People: IZEA Inc (IZEA.PK)

IZEA.PK on OTC Markets Group

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22 May 2013
Price Change (% chg)

$0.01 (+2.46%)
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Volume
20,650
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34,880
52-wk High
$7.40
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Edward Murphy

 2013 Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer

Ryan Schram

 31 2012 Chief Operating Officer, Director

Tom Geraghty

 48 2012 Senior Vice President - Products and Partnerships

Donna Mackenzie

 51 2013 Treasurer, Secretary

Brian Brady

 53 2012 Director

Daniel Rua

 44 2012 Director
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Biographies

Name Description

Edward Murphy

 Mr. Edward H. Murphy is Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer of Izea Inc. He was appointed as Chairman of the Board of the Company on April 26, 2013. He founded IZEA in February 2006 as part of MindComet Corp., an interactive advertising agency that he started in 1999 and served as Chief Executive Officer. IZEA was later spun out of MindComet in September 2006. Mr. Murphy is a serial entrepreneur who is recognized as a pioneer in paid blogging and a catalyst behind the social media sponsorship industry. As the Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Murphy leads company, both with his day-to-day operational leadership and with his strategic vision for the company and its products. His efforts have received recognition from media outlets including The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Wired, USA Today, Forbes, The New York Times, Business Week, PC World, CNN Money, Fortune, Fortune Small Business and Business 2.0. In addition to media coverage, Mr. Murphy has spoken and keynoted panels at a variety of events including Blog World Expo, Always On, Florida Venture Forum, SMX and Dow Jones Venture One Summit. Mr. Murphy attended Florida State University before starting MindComet and several other earlier Internet-related businesses.

Ryan Schram

 Mr. Ryan Schram has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer, Director of Izea Inc. effective November 01, 2012. He joined the company in September 2011 as a senior executive client development, account management, brand marketing, public relations, and publisher alliance organizations. Prior to joining the company, from 2005 to 2011, Mr. Schram served in various leadership roles, most recently as Group Vice President, at ePrize, integrated engagement marketing. Prior to that Mr. Schram held roles of increasing responsibility at CBS/Westwood One and Clear Channel Interactive. Mr. Schram holds a B.A. degree in management from the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University.

Tom Geraghty

 Mr. Tom Geraghty serves as Senior Vice President - Products and Partnerships of IZEA, Inc., since July 10, 2012. He is a Certified Internet Privacy Professional (CIPP-US) by the International Association of Privacy Professionals. Tom started his career in the entertainment industry, serving in a leadership role at a number of high-profile locations, including Universal Orlando's Islands of Adventure, Navy Pier Chicago, and Seaworld Parks & Entertainment. Tom is a graduate of Penn State University.

Donna Mackenzie

 Ms. Donna L. Mackenzie is Treasurer, Secretary of Izea Inc. She resigned as Director of the company effective November 01, 2012. She joined the company in September 2007, as a senior executive financial, operational and customer service areas. Ms. Mackenzie was previously the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Channel Intelligence, Inc., from 2003 to June 2007. Ms. Mackenzie currently serves as the President of the Central Florida Chapter of Financial Executives Institute (FEI), and also serves on the CFO Conference Committee and the Operational Finance and Accounting advisory group of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and past service on the AICPA Business and Industry Executive Committee. She is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the State of Florida. Ms. Mackenzie holds a B.B.A. degree in accounting from the University of Alaska, Anchorage.

Brian Brady

 Mr. Brian W. Brady is appointed as Director of Izea, Inc. He is the Founder and CEO of Northwest Broadcasting, Inc., which owns and operates seven television stations including FOX affiliates in four U.S. markets, since 1995. Mr. Brady has also been the President of Eagle Creek Broadcasting, which owns and operates a CBS affiliate in Laredo, Texas, since 2002. Mr. Brady served on the FOX Affiliate Board for nine years, serving as Chairman for four of those years. The FOX Affiliate Board is a representative body of independent stations affiliated with the FOX Network, part of News Corporation. He currently serves on the Boards of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and Syncbak, Inc. Mr. Brady previously served on the Board of Directors of The Ferris Foundation and Saga Communications, a publicly-traded media company.

Daniel Rua

 Mr. Daniel R. Rua is the Director of IZEA, Inc. He was previously the executive Chairman from September 2006 to May 2011 and an early investor in the predecessor entity IZEA Innovations, Inc. Mr. Rua has been a Managing Partner of Inflexion Partners, an early-stage venture capital fund, since January 2002. Prior to Inflexion, Mr. Rua was a Partner with Draper Atlantic, the east coast fund of Silicon Valley's early-stage venture firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson, from 1999 to 2002. Prior to Draper Atlantic, Mr. Rua led internet protocol development at IBM's Networking Labs in Research Triangle, from 1991 to 1999. Mr. Rua is a former director of InphoMatch (acquired by Sybase) and AuctionRover (acquired by Overture/Yahoo), and serves other board and operating roles as part of his technology investing. Mr. Rua holds a B.S. degree in computer engineering from the University of Florida. He also earned a J.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Law and an M.B.A. from the Kenan-Flagler Business School of the University of North Carolina.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total

Edward Murphy

 259,751

Ryan Schram

 151,484

Tom Geraghty

 --

Donna Mackenzie

 254,123

Brian Brady

 --

Daniel Rua

 28,934
As Of 30 Dec 2011

Options Compensation

Name Options Value

Edward Murphy

 0 0

Ryan Schram

 0 0

Tom Geraghty

 0 0

Donna Mackenzie

 0 0

Brian Brady

 0 0

Daniel Rua

 0 0

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