Donna Hemmert, MAPP

Experience

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  Davis Elen Advertising

  Jan 1990 - Jan 1994

  MIS Director

  Large (Rank 78) advertising agency in Los Angeles with clients such as Toyota and McDonald's.

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  InterCon Systems

  Feb 1994 - Feb 1996

  Director of Business Development

  InterCon was a pioneer Internet company and the recognized number one Macintosh TCP/IP software for the enterprise, with 95% of the market. Acted as primary liaison and negotiator between InterCon and potential new business ventures including strategic alliances, partnerships, co-marketing deals and licensing arrangements.

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  PSINet

  Feb 1996 - Nov 1997

  Wholesale Network Services, Director Of ISPs

  Was responsible for developing and managing activities of the Wholesale Network Services Group for ISPs. The ISP program was responsible for 90% of all Wholesale business.

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  Netscape Communications

  Jan 1998 - Mar 1999

  Business Development

  The Website Business Development Team was charged with forming strategic, multimillion dollar partnerships for Netscape’s portal, Netcenter. This group was a strategic, highly charged group within Netscape, responsible for developing and negotiating strategic and profitable relationships with partners.

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  Roku Technologies

  Mar 1999 - Sept 2000

  VP of Marketing

  Responsible for all marketing activities and projects within this Internet wireless, peer-to-peer software company. This included both product marketing and marketing communications.

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  OptiView Technologies

  Mar 2001 - Apr 2006

  CEO

  Led the strategy and redirection of OptiView Technologies from Web-hosted service model to software development of Web acceleration software and appliances for the enterprise. Customers included American Express, The Washington Post, and The Mead Corporation.

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  Inter.net Canada

  Apr 2004 - Mar 2006

  Owner/Board Member

  As an owner and executive of the company, I set strategy and work on high-end projects, and am often involved in setting market direction, as well as taking a leadership role in marketing and business development, as warranted.

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  Kadoo, Inc

  Oct 2007 - Jan 2012

  Co-Founder

  Kadoo is your private video cloud. Kadoo allows users to privately share or publicly publish your videos and other files to anywhere including smart phones, TV and social media sites such as Facebook Users can upload their videos (including HD) and selectively share. So, a user can capture an HD video on their mobile phone and minutes later be sharing it privately or publicly to friends on almost any device including smartphones, TVs, tablets or PCs.

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  AIS Network

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2014

  Co-Owner/VP of Strategy

  Chicago-based AIS Network is almost 20-year-old pioneer in enterprise cloud hosting and managed hosting services. As the VP of Strategy, I am directly responsible for researching, planning, defining, articulating, updating, presenting, and managing the ongoing execution of an organization’s strategic business goals.

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  Positive Business DC

  Jan 2012 - now

  Co-Founder
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  Intelishift Technologies

  Jan 2012 - now

  Partner

  Intelishift is a fast growing colocation and hosting company with customers throughout the US. The company has more than doubled in size each year since its founding in late 2009. As a member of the executive team, I participate in strategy and company direction. I lead all marketing efforts including market direction, market analysis, go-to-market strategy, branding, positioning, content marketing, SEO, website, social media, and events.

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  Eastern Ridge School

  Jan 2014 - now

  Member of the Board of Directors
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  Positive Voices

  Jan 2016 - now

  Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer

  Positive Voices, an online platform whose mission is to help people increase their happiness, find meaning and achieve their goals. Positive Voices showcases leading experts who bring cutting-edge tips and practices rising from the research in positive psychology and related social sciences. Content is delivered via video, audio, online tools and blogs.