Executive Growth

Mark Dankberg, Chairman of the Board & CEO, ViaSat joins Executive Growth to discuss how he co-founded Viasat Inc. in 1986 and has led the company's rapid growth. He has held the position of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer since inception. Under his leadership, Viasat has consistently been one of America’s fastest growing technology companies. As a start-up, Viasat was selected to the Inc. 500 list of fastest growing private companies three times. After listing on the NASDAQ exchange in 1996 Viasat has been recognized multiple times by leading business and industry publications including BusinessWeek, Forbes, Fortune, Red Herring, DefenseNews, Space News, and Washington Technology for its exceptional performance and growth. Mark is an acknowledged industry expert in aerospace, defense, and satellite communications, and is the leading visionary for a new generation of high-capacity satellite systems. He has co-authored several military standards on satellite networking, and holds a number of patents in communications and satellite networking technologies. He has participated on Department of Defense advisory panels and was invited to testify before a Congressional committee on high technology growth companies and IPOs. Mark has received a number of awards for his industry and business leadership: * 2000 Entrepreneur of the Year in San Diego in 2000 * 2003 Satellite Industry Executive of the Year in 2003 * 2008 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Aerospace International Communications Award * 2012 Visionary Executive of the Year, Satellite Markets and Research * 2013 Arthur C. Clarke Foundation Industry Innovator * 2013 San Diego Business Journal Most Admired CEO Founders Award * 2015 Society of Satellite Professionals Hall of Fame He has also been an invited speaker on communication technology, entrepreneurship, and executive management at several universities including Rice University, NYU, and University of California at San Diego. He was a founding member of the board of directors of the San Diego Telecom Council (now CommNexus), and served on the San Diego County Regional Economic Advisory Board. In addition, he has been invited to serve as a judge several times at the local and national levels for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year program. Mark began his career with the Collins Radio Division of Rockwell International, and at Linkabit Corp in San Diego, where he held positions in engineering, technical management and business segment management. He earned B.S. EE and M.S. EE degrees from Rice University and is a member of the Rice University Electrical and Computer Engineering Hall of Fame. www.viasat.com BISTalk ran for over 2 years as a drive-time show on ESPN radio in San Diego as part of their experiment in ‘alternative’ non-sports business programming. ESPN returned to all sports programming and BISTalk took it as an opportunity to join the 21’st century with a rebrand and a relaunch as the Executive Growth Podcast.

Darin Andersen, Co-Founder & CEO, NXT Robotics joins BISTalk to discuss how he is a distinguished Internet of Things (IoT) and cybersecurity professional with over 15 years of experience in the security industry. NXT Robotics is a San Diego, CA-based company that provides service robots to support increased security monitoring and alerting requirements. Our autonomous platforms are able to deliver security-related services to our customers while meeting their performance and cost expectations for indoor and outdoor applications. Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) are becoming an increasingly popular choice for organizations that need to scale their operations while lowering costs and ensuring consistent and high-quality results. NXT Robotics delivers autonomous solutions that perform work for extended periods of time (8+ hours). This means that at least a half-day of unsupervised work can be accomplished for a fixed cost. This represents a new and significant change in budgetary planning for security operations. www.Nxtrobotics.com BISTalk ran for over 2 years as a drive-time show on ESPN radio in San Diego as part of their experiment in ‘alternative’ non-sports business programming. ESPN returned to all sports programming and BISTalk took it as an opportunity to join the 21’st century with a rebrand and a relaunch as the Executive Growth Podcast.

Jay Elliot, Author & Founder & CEO, iMedGo joins Executive Growth to discuss how his company is focused on building software products to display medical conditions on mobile devices. 911 Plus+ is their current product for worldwide emergencies and security notifications. He was the founder and chairman of Migo Software, Inc., a mobility software company, and inventor of its flagship product, Migo. Jay has more than thirty years of operations experience with such corporate giants as IBM, Intel, and Apple Computer. He served as the Senior Vice President of Apple Computer responsible for all corporate operations plus overall corporate business planning reporting directly to Steve Jobs, Chairman of the Board, CEO, and co-founder of Apple. During his tenure at Apple, sales grew from $150 million to more than $3 billion. After graduating from college, Mr. Elliot joined IBM as a programmer working on the airline reservation system and moved into management in several key projects in the Disk drive development business, and eventually managed the 16,000-employee software division. Mr. Elliot left IBM to join Intel and at Intel was the director of the California operations. In the healthcare industry, Elliot was the chief executive officer of New Health Systems, a network technology group connecting physicians and payers to patients and affiliated hospitals. As part of the New Health plan, Mr. Elliot spent one year with the UCLA Medical Center and UCLA Computer Science Department helping to develop a software system for the operation of Tele-medical centers. It was while working with UCLA that Mr. Elliot came up with the idea for Migo. http://imedgo.com/ [http://imedgo.com/] BISTalk ran for over 2 years as a drive-time show on ESPN radio in San Diego as part of their experiment in ‘alternative’ non-sports business programming. ESPN returned to all sports programming and BISTalk took it as an opportunity to join the 21’st century with a rebrand and a relaunch as the Executive Growth Podcast.

Robert Swisher, CEO & Co-Founder, Frendli joins Executive Growth to discuss how he is a seasoned technology executive with 15+ years experience leading development of applications and systems running some of the most high traffic sites on the web. As a startup veteran, Robert has unique experience in taking a company from early stages into rapid growth. Robert is the Founder and CEO of Frendli, a startup making the process of meeting new friends easy. Previously Robert served as CTO & Co-Founder at FestPop, a music festival and travel startup and CTO at Business.com. Robert was instrumental in both the capital raise and acquisition of Business.com from Dex One Inc. as well as the sale to strategic buyer, Purch, and the only member of the executive team to do both. Robert Swisher studied Electrical and Computer Engineering at Colorado State University and has a hands on background in both engineering and operations. Robert began his career as a software engineer and quickly expanded his skills into system ops and architecture. Having risen through the ranks as an engineer he has a unique perspective to tech leadership. Robert has lead teams of Alexa Top 800 properties and was among the first to develop a method for live streaming to the iPhone. He is a strong proponent of Agile and Lean Methodologies and the DevOps movement. Robert has experience managing people, products, process and tech to work together in the most effective way possible as well as deep experience in all aspects of web application stacks. In 2015 Robert Swisher was selected by San Diego Magazine as a recipient of the annual Top Tech Exec Award, honoring outstanding leadership in the technology community. Greg Flores, Co-Founder & CRO, Frendli joins Bob to discuss as the Senior VP and Head of Business Development of MP3.com, Greg was responsible for managing the advertising sales team. During his tenure, the net revenues of MP3.com saw rapid growth going from $1.1 million in 1998 (only a partial year) to $21 million in fiscal 1999. The company saw a 266 percent increase over net revenues in fiscal 2000, with $80 million in net revenues. In 2001, MP3.com was sold to Universal music for almost $400 Million. After leaving MP3.com in 2001, Greg the Co-founder of Autospies (www.autospies.com), a premier automotive inside information site where he currently remains a partner in the company. Autospies is now one of the most recognized online automotive brands among automotive enthusiasts and insiders on the Internet. Prospected and closed major automotive advertisers and agencies including IPG, BMW, Toyota, GM, Mercedes Benz, and Lexus. EVP, Business Development, Animusic, LLC Greg also has worked with Animusic (www.animusic.com) since 2003. Animusic is a content creation company focused exclusively on computer animation of music. Greg is a partner and helps with business development. Since working with Animusic, Greg has been instrumental in taking sales from just over 100,000 DVDs to over 800,000. Negotiated co-marketing license agreements with Intel, Best Buy, The National Guitar Museum, Screenvision, Tektronix, Arenaplex, PlayNetwork, and others. Frendli helps real people make real connections in the real world around their shared interests. After we've launched a new friendship, we match them with experiences and fun activities from local merchants. >>> Do you want new customers? <<< >>> Let's connect!<<< Expertise in finding and executing on creative solutions for revenue, advertising sales, business development, and brand partnerships. Frendli helps people who are trying to grow their circle of friends by connecting them with otherpeople who share their interests, activities, tastes and lifestyle and then driving them offline toshare unique experiences and build friendships by incentivizing through deals and discounts onthose experiences. www.frendli.com BISTalk ran for over 2 years as a drive-time show on ESPN radio in San Diego as part of their experiment in ‘alternative’ non-sports business programming. ESPN returned to all sports programming and BISTalk took it as an opportunity to join the 21’st century with a rebrand and a relaunch as the Executive Growth Podcast.

David Meltzer, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Sports 1 Marketing joins Aaron to discuss how he utilizes his relationship capital and situational knowledge to secure diverse business opportunities for all our clients and partners. David has spent the last 25 years as an entrepreneur and executive in the legal, technology, and sports and entertainment fields with expertise across many industry verticals. David launched his career in sports at the world’s most notable sports agency, Leigh Steinberg Sports & Entertainment, serving as CEO, where along with Leigh and Warren, negotiated over $2 billion in sports and entertainment contracts. David sits on numerous boards including JUST capital, OCTANE business incubator, Celebvidy, Rose Bowl Foundation, Transformational Leadership Council, Unstoppable Foundation, among several others. Scott Carter, Co-Founder and Executive Vice President, Sports 1 Marketing joins Aaron to discuss how he is responsible for many business development projects, including Processing for a Cause. After graduating law school, Scott began his career at Leigh Steinberg as a baseball agent and Director of Compliance. He graduated 15th in his class from Western State University College of Law, winning the American Bankruptcy Institute Medal of Honor while he was in Law school. Scott has also taught Sports Law at Concordia University, Irvine. BISTalk ran for over 2 years as a drive-time show on ESPN radio in San Diego as part of their experiment in ‘alternative’ non-sports business programming. ESPN returned to all sports programming and BISTalk took it as an opportunity to join the 21’st century with a rebrand and a relaunch as the Executive Growth Podcast.