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Kimo Storke, Managing Partner
KAS Consulting

 Kimo has 20+ years of experience in management, business development and marketing. He is a Complex B2B relationship architect, Partner/channel strategy leader, Relationship builder that connects strategy to market execution. 

He created and implemented a complete marketing strategy for company which resulted in an increase in revenue of over 400%, for the same company he used web 2.0 technology (SEO, SEM, Flash, CMS system, Secure Database Backend and link to SFA program) to generate the leads that resulted in the $17M in funding noted below.

Through business development activities, he raised over $17M in venture equity and project funding, he was the company representative/speaker at the National Investment Bankers Association (NIBA) and the Financial Services Exchange (FSX) semi-annual meetings presenting offerings to NASD Broker Dealers.

In 2003 while at IBM he established and cemented the partnership between IBM and Onyx, which resulted in Onyx being a partner with IBM hosting, Partnerworld and Server group.

He is one of the founders of ForeRunner Financial Inc. in Austin Texas, which focuses on Energy (Oil and Gas, Alt Energy) projects and offerings. He is also an associate at Donaldson Financial, a loan consulting firm that assists in the funding of "Green Energy" projects, through these relationships and others he has access to capital in the form of equity, mezzanine, venture, leasing and project funding. 

He sits on the board of the Clean Energy Council of the Chamber of Commerce for the city of Austin, he is also active in multiple philanthropic ventures related to worklife ministries throughout the Austin area.

 References

 "Kimo has tremendous insight and energy around the applications of social media and its role in building business through connections. Working with Kimo I always come away having learned something about the ways in which social dynamics can be leveraged online. I recommend Kimo without reservation." Dave Evans, VP, Social Media, Digital Voodoo

 
“Kimo has taken a passion for people and a focus at improving our world into every business he has touched. You never worry about whether or not his heart is in the right place. Kimo has a broad base of real world knowledge that allows him to question basic principles and not rely on what others say. This perspective forces all businesses to question the things they believe to be true. His perspective can force a business to constantly improve on the little things we may take for granted. I recommend Kimo to anyone in my network. He is a great guy, a great human being and a great partner.” Peter Strople, Founder & CEO, Zero2 Holdings, Zero2 Companies, Inside the Blueline Ventures.
 
Kimo is a dedicated go-getter. Kimo is trustworthy and competent, and has an effusive personality that resonates well with colleagues.” Chance Richie, Vice President, Mastodon Ventures, Inc.
 

 

 

Tina Schweiger, President
Spoonbend, Inc.

Tina founded Spoonbend in 2002. As the firm’s President, she uses her extensive experience guiding the creative development and execution of branding, advertising, and media projects for clients that range from start-ups to multi-million dollar corporations. She single-handedly grew the company from a one-woman operation in a small studio to a vibrant brand development agency in downtown Austin.

Originally from Spring, Texas, Tina holds a BFA in Graphic Design from the University of Texas at Austin. A lifelong athlete, Tina developed a deep sense of discipline and hard work by devoting 20 years of her life to competitive swimming. She competed at a national level and earned a full scholarship to The University of Texas. She now finds peace and balance in life through practicing Yoga and oil-painting.

Ben Finklea, President
SpryDev

Ben entered the world of online marketing in 1995 when he founded a web design company from his dorm room at Texas A&M University. Since then, he has worked in various capacities in sales and marketing from tiny startups to Apple Computer. In 2001, he founded Sprysoft—an ecommerce store that successfully sold over $5M in software online to students, teachers and schools. Ben formed SpryDev Online Marketing in 2005 to use the techniques and processes learned at Sprysoft to help other businesses sell online. SpryDev grew quickly and in 2008 changed names to Volacci. In his capacity as CEO, Ben and the 30-person Volacci team provide Search Engine Optimization, Paid Search, and Conversions Consulting to a varied client base ranging from local real estate agents to Fortune 500 companies. Volacci provides services for a wide variety of platforms but most recently has developed SEO tools and techniques for Drupal and Joomla. You can hear the Volacci SEO podcast (almost) weekly at www.Volacci.com/podcast and read Ben's blog at www.Volacci.com/bensblog.