Blogs

Chad Wiebesick

Wednesday, December 09, 2009

Does Ann Arbor have its own Mad Men culture? Chad Wiebesick says yes. As the Interactive Strategy Director at Perich Advertising + Design and president of the Ann Arbor Ad Club he probably knows what he's talking about. Guess what he'll be writing about in this week's guest blog?

Advertising, Internet, New Media, PR/Marketing

Ann Arbor

Rob Cleveland

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Rob Cleveland knows what it takes to build something out of nothing. A former auto biz writer, he not only grew ICON Creative Technologies Group into a successful 30 person firm, he recently opened the Grange Kitchen in downtown Ann Arbor. Rob believes in the value of tax incentives, and explains how they'll help Michigan develop much-needed entrepreneurs like himself.

Dining / Food, E-commerce, Entrepreneurship, Film And Video, Internet, New Media, PR/Marketing

Ann Arbor

Rick DeVos

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Rick DeVos is the creator behind ArtPrize and other ventures that have a common theme of empowering, expanding and enlightening conversation. His interest in using social media to decentralize control of the event has excited some and rankled others. Whichever side you fall on, one thing is certain: This inaugural year represents a huge social experiment. Rick's here to talk about it this week.

Arts & Culture, Entrepreneurship, Identity, Internet

Catherine Juon

Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Catherine Juon likes exclamation points. It's an enthusiasm thing. Which makes sense when you consider the success she's seen as Pure Visibilty's Co-Founder & Catalyst. Catherine will be blogging this week about Internet marketing, what it's like to helm a woman-owned tech company, and talking to other women business leaders about their experiences.

Advertising, Internet, Web 2.0

Ann Arbor

Dug Song

Wednesday, June 03, 2009

Start ups, skate parks, hacker culture... these represent the future of Ann Arbor if Dug Song has anything to say about it. The VP of engineering at virtual cable provider Zattoo, Dug will be writing about where we need to go and what we need to do to keep the best and brightest here in Tree Town.

Entrepreneurship, Internet, New Media, Software Design, Technology

Ann Arbor

Steve Pierce

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Ypsilanti resident Steve Pierce was launching Internet service companies before anyone ever heard the word website (since 1987). In January of this year, he and his partner Brian Robb launched Wireless Ypsi . Since then they've helped several Michigan communities deploy similar networks. Steve will be writing about bringing free wireless to the masses, living in Ypsilanti and his ideas for Michigan's future.

Downtown Living, Internet, Wireless Technology

Ypsilanti

Ed Vielmetti

Wednesday, June 04, 2008

"I speak the language of Main Street, Ann Arbor USA." Some refer to Ed Vielmetti as the Kevin Bacon of Ann Arbor. But chances are there's less than six degrees of separation between you and he. Ed has spent over 20 years building, teaching, and adapting Internet services to community and local needs. In 2006 he was recognized by BBC News as one of the pioneering users of the World Wide Web. Ed will be writing about the power of wiki's and blogs.

Internet, Web 2.0

Ann Arbor

Adrian Pittman

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Adrian Pittman is co-founder and CEO of Velocity Matters and SOMTU MMS. An Ann Arborite, Adrian has more than 15 years of high-tech marketing and brand development experience. He will be writing about entrepeneurship, innovation and why he lives and works in Ann Arbor.

Entrepreneurship, Internet, PR/Marketing

Ann Arbor

Thomas Meloche

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Thomas Meloche has been an entrepreneur for as long as he can remember. A native Detroiter and U-M grad, he co-founded, managed, and sold nine different start-ups in Michigan over 20 years, including the professional service firm, Menlo Innovations LLC. He is currently President of Procuit (pronounced Pro-Q-It) Inc. Thomas will be writing about untapped Michigan potential, and more importantly, how to tap it!

Internet, IT, Software Design, Venture Capital, Web 2.0

Ann Arbor

Mike Finney

Thursday, October 25, 2007

Mike is president and CEO of Ann Arbor SPARK. A passionate advocate for the transformation of Michigan's high-tech economy he also managed the MEDC�s $1 billion Michigan Life Sciences Corridor initiative between 2000 and 2002. Mike will be wriing about who's making a difference in the Michigan and why.

Advanced Engineering, Aerospace, Alternative Energy, Biotechnology, Entrepreneurship, Healthcare, Internet, Life Sciences, Software Design

Ron Suarez

Thursday, June 14, 2007

Dr. Ron Suarez is our guest blogger this week. Ron is a serial entrepreneur and Arbor City Councilmember who recently founded Promovuz, offering digital music promotion, statistics and sales. He is also a Media Futurist at and the president of Object Insight, Inc., a software engineering firm. Ron uses his Ph.D. in Cognitive Science for his work with User Experience and Object Oriented Design.

Internet, Software Design

Ann Arbor

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