The North Social Team

Brody plays brand sensei and conceptual catalyst for North Social. Before co-founding North, he was recruited to play disruptor and chief viral officer inside Richard Branson's Virgin empire as a Vice President of Marketing, where he spearheaded the launch of a groundbreaking viral campaign that brought home the Gold Lion at the Cannes International Advertising Festival and won the hearts and imaginations of music fanatics across the world wide web. Prior to that, Brody wore just about every strategic leadership hat inside big Omnicom shop, the Integer Group/TBWA where he put challenger thinking into motion and triggered breakthrough impact (on and offline) for leading brands like United Airlines, Coors Light, Procter & Gamble, the NFL, and EarthLink.

Entrepreneur, code junkie, and international man of mystery, Rishi is the lead developer and application architect for North Social. His past online resume includes managing web development for AEG where he architected and implemented an enterprise wide content management solution for the sports and entertainment conglomerate. He was also the lead engineer for Gorilla Nation media, where he played lead techie for one of the world's largest online ad sales rep firms. Rishi's super power is designing and developing cutting-edge, scalable social technology applications including custom Facebook and Twitter applications, blogging technologies, social games, and mobile applications.

A graduate of Amherst College, Chris has already cut his teeth and built up his online I.Q., by helping launch four internet-based startups - from an internet search company to an auction-based online display advertising company. He plays the coveted role of North Social's roverback, assisting with project management, customer insight mining, design and implementation of marketing programs and campaigns, media planning and buying, and content management. When he's not optimizing site traffic and keeping the team pointed in the right direction, Chris can be found paddling out to catch the next early morning set at the beach, or pushing his own clothing line DEC.

Taylor has the enviable task of bringing the North Social visual brand to life through the creation of logos, app icons, website designs, and promotional materials. Day-to-day, Taylor can be found activating his creative superpowers in user experience, graphic design, and color theory, to maximize the impact of North Social apps inside Facebook. Prior to teaming up with North Social (and getting swept up in social media hysteria), he spent most of his time using his imagination and talent to pursue a career in Industrial Design. In his analog life, Taylor can be found schooling and scoring on the soccer field, shredding gnar gnar in the Rocky Mountains, or using his passion for 3D design to build furniture and kinetic sculptures.

The questions, concerns and the infinite woes of North Social users have been no match for her winning attitude, powers of empathy, and unmatched desired to help the good people of the social network find solutions to their problems. Elsie comes to us from her previous position working as a supervisor in a Trader Joe's that houses over 115 employees and undergoes +$100,000 in daily transactions. It was there where she acquired the zen-like patience to handle difficult customers and the ability to multitask in the busiest of times. TJ's was also an ideal place for a gal so skilled in the kitchen, having surrounded herself with the amazing foods and recipes she now shares with the North Social team, keeping our bellies full and us always happy.

We love Elsie, and you will to. She's your new best friend.

Mike empowers small businesses and creates stars out of community managers by helping them exceed business goals using North Social. Before joining the North Social team, Mike was putting together game-changing social strategies (literally) at Electronic Arts, building digital marketing campaigns and growing online communities for some of the gaming industries' largest brands. In his most recent role at EA, Mike worked with the likes of Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop, Sony and Microsoft to help deliver blockbuster gaming content direct to consumers through a variety of digital distribution platforms. In addition to his duties at EA, Mike developed the social media strategy for Monster.com and their Keep America Working international job tour. In his free time, Mike founded a popular website for dads called Playground Dad, a project inspired by his wife and four daughters.

Jack is a new media maven having worn multiple startup hats since graduating from Boston College. He became a fanatic of 'all things web' after profiting from his first eBay sale at age 10 (a set of GI Joe Pogs). Most recently, Jack crafted online display advertising strategies for brands at AdRoll.com. Before that, Jack wielded the mighty PR pen along with managing viral promotions at Swap.com, a peer-to-peer exchange for entertainment media. At North Social, Jack helps power various brand marketing initiatives, assists with content creation, and raises the mean height in the office by over two inches (yep, he's 6-6). Offline, you'll find him hanging from a rock or at the local point break hanging ten.

Shannon employs her education in behavioral psychology while reading the minds of North Social customers. Before assisting our growing userbase with handy app tips and tricks, she was busy being sporty; striking the ball for the University of Southern California's 2007 NCAA Women's Soccer National Champs. A force off the field as well, Shannon crossed the academic finish line early with cum laude honors. She then lent out her organizational superpowers in the 2010 US Senate Campaign, keeping the collective eye on the prize by marshaling an army of volunteers. Shannon maintains her athletic prowess with marathon kickboxing and Zumba sessions, but equally relishes being between the pages of a European travel guide planning her next trip.

Lauren is North Social's renaissance woman and brings a depth of customer service and educational experience to our front lines. Lauren attended UC Berkeley where she built a solid foundation in art history. She then went on to drop knowledge lecturing about the Gold Rush at the Oakland Museum of California. Now, whenever the North Social office goes panning for gold (ummm, valuable app tips), we follow Lauren's lead. Don't be surprised to hear of Lauren's Partridge-family childhood either (she played bass guitar in a family band with her brothers). When she's not chalking up a timeline of improved customer satisfaction, Lauren spends time cooking with Elspeth and making canine lovers jealous at the local park with her dog Boo.