Online Broadcasting Systems, Inc.
An Internet Media Company
"Building The Online Brands of Tomorrow, Today"
James E. Kitchel
Mr. Kitchel, is an accomplished serial entrepreneur who has founded or co-founded fifteen companies since 1972, four of which he took public:
Electromedics, Inc, (1974), the inventor of the electronic digital thermometer and other medical devices; Marine Nutritional Systems, Inc. (1977), a pioneer in the technology of shellfish farming; Advanced Monitoring Systems, Inc. (1980), inventor of ‘smart pig’ technology to monitor petroleum pipelines for corrosion and leaks; and Core Petroleum, Inc. (1985), an oil and gas production and exploration company. He has assisted numerous other start-ups with securing venture capital and successful IPO's. Since 1985 he has successfully completed six major industry consolidations: (EnTransCo, Inc. (1986-87), natural gas gathering systems and privately owned pipelines; Northern Outfitters, Inc. (1988-90), manufacturers of clothing and footwear; Back-In-A-Flash, Inc. (1993-94), a chain of 1- Hr. photo stores; HomeTech, Inc. (1996-97), home medical equipment dealers in California; CareTrak, Inc. (1998-2000), home medical equipment dealers in Texas and Florida; and Axio Financial Services, Inc. (2002-present), mortgage banking companies. He currently serves as Board Chairman of both EquiPoint Financial Services, Inc. and Axio Insurance Services, Inc. He also serves the following non-profit organizations: Sacramento Angels, Inc. as Board Chairman and CEO; the Golden Capital Network, Inc. as Board member and Chair of the Events Committee; and the Sacramento Regional Technology Alliance, Inc.(SARTA) as Board member and Chair of the Events Committee. He is an internationally recognized public speaker on entreprenuerism, capital formation, IPO's and angel investing, with stories about him or his accomplishments appearing in numerous national magazines, newspapers, radio and TV shows. Mr. Kitchel served in the US Army (1966-69) and he earned a bachelors Degree (Pre-Med major) from Brigham Young University in 1972. He also serves as CEO and Chairman of the Board of New Castle Capital Corporation www.newcastlecapital.com
Patrick McGilvray, J.D., CFP® Co-Founder, President
Patrick has a background in real estate, law, finance, and marketing. He is a Certified Financial Planner® and a licensed California real estate broker. He is a graduate of UC Berkeley and earned his law degree at the University of California at Davis School of Law. He moved to San Francisco after graduating from law school and became the Vice President of Operations with Gibbs Brown Financial Services LLC, a startup financial services marketing and lead-generation company.
In 2004 Patrick co-founded McGilvray & Donnelly Financial Services, a full-service independent financial advisory company in Sacramento, California. This company is still in business, and day-to-day operations are managed by Patrick Donnelly, CFS, CSA.
He is passionate about promotions and marketing on the internet with an emphasis on media relations and search engine technologies. Patrick is also active on a number of boards dedicated to community health and philanthropy in the Sacramento region.
Dan Jacuzzi CEO/Controller
Mr. Jacuzzi is a successful entrepreneur who has owned and operated diverse businesses in the real estate industry for more than 30 years. His portfolio of companies can be seen at www.SelectGroupRE.com. He is responsible for distribution and tracking of the pre-qualified real estate customer leads TheHomeBuyingCenter.com generates nationwide. Below is a description of his different businesses:
The Select Group is the leading real estate sales firm in Yuba, Sutter and Butte counties. His offices in Roseville, Auburn and Sacramento are the largest CENTURY 21 offices in Placer and Sacramento counties and in the Central Valley of California.. In terms of total sales his team is in the top 10 of 4,000 CENTURY 21 firms nationwide and has earned the “Centurion” and Quality Service awards in each of his offices.
His ERA Division, “ERA Realty Center” is the largest locally owned firm in El Dorado County and the ninth largest ERA franchise in the nation.
The Select Group served over 2,537 sellers and buyers in 2007, representing over $783 million in sales. Mr. Jacuzzi's wholly owned Stanford Mortgage closed over $270 million in loans in 2007.
Dan’s Commercial Division is active in Business Opportunity Brokerage and Investment Real Estate. The company is also active in new home sales, marketing several new home communities as well as working with many individual builders.
Select Property Management, Inc., with offices in Yuba City, Cameron Park and Roseville, is currently managing over fifteen hundred single family homes, condominiums, and apartment units.
Jonathan Ashton Chief Technology Officer
Jonathan has been involved with internet marketing since 1996 when he was a founding partner of an online marketing and interactive application development firm in Chicago. He is currently Vice President and Director of Search Engine Optimization for Agency.com and runs their Center of Excellence for SEO. His team provides SEO services for the North American offices of the company, focuses on web analytics as a core driver for sustaining growth and accelerating ROI.
Jonathan is a key driver in top-level client engagements at Agency.com, including CIT Group, Del Monte, Energizer, Fisher-Price, LG, Jones Lang LaSalle, Hewlett-Packard, Kohler and Ulta Cosmetics.
Jonathan is a sought after speaker and educator on the topic of search engine optimization (SEO). He has presented to such diverse groups as C-level marketers at the American Marketing Association and the Business Marketing Association as well as programmers and developers.
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