Mike Lee
Social entrepreneur, startup guy and husband/father of a large and crazy family. In my off time, I love photography, travel and music.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Employed Full-Time |
| Industries: | Information Technology, Internet, Media |
| Skills: | Business, Copy Writing, Editing, Entrepreneurship, Guerrilla marketing, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Negotiation, Public Relations, Recruitment, Viral marketing, Writing |
| Next step: | Not sure. I have quite a few new ventures in the works, and some specific plans for what I'd like to see happen, but trying to be flexible. |
| Location: | Vancouver, WA |
| Groups: | Startup Now! Oregon |
| Visas: | U.S. |
| Interested in: | Advising startups, Brainstorming, Career advice, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding experts, Finding hot stories, Finding mentors, Finding team mates, Joining a startup, Learning about entrepreneurship, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Partnering with other groups, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Providing services to startups, Receiving feedback, Recruiting, Recruiting for my startup, Starting a company, Supporting my investments |
| Tags: | portland, social media, social networking, startup |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Silver Key |
| Position: | CEO/Founder |
| Time period: | February 2003 - Present |
| Description: | Founded in 2003, Silver Key focuses on early- to mid-stage privately held companies. My focus is working with the most well-funded and managed startups around the county, with a primary focus on the San Francisco bay area.
Previous employment in staffing includes Co-Founder of a boutique recruiting firm. Prior to that, I was a Senior Recruiter and top-producer for a technology recruiting firm. |
| Employer: | Promed Search Firm, LLC |
| Position: | Co-Founder |
| Time period: | January 2002 - February 2003 |
| Description: | As co-founder of Promed, I created the medical recruiting practice for a firm that later attempted to branch into other industries. I was responsible for hiring and training recruiters, as well as establishing nationwide search agreements with several major corporations, including Pharmerica and Apria Healthcare.
Day-to-day responsibilities included successfully filling and closing multiple searches, as well as the creation of documents, tools and written collateral used by all Promed recruiters. |
| Employer: | Boutique Search Firm |
| Position: | Sr. Headhunter |
| Time period: | March 2000 - January 2002 |
| Description: | As a Sr. Headhunter at this search firm, I successfully completed and closed searches for technical positions, including Architect and Software Developers, as well as QA Engineers and management level positions.
Accomplishments: - 2001 Billables totaled $840,000 - 2002 Billables totaled $625,000 - Successfully completed the firm's first two Executive Searches |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | Photography, Travel, Music |
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Laughing Giraffe Organics
Laughing Giraffe Organics is a gluten free, raw, vegan, snack food company that is making nutrient dense snacks available to people with dietary restrictions
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Taro Dream Inc.
Taro Dream Inc., was founded over 19 years ago by Pamela Noeau Day who out of necessity had developed a line of poi-based foods to save her allergic daughter’s life.
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Harvey Mathews
High school history teacher turned legislative policy wonk turned business association lobbyist turned president of the state's software industry association.