The company has recruited a team and an active advisory board with a very successful track record of serving the senior community and/or designed online products and services that have consistently exceeding the expectations of their customers. Below is a subset of the team and advisory board - all are motivated by the social opportunity to build a business that can improve the lives of our members and their families.
Don Ferrel (Founder and Board Member), founded BigScreenLive in 2006 and brings expertise in business development and large-scale information systems integration. Don has been a key leader and innovator for establishing simplified business computing initiatives in the aerospace sector. He currently serves as CEO of SeaTec, a successful IT consulting firm. Previously an executive at Rockwell International and Scitor, he is founder of two other companies.
Cayce Roy (Board Member), joined BigScreenLive as CEO after investing in the company in July 2007 with the explicit desire to place this sociably valuable business venture on an initial track for success. Prior to this, Cayce led Amazon Services (30% of Units sold on Amazon) and Amazon Fulfillment during his seven years at Amazon.com. Cayce is a seasoned senior technology and operations leader who served as a board member of a publicly traded company (Drugstore.com). His organizations have scaled for significant growth by focusing on hiring and developing world-class talent and fostering a culture of focused accountability, integrity, innovation, and relentless improvement for the customer.
Mary Furlong, Ed.D. (Advisor), is president and CEO of Mary Furlong and Associates â a strategy, business development, marketing, and public relations services firm uniquely focused on new opportunities for clients in the baby boomer and senior markets. She is a leading authority on the baby boom generation as it moves toward and beyond age 50. She has guided the offline and online 45+ market strategies of leading corporations and nonprofit organizations for more than 20 years. Her list of clients includes the AARP, many Fortune 500 companies, and a select group of startup businesses like BigScreenLive.
Meredith Taylor (Advisor), is founder of Taylor Consulting. Before launching Taylor, Meredith served as President of The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, California. In 2000, she founded SeniorSurfers, a technology education company providing computer and Internet training to Older Adults. She was President/CEO of CookExpress.com and spent 11 years at American Restaurant Group (ARG). Meredith is a Women's Technology Cluster mentor, serves on MentorNetâs Board and is on the advisory board of several early-stage companies.
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