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W. Michael Brown
Former President, The Thomson Corporation
Michael Brown retired in 1997 from the role of President and CEO of The Thomson Corporation, one of the world's leading information and publishing companies with annual revenues of over $6 billion. He began his career at Thomson in 1969 as Director of Times Newspapers, then publisher of the prestigious London Times and its sister paper, The Sunday Times. In 1982, he became the first Chief Executive of Thomson's new U.S. publishing and information business and was appointed President of The Thomson Corporation in 1989. Since retiring from Thomson, Michael has devoted much of his time, as an advisor and a Board member, to various information and technology businesses.
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Earl Galleher
Former Executive VP of Worldwide Sales & Support, Akamai; former President, Web Site Management Division, DIGEX
Earl Galleher was most recently Executive VP of Worldwide Sales & Support for Cambridge-based Akamai, the leading Content Delivery Service Provider serving over 2,800 customers worldwide. Previously, Earl served as President of the Web Site Management Division of DIGEX, where, in just 27 months, he grew the division from 3 to 260 employees and attracted over 150 Fortune 1000 customers. Earl was a leading participant in the successful IPO of DIGEX in 1996, as well as the sale of DIGEX to Intermedia in 1997. Prior to DIGEX, Earl worked in the wireless communications industry for over seven years, both as Director of Marketing at American Mobile Satellite Corporation and in management and marketing roles with Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems.
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Kathy Misunas
Former CEO, The SABRE Group
Now consulting to leading companies nationwide, Kathy was most recently CEO of Brandwise, a company backed by The Boston Consulting Group, Whirlpool, and Hearst Publishing. Prior to Brandwise, Kathy was CEO of Reed Travel Group, and AMR Corporation's SABRE Group. At Reed she oversaw several businesses, including travel publications, such as the Official Airline Guide (OAG) and Travel Weekly, as well as the company's other travel, technology and marketing units. Kathy is well known throughout the technology industry for her expertise in distribution and electronic commerce, having led the SABRE Travel Information Network, and initiated SABRE Interactive, which resulted in Travelocity, one of the premier travel sites on the Web.
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Michael H. Seid
Managing Director, Michael H. Seid & Associates, LLC
Michael H. Seid is the founder and Managing Director of Michael H. Seid & Associates, a domestic and international franchise advisory firm. Michael has over 20 years of operating and consulting experience in the franchise industry. He has served as Chairman of the International Franchise Association's Council of Franchise Suppliers and is a former member of the International Franchise Association's Board of Directors and Executive Committee. In addition, he was a principal advisor to the Franchise Group of Kidder, Peabody & Company. Michael is the co-author, with Dave Thomas, founder of Wendy's, of Franchising for Dummies.
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Lance Randall Moore
Group Vice President, Blimpie International
Mr. Moore has spent the past four years in charge of the overall development of Blimpie International's thirteen-state Western Region. Under his leadership, there has been a significant increase in revenues and new license agreements with, a steady decrease in net store closings and customer complaints. Prior to his position with Blimpie International, Mr. Moore was product manager and then marketing manager of the Healthy Choice brand of ConAgra Frozen Foods, Associate Brand Manager at Kraft Foods, and a marketing representative at IBM.
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Sandra Anderson
Director of Compliance, Great Clips, Inc.
With expertise in legal counseling, compliance, general management and administration, Sandra Anderson has been responsible for directing the development and management of all legal systems and activities at Great Clips, Inc. for the past two years. Before joining Great Clips, Ms. Anderson was a business law attorney at Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty and Bennett providing advice and counsel to clients requiring expertise in corporate law and franchising matters. Ms. Anderson also held positions as General Counsel at Novus, Inc., Interstate Companies, Inc., and Insty-Prints, Inc. all located in Minneapolis, MN.
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