On the May 9th edition of PlayMakers Talk Show, our guests were:

Jim Lewandowski – CEO, Firehost

Paige Robinson – CEO, Trellise

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Jim Lewandowski, CEO, Firehost

As the CEO of FireHost, Jim Lewandowski oversees the growth and strategic direction of the company. With more than 25 years’ experience in the technology industry, he has a proven track record for building world class teams that produce exceptional revenue and profit growth through outstanding customer service. As CEO, he will continue to expand the security expertise on the FireHost team so that customers can choose a secure cloud provider for their mission-critical applications.

Before joining FireHost, Jim served as senior vice president and general manager at Rackspace, where he delivered 17 consecutive quarters of accelerating annual revenue growth following the company’s successful IPO in 2008. Prior to Rackspace, Jim was executive vice president of the Americas at McAfee, a global leader in security software, where he led field operations in North and South America from 2003 through 2007. Jim also served as vice president of business and enterprise sales at Yahoo! and vice president of sales at BMC Software and held a variety of sales and leadership positions at IBM.

Firehost.com

Phone: (877) 262-3473

Paige Robinson, CEO, Trellise

Paige Robinson is the founder & CEO of Trellise; a platform that helps employers quickly and painlessly finds the best students for their entry-level positions.  Using matching technology, employers have the opportunity to share their job openings with students that are a fit.  Students can opt in and learn more about the company right from their mobile phone. As a result, Trellise is able to deliver a curated, ranked list of top candidates to employers, without them ever leaving their home office and at a much lower cost than traditional recruiting methods.

Prior to starting Trellise, Paige worked at Alvarez & Marsal in Houston, where she helped her clients with a number of business problems such as helping to redesign the hiring strategy for a Fortune 500 company, serving in the Project Management Office (PMO) of a $40 million SAP implementation, and performing due diligence on an acquisition target for a prominent private equity company.

Paige attended Texas A&M University and graduated with honors from Mays Business School with a degree in Finance. In school, she helped launch Spoons Frozen Yogurt with an international entrepreneur. Within the first year of opening its doors, Spoons become one of the largest distributors of frozen yogurt in the state of Texas and now is franchised with stores across the country.

Trellise.com

Host Steve A Klein, Paige Robinson, Jim Lewandowski

On the May 2nd edition of PlayMakers Talk Show, our guests were:

Michael Sheehan – CEO, IntelliCentrics

Carrie Kelleher – Owner, Coffee House Cafe

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Michael Sheehan, CEO, IntelliCentrics

Mike Sheehan is CEO of Flower Mound-based IntelliCentrics, Inc., an operational security company that has built its business in the healthcare industry (one of the most complex and highly regulated industries) and has seen five consecutive years of triple-digit growth, even during the economic downturn.

IntelliCentrics helps organizations ensure visitors meet the security requirements needed to enter specific areas by conveying policies, obtaining and managing credentialing and ultimately, extending privileges. In this role, Mike leverages his unique combination of entrepreneurial and Fortune 500 experiences in technology, process control, sales and marketing to deliver on the company’s vision of making the world a safer place. His responsibilities include oversight of worldwide company operations, serving on the Board of Directors for the consolidated entity and for each of its subsidiaries.

Mike joined the company in 2004, following a successful career at Honeywell, where he was Global Vice President of Marketing for the Video Systems Business. He also served as Global Vice President of Six Sigma for the $2 billion Security division of Honeywell.

IntelliCentrics.com

Phone: (214) 222-7484

Carrie Kelleher, Owner, Coffee House Cafe

Carrie Kelleher is currently the owner of Coffee House Cafe in North Dallas; a local cafe featuring specialty coffee from around the world, which serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner daily.

Prior to starting her own neighborhood cafe and leading various companies in the nonprofit and business sectors, Carrie served as Executive Director for the largest US non-profit tax reform organization, Program Director for the Richard B. Johnson Center for Economic Studies at Southern Methodist University, an Economic Analyst for the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, and she served as an adjunct Communications Professor at UT Dallas.

Coffee House is a local cafe in North Dallas (Preston & Frankford) featuring specialty coffee from around the world.  Business class Wi-Fi and power outlets at almost every table, plus a gorgeous patio for dogs and live music on the weekends make CHC a favorite hangout spot for many!

CoffeeHouseCafe.com

Phone: (972) 232-2333

6150 Frankford Rd @ Preston

Dallas TX 75252

Host Steve A Klein, Carrie Kelleher and Mike Sheehan