Spotlight Magazine

Published originally on ronaldlewis.com

Standout Jobs‘ Co-founder and CTO, Fred Ngo, sat down with myself, Jim Turner and Paul Swansen to discuss:

• Standout Jobs’ official launch at DEMO ‘08
• How the service finds better candidates
• The response from DEMO ‘08
• And more!

To listen to this conversation, please use the embedded player just below.

About Standout Jobs

The company was founded in February 2007 by Benjamin Yoskovitz, Fred Ngo and Austin Hill. It originated out of the first-ever Montreal-based BarCamp in October 2006 where they met. The discussion quickly turned to the difficulties of finding good startup jobs. Fred and Ben had been looking for great opportunities, but couldn’t find any companies that stood out. Austin Hill, an entrepreneur and angel investor, was frustrated with how difficult it was to market startup jobs to potential candidates.

And so, Standout Jobs was born. Standout Jobs set out to help companies promote and market themselves more effectively to candidates. They first looked at video and how it could throw the doors wide open on companies, their cultures and teams. And they found companies eager to participate. The idea evolved, expanding beyond video into other tools and technologies that improve companies’ recruiting. Austin and other private angel investors provided the initial capital to get started, and the company received additional funding from iNovia Capital. Standout Jobs is based in Montreal, Canada.

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About Justin.TV

Justin.TV is more than just a web site about following the lives of four dot com entrepreneurs — you’re following them in real-time thanks to the custom solution developed by Justin Kan and his three co-founders. Justin.TV serves as a proving ground for their new mobile video solution for bloggers, actors and others.

Justin.TV Co-Founder Justin Kan talks about his new startup, mobile video, selling Kiko, lessons learned and more in this exclusive interview.

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(L-R: Down2Night.com Co-Founders Daniel Rust and Mark Michael)

About Down2Night.com

Down2Night.com is a web application that allows users to subscribe to their favorite nightlife venues and receive SMS alerts on their mobile phones about events happening on the nights that interest them most, effectively, giving viable options to the all important question: “What are we doing tonight?”

Down2Night.com co-founders Mark Michael and Daniel Rust talk about the idea behind their new service, the competition and more.

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About Wendy Moten (visit Wendy on MySpace)

Wendy Moten has recorded three solo albums and several singles. Blessed with a fluid, stylish voice, the Memphis-born chanteuse started her career with the Billboard hit ballad, Come In Out Of The Rain. Wendy’s self-titled debut EMI release also included up tempo tracks, Step By Step and Nobody But You.

Shortly after, Wendy was selected as opening act for Michael Bolton’s North American tour and Freddie Jackson’s European tour. A year later, Wendy was the toast of Japan when she performed at a sold-out showcase held at the famed Budokan, hosted by Grammy-award winning producer David Foster.

Wendy was an integral member of The Northwest Airlines All-Star Band featuring Billy Preston, Steve Cropper, Randy Bachman, Lou Gramm, Felix Cavaliere and Mark Farner. Jingles include The Burger King Corporation, General Motors, Northwest Airlines, and Roche Pharmaceuticals. Most recently, Wendy tours world-wide as a featured vocalist with Julio Iglesias.

In 1995, Wendy released her second EMI album TIME FOR CHANGE, produced by David Foster and Michael Powell. Popular cuts included Forever Yours and Your Love Is All I Know. After receiving rave U.S. reviews, Wendy’s music became one of Japan’s best selling albums. Wendy recorded the GRAMMY nominated single, Whatever You Imagine, for the animated film, The Pagemaster, starring Macauley Caulkin.

Wendy’s third solo album, LIFE’S WHAT YOU MAKE IT, reflected her diverse musical taste and provided an opportunity to express concerns of racial and social intolerance. Subways Are For Sleeping and her cover of the Rascals classic, People Got To Be Free, are excellent examples of talent with a conscience.

Alongside her solo albums, Wendy has recorded duets with Michael McDonald, No Love To Be Found; and with Peabo Bryson, My Gift Is You. She was also a featured artist on Larry Carlton’s CD, I Still Believe. Wendy’s most recognizable accomplishment, is her recording of the Stevie Wonder hit, All I Do which appears on GRAMMY-award winning saxophonist, Kirk Whalum’s CD, For You, produced by Paul Brown.

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About Kent Wien

Kent Wien is a 14 year commercial pilot with the world’s largest airline, American Airlines. Kent is also the Grandson of the late Noel Wien, founder of Alaska’s first airline, Wien Air Alaska.

In this three part interview, Kent discusses his passion for aviation and flying, working for American Airlines, 9/11 and more.

About American Airlines

American’s Passenger division is the largest scheduled passenger airline in the world. American provides scheduled jet service to destinations throughout North America, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe and the Pacific, serving 172 cities with a fleet of 840 aircraft. In 2001, American carried more than 80 million passengers.

On an average day, American Airlines will…

* Receive more than 329,000 reservation calls.
* Handle more than 293,000 pieces of luggage.
* Fly more than 2,600 flights.

(via aa.com)

Related interviews: Part 1; United Airlines Flight Attendant Simone (Furloughed); Southwest Airline’s Linda Rutherford; The Red Tail’s Dawn Mikkelson

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About Kent Wien

Kent Wien is a 14 year commercial pilot with the world’s largest airline, American Airlines. Kent is also the Grandson of the late Noel Wien, founder of Alaska’s first airline, Wien Air Alaska.

In this three part interview, Kent discusses his passion for aviation and flying, working for American Airlines, 9/11 and more.

About American Airlines

American’s Passenger division is the largest scheduled passenger airline in the world. American provides scheduled jet service to destinations throughout North America, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe and the Pacific, serving 172 cities with a fleet of 840 aircraft. In 2001, American carried more than 80 million passengers.

On an average day, American Airlines will…

* Receive more than 329,000 reservation calls.
* Handle more than 293,000 pieces of luggage.
* Fly more than 2,600 flights.

(via aa.com)

Related interviews: Southwest Airline’s Linda Rutherford; The Red Tail’s Dawn Mikkelson

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After more than 5 years in development, Engage Co-Founders Dr. Doug Harris and Matt Cameron have unveiled Engage ThoughtWare — The world’s first “High Performance Work Team Solution” — to solve a plethora of issues which impact the daily worker and workplace. In this exclusive three-part interview, Doug and Matt discuss in great detail their ThoughtWare solution.

BONUS: Through an exclusive agreement with Engage, listeners of this podcast are entitled to a substantial discount on the Engage ThoughtWare solution. Please use promo code P07000 to take advantage of this great discount at the time of signup.

Visit Engage’s Web Site

About Dr. Doug Harris

Dr. Douglas Harris is a Co-founder of Engage and is the Chairman and Director of Research for the company. Prior to forming Engage ThoughtWare™, Dr. Harris spent more than 15 years in private business consultancy working within the aerospace, pharmaceutical, and telecommunications industries. After completing his B.A. in Business Management, Dr. Harris returned to Brigham Young University to conduct extensive postgraduate research in the emerging field of “Knowledge Work Management.” Dr. Harris holds a Masters degree in Psychology as well as a Ph.D. in

Philosophy of Psychology from Brigham Young University. His research has led to several breakthrough technologies in ideation and collaboration.

About Matt Cameron

Matthew J Cameron is a Co-founder of Engage and is the President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to forming Engage ThoughtWare™, Mr. Cameron spent over twenty years in the business sector as a successful entrepreneur and executive. His wide range of experience includes fifteen years growing a startup company into a profitable $25 million, 230-employee multi-state business with several operating divisions, and running a $280 million, 2400-employee division of Comfort Systems USA, a Fortune 1000 company that trades on the New York Stock Exchange. Mr. Cameron holds degrees in Finance and Business Administration, as well as an MBA from the University of Utah.

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About Sean Cory

Recent appearances: “The Black Donnellys”, The Shift, Crash, Cradle 2 the Grave, Gedo

Sean Cory Cooper (IMDB) was born in Hartford, Connecticut, and raised in Queens,New York. His entry into the world of acting was a bit of a fluke. While he was in the 8th grade, Sean auditioned for a community theater production of the play “David and Lisa”, as an extra credit assignment for an advanced English class, and unexpectedly got the job. He also got the acting “bug”, and, after moving to Queens with his family, attended John Adams High School in Ozone Park (Graduated class of ‘87) where he performed in several productions. He went on to study acting and journalism at Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn, New York, but dropped out to study at HB Studios, Weist Barron-Hill and with several private teachers, all the while working in the theatee, honing his craft.

Sean moved to Los Angeles to pursue Film/TV work, where he currently lives, and is working in the areas of Film, Television, Voiceovers, and Theater.

Sean discusses his love for acting, childhood, living and working in Hollywood, working with Paul Haggis and Don Cheadle (”Crash”), succeeding in the movie industry, and more.

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About Peter Sauer and OneYearForSale.com

Launched January 1, 2007, OneYearForSale.com is Peter Sauer’s “time-based” advertising portal for custom ads. Unlike pixel and traditional text ads, Peter has created a unique platform for individuals and businesses to market themselves to a global audience. Thousands of minutes have already been sold!
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Peter talks about life as a college student at Grand Valley State, the inspiration behind his idea, why his concept is unique, future projects, and more!

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About Allan Wills

Allan has embarked upon a major undertaking: Finding a wife. To accomplish this goal, Allan launched AreYouMyWife.com, a website which tracks Allan’s current progress, prospective dates, and more. With more than 30 dates spanning several continents, Allan has created one of the most discussed websites on the Internet. Undeterred by geography or circumstance, Allan has redefined the pursuit of love and marriage.
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Allan talks about the idea behind Are You My Wife?, living in London, traveling the world to meet dates, dating websites, the state of marriage, past dating experiences, and more!

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