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Gary serves on the board of Aprimo, Aveso, Clearsight, Docusign, and OnRequest Images. Gary was an investor in Visio Corporation (NASDQ: VSIO) and signed on as their chief marketing officer, where he played a central role in positioning Visio as the leader in business drawing software. Gary's technology experience includes serving as vice president of marketing at Microsoft from 1990 to 1994, where he managed the advertising, PR, research, channel, events and direct marketing disciplines. During his Visio years, the market capitalization rose from $25 million to $1.3 billion, after which the company was sold to Microsoft. Mr. Gigot is a 16-year advertising veteran, principally with Ogilvy & Mather.
Gary remains an active philanthropist, having founded the Gigot Center of Entrepreneurial Studies at Notre Dame and the United Way of King County's "Out of the Rain" initiative to end homelessness. Gary currently sits on the Notre Dame Business School Advisory Council, the University of Washington College of Arts & Sciences Advisory Board and the Board of Managers of Northwest Horticulture.
Frith delights in turning big, improbable ideas into realities. In 1988, she created the Russia & Central Asia travel program for Recreational Equipment, Inc. and managed it for nine years, acquiring the fundamental customer-centric business management skills to found her own company. She pioneered numerous climbing expeditions into remote mountain ranges where Westerners had never traveled. Since launching Sesame Communications in 1999, Frith has brought her explorer's drive to creating the premier online communications brand in dentistry, transforming practices through technology. She holds an MA in International Studies from the University of Washington.
Jon has a 20-year track record in executive leadership for companies making the transition from early stage businesses to market-leading enterprises. Prior to joining Sesame, Jon was CFO of Saflink (NASDAQ: SFLK), leading the company through a period of explosive growth in both market value and industry presence. He began his career with Arthur Andersen, and has held senior finance and operating positions with Captaris and a number of early to mid-size technology companies backed by high- profile venture firms.
Candace leads a rapidly-growing national team of Solution Consultants providing one-on-one attention to the needs of Sesame Members. She joined Sesame after a 15-year career building and leading high-performance sales teams at Microsoft. Candace attended Whitman College and launched her technology career at Hewlett Packard. She believes that business success is founded on high-integrity, long-term relationships.
As Vice President of Technology, Nikolay manages product development and IT services with a focus on innovation and optimizing the user experience. Nikolay has over 15 years of experience developing large-scale solutions for Microsoft, MediaNet Digital, and Loudeye, and served as CTO at J. River. Nikolay earned his MBA from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. Born in the former USSR, he manages Sesame's dedicated team of software developers in Russia.
Jim's passion for customer service and employee development has helped build Sesame into a company with a reputation for legendary customer care. He honed his skills during twelve years as Mail Order Manager at Recreational Equipment, Inc., building REI's catalog division into an award-winning team of eighty product and customer service specialists. Subsequently, he managed THAW, the 250-person company that produced REI-label goods.
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