The
Endeavor Team has built the company from its founding in
1999 to its Guided Selling marketplace leadership position
today. The team brings substantial experience from global
leaders such as Accenture, Apple, Verizon, Microsoft,
Insites and Sage as well as start-up companies in the Dallas
and Toronto marketplaces.
Founders
Sean Myers (Co-Founder & CEO): Sean has
served as CEO of Endeavor since he started it in 2000. Sean
is responsible for the strategic direction of the company as
well marketing and sales leadership. After graduating from
Penn State University in 1990, Sean spent ten years selling
in the Healthcare and Technology industries. Following an
acquisition by Pivotal of Software Spectrum in 1999, he
decided to follow through on his entrepreneurial dream and
teamed up with Richard Vosylius to start Endeavor. In the
past ten years, in addition to running the company, Sean has
served as Chairman of the Board and successfully secured the
debt and equity financing the company needed to advance its
business model and survive the macro-economic meltdowns in
2002 and 2009. Sean also works within numerous non-profit
organizations and serves on their Boards. In addition to
being an entrepreneur, Sean is passionate about community
service and Business’s responsibility to give back to the
Communities they work within.
Richard Vosylius (Co-Founder): Prior to his
passing in 2009, Richard served as Endeavor’s Executive Vice
President of Global Alliances and as a Director on
Endeavor’s Board. Richard was responsible for all strategic
partnerships including Microsoft, Sage, Accenture and
Avanade, as well as for the expansion into the European
marketplace. The four years prior to Richard forming
Endeavor in 2000, he was the President and CEO of Springhill
Software, a leading Canadian CRM Service Provider. After
graduating from York University in Toronto in 1984, Richard
spent eight years in the Oil & Gas and Healthcare industries
before moving into Technology in 1992. When Richard passed
in 2009, the company lost a visionary and dynamic leader as
well as a friend who helped form and implement the passion
and excitement that make up the company’s culture.
Leadership Team
Sean Myers (CEO): Sean has been the CEO of
Endeavor since its founding in 2000.
Jamie Riell (Chief Technology Officer):
Jamie joined Endeavor in 2002 and has brought to market 3
major releases of SmartCatalog and the first release of
Savant CPQ, a multi-tenant/SOA CPQ offering.
Jose Fontanez (Vice President, Professional
Services): Jose joined Endeavor in 2010 following eight
years with Verizon. Jose has revolutionized Endeavor's
service offerings with managed service methodologies and
advanced technology.
Jenifer Reed (Vice President, Human
Resources): Jenifer joined Endeavor in 2001 and has served
numerous roles over the ten years of service with the
company. Jenifer currently oversees all Human Resource and
Operational aspects of Endeavor.
Steve Brown (Vice President,
Market Development): Steve joined Endeavor in 2006 as the
Director of Marketing having extensive experience in channel
sales and marketing and having successfully launched, from
concept-to-market, several entreprenuial ventures. Steve currently oversees all
Channel Sales and Marketing for Endeavor.
Board of Directors
Sean Myers (Chairman of the Board)
John Schilsky, CPA, Chief Financial
Officer, Teletrac. John brings an intensely focused
accounting background to his role as Chief Financial Officer
of Teletrac including seven years in public accounting and
five years of industry experience. John oversees the
financial, legal and operational issues of Teltrac. He was
also instrumental in the recent purchase of the company by a
Private Equity firm and the subsequent M&A transactions for
the company. As a member of the audit and advisory division
of PricewaterhouseCoopers, John managed a variety of
financial audits ranging from privately held mid-market
clients to Fortune 500 corporations. It was here that he
gained a working knowledge of how companies grow and change,
the common management threads that are vital to the survival
of any business. John received his bachelor's degree from
Illinois Wesleyan University with a double major of Public
Accounting and Risk Management and Finance. John received
his CPA the year following graduation. John is a member of
the AICPA and an active member of Rotary International
Marc Eller, Managing Partner of Ellerphund
Capital, a $25 million Private Placement Fund : On June 1,
2006 Marc retired from Nano Proprietary where he has served
as CEO and Chairman of the Board since it went public in
1993. Marc has funded and sat on the board of many private
and public companies since 1992, and also has an extensive
real estate background. Marc founded multiple real estate
investment partnerships that includes the purchase of 20
shopping centers, office buildings and vacant land from the
Resolution Trust Corporation(RTC)/FDIC 1989 - 1992 and
participated in high-rise condominium development projects
since 2000.
Ryan Eller, CEO of WeSave
and Partner, Ellerphund Capital. In addition to running
WeSave, the nations leading online savings network, Ryan is
a member of Ellerphund Capital, and sits on the Board of
many private companies. Prior to joining WeSave and forming
Ellerphund, Ryan directed the research of Green Peak
Partners, a Dallas based private equity fund. Ryan also has
a legal background and served as a Litigation Consultant at
Tucker Alan Inc., a leading litigation and business
consulting firm in Chicago.
Bill Quinn, Founder & CEO,
christmastreeforme.com. Following sale of his Professional
Services company, Quinn Reeder & Associates, to Software
Spectrum in 1997 and then to Pivotal Corporation in 1999,
Bill has focused on the boutique eCommerce market. Bill's
current venture is www.christmastreeforme.com which he
formed as a sole proprietorship back in 2005. Since then,
christmastreeforme.com has grown into one of the top
artificial christmas tree distributors in the United States.
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