Meet Our Team

Andrea Overman

Partner, Chief Outsider

Executive Marketing Experience

• SVP, Marketing, Vizient
• VP, Non-Acute Care Services, Vizient
• VP, Marketing and Product Management, Ceridian Benefits Services
• SVP, Chief Marketing Officer, GTESS Corporation
• Principal, Product Marketing, Marketing Operations, Sales Enablement, Availity, LLC
• Senior Director and GM, Pharmacy, Vizient
• Senior Product Manager, Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals
• Regional Sales Director, Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals

Bob Sherlock

Partner, Chief Outsider

Executive Marketing Experience

• President, Marketwerks
• President, DeliveryStation
• CMO, Wickes
• Region GM, GE

Clay Spitz

Managing Partner, Chief Outsider

Executive Marketing Experience

• VP of Marketing and Advertising, Cable Lock (Olshan Foundation Solutions)
• VP of Vertical Markets, TeleCheck
• VP of Marketing, Terminix International

Dennis Bailen

Partner, Chief Outsider

Executive Marketing Experience

• VP, CMO, Pep Boys
• COO & CMO, Windward Builders
• CMO, Century Fasteners & Pumps
• VP, CMO, Kobacker Corporation
• VP, CMO, Thom McAn Footwear Division, Melville Corporation
• SVP, Strategic Services, Arnold Communications

Doug Rainbolt

Partner, Chief Outsider

Executive Marketing Experience

• GM and Mineset, Inc. President, SGI
• VP of Marketing, Alacritech
• VP of Marketing, Intransa
• VP of Switch Products, McDATA
• GM, Brocade Communications
• Senior Director of Sales and Marketing, Exabyte
• Director of Product Marketing, Tektronix
• Director of Americas and Asia Pacific Sales and Marketing, Tektronix

Ian Gomar

Partner, Chief Outsider

Executive Marketing Experience

• Managing Director, Pheasant Hill Partners, Inc.
• CEO, The Picture People
• Chief Marketing and E-Commerce Officer, Sears Holdings
• President, Retail & E-Commerce, Steve Madden Ltd.
• President, North America, Olsen Fashion
• President, North America, Athletes World / Bata Shoe Company
• SVP Marketing, Footlocker Inc., Champs Sports Division
• VP Marketing, Starter Corporation
• VP, International, Wolverine Worldwide
• Group Brand Manager, Bacardi Imports
• Brand Manager, Cola-Cola Company, Minute Maid and Hi-C Fruit drinks

Joe Grace

Partner, Chief Outsider

Executive Marketing Experience

• CEO – EBEWE Pharma, US Neuro Products Division
• SVP Marketing - WebMD
• Head of WebMD Premium Services (Weight Loss, Fertility & Pregnancy)
• SVP Marketing - Medscape
• Marketing Strategist – PerriconeMD Cosmeceuticals
• President - Global Health Alternatives
• President – FreeLotto.com
• Co-Founder – Suzanne Somers’ ThighMaster Company
• President – Regency Films

Mark Coronna

Area Managing Partner, Chief Outsider

Executive Marketing Experience

• Managing Director-Europe and Chief Product Officer, Wolters Kluwer Financial Services
• CMO, Wolters Kluwer Financial Services
• SVP and GM, Interactive Commerce Group, US Bank
• VP Electronic Commerce and VP Business Development, Deluxe Corporation
• VP Marketing and Sales, Persoft Corporation
• VP Marketing and Sales, R-Scan Corporation
• VP Marketing and Sales, Open Systems, Inc.

Paul Sparrow

Area Managing Partner, Chief Outsider

Executive Marketing Experience

• SVP of Sales & Marketing, WebMD Transaction Services
• SVP of Sales & Marketing, Benefitfocus
• Northeast Region Business Director; Product Director, Johnson & Johnson
• Chief Manager & President, Huckleberry Farms LLC
• SVP of Sales & Marketing, Cambar Solutions
• VP of Sales, GreenWizard

Sean Klunder

Partner, Chief Outsider

Executive Marketing Experience

• SVP, Product Management and Marketing – Korn Ferry International
• VP, Marketing and Digital Development – World Book, a Berkshire Hathaway company
• Divisional VP – ETA/Cuisenaire

Slade Kobran

Managing Partner, Chief Outsider

Executive Marketing Experience

• Managing Partner, Chief Outsiders
• CMO, Infogroup Inc.
• SVP of Global Marketing, Opinion Research Corp
• VP of Marketing, InfoUSA National Accounts
• VP, Marketing, Planning & Business Development, ADP
• VP, Telesales & Channel Development, ADP
• VP, New Business Development & Marketing Services, ADP

Adriana Lynch

Partner, Chief Outsider

Executive Marketing Experience

• CEO, HearAid Foundation
• SVP & CMO, Isagenix
• SVP & CMO, Arbonne International
• SVP Marketing & Corporate Communications, St. Joseph Health System
• VP of Family Meals & Multicultural Marketing, ConAgra Foods
• Director of Strategic Brand Management, The Walt Disney Corporation

Ahmet Abaci

Chief Outsider

Executive Marketing Experience

• VP Brand Strategy & Product Marketing, Spalding / Dudley / AAI
• VP Marketing, Mizuno USA
• VP Marketing Americas Region, SSL International (Reckitt Benckiser)
• Global Director of Strategy, Bausch & Lomb
• Global Marketing Director, Kimberly-Clark Corporation

Mike Donaldson

Chief Outsider

Executive Marketing Experience

• CMO, Oildex
• VP Marketing, Eventus Solutions Group
• CMO, Hosting.com
• VP Marketing, Ping Identity
• CMO, Clear Technology
• SVP Worldwide Marketing, New Era of Networks (NEON)
• VP Marketing, CrossWorlds Software

Scott Koerner

Partner, Chief Outsider

Executive Marketing Experience

• Managing Partner, Wolfeye Digital Strategies
• CMO, Shoes For Crews
• GM, Ecommerce, Michaels Stores, Inc.
• President and CEO, uBid Holdings, Inc. DBA uBid.com
• Principal, Element10/Wolfeye Digital Strategies
• SVP, Merchandising, Office Depot
• EVP, COO, Zones
• SVP Sales and Marketing, Sayers
• SVP, GM, Elek-Tek/Creative Computers

Robert Burgess

Chief Outsider

Executive Marketing Experience

• CMO, Your Home Digital, LLC
• SVP & Marketing Consultant, CMO Advertising, LLC
• VP Marketing, Life Line Screening
• VP Marketing & Ecommerce, Orchard Supply Hardware, a Sears Holdings Corp
• AVP Marketing & Loyalty, West Marine
• Group Manager Marketing & CRM, Verizon

Doug Reifschneider

Chief Outsider

Executive Marketing Experience

• VP of Marketing, Pita Pit, USA
• VP, Marketing, Firehouse Restaurant Group, Inc.
• Director of Field Marketing, Fazoli’s System Management, LLC
• VP of Client Services, Brann Forbes (Pizza Hut account)
• Director of Marketing (Area), Hardee’s Food Systems Inc.
• Steering Committee Member, National Restaurant Association’s Marketing Executive Group (MEG)

Per Ohstrom

Chief Outsider

Executive Marketing Experience

• VP of Sales, System Improvements, Inc.
• President, HTC, Inc./Husqvarna
• VP of Marketing and Business Development, Xylem
• VP of Marketing, RSC/United Rentals
• SVP, Vallen, formerly Hagemeyer North America
• Director of Marketing, CHEP
• Worldwide Marketing Manager, Coatings Division, Rohm and Haas
• Global Marketing Manager, Arizona Chemical Division, International Paper

Carol Eversen

Chief Outsider

Executive Marketing Experience

• CMO, ALM Media
• SVP Marketing, qbeats, Inc.
• Managing Director, Client Services, HNW, Inc.
• VP, Marketing, LexisNexis – Reed Elsevier
• Global B2B Marketing Strategic Planning, MasterCard Worldwide
• US Customer Marketing Group Head, MasterCard Worldwide
• GM, CALLATT and AT&T TeleConference
• Division Manager, AT&T Acquisition Marketing

John Rindlaub, Jr.

Chief Outsider

Executive Marketing Experience

• VP of Marketing & Consumer Experience, Medicare, Centene Corporation
• VP of Marketing, Health Net
• VP Marketing, Express Scripts
• CMO (interim), Earthlink Wireless
• CMO (interim), Blockbuster Online
• EVP, CMO, Eos Airlines
• SVP, Director of Corporate Marketing, FleetBoston Financial
• VP Marketing, Barnes & Noble.com
• President and CMO, ShopLink
• VP, Director of E-commerce and Marketing, Citibank
• Director of Marketing, Pepsi-Cola

Angus Robertson

Chief Outsider

Executive Marketing Experience

• Chief Revenue Officer, Axcient
• CMO, Axcient
• Executive VP of Marketing, Convercent
• CMO, insightsoftware
• VP of Product Marketing, Spirent
• Director of M&A, Spirent

Michael Morrison

Chief Outsider

Executive Marketing Experience

• Chief Marketing Officer, Loyale
• VP, Marketing and Communications, PE/Private Credit/Alternative Investment Co.
• SVP, Marketing and Communications, D.A. Davidson
• President, Davidson Travel

Kath Searle

Chief Outsider

Executive Marketing Experience

• CMO, Acorn Growth Companies                 
• SVP, CMO, Textron             
• Marketing & Communications Director, Bell Helicopter, A Textron Company
• VP, Communications, E-Z-GO, A Textron Company
• SVP, National Sponsorships & Community Relations, Bank of America / Fleet Boston
• VP, Director of Corporate Affairs, Bank of America / Fleet Boston                                                                                              

Michael Purcell

Chief Outsider

Executive Marketing Experience

• VP of Marketing & Program Operations, United States Pharmacopeia
• VP of Strategy & Corporate Development, J M Smith Corporation
• Managing Partner/Owner, VR Mergers & Acquisitions
• Director of Marketing, Product Management & Engineering, Danaher Corporation (Process Instrumentation Division)
• Global Chemicals Market Segment Leader, General Electric Company (GE Energy Division)
• Product Manager/Marketing Manager, Milliken & Company (Chemical Division)
• New Business Development Manager, Micell Technologies, Inc.

Dany Sfeir

Chief Outsiders

Executive Marketing Experience

• DS&A Consulting, Founder & CMO
• Chief Marketing Officer, Dormeo North America Inc.
• Senior Vice President of Marketing, Tempur Sealy/Tempur-Pedic International Inc.
• President, Tempur-Pedic Direct Response Inc.
• Director of Direct Marketing/General Manager of Jostens Direct Inc., Jostens Inc.

Thomas Park

Chief Outsider

Executive Marketing Experience

• Founder, Commercial Performance, LLC
• Chief Commercial Officer, Honeywell SPS
• GM NA Productivity Products, Honeywell SPS
• P&L leader Ackermann and Global Tracking, Honeywell SPS
• Multiple C-level roles Fortive/Danaher–Gilbarco Veeder Root
  • Vice President Global Product Management
  • GM of Payments
  • GM Automation
  • Vice President of Global Engineering
• Principal, Booz Allen Hamilton

Craig Levinsohn

Chief Outsider

Executive Marketing Experience

• General Manager and VP, Capella Education Company
• EVP and CMO Global Marketing and Strategy, Merrill Corporation
• CMO, Paisley
• CMO and SVP of Strategic Alliances, HighJump Software, A 3M Company
• Board of Directors, Ecova (an Insight Venture Partners portfolio company)
• Board of Directors, Tongal (an Insight Venture Partners portfolio company)

William Bell

Chief Outsider

Executive Marketing Experience

• President, CEO, Leadec Corporation
• Global CEO, Member of the Senior Executive Group, Dürr AG, Dürr Ecoclean GmbH
• President, CEO Dürr Ecoclean Inc.
• President, CEO, Schenck RoTec Corporation
• VP of Sales & Marketing, Carl Zeiss IMT Corporation

Mary Doizé

Chief Outsider

Executive Marketing Experience

Erika Rosenthal

Chief Outsider

Executive Marketing Experience

• SVP Demand Management, MindPath Care Centers (sold to Community Psychiatry)
• Co-Founder, VP Operations, Ancillon Health
• VP, Strategy and Healthcare Partnerships, Back Pain Centers of America (sold to Ancillon Health)
• Senior Vice President of Marketing, Okyanos Center for Regenerative Medicine (sold to Black Beret Life Sciences)
• Senior Vice President, Marketing, Laser Spine Institute (sold to Cancer Treatment Centers of America)
• Founder and CEO, Iatria Spa and Health Centers
• Executive Director, Worldwide Communications, Bell and Howell (sold to Bowe)
• GM, Strategic Communications, Sprint Corporation

Professional Board Work

• Board of Directors, Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association, 2014-15
• Advisory Board, Social Entrepreneurship and Education Consortium, 2014-present
• Advisory Board, Communications, Association for the Advancement of Cell Therapy, 2013-2018
• Founding member of Women’s President’s Organization, 2005-2008
• Day Spa Association Advisory Board Member, Research and Industry Studies Chair 2006-08
• Advisory Board, University of California, Hospitality and Management Program 2005-2010
• Board of Directors and Executive Committee, Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, Small Business Chair 2005-07
• Board of Directors, Assistance League, 2003
• Chair and Spokesperson, National Speaking of Women’s Health Conference 2006-08
• Editorial Advisory Board, Day Spa Magazine, 2006-09
• Chair and Spokesperson, Savvy Women’s Conference, Raleigh Chamber, 2007
• Chair and Spokesperson, Chamber Executive Women’s Conferences, Raleigh Chamber, 2008-09

Karlin Linhardt

Chief Outsider

Executive Marketing Experience

• Managing Partner, Vade Mecum Advisors
• Global CMO, Papa John’s International
• SVP Marketing North America, Subway
• Senior Client Partner, Accenture
• SVP Marketing, Lifetouch
• CMO/EVP Marketing, Ovation Brands
• Senior Marketing Director, McDonald’s

Susan Kelly

Chief Outsider

Executive Marketing Experience

• SVP Marketing, New Horizons
• CMO/EVP, Apollidon Learning
• VP Global Alliances, Xerox
• VP Enterprise Communications and Marketing Services, Xerox
• CEO, K/P Corporation
• SVP Sales and Marketing, Software Services Group, R. R. Donnelley

Kevin Wynne

Chief Outsider

Executive Marketing Experience

• VP of Marketing and Sales, Knott's Berry Farm
• Director of Global Brand Management: Disney Interactive Studios, The Walt Disney Company
• Director of Marketing: Disneyland Resort, The Walt Disney Company
• Director of Marketing, Konami Digital Entertainment (Video Game/Interactive Entertainment Publisher)
• Director of Marketing: Mobile Data Services, T-Mobile
• Global Brand Management, Activision
• Brand Management, Nestle

Scott Wright

Chief Outsider

Executive Marketing Experience

• CMO, Alliance Industries
• Agency Chief and General Manager, Clayman and Associates/Juxta Creative
• CMO, Brokers International
• VP of Marketing, Global Digital Capability, Valvoline
• VP of Marketing, Valvoline Installers Channel
• Director of Client Leadership, Dunnhumby
• Head of US Marketing, Vice President, Credit & Cross Border, VISA
• Associate Marketing Director, Global Old Spice & Gillette, Procter & Gamble
• Associate Marketing Director, Global Pantene Pro-V, Procter & Gamble

Jaci Volles

Chief Outsider

Executive Marketing Experience

• VP Marketing & Sales, Libbey Inc.
• Founder, Tuttle View LLC
• CMO, The Oneida Group
• EVP Sales & Marketing, Home Products International
• CMO, Lifetime Brands
• VP, Consumer Marketing and NPD, Libbey Inc.
• VP, Marketing, Newell Brands

Carol Franczek

Chief Outsider

Executive Marketing Experience

• CEO, Out-Wit, LLC
• SVP Marketing and Corporate Communications, NorthShore University HealthSystem
• VP, Absolutdata
• President, Innoventure Partners
• VP Market Development and Business Development, Comscore
• EVP, Marketing Intelligence Services, Paragren Technologies
• EVP Regional Manager for Client Service, Analytics & Testing, Information Resources

Paul Reppenhagen

Chief Outsider

Executive Marketing Experience

• President and CEO, Famous Products, Inc.
• CMO, SVP Marketing & Corporate Strategy, Post Consumer Brands
• CMO, SVP Marketing & Strategy, GM Hot Cereal Business Unit, MOM Brands Company
• VP and GM, Branded Business Unit, J&B Group
• Director, National Category Management and Retail Development, Malt-O-Meal Company

Donna Scott

Chief Outsider

Executive Marketing Experience

• SVP, Head of Marketing, Spok, Inc.
• Assistant Vice President of Marketing Strategy, McKesson Health Solutions
• Executive Director, Marketing, AT&T
• Senior Director, Online Markets, AT&T
• Senior Director, Internet Product Management, AT&T