Posts by Lisa Beets

Perspectives: A Conversation with Entrepreneurial Expert Evan Carmichael

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Evan Carmichael is a firm believer that you can’t get far without passion. Evan Carmichael is a Toronto-based entrepreneur, international speaker, and founder of EvanCarmichael.com, a site he developed out of his passion for helping entrepreneurs succeed. Early in his career, he was a co-owner of a biotech software company that grew to over 300 customers in 30 countries, which he and his partners sold. Evan has delivered more than 100 keynote presentations to entrepreneurs in North America, Europe, and Asia. He has been featured as an entrepreneurial expert for magazines, newspapers, radio, and television and is a recognized small…

Perspectives: A Conversation with CEO Thomas Charlton

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Thomas Charlton is chairman and CEO of PHD Virtual Technologies. PHD Virtual provides award-winning backup software solutions in virtual IT environments. The company was founded in 2005 and has grown to 2,000 customers of all sizes using its products globally across all industry verticals.

Perspectives: A Conversation with Scott Dorsey of ExactTarget

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Reflec­tions on Mov­ing Through the Expan­sion Stage Scott Dorsey, Chris Baggott, and Peter McCormick co-founded ExactTarget in December 2000; by 2003 the company had reached $9 million in annual sales, and in 2004 accepted funding from a venture capital firm. Today, ExactTarget annual sales exceed $150 million and the company now employs more than 750 around the world. The company is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN, with offices in Seattle, San Francisco, London, Sydney, and Melbourne. ExactTarget has been named Indiana’s Information Technology Company of the Year five out of the last six years. Among its many other awards, ExactTarget also has…