The ideablender™ platform is the byproduct of brilliant group thinking. The team is comprised of business builders, free-minded thinkers, and really good listeners that heard the market when it asked for a better way to create business strategy and find solutions to complex challenges.

Our collective experiences include directing top-tier consulting firms, building and launching national brands, creating art, and designing 2.0 applications for tomorrow's users. We believe the next big idea can come from anywhere and we attach a premium to flawless execution. Our current line of products centers around always-on technologies, crowd sourcing models and social media... but we can't tell you where tomorrow will bring us. The world is moving fast and true innovation requires a balance of executing for today while thinking for tomorrow.

James Tantaro is the founder and CEO of ideablender™, a unique mix of crowdsourcing, open collaboration and social media. Jim previously founded CornerPin, a design and strategy firm while working in an executive management role in a technology consulting firm. Jim majored in math and finance before attending Northwestern for an MBA.

David Lambertsen is founder of BHI Design and is currently the Director of Strategy & Commerce for ideablender™ where he oversees web development, new product design, and architecture. Dave attended Harvard and Indiana U and has lead BHI Design for the past 15 years.

Jimmy K. is the lead application developer for ideablender™. Before moving to Chicago, he was the lead developer for an online real estate website. Jimmy majored in Software Development and Application Programming in Tampa, FL.

Brian Carley leads our sales, marketing and business development strategies and manages all aspects of how we build the most comprehensive global community on the planet. Brian joined ideablender in March of 2011 and has spent his whole career as an entrepreneur with a record of launching market defining projects and product lines. Brian co-founded The Fordham Company where he was the Vice President/CIO and attracted international attention for Fordham's visionary approach to development. Brian attended University of Denver and The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Kristi Mendez, president of KMPR Marketing & Public Relations, has more than 10 years of experience in the communications industry, working in both public relations and as a journalist. Mendez has worked in a variety of markets, and specializes in business-to-business outreach. Kristi received a Master of Mass Communication (with a concentration in public relations) from the University of Georgia.