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Mission
Founded in 2005, ListenShare was created to help small, medium and large businesses, as well as non-profit organizations, use the internet to more effectively speak to their stakeholders (customers, business partners, employees, analysts, investors, media and recruits) by:
Vision
We see customers demanding, and businesses desiring, a more transparent, direct and meaningful relationship with each other. And we see blogging, video blogging and podcasting (open media) as the first step in this revolutionary direction.Leadership Team
James Harris, Founding Partner, ListenShare James Harris is a founding partner of ListenShare with more than 17 years of experience in the interactive industry. Harris's interest in interactive media was sparked in the multi-media laboratory at Tennessee Technological University while he was working toward a Master's degree in Business Administration. Harris launched his own consulting business and began working with such clients as Turner Broadcasting and BET on new media strategy and converting assets to digital property. He also worked with Floyd Design (which later became IXL) as a programmer and project manager, and with A.D.A.M. Software developing consumer CD-ROMs for retail consumers. James Harris is currently the CEO and co-founder of Atlanta-based Elemental Interactive, a leading interactive communications consulting firm specializing in online and interactive financial, corporate and employee communications. Stephanie Roberts, Founding Partner, ListenShare Stephanie Roberts is a founding partner of ListenShare . Roberts has more than 15 years of experience in the interactive industry. Roberts was one of the first core team members to join Elemental Interactive in 1996, where she served as Vice President, establishing client service and project management processes and practices for the firm. Since joining Elemental Interactive, Roberts was promoted to Partner and has managed client relationships, strategic planning and interactive project execution for high profile clients including Aflac, Avaya, IBM, The Coca-Cola Company and Turner Broadcasting.Roberts began her career at A.D.A.M. Software in Atlanta and then went on to join Mindspring Enterprises (now Earthlink) in 1996. Roberts' obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Georgia in 1991, where she majored in Interdisciplinary Studies. Ron Lau, Partner ListenShare Ronald Lau is a partner with ListenShare . Lau brings more than a decade of entrepreneurial, professional service and corporate experience in a number of industries. Lau is a co-founder and Managing Principal at Venture X Group, a venture execution firm that has helped to launch more than 100 companies, assisting with securing over $150 million in institutional funding. Lau has also held various senior positions in corporate strategy and general management with BellSouth. Prior to joining BellSouth's team, Lau was a member of Ernst & Young's financial advisory services group. In that role, Lau was responsible for managing projects supporting more than 30 merger and acquisition transactions. Lau earned his B.S. in Finance from the University of Connecticut and his J.D./M.B.A. from Emory University. Lau is a member of the Georgia Bar Association. About Elemental Interactive
Elemental Interactive, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, is an eleven-year old interactive communications consultancy with world-class clients, including: Aflac, Avaya, Cingular Wireless, The Coca-Cola Company, General Motors, IBM and Turner Broadcasting Systems. Elemental Interactive specializes in corporate storytelling and producing interactive communications for its clients. Elemental Interactive is affiliated with Grey Global Group, part of WPP, one of the world's largest communications groups, providing services to national, multi-national and global clients. |
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