PRODUCT OPERATIONS
Electrician for 10+ years
Visited 9 countries
Has a Cat: Princess Shadesworth
Meet the Team
CUSTOMER SUCCESS
Loves Lake Minnetonka
Avid Vikings fan – SKOL!
Drink of choice: Dos Equis Lager
DEALER SUCCESS
Has almost 2-year-old
Makes great chicken fried rice
Freelance makeup artist
PROGRAM SERVICES
Loves Audrey Hepburn Movies
Had dog ‘Moose’ and cat ‘Bones’
Born in California
DEALER SUPPORT
Got engaged in Hawaii at sunset
Favorite movie genre – action
Outdoors enthusiast
DEVELOPMENT
Learns to make new food yearly
Plays the drums
Time’s person of the year ’06
DEVELOPMENT
1st computer: Compaq 8088
Ran a Bulletin Board System
Met wife on internet IRC channel
ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT
Coach youth soccer for 6 years
Favorite movie is The Karate Kid
HUGE One Direction Fan
MARKETING
Enjoys Hibachi grilling
Chicago sports fanatic
Spreadsheet wizard
TERRITORY SALES
Has 17-years-old turtle – Charly
2 brothers with B names
Been stung by jelly fish 5+ times
DEALER SUCCESS
Loves sports, music, travel
Enjoys breweries
Haberdasher (makes clothes)
ADMINISTRATION
Likes to read, walk, and hike
Has a cabin in Wisconsin
Nickname is Baba
TERRITORY SALES
Frequent traveler
Has a Bachelor’s in Sociology
Ohio State Football fan
VP OF DEVELOPMENT
Wife and kids speak French
Played drums in metal bands
Worked on a project for NASA
PRODUCT
Married best friend in 2015
Once held an Oscar
Enjoys board games
DEALER SUPPORT
Played on College E-sports Team
Has calico named Callie
Missions to Jamaica & US
DEVELOPMENT
Enjoys building computers
Hosts annual Zelda-Off each year
On St. Olaf Rube Goldberg team
PRODUCT
Played in a Punk Rock Band
Did Jungle Trek in Colombia
Relative of Jesse Haines
ANALYTICS SERVICES
Huge hockey fan
Fishes in Canada every year
Recently got into MTG & DnD
DEALER SUCCESS
Almost broke legs cliff-jumping
Next on the bucket list: skydiving
Volunteers & loves family time
ACCOUNTING
2 sons & 1 mini-schnauzer
Enjoys spending time up North
Makes blankets, bakes
DEALER SUCCESS
Chubby Champion as a baby
Enjoys traveling
Bleeds RED. GO BADGERS!
FINANCE
Enjoys piano and reading
From South Dakota
Has 12″ surgical scar on back
DEVELOPMENT
Huge gamer
Goes to GenCon every year
Makes own hot sauce
TERRITORY SALES
Born in Misawa, Japan
Returned to Japan for 40th B-day
Favorite team is Minnesota Wild
TERRITORY SALES
Served in Air Force for 4 years
Enjoys Golfing, boating, hiking
Married with son and Terrier
PROGRAM SERVICES
Studied English Literature
Cares about animals
Attended UND
DEALER SUCCESS
Loves to play golf
Mom of 2 boys & a stepson
Loves Diet Coke & coffee
SVP OF INNOVATION
Family in automotive since 20s
Owned ‘The Dive Bar’ in Florida
Has large metal cutout of BigFoot
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Enjoys almost all things outdoors
Plays guitar and is classically trained in violin
Broken some bones in some very silly ways
DEVELOPMENT
Can play the violin
Read the Sidney Sheldon novels
Participates in Hackathons
TERRITORY SALES
Mother of five
Children all play hockey
From Dayton, MN
IT
Oldest of three siblings
Owns a small consulting firm
Leverages scalable cloud tech
ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT
Total crazy cat lady
Sucker for any social scene
Loves Iced Pumpkin Spice latte’s
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Reached summit of Mt. Rainier
Coaches son’s sports teams
Gopher b-ball attendee since ’91
DEALER SUPPORT
Has 9 tattoos
Played hockey for 16 years
#2 trampoline dodgeball captain
IT
West African-American: Liberian
Owns more then 4,000 comics
Is allergic to all tree nuts and fruit
DEALER SUCCESS
Knitter, loves audiobooks
Walks, hikes, gardens
Enjoys cuddles with her cats
DIRECT SALES
Got remarried and now has 5 kids
Football/baseball coach for 11 yrs
Favorite color is orange
DEVELOPMENT
Enjoys playing foosball
Interested in 3D animation
Co-founded .NET User Grp
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Bourbon Connoisseur
Loves Italian Food!
Enjoys Fitness Activities
VP OF ADVANCED SERVICES
80’s Movie Buff
Dive Bar Connoisseur
Loves Daily Show, Parks & Rec
DEALER SUPPORT
Part of a Sorority for 5 years
Journaling for 10+ years
Loves Do-it-Yourself projects
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Enjoys Spa treatments & Yoga
Loves traveling warm places
Pro Beach Volleyball Fan
OEM SALES
Backpacked throughout Europe
Snowboarder, Mtn Biker/Hiker
Enjoy Drinking Microbrews
PROGRAM SERVICES
Purveyor of puns
Propagates succulents
Tracks new restaurant reviews
TERRITORY SALES
Loves the beach
Plays the guitar
Loves ghost hunting
DEALER SUCCESS
Certified Sailboat Captain
Grew up in Georgia
Drove 6 hrs to get hash brown fix
PROGRAM SERVICES
Lived in South Korea
Enjoys traveling & exploring
Loves terrible sci-fi B-movies
PROGRAM SERVICES
Attended Oktoberfest in Germany
Was in dance for 16 years
Studied abroad in Italy
PROGRAM SERVICES
Proud mother of furball Rufus
Cannot swim
Obsessed with shampoo
ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT
Intentionally stalled an airplane
Enjoys biking & paddle boarding
Sponsors a child in Honduras
UX DESIGNER
Amateur bike racer
Loves backwoods camping
Loves film, music, theater
ANALYTICS SERVICES
Hobbies include Geology
Enjoys camping and hiking
Enjoys time w/friends & family
CEO
Serial Entrepreneur
Former Regent of St. John’s
Won Outsell Halloween Contest
ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT
Happiest when outside
Learning how to golf
Ski bummed in Colorado
FINANCE & ACCOUNTING
Organized Wine Club for 200 ppl
Puts “we should…” into action
Enjoys reading business journals
CONTENT OPERATIONS
Proud music-head & film nerd
Loves travel, especially N. Shore
Playwright, thespian & vocalist
TERRITORY SALES
Once a radio DJ
Got married at Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Has owned 35+ cars
ADMINISTRATION
Minored in Japanese
Fan of Ultimate Fighting & MMA
Enjoys Running
PROGRAM SERVICES
St. Thomas Alum
Fan of boating
Takes selfies of her husband
HR
Was an Apiarist
Started brewery/social venture in WI
Led 8 women on a 56-day canoe trip
FINANCE
Grew up in Wisconsin Dells, WI
Has 9 lb puppy: Tiny Eevee
Has a motorcycle license
MARKETING
Cabin in Spooner, WI
Loves to travel
Licensed Cosmetologist
DEVELOPMENT
Dallas Cowboys fan
Sports enthusiast
Occasional Procrastinator
TERRITORY SALES
Lifelong Red Sox Fan
Owns 1000+ cook books
Has a Schipperke named Gracie
DEALER SUPPORT
Cage dove w/ great white sharks
Visited 25 countries
Fluent in movie quotes
PROGRAM SERVICES
Named after Fleetwood Mac song
Loves reading Tarot cards
Has a dog named Frodo
ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT
Slightly nomadic
Crazy about all types of music
Thinks it’s important to laugh daily
DEALER SUPPORT
Avid gamer
Freemason
Escorted from US Capitol
ARCHITECTURE
Likes camping, hiking, off-roading
Visited 44 of the 50 United States
Yet to go: RI, WI, MI, MS, AL, AK
TERRITORY SALES
Big Boston Sports Fan!
Loves Summers in Maine
Favorite Player: Larry Bird
DEVELOPMENT
Climbed 13 of Colorado’s 14’ers
Volunteers at American Beer Fest
Likes playing & watching hockey
PROGRAM SERVICES
Avid gamer
Travels to California
every January
PROGRAM SERVICES
Loves taking b & w photos
Had a blast parasailing in Mexico
Loves karaoke
ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT
Speaks Spanish
Obsessive reality TV watcher
Married with two kids & 2 dogs
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Enjoys teaching people to fish
Power Seller with eBay
Loves Golden Valley Benihana
TERRITORY SALES
Befriended by Cactus Moser
Worked at Walt Disney World
Former Demolition Derby Official
DEVELOPMENT
Paper crafter
Favorite holiday is Halloween
Loves going to the movies
IT Infrastructure
Volunteers at UMN’s Equine Ctr
Goes trail running with dog
Loves to scuba dive, hike, travel
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Loves dark chocolate – daily
Tries to walk dog Gidget daily
Goal to visit all 50 states
PROGRAM SERVICES
Big Packers fan!!
Graduated St. Cloud State
Hates pickles
PROGRAM SERVICES
Struggles with a cereal addiction
Still tries to skateboard
In a band and composes music
ARCHITECTURE
HAM radio hobby
Speaks Japanese
Has scuba certification
DEALER SUPPORT
Proud Father of 3 Children
Avid Pool Player
Diehard Viking Van
TRAINING MANAGER
Manages amateur soccer team
Collects watches
Wants to see Liverpool FC play
DEVELOPMENT
Wanderlust
Loves to hang out with friends
Auto enthusiast
VP OF MARKETING
Transplant from Boston
Met Derek Jeter in an elevator
Used to be a floral designer
DEALER SUCCESS
Sports guy
6 Siblings
Can drive stick (manual)
Mike Wethington
Chief Executive Officer
In addition to leading Outsell, Mike is managing partner of SynetVentures, a Minneapolis-based venture capital firm focused on taking innovative business opportunities to the next level. Mike is also a former Regent of St. John’s University and was honored as a finalist for the 2012 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards.
Jon Ochetti
Chief Financial Officer
With over twenty years of experience, Jon has an extensive background in strategic planning, product and business analysis, profit optimization, planning processes, financial systems, and corporate integration. Prior to joining Outsell, he was Vice President of Business Strategy and Financial Planning and Analysis at Star Tribune Media Company.
Gary Marcotte
SVP Customer Engagement Innovation
Throughout Gary’s 35+ years in Automotive, he has been part of many ground-breaking initiatives, including in the early 1990’s, the launch of Lexus Certified Preowned. He was the long-time leader of Marketing for AutoNation, and since leaving in 2011, has advised many innovative automotive marketers. In his role at Outsell, he helps guide the development process, Product Innovation, and other Strategic growth initiatives.
Jon Petron
VP of Advanced Services
Jon manages a talented group of digital marketing professionals who make up the Analytic, Content, Customer Support, and Program Services departments at Outsell. With over 20 years of experience, prior to Outsell, Jon led digital and channel marketing programs at BI Worldwide, Polaris industries, Saatchi & Saatchi, and BBDO.
Valerie Vallancourt
VP of Marketing
Valerie has over fifteen years’ experience driving consumer demand in marketing technology. At Outsell, she is responsible for developing marketing strategy for the growth of the tier 3 business. Previously, she held marketing roles at ClickSquared (acquired by Zeta Interactive), smartFOCUS, SEPATON, and Unica Corporation (acquired by IBM).
Pam Dixon
Director of People & Organizational Development
For over two decades, Pam has served organizations in a variety of industries as a trusted and respected HR and OD Leader. She approaches organizational challenges with curiosity, a systems lens, and an insatiable drive to find optimal solutions while fostering collaboration and creative problem-solving. Pam earned a Ph.D. in Human Resources and Organizational Development from Colorado State University and maintains certifications in change and transition management, mediation, and HR program evaluation.
Chris Johnson
VP of Development
Chris brings more than two decades of leadership experience to Outsell. Previously, he managed the development and delivery of the first Web-enabled Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) application suite at Lawson Software, and served as the Director of the Development organization for the Governance, Risk, and Compliance business of Thomson Reuters.
John Degnan
VP of Direct Sales
Aaron Jerdee
VP of Customer Success
Fred Senn – Founding Partner, Fallon
Fred is one of the founding partners of Fallon Worldwide, headquartered in Minneapolis, MN. Known for their creativity, their client portfolio has included blue chip brands like BMW, Porsche, Holiday Inn, Sony, United Airlines, Citibank, Time Magazine, and the Wall Street Journal. Fred is also very involved in local business and nonprofit organizations, and has directed the successful advertising efforts of the Minnesota Business Partnership, the Minnesota Department of Tourism, as well as two gubernatorial campaigns. He is also involved as an adviser or board member to several national children’s organizations.
Jeff P. Greiner – Northern Pacific
Jeff co-founded Northern Pacific Group, a growth equity investment firm based in Wayzata, Minnesota, and serves as a Managing Partner. Prior to co-founding Northern Pacific Group, Jeff focused on technology, business and financial services investments for Norwest Equity Partners. Jeff was a Founding Partner at Wessels, Arnold & Henderson. Currently, he serves as a director of DelaGet, Greater Twin Cities United Way, YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities, Boy Scout Northern Star Council, Beta Theta Pi Foundation and Cathedral Church of St. Mark Foundation.
Judson Bemis – Entrepreneur
Judson has served as the National Director of Development for the Hazelden Foundation, the Vice President of New Business Development, and as the principal of Clere Consulting. He serves on the for profit boards of Technology, Inc. and Imaging Institute, Inc. as well as on the nonprofit boards of Theatre de la Jeune Lune, The Minnesota Orchestral Association, The Guthrie Theater Foundation, Theatre Communications Group (in NYC), and MacPhail Center for Music. He currently has been appointed by the Governor to the Minnesota State Arts Board.
Partrick O’Halloran – O’Halloran Ent.
Patrick was at Accenture for over twenty-two years, including eleven years as its Partner in charge of Customer Insight organization. He co-founded Accenture’s CRM cross industry service line, as well as creating and running the global Customer Insight business unit for eight years, serving some of their largest clients like Washington Mutual and Target. He sits on the board of Datalink, a company that analyzes, designs, implements, and supports information storage infrastructures that store, protect, and provide continuous access to information, and has also served as Founding Partner and Chief Executive Officer of Entiera.
Steve Gill – Talenti Gelato
Steve is the founder and CEO of Dallas based Talenti Gelato. Talenti is already one of the top 3 brands, successfully competing with other premium ice cream brands in the premium grocery channel. It was acquired by Unilever in 2014. Prior to Talenti, Steve was a Co-Founder and President of Minneapolis based Millennium Import Company from 1993 to 2005 working as a partner with the Edward J. Phillips Family of Minneapolis.