Bio
Ben Arnon
Ben Arnon offers social commentary on a wide array of topics, covering politics, digital media, culture and society as a Huffington Post blogger. Arnon has worked in media for over 12 years at companies that include Jersey Films, Universal Pictures, Universal Music Group, Yahoo! Media, and Blue State Digital. He currently lives in Brooklyn, New York and works for Wildfire Interactive (www.wildfireapp.com).
Originally from White Plains, New York, Arnon earned a BA in Interdisciplinary Studies in Society and Culture from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Arnon completed an Honors thesis at Emory entitled "Packaging Racial Identities: Market Segmentation in the U.S. Recorded Music Industry," which examines the ways in which race has historically been utilized in the production, distribution and marketing of recorded music. He later received an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management in Los Angeles, California.
Josh Bob
Josh Bob is founder of Textaurant, a new online time-saving service that enables restaurants to alert customers on their cellphones when their table is ready, without requiring them to show up, wait around and clog the foyer.
Gabe Brown
Gabe Brown is co-producer of BizTechDay Seattle.
Colin Daymude
Colin Daymude is Chief Employment Officer at The Job Genius and author of Getting Past The Gate Keeper: How to get the work you love and the money you want.
Jameel Farruk
Jameel Farruk brings awareness about Venmo to merchants, businesses and organizations within the local community.
He is a believer and practitioner of strong customer service. He studied Political Science at Indiana University.
Michael Klett
Michael Klett is Senior Web Applications Developer at Chargify.
Alex Kombos
Alex Kombos is CEO of EventNow.
Ellen Pack
Ellen Pack is CMO of Elance.
Mark Thomas
Mark Thomas is co-founder of SayHired.
Michael Yavonditte
Michael Yavonditte is the founder of Hashable.