Advisors

Simeon Simeonov, CEO of FastIgnite, Inc
Sim has broad experience as both an entrepreneur and investor. Prior to founding FastIgnite, Sim spent seven years as technology partner at Polaris Venture Partners where he helped start four companies the firm invested in, most recently San Francisco-based Plinky (now ThingLabs). Prior to joining Polaris, Sim was vice president of emerging technologies and chief architect at Macromedia (now Adobe). Earlier, Sim was a founding member and chief architect at Allaire, one of the first large Internet platform companies. Sim has played a key role in more than twenty v1.0s and M&A and spinout transactions.

Jack Chalden
Jack has been actively involved in the trade show and events industry for over 40 years, serving on the IAEE (International Association of Exhibitions and Events) Board Executive Committee, as Chairman of MATSO (Major American Trade Show Organizers) and currently on the Trade Show Executive Magazine Exposition Forecasting Board. He spent the last five years as Vice President of Industry Relations for BDMetrics, a leading event technology supplier.

Kim Partoll
Kim is the former COO of AOL where she oversaw the execution of AOL's strategic areas, witha focus on expanding AOL's offerings globally and to mobile platforms. Kim's operating scopeincluded Business Development, Business Intelligence, Consumer and Brand Marketing, Mobile, Product Experience and Innovation, Paid services and Access subscription businesses, and AOL's Global Operating Council.

Kim is currently an advisor to CircleBack, a mobile phone solution that develops better ways to communicate, network, and exchange contact information, and Chairman of the Board of PeekYou.com, a free people-search engine, whose database contains public records and internet data for over 230 million people.

Kim has more than 20 years of marketing, operations and general management experience in the telecommunications, cable, and Internet industries. Kim attended the Executive Education Program at the Dartmouth College Amos Tuck School of Business and holds a bachelor's degree in history from Duke University. She is an active mentor for various diversity groups and a speaker for industry associations including Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing (CTAM) and Women in Cable and Telecommunications (WICT).

Joe Watson, CEO of Without Excuses and StrategicHire and Chairman of The Marathon Club
Joe Watson is a nationally recognized Author, Media Analyst, Public Speaker and Business Advisor. Joe Watson's expert opinion is highly valued by the national media. Mr. Watson has provided frequent analysis on leading national television shows such as The Today Show, CBS Early Show, CNN, FOX News, Wall Street Journal MarketWatch and PBS; and he has been heard on numerous radio stations throughout the country, including XM Satellite, Sirius, Fox News, and CBS Market Watch etc. Mr. Watson has provided analysis in many print publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, USA Today, Essence Magazine, International Herald Tribune, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Fast Company and Black Enterprise amongst many others.