Stefan T. Midford
President & CEO
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Improve in-store experience and increase sales |
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Increase ROI of distributed workforce |
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Capture and report on field data to power continuous improvement |
As the founder of Natural Insight in 2006, Stefan Midford brings his vision and passion for the retail industry to our business and clients. He has focused on ensuring our clients receive advanced mobile technology and improving retail operational efficiency while providing workers with the tools to excel in a rapidly changing environment. Stefan is a graduate of Mindshare, a forum of CEOs of the D.C. area’s most promising technology companies, and a member of Founders Corp. an invitation-only network of experienced entrepreneurs.
When not focused on the continued growth of Natural Insight, Stefan is an avid hiker who can often be found in the woods of Northern Virginia.
Having honed his skills with IT systems for over two decades, Eric heads up Natural Insight’s software development, hosting infrastructure, and technical client support teams. Eric’s background is rounded out with a solid stint as Webmaster at Orbital Sciences Corp., and Quality Assurance Manager at Advanced Solutions International.
When he’s not developing new Natural Insight
Rick taps on his wide array of technology expertise to handle all operations activities including product management, client relationships, and managing the client training, services, and support delivery team. At Natural Insight, Rick capitalizes on his many decades’ worth of experience picked up at companies like POMS, eko Systems, CheckVideo, and IBM Global Services.
While not Canadian like Stefan, Rick has coached youth hockey for over 20 years and continues to lace up his skates and play in rec leagues.
After seeing his former company, Parature, through an acquisition by Microsoft and helping with the subsequent integration and international expansion, Jesse brings with him an array of sales and business development experience. At Natural Insight, Sun covers all revenue growth and client retention. Jesse also served as an Advisor for Encore Alerts, which was acquired by Meltwater in 2016.
When he’s not at the office, Jesse’s likely hitting the links, casting a fishing line into a lake, or brainstorming which new country he’s going to visit this year.
As president and founder of South49 Solutions, the parent company of Natural Insight, Stefan Midford brings over 30 years of experience in information technology and operations management. His extensive business background includes leadership and management roles at Intersections Inc., Discover Financial Services, Sears Roebuck & Co., and Sears Canada Inc. Stefan also co-chairs the Canadian Business Network of Washington D.C., a networking organization for Canadians in the Washington area.
Eric is a co-founder of Originate Ventures, a private equity fund focusing on early stage companies. Prior to co-founding Originate, Eric was a Partner at McKinsey & Company, serving as a leader in its North American Branding Practice. Eric began his professional career with positions at Procter & Gamble and Beecham Cosmetics.
Glen is a Managing Partner of Originate Ventures, a private equity fund focusing on early stage companies. Glen began his venture capital career at Key Venture Capital Corporation and opened its Boston office in 1984. He was the Chairman of the Greater Philadelphia Venture Group, and has been on the Investment Advisory Committee for the Ben Franklin Technology Center, Southeast Pennsylvania for over 20 years. Glen is Vice-Chairman of Innovative Solutions and Support, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISSC)
Michael Dering has over 25 years of technology industry experience. He served as President and CEO of ServiceBench, recognized by Deloitte as one of the 500 fastest-growing technology companies in North America, CrossAccess Corporation, a multinational software infrastructure company, and two publicly traded Bell & Howell companies. Michael also served in a variety of sales and marketing positions, as well as the corporation’s President and CEO at TAB Products Company. Michael holds multiple board positions including Cernium, Bridgeborn, Washington Management Group/CCS, eXpresso and MindShare.
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