Darin Brannan previously founded Website Pros, Inc. in 1999, raising over $65 million in financing from leading Silicon Valley venture firms. He helped grow Website Pros to 400+ employees, profitable, and a successful IPO in Nov. '05. He was previously the founder of Verio, Inc., Mr. Brannan wrote the original business plan, attracted the senior management team and over $1 billion in financing, and helped build that company to be the largest Internet services company serving the SMB market (Verio went public in 1998 at a $1.2 billion valuation and was sold in 1999 to NTT Communications for $5.5 billion cash). While at Verio, Mr. Brannan also helped launch VIANet, which became a separate company and achieved an IPO with a valuation in excess of $3.5 billion. Prior to founding Verio, Mr. Brannan was an Associate at Norwest Venture Partners, and an associate at Burr, Egan, Deleage & Company.

Heath Clarke has served as the CEO and Chairman, since March 1999, of Local.com (NASDAQ-LOCM), formerly Interchange Corporation. Heath is responsible for driving the growth of Interchange's flagship product Local.com, which is one of the Top 5 local search engines on the Internet. From 1998 to 1999, Heath was VP eCommerce for LanguageForce, Inc., a language translation software company. Mr. Clarke was a finalist for the 2005 Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year award. Heath led Interchange to an IPO in October of 2004. Heath is a Patron Councilor of the Atlantic Council, a Patron of the American Enterprise Institute, a President's Club Member of the Heritage Foundation, a President's Council Member of the Foundation for Economic Education, and a Member of the Ludwig von Mises Institute, among others.

Brendon C. Kensel is a Managing Partner at Kensel & Co., an advisory firm that partners with high-growth companies and private equity firms to provide merger and acquisition, strategic planning and corporate development services. He is a recognized industry expert in the media, marketing and technology sectors and has advised leading companies and private equity firms regarding mergers and acquisitions, industry consolidation, new market entry, divestitures, and strategic alliances. Prior to founding Kensel & Co., Mr. Kensel was E.V.P. and CRM division President at eSynergies (OTCBB: "ESYG"), an eBusiness solutions company. While there he led several acquisitions, including that of e2 Communications and Worldwide Xceed Group (NASDAQ: "XCED"). Previously, Mr. Kensel was the founder and CEO of Salesmation, a leading rich media online advertising company that was acquired by eSynergies.

 

Norman K. Farra Jr is currently an independent contractor acting as Director, Investment Banking for Cresta Capital Strategies, LLC, an investment banking firm. From June 2001 to September 2007, Farra served as the Managing Director of Investment Banking for Gunn Allen Financial Inc. Farra was the Founder and President of Next Millennium Capital Holdings LLC, a financial advisory company from June 1999 to June 2001. He was the Vice President Private Equity for Wharton Capital, a financial advisory company from September of 1997 to June 1999. Farra was employed in the brokerage industry from 1991 to 1997 when he left First Union and established himself in Institutional Equity with Wharton Capital. Farra earned a B.S. degree in Accounting from Widener University.

Steve King is a successful businessman and angel investor specializing in high technology, including networking, telecommunications, software, Internet business solutions and computer components. Steve was founder and Chairman of Datrontech Group Plc, a leading European computer component and solutions distributor which he took public in 1995. When he left for the USA with his family in 1999, the company had sales of $350m with 14 trading divisions operating in nine countries. Since 1999, Steve has focused on start-up technology opportunities. After helping DigMedia in its successful MBO from a UK public company in 2000, Steve launched AtlanticXing in San Diego in 2002 to assist and advise software companies in transitioning their businesses for global markets. He introduced European technologies to US sales channels and provided European reseller channels for US technology, as well as providing general management consultancy in sales, marketing and finance.