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bio

Ed Swiderski is a marketing technology leader with over 12 years of building successful startups and growing mature organizations.  Specializing in marketing technologies such as digital and social media, Ed focuses on strategy and implementation to help clients embrace processes, tools and techniques to enhance their brand and gain maximum exposure.

Wikipedia Entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Swiderski

Professional History
Mr. Swiderski began his career with Voyager.net as an intern while attending Michigan State University.  In the midst of college, Ed founded GreenCanyon, a regional web development firm.  Upon graduating, he immediately, began driving business solutions for Magenic and NuSoft, national leaders of Microsoft consulting services. Mr. Swiderski was then invited by Microsoft to join the company as Enterprise Services Executive, with Microsoft Consulting Services, where he was responsible for managing 8 states in the Midwest region, specifically focused on enterprise solutions. Ed's core responsibilities included sales, account management and orchestrating enterprise web and and infrastructure engagements.

An entrepreneur at heart, Ed eventually left Microsoft to start-up Kambio Group, a Chicago-based digital marketing agency.  Kambio is a combination of traditional web development solutions, and next generation digital and social media marketing management. 

Community Involvement
While Ed is a nerd by trade, his true passion is education.  After graduating from Michigan State, Ed signed up for the Alumni Association and almost immediately began building his Spartan network.  He started advocating MSU by becoming the vice president of the regional Chicago Club, and eventually was asked to join the Alumni Board of the College of Communication Arts & Sciences, where currently serves with a select group of Spartans from around the country (and is humbled to be in a group with some of the smartest and most successful individuals he knows).

Key activities and organizations include serving as a founding Board Member of the International Association of Microsoft Certified Partners (IAMCP), serving as an active member of the Illinois Technology Association (ITA), serving as a general member of the Chicago Technology Executives Club, serving as the Vice President of the MSU Alumni Association of Metropolitan Chicago and currently serves on the board of the MSU College of Communication Arts and Sciences.

Streetwise
If you live in Chicago, there's a good chance you've come across a Streetwise vendor at some point.  While Streetwise vendors are all over the city, many people don't fully understand the core mission of the organization--including myself until being asked to join the board.  Becoming a board member has opened my eyes to the homeless and underemployed people of our city.  I could not be more proud to be serving on a board with such incredible people.  Currently I serve on the board as the Marketing Committee Lead and Strategy Committee Team Member.  Read more about Streetwise here!  And I'd be happy to take you to lunch to help you better understand our mission and how you can help!

Mentoring
Ed is actively involved in mentoring.  He enjoys working 1-on-1 with hand picked students selected for the Ten4Ten Mentoring Program, created by the MSU College of Communication Arts & Sciences Board.

Mike Smiy is graduate student of the prestigious Peter Stark Producing Program at the University of Southern California, and an Advertising major at Michigan State University prior to that. His entrepreneurial spirit and passion for the entertainment business have been fundamental in the formation of his new production company, Hueline Pictures.

GEOTF
Ed is also a founding director of the Global Education Open Technology Foundation, which partners up with other technology organizations around the globe to bring technology to less privileged students.  After volunteering for local Chicago High Schools, Ed began to understand some of the epidemic education issues America faces.  As a result, he formed GEOTF and continues to facilitate joint community events with groups like Deloitte and Chicago Tech Academy. 

          

Education
He received a Bachelor of Science in Information Technologies Management from Michigan State University, and has studied the Masters of Information Systems program from DePaul University.

Television
Outside of his professional career, Ed has also co-starred on ABC's The Bachelorette, where he was selected as the final contestant.  Ed then went on to compete on ABC's The Bachelor Pad where appeared on every episode of Season 3.

Journalism/Media
Ed co-authored "Pinterest for Business", a business marketing guide focused on leveraging the fastest growing social media network, Pinterest.

Ed writes for the Tribune Company's ChicagoNow blog EdorAlive - a weekly blog spanning from consumer electronics to enterprise technology.