
Co-Executive/Founder, crowdSPRING
Greater Chicago Area

Co-Executive/Founder, crowdSPRING
Greater Chicago Area
I co-founded crowdSPRING, the global marketplace for logo design, business card design, graphic design and website design.
Over 30,000 creatives from 150+ countries are working on crowdSPRING and helping small businesses and startups with creative needs - including logo, website, blog design, marketing materials, advertisements, brochures, etc.
Thousands of buyers from 50+ countries have posted projects on crowdSPRING. crowdSPRING offers buyers a guarantee that they'll get at least 25 entries to their project or their money back, and we offer numerous protections, including free customized legal agreements for the purchase of intellectual property on crowdSPRING.
On crowdSPRING, you chose from among actual designs to your specifications, rather than from among bids and proposals. It's a powerful way to crowdsource graphics design.
intellectual property
entrepreneurship
(Internet industry)
August 2006 — Present (3 years)
Global marketplace for logo design, business card design, graphic design and website design. 30,000 creatives from 150+ countries are working on crowdSPRING and helping small businesses and startups with creative needs - including logo, website, blog design, marketing materials, advertisements, brochures, etc.
Thousands of buyers from 50+ countries have posted projects on crowdSPRING. crowdSPRING offers buyers a guarantee that they'll get at least 25 entries to their project or their money back, and we offer numerous protections, including free customized legal agreements for the purchase of intellectual property on crowdSPRING.
On crowdSPRING, you chose from among actual designs to your specifications, rather than from among bids and proposals. It's a powerful way to crowdsource graphics design.
(Partnership; 201-500 employees; Law Practice industry)
February 2001 — December 2007 (6 years 11 months)
Represented clients in intellectual property and complex commercial disputes in state and federal courts across the United States, and in international proceedings at the World Intellectual Property Organization. Represented and counseled clients ranging from small Internet startups to the Fortune 100, including in the manufacturing, advertising, construction, electronics and software industries. Was named an Illinois SuperLawyer® in Business and Intellectual Property Litigation, and in 2006, was named one of the “40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty to Watch” by judges and attorneys for experience in intellectual property and complex commercial litigation.
(Partnership; 201-500 employees; Law Practice industry)
September 1995 — February 2001 (5 years 6 months)
BA , Political Science, Philosophy , 1999 — 2002
1992 — 1995
crowdsourcing, graphics design, law, intellectual property, startups, entrepreneurship, business, strategy, social media, blogging, marketing, social networks, community, technology
Illinois SuperLawyer 2006 (IP and Business Litigation)
"40 Under Forty To Watch" (for Intellectual Property and Complex Commercial Litigation)