Advisors

Qayed Shareef

Qayed brings 15 years of experience in marketing, sales, customers service and operations to Epic Marketplace. He currently heads up the company’s Corporate Development and Strategic Initiatives. Most recently, he served as the General Manager for the Epic Marketplace Ad Network, which included Campaign Management, Yield Management, Publisher and Business development for the Display, Mobile and Video channels.

Prior to joining Epic Marketplace, he served as the COO/Head of Marketing for Premier Group Services, which he co-founded in 2004. Qayed quickly recruited, hired and managed a sales force of 150 licensed agents and made PGR&L a recognized leader in its space through online marketing efforts in search and email.

Qayed has also served in internet consulting, marketing, and management roles at Drapers.com, Cheetahmail and Lowermybills.com and Virtual Iris contributing to the growth and success of these companies in their early stages.

Ian Mahaney

Ian Mahaney is the VP and CTO of Converge Systems, LLC.  He develops the social enterprise platform for business and education.  As a wholly owned subsidiary of DST systems, he leads all of the technology initiatives from development, operations, and support at Converge Systems.

With over ten years of marketing and technological savvy, he provides key leadership and insight to the digital world. Ian has directed technology operations for Millennial Media and Tribeca Tables/ Insite Technology.