Accomplished, product-focused technology leader with 15+ years of experience building and managing high-performing, collaborative engineering teams in rapidly growing tech organizations. Demonstrated success in diverse environments, from early stage startups to large corporations, with deep expertise in software development, devops and infrastructure management, along with an extensive background in sports technology, EdTech, and other mission-focused tech sectors. Excellent reputation as a mentor and developer of talent, cross-functional collaborator, and articulate technical leader who not only understands what makes customers happy, but knows how to successfully deliver. Likely the only technology executive who is also a National Hockey League PA Announcer, improv comedian, pro wrestling ring announcer, and ice hockey player/goalie.

Experienced SaaS operator. First employee and part of the founding team at Springboard Retail. Built out Product Management and Customer Success functions. Springboard was acquired by Heartland (Global Payments) in February 2020. Passionate about product design and business strategy. Experienced team builder and manager. Allen is also a member of the Board of Directors of MitoAction, a nonprofit dedicated to improving the quality of life for children, adults, and families living with mitochondrial disease.

Product-focused technology expert with experience building and managing product strategy, design, and execution and leading engineering teams in rapidly growing organizations. She has extensive background in sports technology with working experience at fast growing SportsTech startups as well as a National Sports Media brand. Also, a proud collegiate softball player with a career highlight playing in the NCAA Tournament.

Brian has spent nearly 25 years building cutting-edge products with passion, responsiveness and creativity. He founded Enertia Enterprises which specialized in media components for radio, television and newspaper sites including the “Games Perform” gaming engine, an audience engagement platform used by over 60 media outlets and Fortune 500 companies including the St. Louis Dispatch, Bridgestone Tires and Swift Transportation.

Offers seventeen years of rigorous professional experience in financial services along with a strong interest in using financial services background, UX design, software expertise and track record of success to contribute to a successful career in client relationship management strategies and applications. Specializes in digital strategies that enable Wealth Advisors to deliver financial solutions by anticipating client needs. Specialties: Project management in business technology initiatives, digital design and workflows for workstation platform, product management of various financial screens, data analysis, investment center CRM strategies, interaction management system (e.g., Portrait Interaction Optimizer), IVR phone technology, fluent in Spanish.

Chris has been working in the software world for +20 years. He is experienced in multiple areas, as he previously worked as a business analyst, business consultant, implementation, product, and project management, as well as a director of client services.

David’s entrepreneurial career began over 10 years ago in Silicon Valley while attending Stanford University, where he played quarterback for the football team and worked with a global top-10 venture capital firm. He has since produced at every level for tech organizations from coding to business development to product management. David has most recently consulted for some of Charlotte's top Fortune 500 companies on their digital product strategy.

Parker Wilson has experience in software development, retail, manufacturing, marketing, e-commerce, and business development. She worked on the operations teams at lululemon Athletica. Her focus areas included customer experience, brand consistency, and operational streamlining for all brick and mortar locations in North America. She's an investor in early-stage CPG companies that are mission-driven and focused on sustainability. Committed to helping her community, she’s a board member Wilmington Chamber of Commerce and involved in Wilmington-based nonprofits including Communities in Schools and Young Life. Parker is a graduate of the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School and proudly serves on their board.

For almost ten years, Colin Thornton has helped companies drive revenue as an experienced product leader. He has experience mapping and managing the entire customer experience from product strategy to sales. He prides himself on being “relentlessly resourceful” and recently drove digital product strategy for Bank of America. When he’s not working, you’ll find him with his wife and rescue dog exploring Charlotte or cheering for the Braves, Bulldogs, and Bengals.

Sean’s product experience is broad and spans multiple verticals including eCommerce, web development, apparel, SaaS, IOT, fitness, electronics, home goods, iOS/Android, printing/ graphics, and Amazon FBA. His career as a product-focused entrepreneur began over fifteen years ago. Since then, he started and/or co-founded eight profitable companies and exited one. He’s worked with several top-tier startup accelerators, helped raise millions in venture funding, and served a number of Fortune 500 clients. Sean studied architecture at the University of Southern California and applies those same principles to his work as a Product Director - listen to the client, build a solid foundation, and design it better than anyone else.

James has a background in economics, change management, and product development. He worked at Accenture for several years on a product team developing and managing software for large digital transformations. That experience solidified his understanding of how tech impacts the user experience & how the user experience dramatically impacts brand perception. After leaving Accenture, James joined Duke Energy as a Product Owner. He led the digital customer experience for Piedmont Natural Gas and improved their customer payment solutions. There, he fell in love with the product development lifecycle. He’s passionate about how digital technology can drive ROI and he brings this expertise to Dualboot. As a former division one track athlete, he learned the key to success was ‘smart small, think big’ and believes this principle also applies to building great software products. In his free time, James enjoys long-distance running, traveling, cooking with his wife, Grace, and is a volunteer coach at Let Me Run.