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Re: DFLY post# 96

Wednesday, 05/26/2010 1:02:17 PM

Wednesday, May 26, 2010 1:02:17 PM

Post# of 63455
info on their management, not your usual pinksheet type of company at all:

http://www.webyes.com/management.aspx

WebYes! Management Team
Brett Cravatt - Founder & CEO
Brett Cravatt is the founder and CEO of WebYES! Most recently, Mr. Cravatt served as the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Product Officer of Vendare Media. Mr. Cravatt was responsible for Vendare Media’s P&L, and was the overall architect for the company’s product offerings. He directly oversaw product management and development for Vendare Media’s lead generation, email marketing, and display advertising products, as well as its Internet search and direct navigation products. Vendare Media’s online marketing revenues grew from $6MM per year to over $125MM annually under Mr. Cravatt’s guidance. Mr. Cravatt joined Vendare Media in March 2001 via the acquisition of SportSkill.com, a fantasy sports software company co-founded by Mr. Cravatt. Prior to SportSkill.com, Mr. Cravatt was a corporate securities attorney for Loeb & Loeb, LLP, where he handled various corporate matters for start-up company and Fortune 1000 clients. At Loeb & Loeb, Mr. Cravatt advised clients on corporate securities matters including public offering registrations, and general corporate matters such as strategic alliance, merger, and license agreements. Mr. Cravatt holds a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from U. C. Berkeley and a J. D. from Stanford Law School.

Jimmy Bizzaro – Chief Technical Officer
Jimmy Bizzaro has over 15 years’ experience as an engineering professional, developing innovative technology platforms and solutions for online and offline marketing companies. Known as “Mr. Database,” Mr. Bizzaro currently serves as the CTO at WebYES!, where he focuses on the production and delivery of sophisticated lead generation and email marketing solutions and platforms. Mr. Bizzaro has a strong background in the design and architecture of large volume database and data warehouse implementations. Prior to joining WebYES!, Mr. Bizzaro was the Director of Database and Email Operations at Vendare Media where he spent six years designing and building the backend database platform to support all applications across the various businesses. Mr. Bizzaro was in charge of company’s data protection, disaster recovery plan, and security for the technology group. Mr. Bizzaro also managed the technology implementations for the email marketing division, yielding strong results for delivery and volume. Previously, Mr. Bizzaro worked for R.L. Polk, where he managed reporting and data warehouse implementations for Fortune 500 companies such as Disney and Apple Computers.

Thomas Bruck – Vice President, Publishing
Thomas Bruck manages WebYES!’s advertising network. In 2000, Mr. Bruck founded SportSkill, an online fantasy sports company which engaged in a joint venture to run fantasy sports backend for FoxSports.com. He and his partner sold SportSkill to Vendare Media in March 2001. In February, 2003, Mr. Bruck launched eMarketMakers, an online affiliate ad network as a subsidiary of Vendare Media (now part of Epic Advertising). Under Mr. Bruck’s management, eMarketMakers grew to over a $50mm annual revenue run rate within 15 months. In May 2006, Mr. Bruck left Vendare Media and joined FindYourCustomers which focused primarily on lead generation for sub-prime verticals. FindYourCustomers was acquired by WebYES! in November 2008. Mr. Bruck is a CPA and earned his JD from Stanford Law School. He originally graduated Summa Cum Laude from U.C.L.A. with a B.A. in Business / Economics. Thereafter he worked for two years as a CPA doing audit and tax work for Deloitte & Touche, LLP. He then obtained his JD at Stanford Law School and obtained his Bar license upon graduation. Thereafter he worked as a corporate & securities attorney at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips; LLP.

Matt Minich – Vice President, Operations
Matt Minich is the Vice President of Operations for Lead Generation at WebYes! LLC. He is responsible for the optimization of current lines of business, development of strategic clients and processes, management of integrated client solutions, new product development, team building, and managing the P&L. Matt joins the WebYes! team after spending four years as Chief Operating Officer of ad2 inc., one of the top interactive agencies in Los Angeles. Matt managed all aspects of the business at ad2. Specifically he developed processes that allowed them to experience 10x growth in revenue and personnel during his tenure. Matt played an integral part in the acquisition of clients, scoping of projects and leading on the design and implementation of award winning internet applications and web sites for Bose, Sanyo, Disney, Miller Brewing Company, Zildjian, Grammy.com, Mattel, Pepsi, and many others. Matt holds a degree in computer science from Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. He is currently completing his M.B.A. at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management.