Gabriel Luna-Ostaseski

Current

• Education Chair at Entrepreneurs Organization (SF)
• Co-Founder and Director of Business Development at CalFinder

Past

• Co - Founder at MoonDance Painting
• General Manager at Varsity Management

Education

• California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

Recommended

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Connections

401 connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

• My Website

Gabriel Luna-Ostaseski’s Summary

I am an entrepreneur. CalFinder is the second business that I have co-founded. I helped to launch CalFinder.com and take if from a two person start-up to a company with 25 employees. CalFinder.com is currently one of the fastest growing home improvement websites in the country. While attending CalPoly, I was accepted to one of the most respected business internships in the country. After a year of working there, I was promoted and became responsible for recruiting, hiring and training other college students on how to start their own businesses.

Gabriel Luna-Ostaseski’s Specialties:

Outside Sales, Recruiting Talent, Internet Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Lead management, Inside Sales and Telesales, Construction Management.

Gabriel Luna-Ostaseski’s Experience

• Education Chair

  Entrepreneurs Organization (SF)

  (Internet industry)

  2009 — Present (1 year )

  As Education Chair for the Entrepreneurs Organization I am responsible for organizing unique learning and social experiences for a group of successful entrepreneurs in San Francisco. My goal is to create "once in a lifetime" experiences and events the celebrate what it is to be an entrepreneur.

• Co-Founder and Director of Business Development

  CalFinder

  (Privately Held; Consumer Services industry)

  November 2005 — Present (4 years 5 months)

  CalFinder, a free service connecting homeowners to pre-screened home improvement professionals, is dedicated to making the process of finding a high-quality, reliable contractor as simple as possible. Drawing on vast industry expertise and superb online capabilities, CalFinder adds the personal touch of interviewing each homeowner, skillfully matching them with first-rate contractors whose qualifications match their specific needs.
  
  As VP of Business Development I am responsible for finding creative ways to drive revenue incuding partnerships, affiliates and co-branding relationships. Prior to this I was the Director of Sales and responsible for all new client aquisition and member services.

• Co - Founder

  MoonDance Painting

  (Construction industry)

  January 2005 — July 2008 (3 years 7 months)

  MoonDance Painting was the first "green certified" painting contractor in Northern California. As such, the company, developed systems for business management that far exceeded the industry average.
  
  I created and co-authored all the business systems, including estimating software, sales presentations, production systems and customer service.
  
  Currently there are 4 licensed MoonDance Painting businesses in California.

• General Manager

  Varsity Management

  (Construction industry)

  February 2003 — October 2005 (2 years 9 months)

  I recruited, interviewed and hired over 100 business students for one of the most competitive internships in the country. I was responsible for growth and success of twenty individual interns who started painting companies over the course of a summer. Responsibilities included performing sales trainings for over 100 interns as well as managing the growth of each of their individual businesses. I performed direct marketing, including grass roots advertising, canvassing and event marketing.

Gabriel Luna-Ostaseski’s Education

• California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

  Business Communications 2001

  I attended Cal Poly until I chose to leave to pursue an internet start up that I am currently working on.

  Activities and Societies:

  Deans list

Additional Information

Gabriel Luna-Ostaseski’s Websites:

• My Website

Gabriel Luna-Ostaseski’s Interests:

Travel, architecture, mountain biking, digital photgraphy, cooking,

Gabriel Luna-Ostaseski’s Groups:

The Entrepreneurs Organization

•    Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) - Official
•    SalesLab
•    On Startups - The Community For Entrepreneurs
•    Cal Poly - Bay Area - Alumni
•    Renewable Energy Business Network/Clean Economy Network Foundation
•    SFBIG
•    ! Sales Best Practices
•    Linked Affiliate - A Place for Affiliate Marketers to Meet!
•    Renewable Energy Network
•    Internet Affiliate Marketers Association (IAMA)
•    ThoseinMedia
•    Online Lead Generation
•    The Job Board (Find A Job, Post a Job)
•    Online Lead Generation Community
•    VentureStreet Business Network
•    Granderson Leads
•    National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI)
•    Affiliate Program Management
•    Boots on the Roof
•    Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Alumni
•    Leadscon
•    Lead Generation 2.0
•    Solar and Photovoltaic Professionals Network
•    Home Improvement Industry Specialists
•    Contractor Lead Generation Forum
•    EO Lead Generation Companies
•    Star:Jobs Professional Career Center
•    Job Openings, Job Leads and Job Connections!
•    National "Sales Only" Group
•    Top Candidates for Jobs: Post Profiles or Find Employees
•    Online Lead Generation - Home Improvement!

Gabriel Luna-Ostaseski’s Honors:

Dean's List - California Polytectnic University 2003
Varsity Management Program - Manager of the Year 2004
Varsity Management Program - All Time Sales Record 2005

Gabriel Luna-Ostaseski’s Contact Settings

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• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
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