Management

Brian D. Rogers
CEO & Founder

Brian Rogers is the Founder and CEO of evenhere, Inc. Rogers founded the company and began designing the company's platform in early 2002. Rogers has 15 years of experience in the retail and computer software industries, building and managing profitable large scale ecommerce businesses. He founded and managed the ecommerce business for the leading leather retailer Wilsons Leather; during his time there he was also instrumental in developing the company's television product placement process and relationships. Rogers later went on to co-found Objix, Inc., a company that developed an online municipal bond management system for brokerage firms. Most recently Rogers led the operations for the next generation of enterprise search functionality for the internet division of Best Buy, Inc.

Rogers' interest in technology and entrepreneurial spirit has been with him since early childhood. At age 10, Rogers was writing software code for video games and staying abreast of the hottest technologies. Rogers'inspiration to found evenhere evolved from his passions for the arts, the efficiencies of technology, and his retail experience.

Rogers holds a B.A. in Economics from Denison University.


Ashley Heather
President

Heather has over 15 years of experience having founded and operated a number of innovative media companies including Entertainment Media Works (StarStyle, which managed the product linking for American Idol for three years), MusiKube and CuttingEdged Technologies. Through these companies he built partnerships with leading interactive groups including ABC, AOL, CBS/Showtime, Fremantle/19, Intel, Microsoft, MTV Networks, MySpace, and Virgin Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Univision. Ashley’s company received the prestigious AlwaysOn Top 100 in Hollywood award in 2007 and he led his consultancy practice to a number of honors, including “European Interactive Consultancy of the Year” in 2001.

Heather holds a B.A. in Economics and Business from Sheffield University, England


John Montague
Chief Marketing Officer

Montague was formally the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Muve, a joint venture with the Mayo Clinic that is focused on the commercialization of natural and sustainable weight loss solutions for the mass consumer marketplace. Montague was also the Founder and CEO at Golf Intelligence, an online media company, where he developed and deployed the National Golf Network and RCGA Network that serve millions of golfers throughout North America. He was Founder and CEO of Affinity Networks. Montague created one the Internet's first web episodic shows for AOL ‘WebsWorld’. Most recently Montague worked on celebrity promotions for Cindy Crawford and Richard Simmons.

Montague holds a B.A. in Politial Science, Economics, and History from the University of Minnesota. He has taught marketing, technology and entrepreneurship classes and workshops at the University of Minnesota, St. Mary’s University, and Minneapolis high schools. He is also an accomplished screenwriter and independent filmmaker.


Aaron Buzali
VP Business Development

Buzali leads evenhere’s sales efforts, marketing strategy and business relationships. With a background in information technology and business services, Buzali’s main areas of focus have been consulting, IT, marketing and business development. Buzali co-founded Acclaim Technology Group, LLC, a New York based IT consulting firm that advises leading companies on issues of strategy, risk management, technology, and operations. Throughout Buzali's career, Aaron held key management and technical positions at various fortune companies including AOL Time Warner, White & Case, and Westvaco Corporation.