Who is WordRake?
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GARY KINDER
Creator & Co-Founder- WordRake is the brainchild of Gary Kinder, a New York Times bestselling author who has published three critically-acclaimed works of narrative nonfiction. For 20 years he has taught over 1000 writing seminars to lawyers at the country’s most prestigious law firms, and also to scientists, accountants, and professional writers.
- Reviews of Gary's most recent book, Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea, praised his style for its clarity and power. The New York Times Book Review said, "The author writes beautifully." The Atlantic Monthly called the book "a truly great tale, cleverly organized and expertly written." After completing Ship of Gold, Gary took his experience from 30 years of writing and 20 years of teaching on to his next intellectual challenge: creating software that would help everyone improve the power and clarity of their writing.
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STEVE CHAMBERLAIN
CEO & Co-Founder- Steve has spent more than 25 years in senior executive positions in the entertainment and technology industries. Most recently, he has provided angel financing or consulting services to more than a dozen companies, including ChoicePoint, WebMD, Ovations Management Solutions, and N2 Broadband.
- For ten years, he served as Executive Vice President and Co-Founder of Turner Home Entertainment, then as President of a television division of Orion Pictures before spearheading the release of the Beatles "Anthology" for Capitol EMI. Three years ago, he acquired from Warner Bros. the most famous golf instructional films ever made, "Bobby Jones – How I Play Golf," which are now bestsellers on DVD.
DAVE SUTTON
Investor & Board Member- Dave is co-author of Enterprise Marketing Management: The New Science of Marketing, the definitive book on creating sustainable, profitable business growth. He is also Founder and Managing Partner of TopRight, LLC, an innovative strategic marketing consultancy. He has spent his career bridging the gap between marketing and business, art and science, and through his work, helps businesses grow organically and corner markets with a combination of substance and style.
- Before founding TopRight, Dave was CEO and President of Inforte Corporation, a publicly-traded sales and marketing technology consulting business. He was also CEO of the renowned Zyman Group, where he worked alongside Sergio Zyman, the former Chief Marketing Officer of The Coca-Cola Company. Dave is the Managing Member of Blue Rhino Capital, a unique private equity investment firm that helps small investors participate in high growth and high return investment opportunities. Blue Rhino is the largest investor in WordRake.
DAN LIPSON
Investor & Board Member- An investor at Blue Rhino Capitol, Dan has cultivated a career-long vision for identifying unique business opportunities and then taking them to market.
- Dan is currently the President of Camp Jam, LLC, a teen-focused, music education company with programs in 16 cities in the U.S. and Canada. Prior to starting Camp Jam in 2004, Dan became CEO of Leading Edge Promotions, Inc., a youth-centered, sports promotion company. In 2006 KR Industries acquired Leading Edge. Dan also founded and was CEO of ExL Corporation, a licensed merchandise producer linked to NASCAR, Indy Car, and Ducks Unlimited. In 1999, Genesis Direct (now part of QVC) acquired ExL.
DR. PETER BIRD
Chief Technology Officer- WordRake's principal architect, Dr. Peter L. Bird, has long believed that all programming is a linguistic activity. He has worked with domain experts in several distinct industries to develop languages that allow them to directly express their desired applications. He has applied a linguistic methodology for over a quarter century to develop hardware and software systems for governments and Fortune 500 pharmaceutical and manufacturing companies.
- Dr. Bird holds an adjunct position at the University of Michigan in the department of Computer Science Engineering, where he has taught classes in language design and implementation, operating systems, database systems, computer architecture, and software application security. Dr. Bird holds a PhD in Computer Science. He is a member of the IEEE.
