Jason Foodman
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| Born | Jason Franklin Foodman 1967/04/03 Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| 🏫 Education | Master of Science in Computer Science |
| 🎓 Alma mater | University of North Carolina at Charlotte |
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Jason Foodman (born April 3, 1967) is an American CEO, Board Member, Writer and entrepreneur. He has been a leading participant in the software industry for decades, from Industrial Computer Corporation, to Trexar Technologies,[1] RegSoft.com[2], SwiftCD.com[3], RebateDelivery.com, and FastSpring.[4] He went on to serve as President of Global Delight, and co-founder and advisor to Comecero[5] and Jonny On It.[6] In 2019 he became the CEO of PayPro Global[7]. In October 2020 it was announced Foodman had become President of Rosy Salon Software, a Fullsteam.com portfolio company. Foodman also serves as an advisor and Board Member, most recently Chairman of the Board of Asknet AG[8]. To date, he has traveled to over 70 countries, working and living abroad in Europe, India, and Asia.[9]
Career[edit]
In 1998, Foodman and four other Atlanta entrepreneurs formed RegSoft.com, one of the early e-commerce services for the software industry, ultimately selling the company to Digital River (NASDAQ:DRIV) in 2003.[10] Foodman founded Trexar Technologies in January 2001, and which was sold two years later to Aladdin Systems.[11] In January 2003, Foodman was the founder and CEO of DigitalSwift (dba SwiftCD.com), inventing the notion of a “Backup CD” to go along with an electronic software purchase.[12] Signing up over 8,000 software vendors participating worldwide, he led the company for six years before selling the company to Digital River in 2009[13].
In April 2009, Foodman founded Rebate Delivery, a global mail-in rebate service for online sales, and served as its CEO until selling the company in 2011 to Ohana Companies.[14]
In January 2011, Foodman served as a Co-Founder of FastSpring,[15] a leading all-in-one e-commerce payment processing service for 3,000+ desktop software and SaaS companies worldwide.[16] Before the company’s sale in 2016, FastSpring[17] had won a wide assortment of industry awards for its customer service, including multiple Stevie Awards from 2013-2015,[18] and was recognized as the fastest-growing company in the Greater Los Angeles Area from 2006-2010, as well as the 13th fastest-growing company in North America during the same period. FastSpring was also highly ranked on the “Inc. 500” list (in 2010 and 2011)[19] and included in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500,[20] as well. Upon its sale in 2016, the founders and original investors in FastSpring earned an ROI of over 600-fold on their original investment.[21]
In September 2015, Foodman became President of Global Delight[22] (creators of Camera Plus, Boom for iOS and Vizmato apps),[23] guiding the company through June 2017. From 2017-2019 Foodman assumed various strategic advisor and paid non-executive director roles including with Comecero.com and TheoremReach.com. Late 2019 it was announced that Foodman had become President of Rosy Salon Software (RosySalonSoftware.com), a Fullsteam.com portfolio company.[24][25][26][27][28]
Patents[edit]
Foodman has filed numerous Trademarks and Copyrights as well as being noted as the inventor or co-inventor on several patents, most recently on the “Multiple Location Rebate Processor” (United States Patent # 8,856,026, issued October 2014).[29]
Life and education[edit]
Foodman graduated from Appalachian State University in 1989 with a B.S. in Computer Science. He went on to earn an M.S. in Computer Science from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC) in 1991.
Foodman currently holds a 100-Ton Master Captain’s license from the United States Coast Guard and is a member of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary. He is also a competitive USAW Masters Olympic weightlifter.[30]
Media[edit]
Foodman has published articles on Medium[31] and in software and business magazines including Casual Connect [32] and Software Business.[33] He has also been quoted and interviewed in Entrepreneur [34][35] and by PYMNTS.com[36] and American Express.[37][38]
References[edit]
- ↑ ZDNet Editors (2000). "Aladdin buys Trexar". ZDNet. Retrieved 2018-04-19.CS1 maint: Extra text: authors list (link)
- ↑ https://menafn.com/1099409854/Well-Known-Entrepreneur-Jason-Foodman-joins-PayPro-Global-as-new-CEO
- ↑ https://www.gamesindustry.biz/discover-chooses-swiftcd-for-on-demand-backup-cd-solution
- ↑ Rip Emerson (March 17, 2011). "Online Subscription Billing Is Still a Hassle, SaaSy Aims to Change That". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
- ↑ https://comecero.com/about.html
- ↑ Madison Hogan (June 25, 2019). "10 Female Founders with the Most Funded Startups in Atlanta". Atlanta Inno. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
- ↑ https://pressat.co.uk/releases/well-known-entrepreneur-jason-foodman-joins-paypro-global-as-new-ceo-c1e8057a6f480da0074a74a589f69ebb/
- ↑ https://www.bloomberg.com/press-releases/2022-03-09/dgap-news-asknet-solutions-ag-with-leadership-realignment-cfo-florent-guillomeau-steps-down-aston-fallen-and-thomas-garrahan
- ↑ Yahoo News (December 22, 2015). "Indian Vizmato relaunches video editing app from Israel". Yahoo News. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
- ↑ Larry Dignan (January 2, 2002). "The Starting Line: Digital River goes shopping". CNET. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
- ↑ TidBits Staff (March 22, 2000). "Aladdin Acquires Trexar". TidBits. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ↑ Mark Androvich (June 29, 2007). "Acclaim to Offer Disk versions of Online Games". Games Industry Biz. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ↑ https://seekingalpha.com/article/62595-digital-river-q4-2007-earnings-call-transcript
- ↑ The Associated Press (February 7, 2012). "Delaware company focused on rebates goes global". The Associated Press. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ↑ Sarah Perez (April 24, 2013). "All-In-One E-Commerce Solution FastSpring Takes Its First Outside Investment From Pylon Capital". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ↑ Andrew Nusca (March 22, 2014). "E-commerce platforms and the fight to sell selling". Fortune. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ↑ Michelle Deery (January 26, 2018). "E-commerce platforms and the fight to sell selling". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
- ↑ "2015 Stevie Award Winners". The Stevie Awards, Inc. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
- ↑ "Inc. 5000 2010: The Full List". Inc. Magazine. 2010. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
- ↑ "Deloitte's 2011 Technology Fast 500". Deloitte.com. 2011. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
- ↑ Stephen Nellis (2013). "Investors jump on FastSpring as revenue soars". Pacific Coast Business Times. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ↑ "Global Delight Goes Global – Opens USA Office and Appoints New President". Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ↑ Gabriel Avner (December 20, 2015). "Indian Vizmato relaunches video editing app from Israel". Geektime. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ↑ PYMNTS (2020-11-19). "FastSpring Acquires SalesRight". www.pymnts.com. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- ↑ "The Future is Looking Bright for Rosy Salon Software". www.salontoday.com. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- ↑ Arsenault, Tim. "FastSpring buys Halifax's SalesRight to grow e-commerce business | The Journal Pioneer". www.journalpioneer.com. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- ↑ "Boom for iOS makes your cheap earbuds sound like a high-end system". www.digitaltrends.com. Retrieved 2021-04-09. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ jvaugh29 (2020-12-09). "Alumnus Jason Foodman was recently named CEO of Rosy Salon Software, a cloud-based suite of salon and spa scheduling and management tools". Inside UNC Charlotte. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- ↑ "Multiple Location Rebate Processor US20100257047A1. Inventors: Jason Foodman, Lance Deutsch. Priority date: 2009-04-07". Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ↑ "USA Weightlifting Spring Classic". March 25, 2017. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
- ↑ https://medium.com/@jasonfoodman
- ↑ Jason Foodman (Fall 2009). "It's Payback Time". Casual Connect. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ↑ Jason Foodman (July 2005). "Thinking Outside the Booth". Software Business Magazine. Missing or empty
|url=(help) - ↑ Robert J. McGarvey (April 1, 2000). "Dot Dot Dot". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ↑ https://www.entrepreneur.com/starting-a-business/how-these-3-entrepreneurs-bootstrapped-their-million-dollar/307927
- ↑ https://www.pymnts.com/digital-payments/2021/contactless-payments-salons/
- ↑ Brady Dale (April 11, 2014). "The fight to sell (virtual) selling". Fortune. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ↑ https://www.americanexpress.com/content/dam/amex/us/merchant/pdf/bcfm/PYMNTS-Digital-Transformation-Beauty-Industry-Tracker-May-2023.pdf
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