About Us
We are a couple of young entrepreneurs carving out our slice of the American Dream. We are students of business. Having been friends and business partners for nearly 14 years, we've tasted sweet success and we've been humbled by failure. But the entrepreneurial spirit doesn't die. We are currently bootstrapping a new business while holding onto our day jobs.

Jonathan Brown (Co-Host)

Jonathan Brown Jonathan has been developing commercial software for the better part of ten years. He founded his first software venture, Cartoon Logic, while studying computer science at the University of Central Florida. Jonathan served a four-year tenure as Vice President and Lead Developer at a small outfit that developed legal case management software. He is currently the Director of Application Development at a financial services company where he leads a team of programmers. Over the years his software has been used by small and large corporations throughout the US and Canada including some very large and well known financial companies.

You can read his blog about everything at jonathanbrown.me . 

Matt Thompson (Co-Host)

Matt ThompsonAfter receiving his Master’s Degree in Communications from Florida State University, Matt served as the Director of Marketing for a legal case management software company (yes, the same company that employed Jonathan). His innovative and aggressive marketing strategies helped turn around the fledgling software company. Currently, Matt is an instructor at various Orlando area institutions where he teaches public speaking courses.
 
Bert Mahoney (Contributor)
 
Bert MahoneyBert is president and creative director of HamiltonBerchman Design  Group, Inc.—a company he started in 2005.  Prior to forming HamiltonBerchman, Bert was the Director of Cross-Media Publishing at The Thacher School in Ojai, California.   Responsible for all matters pertaining to publishing the  institutional message, he designed the school’s award winning website and produced all printed matter communicating the school’s message to  the larger community. Prior to Thacher, he worked for a decade at a variety of graphic design, advertising and publishing firms in New York and Los Angeles. He has a B.S. in Information  Science and a B.A. in Fine Arts from Hartwick College.
 

Retired Contributors...

George Colombo (Contributor)

George ColomboGeorge was the longtime host and producer of Conversations With Industry Innovators, a groundbreaking audio program that George developed for IBM. During the acclaimed series’ run, George interviewed dozens of business and technology luminaries including Tom Peters, Ken Blanchard, Tony Robbins, Don Peppers, and Esther Dyson.

Another one of George’s creations was the popular audiocassette program, High-Tech Selling, published by Nightingale-Conant. In addition to his audio production work, George spent two years as the host of Spotlight Microsoft, a weekly television series on The Technology Education Network.

George Colombo is the co-author of The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Podcasting.  He has also authored three other books about technology, sales, and marketing as well as numerous magazine articles and columns. His entertaining presentations and his knack for explaining sophisticated technological concepts simply and clearly have made him a popular speaker at corporate and industry events.

Ardy & Schnitz, the Indie Analysts (Contributors)

The Indie Analysts Show! Armchair analysts, Schnitz and Ardy, hit a couple of pints, talk PE's, look at the technicals and fundamentals of different companies and the direction of the market as a whole. Hilda, Easy Open Tops, The Pub, and the IA all together in honor of the street. Informing and entertaining.  Check them out at IndieAnalyst.com


Travis Miller & Jimmy Vee (Contributors)

Travis Miller & Jimmy VeeTravis Miller (left) is the analytical side of the Scend partnership. His specialty is analyzing difficult marketing challenges and attacking them from a unique perspective. Travis strives to help companies and individuals realize their dreams by teaching them to create a constant stream of qualified prospects knocking on their door.   He holds a B.A. in Radio/TV from the University of Central Florida and a M.A. in Corporate Communication and Technology from Rollins College.

Jimmy Vee (right) is the creative side of the Scend partnership.  He provides smart, compelling solutions to advertising challenges through his inherent ability to think from an entertainment mindset with a particular emphasis on creative conception, development, direction and production. He is well known for creative concepts that engage consumers and elicit rapid response.  He holds a B.A. in Advertising/PR from the University of Central Florida and a M.A. in Organizational Management from The University of Phoenix.

Travis and Jimmy are the authors of Gravitational Marketing, The Ten Tall Tales of Traditional Marketing, The Six and a Half Secrets of Successful Advertising, The Small Business Owner's Guide To The Galaxy, Car Buying Secrets Exposed and The Seven B’s in Scendsational.

Andrew Rosen (Contributor)

Andrew G. RosenAndrew has eliminated from his resume "career" stints including: counting Tic Tacs (Integrated Marketing Specialist), announcing bluelight specials at a local K-mart (Voice Over Professional), and that he once quit a job after one day in a cubefarm. Over the past 10 years he's worked for some of the largest media companies in the world. Rapidly approaching 30, he's tired of having his creativity stifled and ideas stolen. He hopes his career-based podcast, the WORKING PODCAST , and his idea-a-day podcast, Audio Lightbulb , lead him to the the beautiful island of self-employment.