Mike Jones, CEO of SCIENCE - Long-time entrepreneur and former CEO of Myspace, Mike Jones now serves as the CEO of Science, Inc., the disruptive media, marketing and brand building company. Science Inc. nurtures successful digital businesses by bringing together the best ideas, talent, resources and financing through a centralized platform. As a serial internet entrepreneur, Jones has founded, advised, invested in and sold numerous businesses, including application platform Userplane, which he led from startup to its acquisition by AOL, Tsavo Media, Movoxx, PeopleMedia, Brizzly and Myspace. He is actively involved with early-stage startups as an advisor, board member and investor. Among others, Jones has personally invested in more than 30 startup businesses including Klout, Betterworks, Formspring, ShoeDazzle and LunchMoney.
Paul Smith, CEO of Story Makers, LLC - Paul Smith is a popular keynote speaker and corporate trainer in leadership and storytelling techniques, and former executive and 20-year veteran of The Procter & Gamble Company. He is also the author of the best selling book Lead with a Story: A Guide to Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. His current area of research is the use of stories for character development in children. His new book on that topic is titled Parenting with a Story: Real-life lessons in character for parents and children to share. His work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Inc. Magazine, Time, Forbes, The Washington Post, PR News, Success Magazine, CIO Magazine, Investors Business Daily, Marketing Research Magazine, the American Banking Journal, and London’s Edge Magazine, among others. In his 20 years with Procter & Gamble, Paul held leadership positions in both research and finance functions, and most recently served as director of consumer and communications research
Michel Bayan - EVP of Fragmob - As EVP of Fragmob, Michel and the team are pushing the envelope and disrupting the direct selling industry with bleeding edge mobile technology proven to significantly increase the effectiveness of the industry's 96 million independent sellers.
As a noted writer and speaker in direct selling, Michel has advised numerous companies in the industry on their digital strategy and how to "Burst the Bubble" by getting out of the industry's shadow and build a main stream brand that will endure through the information age.
Michel is deeply interested in big ideas, ambitious technologies, innovative marketing techniques, and performance arts.
