-- David Cooperstein, Chief Marketing Officer, Burst Media: David joined
Burst in 2007 as Chief Marketing Officer where he is responsible for
marketing, business development and strategy for one of the original online
ad networks. He has spent the bulk of his career in strategic marketing and
consulting roles, and has been involved in Internet strategy since the
early 1990s. He joined Burst Media from Boston-based social networking and
social media site Gather.com, where he was part of the founding team and
set the guidelines for community management and crafted initial
partnerships with content providers.
-- Kate Delhagen, Sales Director, Nike Running: Kate oversees all
planning and go-to-market execution for Nike's US Running footwear,
apparel, and equipment businesses. She was previously the General
Manager of US Running, and the Strategic Planning Director for Nike's USA
Region. Prior to her work at Nike, Kate was the VP of Retail Research and
Consulting at Forrester Research, and VP of Business Development
and founding team member of Lucy.com, a women's apparel retailer recently
acquired by VF Corp. Earlier in her career Kate was Group Product Manager
at Starwave (launching ESPN.com, Outside.com, and other web sites),
Marketing Director for Backpacker magazine and an editor at Runner's World
magazine.
-- Barnaby Dorfman, Founder and CEO, Foodista.com: Barnaby is founder and
CEO of Foodista.com, a Seattle-based food and cooking Internet startup.
Barnaby has been an entrepreneur and executive in the consumer Internet
space for over a decade. After Amazon.com acquired Bibliofind.com in 1999,
where he was general manager, Barnaby led a team to define new product
categories, including the Amazon Gourmet Food Store.
-- Jason Gracilieri, Co-Founder, Former Director of Marketing and
Operations at Sconex.com: Jason is a Boston-based technology entrepreneur
most recently co-founding, and serving as Director of Marketing and
Operations for Sconex.com, a social networking site for high school
students. Jason oversaw customer acquisition and management at the company,
growing the service to over 1MM registered users before its acquisition by
Alloy in March of 2006. Prior to Sconex, Jason was co-founder and President
of Applied Reason and Technology, a software company providing products to
capture, manage and search unstructured information. Before Applied, Jason
worked as a Consultant at Monitor Group and a Communications Engineer at
SpaceDev where he developed technology to support satellite communications
via the Internet.
-- Tom Putnam, Former President and Chairman, MARKEM Corporation: Tom has
been a long-time leader of innovation, quality and reliability at MARKEM
Corporation, (now markem-imaje) a world-leader in product identification
and traceability solutions. He led the reinvention of the company as it
moved from contact-based printing machines into fully digital systems,
software and services. Tom has also been a long-time champion of the arts.
He is a member of the board and past President of the MacDowell Colony, an
artist residency program in Peterborough, New Hampshire, and board member
and past Chairman of the Business Committee for the Arts.
-- Dr. Benjamin Ruedlinger, EVP and VP of Engineering, Wistia: Benjamin
is currently EVP and VP of Engineering at Wistia, Inc., a provider of
software as a service solutions for business video. Previously, he was CTO
of social media platform Top Ten Sources acquired by MeeVee, Inc in June
2007. In addition, he founded the algorithms based blog tracking service,
Blogniscient, which Top Ten Sources acquired in June of 2006.
"Our advisory board brings a broad and deep range of experience. Their
backgrounds touch crucial markets -- from the consumer web, mobile, social
networks, retail, advertising and technology to food product markets. They
help Zeer identify and take advantage of opportunities quickly, connect
with partners, and set strategy," said Michael Putnam, CEO of Zeer.
"Collectively, these advisory board members bring decades of experience and
judgment to Zeer, and each individually plays an important role in the
company's continued growth and development."
About Zeer:
Zeer helps people "Buy Better Groceries." Members can research products
before they go to the store or while shopping, join communities that match
their food-related needs and interests, and share advice with like-minded
people. Zeer whittles the world of products down to a personalized
community where friends answer product questions, and better information
brings confidence in buying decisions. Named a Top 50 Website of 2008 by
Time.com, the company was founded by Michael Putnam in 2007, and is
privately funded. For additional information on Zeer, please see the
company website at http://www.zeer.com or simply type m.zeer.com into any
mobile phone browser.
Contact Information: Contact: Kendra Boccelli Boccelli & Co. for Zeer 978.499.0844