Team


Edward Chandler - Chairman   

Ed Chandler is an experienced, active investor in early-stage technology ventures, including software, IT, technology-levered business services, social marketing, clean energy, biotechnology and medical services. Currently a director of ThinkVine, Naurex, Talk3, Nymirum, and BBE Sound, his successful past investments include HNC Software, Iwerks Entertainment, Meridian Data, Worldtalk, Feedburner, Performics, Radius, E-Travel, Amicas, Hi-speed Solutions, FastWeb and Synageva.

Chandler is founder and principal of Longboat Partners, Portage Ventures and Prairie Capital. He has been an officer of CIVC, and Associate with the Boston Consulting Group. He holds an MBA from Harvard, with High Distinction as a Baker Scholar, and a BA in economics, magna cum laude, from Yale. Read more…

 

Eric Hillerbrand Chief Executive Officer     

Eric Hillerbrand is CEO of Talk3. He is a visionary thought leader in Web 3.0 technology and future marketing technologies. Eric has been at the forefront of consumer-centric marketing strategies, leveraging emerging marketing technologies to achieve the promise of one-to-one marketing, and building marketing programs that engage today’s social, mobile consumer. He has been a founder of several marketing technology companies, advised several startups, early stage companies and Fortune 500 companies in making the most of these technology shifts. His focus has been semantic technologies, complex and emergent systems, and building personalization products for consumers.
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Mark Glowack Vice President of Business Development     

As the Vice President of Consulting Services, Mark Glowacki has more than 25 years in experience in marketing, strategy and sales. He has a deep understanding of the consumer space with successes in consumer services, retail and CPG. His most recent venture was starting a coalition loyalty firm connecting commercial partners with families in a cause-related manner. Read more…

 

Phil Jacus Vice President of Program Development

Phil is the Vice President of Program Development at talk3. With more than 20 years of work experience as a senior e-commerce marketing executive, Phil’s has led top brands and fortune 100 companies in multichannel & e-commerce marketing. He has held senior ecommerce and marketing roles at Sears.com, Playboy.com, and Consumers Digest Online. Phil has also led consulting engagements in eMarketing strategy, business intelligence/data warehouse CRM implementations and campaign management projects. Phil’s leads the user experience and consumer facing program development and strategy at talk3. Read more… 

 

Rien Heald Chief Technology Officer

Rien has over 20 years leadership experience in information technology with a focus on transaction-intensive businesses.  This includes over 15 years leading Internet delivered products and services. Rien has been doing SaaS and agile long before they were chic. Rien’s strength is in the development of products and services.  His experience with multiple startups, high growth companies, and well established international, operating companies gives him a unique perspective in both strategic thinking and tactical execution. Read more…

 

Harvey Becker Vice President of Finance and Administration     

Harvey Becker is Vice President for Finance & Administration at talk3. He has a law degree and an MBA and spent several years as a freelance writer in film and television. He has worked for start-ups and in the Fortune 50. He specializes now in being an all-purpose executive for creative, entrepreneurial companies. He has been Vice President for Finance & Administration at talk3 since early 2011. Read more…

 

Mike Blyth - Board Advisor     

Mike Blyth is a talk3 board advisor, providing strategic advice and business development expertise. He has a broad range of senior management experiences in start up, LBO, Fortune 100, analytics, communication and management consulting companies. His experience spans retail, consumer products, consumer durables, information services, software, advanced analytics and communication sectors. He has worked with major loyalty companies throughout the US. He has also held a number of positions with Kraft Foods including VP Corporate Strategy, CMO of the Refrigerated Products Group and VP Trade Marketing, Kraft USA. Mike holds Masters In Management from the Kellogg School of Business, where he was a Fulbright Scholar. He also holds a Masters in Applied Food Science from Reading University in the United Kingdom. Read more…