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CrowdSource Names Erin Steinbruegge as Chief Operating Officer

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Swansea, Illinois (PRWEB) April 11, 2013

CrowdSource, an industry leader in managed crowdsourcing solutions, announced today the appointment of Erin Steinbruegge as Chief Operating Officer. Steinbruegge joins CrowdSource’s executive leadership team and will oversee day-to-day operations, including: product development, engineering, workforce management and marketing. This is the second time Steinbruegge has joined Stephanie Leffler, CrowdSource Co-Founder and CEO, in managing a high-growth business. From 2005 to 2007, Steinbruegge led marketing operations for MonsterCommerce, Leffler’s e-commerce company that was acquired by NetworkSolutions in 2006.

“Erin possesses the right combination of vision and execution; I am thrilled to work with her again and know she will help us take CrowdSource to the next level,” said Stephanie Leffler. “Erin’s track record of success and extensive experience building and leading passionate teams that deliver strategic solutions to enterprise clients will help us capitalize on the rapidly-growing market for scalable content solutions. She’s someone who will make an immediate impact.”

Launching and leading startups focused on digital products is a familiar environment for Steinbruegge. After leaving Network Solutions, she founded the Loud Few, a St. Louis-based digital marketing agency that was acquired by advertising agency Moosylvania in 2011. As Partner and Chief Digital Officer of Moosylvania, Steinbruegge headed the agency’s digital operations, leading the agency to two of its most successful years in history and more than tripling the size of its digital team. She is also the founder of iScream Social, a content marketing application by Moosylvania that is currently in beta.

“CrowdSource’s technology is both innovative and disruptive in positive ways, which immediately captivated me,” said Steinbruegge. “I am honored and inspired to lead a team that is solving one of marketers’ biggest challenges right now, which is how to produce quality content at scale. We’re changing the way people work, literally.”

About CrowdSource:

CrowdSource is the industry leader in a multi-billion dollar market, providing clients with on-demand access to a scalable workforce. CrowdSource specializes in content solutions for Fortune 500 online retailers, publishers and media companies. By using a distributed workforce, clients receive high-quality, cost-effective results at unprecedented speed. For more information, visit http://www.CrowdSource.com.







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Stephanie Leffler and Ryan Noble, Co-founders of CrowdSource, Named Finalists in Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards Program

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Swansea, Illinois (PRWEB) May 08, 2013

Ernst & Young annually recognizes business leaders whose contributions inspire people with their leadership, vision and achievement. Each finalist from the Central Midwest region in this year’s Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year awards program grew their individual company’s employment numbers by over 12% in 2012 and revenues by 24% between 2010 and 2012.

“The Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year awards program has a longstanding history of honoring the best of the best in the business world. We are honored to be recognized alongside so many outstanding entrepreneurs,” noted Leffler, co-founder of Juggle.com.

Juggle’s co-founders Stephanie Leffler and Ryan Noble fit the bill for a leadership tandem that successfully develops long-term strategy and seizes growth opportunities. Leffler and Noble founded Juggle.com in the spring of 2008. As opportunities were recognized, they quickly grew Juggle.com from a reference resource website employing 10 team members to an umbrella company housing three successful tech companies: CrowdSource, ROIMedia and ClickableNames.

Noble and Leffler have since built a talented, creative internal team of 50+ members who are dedicated to building websites, software and services to help businesses save time and money. “We are continually motivated to find ways to leverage speed and scale to solve internal business problems,” noted Noble, co-founder of Juggle. “The ability to remain forward-thinking and strive to make process improvements is a daily goal within our company.”

Leffler has been previously honored as one of the Saint Louis Business Journal’s Most Influential Business Women and was a nominee in the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2012. In 2004, Noble was profiled as one of the St. Louis Business Journal’s “30 under 30” young entrepreneurs.

About Juggle

Based in Swansea, Illinois, Juggle is a technology company composed of 50 team members who build successful businesses by leveraging speed, scale and data. Juggle’s portfolio companies include crowdsourcing company CrowdSource.com, domain name aftermarket sales company ClickableNames.com and online publishing and search engine optimization group ROIMedia. For more information on Juggle and its businesses, visit Juggle.com.







David Levinson, CrowdSource CFO, Earns Nod for St. Louis Business Journals 2013 CFO of the Year Award

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Swansea, Illinois (PRWEB) May 15, 2013

Each year, the Saint Louis Business Journal nominates business leaders for its CFO of the Year awards program. This year’s nominees demonstrated excellence in contributing to their company’s growth and profitability, as well as contributions to other areas of corporate management. David Levinson, CFO of CrowdSource, is one of three finalists selected in the small corporation division (revenue below $ 99.9 million).

“It is an honor to be nominated alongside some of the best and brightest CFOs in the Saint Louis area,” noted Levinson. “Truly, this award is a testament to the hard work and dedication of the entire CrowdSource team.”

Under David’s leadership, revenue grew 900% in 2012 and is forecasted to grow 600% in 2013. Furthermore, during 2012, David raised $ 12.5 million in Series A funding from Highland Capital Partners, which represented the highest company valuation in the industry and the largest capital raise among its competitors. The capital raise will allow CrowdSource to continue expanding its scalable content solutions for enterprise clients.

Stephanie Leffler, CEO of CrowdSource, understands firsthand the knowledge and expertise David brings to the table as CFO of CrowdSource. “David not only provides financial expertise, but also brings a wealth of experience to our leadership team,” noted Leffler. “His past experience with Ernst & Young offered him a window into the inner workings of a number of businesses, which has helped tremendously with the rapid growth of CrowdSource.”

In addition to leading CrowdSource’s financial operations, David leads corporate development, legal, human resources and facilities management.    

About CrowdSource

CrowdSource is the industry leader in a multi-billion dollar market, providing clients with on-demand access to a scalable workforce. CrowdSource specializes in content solutions for Fortune 500 online retailers, publishers and media companies. By using a distributed workforce, clients receive high-quality, cost-effective results at unprecedented speed.

CrowdSource is headquartered in St. Louis and backed by Highland Capital Partners.







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Fraxinus: a Facebook game to crowdsource the fight against ash dieback disease HD

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Daily Crowdsource Names CrowdSource a Company to Watch

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Swansea, Illinois (PRWEB) February 23, 2012

According to “CrowdCensus,” under the leadership of CEO Stepanie Leffler and Vice President of Sales Ken Stoddart, Crowdsource.com is the newest qualifying CSP [Crowdsourcing Service Provider] in this fairly new space and has attacked the market with quick growth, robust scalability, and a solid vision to increase their market share. Their leadership and past corporate experience combined with their vision for continued growth make this CSP the most interesting company to watch in the coming year.

By focusing on quality control through testing, plurality and a dedicated internal quality control team, CrowdSource offers clients high-quality, cost-effective results. The “CrowdCensus” report states, Their aggressive crowd curating efforts also help ensure high quality, which The Daily Crowdsource considers another major factor for future success in microtasking CSPs.

Due to Leffler’s clear vision for the company, the Daily Crowdsource views CrowdSource as a frontrunner in the fast-growing industry. The four-year-old company is on pace to increase revenue by 1100% in 2012 based on preliminary first quarter 2012 sales. Because we are solving major business problems using a crowd-based model for some of the worlds largest companies, we are experiencing explosive growth, noted Leffler.

About CrowdSource

CrowdSource provides full-service crowdsourcing solutions to accomplish labor-intensive tasks with unprecedented speed and superior quality. By providing pre-qualified groups of skilled workers, breaking complex tasks into microtasks and employing quality-controls, CrowdSource eliminates the most common problems associated with scaling labor intensive tasks.

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New Product for Apple MacBook Seeks Crowd-Source Funding

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Birmingham , Ala. (PRWEB) February 29, 2012

A Birmingham product design firm, Red Mountain Labs, Inc., is turning to the Internet to fund a new product idea.

Kickstarter.com allows entrepreneurs to pitch a product idea, raise startup capital and validate consumers demand for their product without risking much time and money. People submit projects to Kickstarter.com for review. If selected, the project has a set time to raise a targeted budget.

Kickstarters or project supporters can pledge as little as $ 1 on up to hundreds of dollars on projects. Supporters receive products from the first production run, T-shirts, and gratitude. If the project does not raise the allotted budget in the fundraising window, all pledges are cancelled, no money changes hands and the project isnt funded.

Kickstarter funds a variety of projects including art projects. According to recent LA Times article, Kickstarter will surpass the National Endowment for the Arts by distributing $ 150 million in 2012; the NEA will distribute $ 146 million.

Weve been following Kickstarter for a while now and were excited by the success stories., said Gene Eighmy, Principal at Red Mountain Labs. I came up with the macbands idea after scratching my MacBook power adapter. Its a simple idea that people liked and seemed like a great fit to try as a Kickstarter project.

The macbands product protects the Apple Magsafe laptop power adapter and prevents it from sliding off desks and sofas. Its sleek, minimal design allows use of the existing cable guide and AC power option features and doesnt cover up the Apple logo.

Funds raised will be used to create two molds; one for the larger MacBook and MacBook Pro and a second for the smaller MacBook Air, and to purchase material. A few colors will be offered initially but the company has plans to add additional colors, animal patterns, and sports team logos. Price for the macband will retail at $ 9.99.

To learn more about the project, readers can visit the pitch page here:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/429632248/macbands-for-macbook-pro-and-air-power-adapters

or http://www.macbands.com

About Red Mountain Labs, Inc.

Red Mountain Labs develops technology for consumer electronics, computer, IT and medical clients and develops custom iPhone and iPad apps and hardware. http://www.redmountainlabs.com

Media contact:

Gene Eighmy

gene(at)macbands(dot)com

Phone: 205-566-1961

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