Directors

George Boedecker Jr.

Director

George B. Boedecker, Jr. is an entrepreneur and humanitarian as well as the principal Founder and creative force behind Crocs, Inc., where he served on the Board of Directors and as their Chief Executive Officer from July, 2002 through December, 2004. During his tenure, Crocs grew from an 8-person start up, into an industry giant. Once deemed the fastest growing footwear company on the planet, Mr. Boedecker’s successes at Crocs culminated with the largest IPO in the history of the shoe industry.

Paving the way for his successes at Crocs, Mr. Boedecker served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of International Sales and Operations for the Quiznos Corporation in Canada. He is also a founder and managing member of Oregon Food Concepts LLC, a franchise sales and support company that owns and manages Quiznos franchise locations in Oregon and Washington. Prior to Quiznos, Mr. Boedecker was active with the Domino’s Pizza Corporation, and was responsible for building and operating over 100 Domino’s Pizza outlets in multiple states. In addition to Crocs, Boedecker has founded several other profitable businesses; including Boulder, Colorado based Thinkubate Marketing, Crocodile Distribution, and Crocodile Companies.

Aside from his various business success stories, Mr. Boedecker takes great pride in his philanthropic efforts, and in the amazing works being carried out by his Boulder, Colorado based nonprofit, The Boedecker Foundation. With a reach that extends globally, the mission of the Boedecker Foundation is to provide critical resources to nonprofit organizations that inspire positive change within communities around the world.

Through The Boedecker Foundation, Mr. Boedecker and his team have impacted the lives of literally thousands of children, their families and their communities. Through his efforts and contributions, over 50 nonprofit organizations have received funding in support of their work, including the Family Learning Center in Boulder Colorado, Kansas City-based The “Q” Fund working in Zambia Africa, and the completion of a community center and playgrounds in La Paz, Mexico through Youth Opportunities (YO!) Initiatives.

Mark Dowds

CEO

Mark Dowds was an executive team coach for corporations including NewsCorp, RBC, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, and CIBC. He believes in keeping an organization in the hands of the people and is dedicated to uncovering systems and beliefs that get in the way. He launched Brainpark to help employees socialize their work and gather expert opinion to make better decisions.

Mark has played a leading role in several organizations focused on helping entrepreneurs learn from one another to become successful. He is the co-founder of www.creationstep.com , www.bandofcoders.com, and is a limited partner at Bullet Time Ventures. He is an investor in www.CommunityLend.com, www.Virima.com, www.StandOutJobs.com, www.EduFire.com, and www.ServiceCloud.com. He is a director for www.JiffleNow.com , www.WorldBlu.com, and an advisor to www.gamechangeventures.com, www.TravelFli.com, www.HaitiPartners.org and www.Chaordix.com.

He is a graduate of Queen’s University Belfast, a certified NLP trainer, and is working on his Masters in Industrial Psychology. He resides with his wife and children in the San Francisco Bay Area and runs ultra-marathons in the California Mountains to help children in Haiti take hold of their future: www.mileAsmile.com

Twitter: @markdowds

Bobby John

CTO

Bobby brings over 15 years of outstanding leadership in business. Bobby tasted success at an early age, founding Personus Inc. (Caught in The Web), a highly capitalized boutique software development firm while still studying at university. He led Personus Inc. to its eventual acquisition. Bobby went on to become CTO of Trade Settlement Inc., Wall Street’s leader in post trade loan settlement processing serving the $3.0 trillion Global Primary and Secondary Syndicated Loan markets. The technology he built is used by more than 1,000 traders at the world’s largest financial institutions. Internationally recognized for his achievements, Bobby has received numerous accolades including Canada’s ‘Entrepreneur of the Year Award’ as well as Canada’s ‘Top 40 Leaders under the Age of 40 Award’. Bobby John is keenly focused on deliverables and has a passion for building technology that helps people connect with ideas.

Bobby holds a BS in Computer Engineering from the University of Toronto. His greatest joy is derived from time spent with his family. Bobby currently resides in Atlanta, GA with his wife and three children.