Leadership at Eventuity

Anup, an avid entrepreneur, is a 15 year veteran of the technology industry. Before founding Eventuity, Anup successfully founded ThumbSpeed in 2004, which was acquired by OZ (now part of Nokia) in 2007. Prior to founding ThumbSpeed, Anup lead product management and engineering teams at AOL, Go2Net/Infospace and American mobile.

Anup holds an MBA from the University of Washington, and an M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Iowa.

A technologist at heart, Vishwa leads Eventuity's product and development efforts. Before Eventuity, Vishwa managed and launched Networking/Security management products at Nevis Networks. Prior to that, he was an architect at Telcordia and TCS.

Vishwa holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronics from the University of Mysore.

Paul brings over 20 years of diverse experience in telecomunications to help define and realize product solutions for MangoSpring customers. With background in software development, systems engineering, product managent and program management, Paul likes nothing more than to bridge the technology and business domains to create new products. Before joining MangoSpring, he was responsible to create and launch mobile applications for AT&T Wireless that provided instant messaging and address book synchronization. Paul has built his career working at AT&T Bell Labs, AT&T Wireless, Internap and Telecommunications Systems. He is co-inventor on four patent.

Paul holds a Masters degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. Paul served as a founder and president of the Home Phoneline Networking Alliance.

Mike Blumenstein leads worldwide sales for Eventuity Software. Mike joins Eventuity with nearly a decade of sales and marketing experience in insurance, banking and financial planning. Prior to that Mike was in-charge of Software Installations at Wang Global.

Mike attended Washington State University and enjoys camping and anything outdoors. His hobbies/passions include European cars and atomic-era vintage travel trailers.

Few people in the direct sales industry can match the experience, expertise and successes of Alan Luce. With over 25 years in senior management, guiding start-ups and established companies alike, Alan has met virtually every challenge a direct sales executive can face.

Most recently, he was Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing for PartyLite Gifts, one of the country's fastest growing direct sales companies. Prior to that, Alan spent seven years as founder and President of Dorling Kindersley Family Learning (DKFL), taking it from its start-up phase to an organization with over $80 million sales in five countries. He came to DKFL from Tupperware, where he began as General Counsel and rose to Vice President of Administration.

Long active in the Direct Selling Association, Alan served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and has also served as Chairman of the Board of the Direct Selling Education Foundation. He currently sits on the boards of directors of four direct selling party plan companies.

As founder and Chief Funster at SimplyFun, Gail DeGiulio is the inspiration and visionary behind first-to-market, direct sales party plan company offering original tabletop games, puzzles, and other fun activity-based play and learning product. Gail has over twenty-five years of executive company management, marketing, product and business development expertise in consumer products and services, and technology.

Previous executive roles include: Senior Vice President of Marketing at Classmates Online (acquired by United Online, 2004) ; Senior Vice President of Marketing and Mass Market Games at Wizards of the Coast (acquired by Hasbro, 1999); and senior management positions at Microsoft Corporation and Toshiba America. Gail also served as Partner and Managing Director of SunBreak Group, a management consultant' firm which worked with several early stage companies, and private equity and venture capital firms, to bring new businesses to market.

Kevin Ober is a Managing Director of Divergent Ventures. Prior to Divergent, he spent 7 years with Vulcan Ventures, a national venture capital firm owned by Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft Corporation. While with Vulcan, he led investments in Internet Infrastructure companies Internap Network Services Corporation, Nexabit Networks, Wavtrace and Net Perceptions. Other investments included Command Audio, Capstone Turbine, Colorado Micro Displays, ShareWave, Terastor and Netschools. Prior to working at Vulcan Ventures, Ober served in various positions at Conner Peripherals, Inc., a computer hard disk drive manufacturer in San Jose California.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from St. John's University and a Master of Business Administration from Santa Clara University. He is a director of Internap Network Services Corporation and a board observer at Pliant Technology, Inc.

Sean O'Driscoll is a recognized industry leader on social media and founder of CGT Consulting, an independent consultancy focused on applying community and influencer programs to driving business strategy and long term results. CGT was founded to connect the enthusiasm for social media and communities to business objectives that connect brand promises to customer experiences across the innovation, sales & marketing and customer service & support functions. CGT divides its time between working with startups and enterprises, across a diverse set of industries including software, manufacturing, retail, insurance, and telecommunications companies. Sean is also an active blogger on communities at www.communitygrouptherapy.com and co-chair of the influencer council for the Word of Mouth Marketing Association.

Prior to founding CGT, Sean was a 15 year veteran at Microsoft Corporation. In his most recent capacity as General Manager, Community Support Services, Sean was responsible for developing social media and community-based support models and leading the global MVP program. The MVP program was designed to award and recognize amazing individuals in technical communities around the globe who share a passion for technology and the spirit of community.