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Re: Agent92260 post# 28611

Tuesday, 03/30/2010 11:27:32 AM

Tuesday, March 30, 2010 11:27:32 AM

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Yup, in eval mode about it right now seems we have a team of salespeople maybe pushing the 'bioinsurance' product first for Cord Partners then CorCell - Independence Blue Cross:

Does anyone see why I ask if these people were nominated by an entity? No doctors, all internet-sales experience people with no attachment to the medical profession prior to Cord Partners.

Cord Blood America/Inc · 8-K · For 6/21/05

The "Company"

'Cord Partners' was founded in 2003 and is based in Los Angeles, CA. The Company markets it services through the Internet (principally at www.cordpartners.com) and indirectly through obstetricians’ offices in Southern California, Northern New Jersey, South Florida and Raleigh-Durham. It is in the process of establishing a field network to market to obstetricians nationally.

'Cord Partners' contracts cord blood processing and storage to Bergen Community Blood Center in Paramus, New Jersey. Bergen is accredited by the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB), is federally funded and regulated by the FDA. ---> Coriell Institute of Medicine

The Company has secured a patent license from Pharmastem, Inc., which owns five United States patents in cord blood collection.

The Team

The Company’s senior managers have worked closely together in the past, and have reassembled to build Cord Blood America together. The team was responsible for generating a substantial portion of the revenue for System One Services, a recruitment company that was sold to TMP Worldwide (Monster.com) for approximately $60 million in 2000.

Matt Schissler, Founder, Chairman and CEO Mr. Schissler has a history of entrepreneurial success, having founded three successful companies prior to Cord Blood America. From April 2001 until January 2003, Mr. Schissler was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Rainmakers International, Inc., an advertising agency that was acquired by Cord Blood America on February 28, 2005. From 1994 through March 2001, Mr. Schissler held various management sales positions at TMP Worldwide, Inc., a personnel staffing company, where he managed over 200 inside and outside sales personnel throughout the eastern U.S.

Stephanie Schissler, Founder, President and COO From September 2001 until December 2002, Mrs. Schissler was an account executive with Paychex Business Solutions, Inc., a payroll services company. From April 2001 through August 2001, she was a director of business development at Mills & Murphy Software Systems, Inc., a software developer and reseller. From February 1996 through December 2000, she held various sales and managerial positions with TMP Worldwide, Inc.

Sandra Smith, Chief Financial Officer Prior to joining Cord Partners, Sandra was an accounting manager and member of the Mergers and Acquisitions team for System One, later bought by TMP Worldwide (Monster.com). Sandra has also held financial management positions with Mills & Murphy Software Systems, Inc. and Bisk Education, Inc., the nation’s largest provider of online degree programs.

Laura Fitzpatrick, Founder, Vice President – Investor Relations Ms. Fitzpatrick built the National Accounts team for System One securing the company’s largest accounts and went on to successfully manage large inside and outside sales forces for TMP Worldwide. Prior to this, Ms. Fitzpatrick spent five years in sales and service for Ford Motor Company.

Joe Vicente – President & Director- Cord Blood America Professional Services. Mr. Vicente has a long history of working with emerging and growth companies. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Vicente provided strategic consulting services to the Talent Tree Inc. Mr. Vicente was also Sr. Vice President of Operations of TMP Worldwide where he was responsible for streamlining the entire back office for five business units and millions of transactions per month.

Cord Blood America became effective with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 10/5/2004. The Company commenced trading on January 21, 2005 on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol “CBAI”.

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