Encore Artistic Solutions

Jason resides in Temecula, California. His career started in the technology space with Southland Micro where he led sales initiatives in the memory and chip manufacturing space. Jason's early success in the southern California market led to opportunities to develop new business in Europe. Jason was instrumental in securing business with Apple, Dell and others. Nearly twenty years ago, Jason left corporate sales and launched Quality Network Components, a company created to program and sell network technology to international telecommunications companies. With a strong background in developing inventory controls and process flow, Jason has been instrumental in setting up systems internally to manage Encore’s platform partners. Jason is an investor in Encore.

Jeff resides in the Bay Area and works with global startup ecosystems and entrepreneurs. He’s an Adjunct Instructor for Entrepreneurship & Innovation at UC Berkeley and co-founder of Silicon Valley in Your Pocket, a global virtual startup accelerator serving 100s of companies across 30+ countries. He is an angel investor with equity positions in 180+ companies and advisor & investor at Berkeley SkyDeck. He is an Executive Board Member for the Rutgers Business School Road to Silicon Valley Program. He worked at Cognizant & Brillio as Global Head for Mobility & UX practices. He is a keynote speaker at global tech & startup events. He holds a BA in Economics / Finance from Rutgers College & an MBA from UC Berkeley.

Steve resides in Laguna Beach, California and has spent over thirty years in primarily early-stage opportunities. His background in coatings and product design have led him into co-founding several companies that created product that mitigated labor and environmental impacts. Steve successfully co-founded and managed OLP, Inc. While running OLP he managed a seven-year product development cycle with a national rollout into John Deere Landscapes and several other national chains which lead the team to a successful acquisition by Headwaters, Inc. The product and processes he designed are still driving revenue and profit while improving the impact on the environment. He has spent nearly eight years testing and developing the “created with Encore” family of products.