Leadership

A few of the brains behind Bulbstorm.

Bart Steiner President and CEO

Bart Steiner is an accomplished executive, consultant and entrepreneur with a passion for connecting brands and consumers around ideas! Prior to founding Bulbstorm in 2008, Bart founded and served for nine years as President of CM Solutions, a strategic planning and marketing consultancy serving CPG clients including Procter & Gamble, General Mills, Quaker and Dannon.

Bart previously served as CEO of CMplan.net, a collaborative Internet service targeting the retail and CPG industries, where he brought the company to profitability within its first year. Prior to his successful ventures as an entrepreneur and consultant, Bart served as Vice President of a business-intelligence software company and held various management positions at Procter & Gamble where he was twice awarded the prestigious Gold Club Award.

Bart is recognized as a Flinn Scholar, Baird Scholar, Phi Kappa Phi, and Phi Beta Kappa and graduated with a triple-major, summa cum laude with honors, from University of Arizona, and is a Berger Scholar from the U of A Berger Entrepreneurship program.

 

Michael LaBorde Chief Financial Officer

Michael LaBorde is an operations and finance executive experienced with firms ranging from $21 million to $2 billion in annual revenue. Michael previously served for four years as CFO and VP of Operations at ShopperTrak, a provider of retail traffic tracking technology and data analysis. During his tenure at ShopperTrak, the company doubled its sales and achieved profitability for the first time.

Prior to joining ShopperTrak, Michael served for five years as CFO and COO of MobilePlanet, a division of Pinault-Printemps-Redoute (PPR). He previously worked as Manager of Financial Analysts at Redcats USA, also a division of PPR. Michael sits on the board of directors for the Desert Foothills YMCA.

Michael received his CPA and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management with concentrations in Marketing, Management and Strategy, and Management and Organization. He received his BS in Accounting from Indiana University.

 

Jon Michaels Sr. Vice President of Sales

Jon Michaels is a veteran sales executive with a rich history in technology and digital media. Jon previously served as VP of Sales and Marketing at Inc. 5,000 software manufacturer ImageTag, where he developed and directed go-to-market strategy, managed the company’s sales & marketing teams, re-structured the company’s channel program, and contributed strategic direction to the company’s flagship product.

Jon previously held various executive-level sales and marketing positions with leading firms including market research firm SmithGeiger where he served as Executive Vice President Media, Entertainment & Technology and enterprise software maker, InfoImage, where he was Founder and Chief Marketing Officer. Jon is an active member of The Shea Group, a networking organization providing executive mentoring programs to small, women and minority-owned businesses.

Jon graduated Magna Cum Laude with a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the State University of New York’s College at Oneonta.

 

Brian D. Krueger Director of Products

Brian D. Krueger is a talented technology leader with over 10 years experience in game development. Brian joined Bulbstorm from online game developer Trion Worlds where he served as Director of Development & Engineering. Prior to joining Trion Worlds, he worked for nine years at console game developer Factor 5, first as a software engineer and later as Head of Production.

During his tenure in the gaming industry, Brian has worked on a number of popular titles including the Star Wars: Rogue Squadron series, Lair, and the recently released MMORPG Rift.

Brian received his BA in Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley.