In addition to our amazing user community and the many Groupsite Champions whose steady stream of feedback helps continually shape the platform, there's a hard-working team behind Groupsite.com.
Founded in 2006, Groupsite.com (formerly CollectiveX) has grown to a network of 30,000+ Groupsites. The efforts of a small team of passionate strategists, developers, designers, support staff and other individuals have made this growth possible. We recognize the power of social collaboration, therefore we work in the open community and encourage feedback from our users.
Although we are headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, we embrace the virtual workplace. So if you're interested in joining us, regardless of your location, we're always looking for talented people. Be sure to check out our Careers page.
Coined a "serial entrepreneur" by Entrepreneur Magazine in February 2000, Clarence has launched and operated numerous technology-based companies since founding his first, Envision Designs, while an undergraduate at Johns Hopkins University. In 1993, Clarence co-founded Metamorphosis Studios, an interactive multimedia development firm, where he served as CEO and Creative Director until early 1998 when the company was acquired by MediSolv, Inc. Immediately following the acquisition, at the height of the dot-com boom, Clarence co-founded and served as CEO of ImageCafe.com. Touted as the Internet's first online superstore of customizable websites-to-go, ImageCafe was acquired for $23 million by Network Solutions/Verisign in November 1999, just seven months after it launched. Just prior to founding Groupsite.com, Clarence co-founded and served as General Partner at Venturepreneur Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm. Clarence has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Forbes ASAP, Entrepreneur and CNNfn, and his entrepreneurial experiences are also the subject of a Babson College case study.
Clarence has a B.S. in Business Management from John Hopkins University and currently serves on the Deans Alumni Advisory Board for its Carey Business School. He is an avid supporter of the community and serves on many non-profit boards. In his personal time, Clarence enjoys playing with his daughters, spending time with family and close friends, and attending Maryland Terps basketball games. In each of his entrepreneurial endeavors, Clarence has been focused on user experience design, which served as the catalyst behind the development of the Groupsite platform.
Shaun has more than 25 years of business development, sales, sales management and sales training experience. Prior to Groupsite.com, Shaun led sales efforts at companies such as Digex, CheckFree, USinternetworking, Client Development Institute, High Performance Group and EntreQuest. As the head of Groupsite Pro sales and channel partner business development efforts, Shaun is focused on helping customers achieve a stronger return on involvement. He is highly engaged in the Groupsite.com Champions community, fostering users’ and advocates’ enthusiasm for powerful collaboration tools. Shaun’s energy and leadership can be traced back to his days at the US Naval Academy were he indoctrinated new academy plebes.
Bryan has more than 15 years of systems and software development experience, constantly maintaining his focus on writing more productive software the first time. Prior to joining Groupsite.com, Bryan led the web software development efforts at Sourcefire in his role as Principal Web Developer. A passionate Rubyist, Bryan is a noted speaker at Ruby on Rails technology conferences and serves as a mentor to many Maryland-area Ruby on Rails (RoR) software developers. Bryan’s strong communication skills, deep system administration and software development experience enables him to lead the development efforts of the Groupsite.com platform. Under Bryan’s leadership, Groupsite.com has built a solid foundation positioning the Company to scale its development team and platform development efforts.
Diana has over 16 years experience in business and consumer marketing, including planning, resource management and tactical implementation. Executions of her marketing plans ($150,000 - $2.5 million, annually) have supported sales strategies in companies as large as the NASDAQ listed RCN Corporation. During her tenure with the software/systems developer Dakota Imaging, she oversaw marketing and communication efforts as the company grew from private capitalization until its successful acquisition by WebMD Corporation.
The Groupsite.com team is rounded out by a great team including Paul Barry and Nick Evans (software development), Susan Black (administrative support & HR), Angela Benton (creative), Ravi Patel (sales), and Carissa Caramanis O’Brien (communications & PR). Our family also includes the many consultants, advisors and passionate users who provide a steady stream of feedback — you know who you are.
