now teaches at the University of Southern California's Spatial Sciences Institute.

John Jastrem

John F. Jastrem, 55, has served as the Chairman and CEO of Callison Architecture Holding, LLC and Subsidiaries, an international Architecture and Design firm, since January 2011 and as Executive Chairman since August 2010. Previously, Mr. Jastrem joined Viad Corp. (Viad) in October 2006 as Chief Executive Officer of Exhibitgroup/Giltspur, a division of Viad. He retired from Viad in March 2010 and served as a consultant to Viad through June 2010 to successfully transition his responsibilities. During his tenure with Viad he was promoted to Chief Executive Officer and President of Viad Corp's Marketing & Events group and GES Exposition Services. Mr. Jastrem rebranded the company into Global Experience Specialists, Inc., this rebranding represented the combination of GES Exposition Services, Exhibitgroup/Giltspur and Becker Group into one global company. Previously, Mr. Jastrem was an executive for eight years with Omnicom Group Inc., where he started in 1998 as chairman and CEO of Rapp Collins Worldwide-Dallas (RCW), the global leader in direct response marketing and database management. Prior to his tenure at Omnicom, Mr. Jastrem was President and CEO of TEAM Consultants, which specialized in strategic planning, financing, interim management, technology-enabled solutions, and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to joining TEAM Consultants, Mr. Jastrem served as a member of the executive team at Knapp Communications Corporation (the publisher of Architectural Digest and Bon Appetit magazines), and at Wickes Companies Inc., an international retailer and manufacturer.

Mr. Jastrem's experience as a chief executive officer and senior executive at large global public companies, his experience as an entrepreneur in private organizations, and his strong background in the areas of marketing, sales, corporate finance and strategic planning and management enable him to provide valuable leadership and support to many Board's, including serving as a member of the Compensation and Audit Committees. Mr. Jastrem currently serves on the Board's of Medquist Inc., (NASDAQ-listed "MEDQ", Callison Architecture Holding, LLC, Hancock Technology Partners as well as several advisory Boards. Mr. Jastrem has been an active member of Young Presidents' Organization and World Presidents' Organization, (YPO & WPO), since 1994. Mr. Jastrem is a founding shareholder of 1st Enterprise Bank, Los Angeles, CA.

Joe Russell

Joe currently serves as Senior Vice President: General Counsel and Corporate Development at Brahma Holdings, LLC. He has over 30 years of legal and business experience and has advised companies to successful conclusions of angel, venture, and investment banking financings, mergers and acquisitions, real estate and, international operations. He has served on the Board of Directors of numerous companies, including several Far East subsidiaries for Texas Instruments Incorporated, where he also served as general counsel. Joe is a graduate of Southern Methodist University with a BBA, with honors, in finance and accounting and received his J.D. from the Southern Methodist University, School of Law.

Michael W. Dobson, PhD.

Dr. Dobson is currently the President of TeleMapics, LLC which provides strategic and technical consulting for product development and software development to national and international clients involved in mapping, local search, location based services, navigation and telematics. He has over twenty-five years of senior management experience focused on the use of Geographic Information (GI), including positions as the CTO and Executive Vice President of Technology for go2 Systems and the Chief Technologist, Chief Cartographer and Vice President of Business Development for Rand McNally. Earlier in his career Dr. Dobson was a professor of Geography and Mapping at the State University of New York at Albany.

Mike Blumenthal

Mike Blumenthal has over 25 years experience in the computer, imaging & internet industries. Widely cited as the foremost Local Search expert in North America and affectionately known among his colleagues as 'Professor Maps', Mike Blumenthal is the author of the industry's most respected blog: Understanding Google Maps & Local Search. Marketers, local business owners and companies in local search know that a visit to Blumenthal's blog promises rich and unique insights into Local SEO news, tactics, and troubleshooting. Google, too, has been captivated by Blumenthal's reportage and employees regularly drop by for equal doses of constructive criticism and encouragement. Blumenthal co-founded GetListed.org Local University - a conference series that brings industry experts to U.S. cities for instructive, rewarding local search marketing seminars. Blumenthal is also a frequent speaker on the SMX circuit and has accepted engagements at many other events including the recent SearchFest Portland and Avvocentric in Orlando.