Silicon Valley Group

Rosemary Brisco leads search engine marketing and website lead generation projects for clients. ToTheWeb specializes in working with venture-funded, B2B companies who have a website lead generation problem. But the work doesn’t stop there — we make sure that visitors convert into pipeline leads. Many clients have seen a 3-fold increase in leads in the first year.

A visionary leader, Rosemary was awarded the Entrepreneur of the Year Award-2000 during a ceremony at the Capitol in Washington. Prior to becoming President of ToTheWeb, she was CEO of WomenAsia.com, a business trade company connecting North American and Asian business women. She led the site to become the top-rated website by CNBC Asia, Business Online and the Asia Observer. Rosemary began her career in sales for the commercial printing and publishing industries.

ToTheWeb works with clients to turn their website into a successful sales tool. These services include search engine optimization, Google AdWords (PPC) programs, selected social media initiatives, usability testing and website auditing and reporting. ToTheWeb's clients are funded B2B start-up companies located in Silicon Valley, Europe and Asia. ToTheWeb launched as a web design company in Singapore in 1995 and relaunched in 2001 in Silicon Valley.
rbrisco@totheweb.com, 650-918-7390

Denise Brouillette is president of LeaderXpress, LLC, a leadership development consultancy in San Francisco. Denise is an executive coach, leadership consultant and author who for the past 18 years has been delivering transformational leadership experiences for executives, key leaders, and leadership teams. Whether through a leadership program, team consultation or with executive and leadership coaching, Denise's unique processes help leaders design the roadmap that gives them the practical means for achieving success, personally and professionally.

Following a successful career in education at two teaching hospitals of the Harvard Medical School system—the Massachusetts General Hospital and The Cambridge Hospital—and as vice president of a consulting firm in Boston, Denise moved to San Francisco, and launched her leadership development work in the Bay Area. She specializes in working with leaders in high-technology, bio-technology, health care, and financial services, and her clients range from start-ups to industry leaders in the Fortune 500.

Denise received her M.B.A. from the Simmons School of Management, Simmons College, Boston, and her B.S. with honors from Boston University. She is a certified coach through The Coaches Training Institute of San Rafael, CA. Denise writes a leadership blog, and is authoring a book, Influence Matters! 31 Ways in 31 Days® to Master Influence at Work. Visit her LeaderXpress Facebook page and follow her on twitter http://twitter.com/DFBrouillette.
denise@theinnovativeedge.com, 415-665-8816

Renee Daggett Certified QuickBooks Consultant with Intuit is the founder and President of Administrative Bookkeeping Co., Inc. Renee has corporate financial management experience dating back to 1995 and is passionate about equipping business owners with the tools they need to run their business simply and efficiently. Renee has been certified budget coach with Crown Financial Ministries since 2004 and is also an Enrolled Agent tax preparer. With this license, she uniquely brings peace to her clients by helping them with all the aspects of running a business.

Renee is also the author of Your Financial Flight Plan: Pilot Your Business To Profitability and Managing Your Properties with QuickBooks. She serves on the board of directors for the San Jose Police Officers Foundation in order to raise money to help keep the Officers and the community safe. The Foundation has purchased vests for the Officers, trauma kits, and gear for the canine unit.

Renee received a bachelor’s degree from San Jose State University in 1989.
rdaggett@adminbooks.com, 408-782-9640

Avery Horzewski is president of AVE Consulting, a marketing and customer communications consulting firm that helps companies of all sizes develop and refine their communication strategies. She regularly speaks about social media to groups interested in learning more about this new communication medium, its impact on business, and best practices for implementing. She’s also a program advisor and instructor at San Francisco State’s College of Extended Learning, where she teaches “Engaging Your Community: Creating an Effective Social Media Campaign.”

Avery holds a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in Speech Communication from California State University, Hayward. She has also taught public speaking and argumentation theory courses at California State University, Hayward and University of Utah. Representative clients include ACT Medical, Adobe Systems, Alan Biller & Associates, Aruba Networks, Borland, CareFusion, Cisco Systems, Cooley Godward, Coremetrics, E*TRADE, Exordium Group, Logitech, Netflix, NETGEAR, SAP, and Symantec.

Avery regularly shares ideas on the AVE Consulting Blog, WIC Consulting Blog, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
avery@aveconsulting.com, 408-528-7138

Rochelle Kopp is founder and Managing Principal of Japan Intercultural Consulting, an international training and consulting firm focused on Japanese business. She is a recognized authority on Japanese culture and business practices, particularly Japanese communication style and organizational behavior and decision-making in Japanese firms. A veteran facilitator experienced in delivering training and consulting to both Japanese and non-Japanese, Rochelle has a particular specialty in facilitating cross-cultural teambuilding and other programs for executives.

Rochelle works to help clients increase profitability and employee engagement through improved communication and working relationships in multicultural environments. She is currently focused on helping Japanese companies be more successful in their global operations, supporting effective human resource management practices, facilitating organization development, and providing cross-cultural training and teambuilding. She also works frequently with American firms that have Japanese customers, joint venture partners, and suppliers.

Rochelle gained firsthand experience of Japanese corporate culture when she lived in Japan and worked at the Tokyo headquarters of a major Japanese financial institution. Since that time, as a consultant Rochelle has worked closely with numerous Japanese companies of various sizes and in a wide variety of industries, including many of Japan's most prominent firms. She brings these first-hand insights into her seminars and consulting on Japanese business culture, helping participants develop improved relationships and avoid cultural misunderstandings.
rochelle@japanintercultural.com, 650-331-0638

Monica Nester is Vice President and General Manager of Marisan Group.
monica@marisan.com, 408-257-5840

Adrian Ott has been called, “One of Silicon Valley’s most respected, (if not the most respected) strategist” by Consulting Magazine. As CEO of Exponential Edge Inc., she helps businesses gain market advantage in an exponential economy. Adrian has collaborated with some of the most innovative companies in the world including Microsoft, HP, Sierra Ventures, Symantec and Seagate to achieve market leadership for their products, services, and programs.

Adrian is the author of the book The 24-Hour Customer: New Rules for Winning in a Time-Starved, Always-Connected Economy (HarperCollins, August 2010). She writes a regular column at “Fast Company.com”. Adrian also serves as Chair of the Strategy & Growth Roundtable for the Harvard Business School Association of No. Calif. She has lectured on innovation and marketing strategy at the University of California, The University of Ottawa Executive MBA Program, and at Stanford.

Prior to founding Exponential Edge®, Adrian worked at HP for 15 years and was recognized in the HP 2000 Annual Report for "infusing HP with new revenue streams and technology and business models." During her tenure she led the Garage Program business unit that bridged HP to the Silicon Valley innovation community and managed a $1.5 billion dollar revenue portfolio of business. She also gained operational experience in Corporate Strategy at AT&T (Formerly Pacific Bell), and at the Clorox Company. Adrian holds an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School, and a B.S. degree from U.C. Berkeley. Follow her on twitter http://twitter.com/ExponentialEdge.
info@exponentialedge.com, 650-331-7378 ext 80

Linda Popky is the president of L2M Associates, a Redwood City-based strategic marketing company that helps organizations improve the effectiveness of their marketing programs, processes, and people. Her clients range from small businesses and consultants to mid-sized companies and large Fortune 500 enterprises.

In 2009, Linda was named one of the top women of influence in Silicon Valley and inducted into the Million Dollar Consultant® Hall of Fame. She is the first marketing consultant worldwide certified to offer the Private Roster™ Mentoring Program for consultants and entrepreneurs. Linda is the past president of WIC, as well as a member of the Society for the Society for the Advancement of Consulting (SAC), the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), and the Business Marketing Association (BMA). She is a coach and mentor for Clean Tech Open and the Astia women’s business accelerator.

Linda holds advisory positions and teaches marketing courses at San Francisco State University’s College of Extended Learning, and the University of California Santa Cruz Extension in Silicon Valley, and she is an adjunct instructor in West Virginia University’s online Master’s in Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) program. She’s the author of workbooks on Marketing Your Career and Promoting Your Non-Profit, the host of the Marketing Thought Leadership podcast series, and the host of the Norcal BMA’s Marketing Strategy Roundtable.
linda@popky.com, 650-281-4854

Kelli Richards is President and CEO of The All Access Group, a digital media consultancy. Her firm specializes in providing strategic counsel and fostering high level alliances to game-changing, disruptive, innovative technology and media companies, and established artists and celebrities alike. She facilitates access to senior level decisionmakers, influencers, and luminaries between entertainment and technology to create impactful partnerships that allow both sides to win, and to reinforce their leadership in the marketplace. She’s at the nexus of where emerging business models and new forms of digital distribution meet in service of enabling ever-changing consumer demands.

Prior to launching The All Access Group, Kelli spent 10 years at Apple, launching and driving their music and entertainment initiatives. She has been published as a co-author of two books including the acclaimed The Art of Digital Music: 56 Artists, Visionaries & Insiders Reveal Their Creative Secrets (Backbeat Books, December 2004).

Kelli is a sought after panel moderator and speaker at digital media conferences, and a contributor to the media as an expert in the areas of digital music, digital entertainment, artist direct-to-fan, "artist 360", branded content distribution, the changing live music landscape, emerging business models, and integrated brand entertainment. She holds an MBA with an emphasis in marketing, and a BA in marketing/filmmaking from San Jose State University, and she is also a Certified Life Coach through the Debbie Ford Institute for Integrative Coaching. She's a Board Member (SF Chapter) of NARAS (Grammys), and of Rock the Earth. Her business mentors include: Alan Weiss (“The Million Dollar Consultant”) and Alan Cohen (best-selling author & coach).
kelli@allaccessgroup.com, 408.257.6155

Jan Robertson is Managing Partner and Co-Founder of SiVal Advisors, a mergers & acquisitions advisory firm located in Silicon Valley, California. SiVal Advisors specializes in assisting mid-market technology companies, in a range of areas including: medical devices & services, semiconductor, semi-equipment, software, manufacturing and Clean Tech, with M&A and related matters. Her expertise includes sell-side and buy-side engagements, valuations and fairness opinions.

Jan, a frequent speaker and author on topics related to M&A, has advised numerous clients and boards of directors on a wide variety of transactions over her thirty- year career. In the past two years, Jan has moderated panels on technology-related topics such as Smart Grid: Understanding the Current Landscape and What Lies Ahead and Exit Planning: What Every CEO, Business Owner & Board Advisor Needs to Know. In 2012 Jan was honored as one of Silicon Valley’s Top 100 “Women of Influence”.

Prior to SiVal Advisors, Jan was Managing Director in Needham & Company's Menlo Park office, where she built the M&A practice from 1997 to 2002. Prior to Needham, she worked at major Canadian investment banking firms, including RBC Dominion Securities and BMO Nesbitt Burns. Jan has an MBA from Queen’s University (Canada) and a Bachelor of Science from University of Toronto. She is credentialed as a Chartered Business Valuator, and holds FINRA Series 79 and 63 securities licenses for investment banking. She currently serves on the board of directors for Peninsula Symphony and for NAWBO Silicon Valley, where she is President-elect.
jrobertson@sivalllc.com, 650- 678-3222

Michelle Rogers is the owner and CEO of Home Instead Senior Care a franchise offering a wide variety of senior home care services, resources and support delivered right in one’s home and designed to be flexible to meet each individual’s needs.

Michelle has more than 25 years of marketing and sales experience within the technology sector. Michelle acquired the South Peninsula Home Instead Senior Care franchise, founded in 1997, after deciding she wanted to be involved in providing services that would support people in the community. Her CAREGivers provide non-medical, in-home services to seniors in Cupertino, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, Los Altos, Menlo Park, Atherton, Portola Valley, Woodside, Redwood City, San Carlos, and Belmont, Calif.

She currently serves as a Board Member for the National Private Duty Association’s local chapter and a board member of the Home Instead Franchise Exchange Council.
micheller@hiseniorcare.com, 650-691-9671

Deb Siegle Principal of Strategic Marketing Solutions, is a Board Member for Women in Consulting, where she is the Director of Strategic Audiences, and the strategist for the Leaders Network. Deb helps clients 'get it right': right products and services - using the right message - to the right people - in the right market - with the right user experience and cultural approach. Deb is a recognized marketing leader, problem solver and communicator, who is an authority in market research, strategy, and customer loyalty and experience. She understands what drives buyer and customer behavior, and is expert at hearing and translating the market and customer voice into actionable strategies and tactics that matter.

Deb assists clients with strategic research, branding, positioning and messaging, market and product development and launch, competitive and technology analysis, and customer loyalty and experience projects. Deb has more than 25 years of marketing, customer service, and sales experience in public and privately-held companies in high tech, healthcare / wellness, biotech, sustainability and professional services. She brings a unique combination of strategic and tactical skills developed through hands-on line management experience at fast-growing companies.

Prior to founding Strategic Marketing Solutions, Deb held senior and executive level positions in customer satisfaction and service, marketing, product management, and market development. Deb is currently president of Women in Telecom. Deb graduated Beta Gamma Sigma with a M.B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, and Phi Beta Kappa with a BBA from the University of Michigan. She is a popular speaker, and has been featured in executive pod- and web-casts on "Customer Voice", "Building Customer Loyalty," "The Power of Retention Marketing", and "How Research Can Reveal New Insights into Your Customers, Your Product, & Your Brand."
dsiegle@marketingsolns.com, 650-654-2737

Norma Watenpaugh, founding principal of PhoenixCG, is an acknowledged expert in partnering best practices and has had extensive experience in partnering, alliances, and channel development. Norma has built bootstrap partner programs in startup environments and has scaled those programs to handle the needs of large enterprises with thousands of partners, leveraging hundreds of millions of revenue. Industry experience includes enterprise IT (hardware, software, and hosted systems), supply chain logistics, bio-pharma, and telecommunications.

She is also a Global Board Member of the Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals and Chair of the Alliance Best Practices Committee. She is a frequently requested speaker at industry conferences and workshops. She was a Regent's scholar at the University of Nebraska where she studied Physical Sciences and holds an M.B.A. from Santa Clara University with a marketing emphasis.
normaw@phoenixcg.com, 408-848-9514

Karilee Wirthlin Principal of KL Consulting, works with CEOs, VPs of Marketing, and Directors of websites to shape and implement the vision of their web site. KL Consulting was founded in 1999 and has served such Silicon Valley companies such as Polycom, Sony Computer Entertainment America, Borland, Business Objects and NVIDIA.

Karilee co-authored with business gurus Brian Tracy, Mark Victor Hansen, and Robert G. Allen et al the bestselling book Create the Business Breakthrough You Want…, and in October 2006 was named to the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal “40 under 40” list, which highlights the best and brightest talent in Silicon Valley.

She’s been a member of Women in Consulting since 2000. She’s held several positions on the WIC Board of Directors including president from 2006-2007. She’s been part of the Leaders Network since 2008.
kl@klconsulting.com, 650-947-4986