Who We Are
We're an analytics company that uses social media as our data source. We build software that fuels insights, helping agencies and brands make smart marketing decisions.
ABOUT US
Networked Insights was founded in 2006 by CEO Dan Neely in Madison, Wisconsin, a long way from Silicon Valley. Madison is known for its top-five research university, iconoclastic outlook, and bitterly cold winters. That's turned out to be a great place to grow a business requiring smart, unconventional minds.
LEADERSHIP TEAM
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Daniel Neely
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Gerry Komlofske
Executive with Ritchie Capital
Gerry Komlofske is an executive with Ritchie Capital, a Chicago-based private equity firm. Prior to his role with Ritchie Capital he was the president and CEO of IPIQ. He has over 20 years of consulting experience including six years in Japan and China. He led Booz, Allen & Hamilton's Global Computer and Electronics Group, where technology valuation was a core area of expertise, and held several management positions at Scient, including chief strategy officer. He has co-authored several books and articles in Asia and been quoted extensively in global publications.
Jim Schroer
President & CEO, Carlson Marketing
Jim Schroer has been a leading marketing innovator for over three decades. Most recently, he served as president and CEO of Carlson Marketing, a leader in loyalty marketing and events. Schroer managed the agency's 28 global offices, pushed the agency in interactive and mobile marketing, and significantly improved financial performance. Prior to his role at Carlson Marketing, Schroer was executive vice president for Global Sales, Marketing and Service at DaimlerChrysler. There, he redefined Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge brands and led breakthrough marketing campaigns. Before joining DaimlerChrysler, Schroer was vice president of Global Marketing for Ford Motor Company, where he patented consumer insight and branding processes, spearheaded Mazda's "Zoom Zoom," campaign, and led the startup of Ford.com. Schroer has also held positions in event marketing for NASCAR's Winston Cup and as a vice president and partner at Booz Allen & Hamilton, a leading strategy consulting firm. A cum laude graduate of Carleton College, Schroer holds an MBA, with honors, from Harvard University. In addition to serving with various non-profit organizations and boards, Schroer has been published in the Harvard Business Review and is a recipient of the prestigious Booz Allen Professional Excellence Award.
Sharon Chamberlain
Founder of Chamberlain Research Consultants
Sharon Chamberlain founded Chamberlain Research Consultants in 1988, after eight years serving as director of consumer affairs and research for Wisconsin Gas Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her research studies informed many corporate decisions to improve the bottom line while creating a more customer-centric company. Sharon has grown Chamberlain Research Consultants from a staff of two to 35 full-time employees and 60-70 on call interviewers. Customers include service and manufacturing companies as well as financial institutions. Helping clients get closer to customer needs and wants has been a top priority for Chamberlain as companies look for ways to differentiate themselves from the competition. Much of the Chamberlain work is national and international. Still, Sharon believes that the greatest differentiator for her company is giving back to the local community. She provides much research help to non-profits in healthcare and arts. She serves on numerous non-profit and corporate boards of directors.
ADVISORS
Michael Mitchell
User Experience Consultant
Michael Mitchell co-founded Networked Insights, Inc., serving as Chief Experience Officer from 2006 until 2009. He continues to serve as an advisor in the areas of user experience and social data visualization. Mitchell is a human factors generalist by training with more than fifteen years of experience in usability and interface design. His work with IBM, Scient and a growing list of startup web-services and social technology companies has involved him in every point along the software development process. Mitchell is a co-inventor on United States Patent 7,080,139, "Method and apparatus for selectively sharing and passively tracking communication device experiences." He holds a PhD in Industrial and Systems Engineering (Human Factors Option with Human-Computer Interaction Concentration) from Virginia Tech, and an MS in Human Factors Psychology from the University of Idaho.
Larry Landweber
Co-Founder of an Angel Investment Group
Dr. Landweber has worked with startup companies since the 1990s. He is Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he held the John P Morgridge Chair. He has a PhD from Purdue University. He has been president of the Internet Society and a member of the boards of Internet2 and the Computer Research Association. He is a Fellow of the ACM and in 2005 received the IEEE Award on International Communication. From 2002 to 2006 he was Senior Advisor at the US National Science Foundation where he advised on strategic planning, on the allocation of research funds, and on development of GENI (Global Environment for Network Innovations). Dr. Landweber has been a leader in the development of the international Internet. In 1979, he proposed CSNET, the Computer Science Network. CSNET, funded by NSF, eventually connected all US computer research groups and was the first "large-scale" internet test bed. In 1988, Dr. Landweber co-founded an angel investment group that focused on information technology. He currently advises two Wisconsin investment funds.
Joan Gilman
Director of Special Industry Programs for UW-Madison School of Business
Joan serves as the director of special industry programs, executive education, for the University of Wisconsin School of Business. Her duties span executive education from small business and entrepreneurship to teaching managers and designing executive programs. She has taught in both the Small Business Development Center (Business Planning) and Executive Education for the Supervisory Management Series. She was co-director of the Agribusiness Executive Management Program that assisted farmers and agribusinesses in Wisconsin. From 1989-2006, her national duties have included executive director for USASBE-United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, the national division of the International Council for Small Business. She coordinated the functions of a comprehensive organization of 1,100+ outstanding researchers, scholars, teachers, administrators, and policy makers interested in entrepreneurship and small business. She coordinated activities with The Coleman Foundation, the Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, and The Edward Lowe Foundation, where she also develops strategic alliances for the organization.