Gaye has broad-based experience in providing advisory services to both established and emerging growth enterprises.
She has 20 years of experience in strategic planning, business development, channel sales, licensing, analytics, market expansion, positioning and operations. Her expertise is in online and mobile advertising, digital media, search, apps, eco-systems, technology, communications, energy, utilities, manufacturing, consumer services as well as enterprise software.
Gaye was Founder, Managing Director of VTI Partners, a management consulting firm for provisioning of strategic business and marketing advisory services to web, technology, communications and mobile start-ups.
Prior to VTI, Gaye was Co-Founder/COO of WebFS, a company providing cache coherent file system which enabled enterprise clients to securely access, modify, manage and share large data and applications from any remote location for any operating system. Gaye also led all sales and marketing initiatives for WebFS.
Prior to WebFS, she built global advertising and search programs for International Netcenter at Netscape Communications (which was acquired by AOL). Gaye earned her B.S. in International Business Management and Marketing from Menlo College. She was born in Istanbul and speaks fluent Turkish and English.
Stephenie leads all aspects of client strategy for branding, marketing communications, media/digital & public relations.
Stephenie brings over 20 years of marketing experience in branding, advertising, positioning, digital, media, public relations, corporate communications, channel marketing, philanthropy and corporate social responsibility, sponsorships, conferences, events and seminars. Stephenie has worked in the banking, real estate, renewable energy, telecommunications, software and automotive industries.
Prior to joining Panthera, she was the Head of Marketing for all of HSBC N.A.'s business lines on the West Coast. She was Director of Marketing for Concert's Global Services, the largest start-up in history and a joint venture between AT&T and British Telecom. She was also VP of Corporate Communications for Credit Suisse for North Asia based in Hong Kong.
Stephenie holds a B.A. from Occidental College with a Double Major in History and Diplomacy & World Affaris. She received her M.B.A. from Hartford University with an emphasis in Marketing. She was born and raised in Germany and has worked in Asia, Europe and N. America. She speaks French, German, Mandarin, Cantonese and English.