Mr. Seippel has over 25 years of financial and operational experience. He has been involved in the successful negotiating of over 20 acquisitions in his career and played a leading role in structuring complex transactions that have raised $5 billion in capital, two of which received the prestigious Institutional Investor Deal of the Year Award. Mr. Seippel has also served as a consultant to various boards of directors on mergers and acquisitions and strategic business and financial planning. Prior to founding WorthPoint, he has served as the chief financial officer of MIVA, the vice president and chief financial officer for AirGate PCS, the chief financial officer and chief operating officer for Digital Commerce Corporation, the chief financial officer for Global Telesystems Groups, and the chief financial officer for Landmark Graphics Corporation. Mr. Seippel has a Masters in Business Administration degree from American University. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from George Mason University, where he currently serves on the Advisory Board of the School of Management.

Mr. Pattie has worked in the appraisal, antiques and auction industries for 40 years. He started and led Bull Run Auctions in Manassas, VA, tripling its revenue in five years. Mr. Pattie has managed other regional auction houses serving the Mid Atlantic States, and also performed onsite appraisals across the U.S. for international auction houses. He has been an estate specialist and a business development professional in the industry. Mr. Pattie has taught college courses on appraising antiques, has been a licensed auctioneer for 35 years, is a qualified expert witness in his field, and is a member of the National Auctioneers Association and the Virginia Auctioneers Association. Previously, he was a member of the International Society of Appraisers and the New England Appraisers Association. Mr. Pattie has taught college accredited courses in antique appraising at the Northern Virginia Community College, and has completed numerous ISA appraisal courses. He has done the Road Show Appraisals to benefit the Manassas Museum for over eight years and has generously contributed his auctioneering and appraisal talents to benefit numerous other charitable institutions.

Mr. Maggio has over 24 years experience in evaluating, structuring, negotiating and executing mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures and alliances, private financings (equity and debt), and strategic advisory services. He has specialized in advising private company’s and shareholders from the equity funding stage through the ultimate exit strategy development and execution. Mr. Maggio has a broad range of industry experience and has advised both public and private companies on transactions and strategies in the US, Europe and Asia. He has advised companies in the technology industries including semiconductor equipment, telecommunications, software and display technologies, as well as business services, retail, energy, and industrial equipment. Mr. Maggio was formerly the CEO of an Internet software development company and has held senior positions in regional investment banking organizations. He was with Pricewaterhouse / PricewaterhouseCoopers for almost 15 years. Mr. Maggio has an B.S. Degree in Accounting from Louisiana State University and is a CPA.

Mr. Sapienza is a seasoned executive with more than 25 years of experience in marketing, business development, new product introductions and business start-ups with Wendy’s and CheckFree among others. He has directed new product launches, market research and support programs both domestically and throughout Europe, as well as in the Pacific Rim. Mr. Sapienza is responsible for the introduction of the CheckFree Electronic Payment Service, eventually leading to a successful IPO and market capitalization of $1.4 billion. He holds a B.S. degree from Northwestern University and an M.B.A. from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management.

Ms. Brenneman has more than 25 years of experience in broadcast, video production, radio and print. She’s produced news programs, documentaries, informational programs and marketing and public relations videos. She was formerly the head of the GE Video Production Center, which became NBC Business Video. Ms. Brenneman was also the Executive Producer for a nationally syndicated television series, News for Kids, which was ranked one of the top ten television programs for children in the country. She has written and produced programs for NBC, CBS and Westinghouse, winning national and international awards including Emmys. She has produced video programs on five continents and has also marketed consumer videos, including one that grossed more than one million dollars. Mary is a national trustee of the National Academy of Television Arts and Science (NATAS) and serves as Co-Chair of the National Program committee. She was formerly president of the Heartland Chapter of NATAS. She has also served as President and board member of a number of non-profit organizations primarily concerned with children. She is a graduate of the University of Iowa with a major in Speech (Radio, Television, Film).

Mac entered Ohio State University’s Masters Program in Computer Science at age 15. He was a member of the CERN development team that established HTTP and HTML. He is active in the Linux Kernel, Groovy development and Haskell open source project.