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Augme Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: AUGT.OB) is the technology and services leader in new media marketing platforms that enable the seamless integration of brands, music, video and other content with life through the power of the Internet and mobile communications. Augme’s intuitive new media marketing platforms give companies the control they need to quickly create, deploy and measure rich-media, interactive marketing campaigns across all networks and devices. Augme marketing platforms condense the customer loyalty cycle by personalizing the brand experience and delivering that experience to customers where they work, play and live. Through its three operating divisions including mobile marketing (AD LIFE™), video content delivery (AD BOOM™) and ad network provisioning (AD SERVE™), Augme is connecting brands and content to consumers in a network of mobile and multimedia experiences enabling companies and their marketing agencies to create new markets and monetize brand interactions. Augme is headquartered in New York City.

Shelly J. Meyers – Chairwoman Board of Directors Shelly J. Meyers (MBA, CPA) comes to Modavox® with over 20 years of financial and investment experience. She is Founder and President of Palisades Management LLC, a Registered Investor Advisor (RIA) that provides investment management services to high net worth individuals and institutions. The Firm also provides strategic advisory services to corporations pertaining to corporate finance and capital market activities. Prior to founding Palisades Management, Ms. Meyers served as Executive Vice President for Pacific Global Investment Management Company (PGIMC), where she played an integral role in launching PGIMC’s high net worth management business, merging the separately managed account business of Meyers Capital Management (MCM) into PGIMC in mid-2003. While at PGIMC, the Firm’s high net worth business grew from less than $1,000,000 to approximately $100,000,000. Ms. Meyers also managed the Pacific Advisor Funds’ Multi-Cap Value Fund from inception (April 2002) to a five year record that beat the S&P 500 on an annualized basis, and which ranked the Fund in the top 10% in its five year Morningstar peer group. Ms. Meyers founded MCM and the Meyers Investment Trust in June 1996, and managed the Trust’s Meyers Pride Value Fund from inception in June 1996 to September 2001. The Fund was awarded a five star ranking by Morningstar under her management, and in 2001 the Fund was recognized as the #1 large-cap value fund in the United States by Morningstar with Ms. Meyers as manager. The Meyers Value Fund was sold to Citizens Funds in September 2001 with Ms. Meyers serving as sub-advisor until October 2002. From 1993 to 1996, Ms. Meyers served as Assistant Vice-President at The Boston Company Asset Management, Inc. (BCAM). She acted as an Assistant Portfolio Manager and equity research analyst for the institutional investment group in a team responsible for equity investments valued at $10 billion. Prior to that, she served in the Finance Department at Chevron Corp, and was the first woman sent to important oil and gas operations throughout Asia and the South Pacific. Ms. Meyers has often addressed national audiences on investing issues, with regular appearances on CNBC’s Power Lunch, CNN, and Bloomberg TV.She’s also been featured in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Investor’s Business Daily, USA Today, The Washington Post, Mutual Fund Magazine and Business Week. In 1998, Ms. Meyers was named to the Board of Trustees for E*Trade Funds, serving until September 2006. She was elected to the U.S. National Registry of Who’s Who, first listed in the year 2000 edition. Ms. Meyers received her MBA from Dartmouth College’s Amos Tuck School of Business Administration. She received her BA with a major in Political Science and minor in Economics from the University of Michigan. Ms. Meyers was issued a CPA license by the state of California in 1990.

Paul R. Arena – Chief Executive OfficerMr. Arena has held the positions of Chief Executive Officer and member of the Company’s board of directors since June 2010. Over the past twenty-eight years, Mr. Arena has served in various executive capacities and performed various corporate finance, syndication and distribution functions. He participated in the successful completion of over $2 billion of combined financings during his career. From February 2002 to March 2010, Mr. Arena held various executive positions including Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and founder of Geos Communications (formerly i2 Telecom International) and its subsidiaries. From May 2000 to present, Mr. Arena has held the positions of Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President and owner of AIM Group, Inc., an investment holding company. Mr. Arena served in various executive capacities including Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President and founder of Cereus Technology Partners, Inc. and its subsidiaries, from May 1991 to April 2000. Cereus became an NMS-listed public company that achieved a market capitalization in excess of $350 million prior to Mr. Arena’s departure. During 1994, Mr. Arena was a financial advisor to and became a minority interest owner in Great Lakes Pulp & Fiber, Inc., a $224 million project financing and one of the world’s largest paper recycling facilities. From June 1990 to August 1991, Mr. Arena was a financial consultant. From February 1988 to January 1990, he was a Senior Vice President and partner of Gulfstream Financial Associates, Inc., a subsidiary of the Kemper Group. During the period 1982 through 1988, Mr. Arena held Vice President positions with Cralin & Co., Drexel, Burnham, Lambert, Inc. and Interstate Securities Corporation, all New York Stock Exchange member investment firms.

Mr. Arena assisted in the deal structuring and financing of converting motion picture films into color, mercury detection devices for drilling rigs, ATM debit cards, color video telephones, color FAX transmissions, Internet service provider, enterprise application services, Internet telephony; various types of manufacturing and; various commercial real estate ventures for hotel, shopping center, and multi-family housing projects.

David J. Ide – Chief Strategy Officer and Director Mr. Ide is one of the original founders of Kino Communications and Kino Interactive, LLC. David J. Ide has a proven record in Executive Management spanning ten years of service with Fortune 500 Companies. He has directed the newest venture of Kino in transitioning the management and service infrastructure of Surfnet Media Group into the new Modavox®, Inc. operation. In doing so David has exhibited his capabilities to manage the expectations of share holders, customers, and employees with a complete command of the operation. Terminating numerous legacy issues, retiring over bad debts of Surfnet Media Group, Inc. and providing financial stability to the operation, while growing sales to record levels, taking the company to sustained positive operational cash position are all factual benchmarks of his tenure as CEO. From 2000 – 2004, prior to the engagement with Modavox®, David directed the operations of two separate private companies with combined annual revenues exceeding thirty-six million dollars. David also spent time as an Operations Manager for Westin Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: HOT), Omni Hotel & Resorts, and an Executive Manager for Avatar Holdings (NASDAQ:AVTR) subsidiary Rio Rico Resort & Country Club. In April 2009, Mr. Ide captured the role of Chief Strategy Officer to work on the overall strategy of the company and execute the forward vision of the organization. Taking a page from other Chief Executive Officers, such as Howard Schultz of Starbucks, Mr. Ide will focus on the product value needed and provide hands on leadership to an emerging company. Mr. Ide will continue to utilize the foundation of no-nonsense executive management, finance, sales, and marketing to continue the forward momentum of Modavox®.

James G. Crawford – Chief Information Officer and Director A successful and life long entrepreneur and founding member of both AudioEye, Inc and Kino Communications, LLC Jim raised the seed capital through private investment to fund Kino’s initial move into the Streaming Media sector in 2001. With the 2006 merger of Kino Interactive and Surfnet Media (which became Modavox®) Jim became Director of Interactive Production overseeing the production of the Interactive Product line, as well as managing the content management system that powered the radio platform. In March of 2006 he joined the Board of Directors for Modavox® and assisted the company in maneuvering through the initial challenges of the merger. He assumed the title of Chief Technology Officer in July of 2006 and worked on the development of the companies new radio platform, as well as leading the effort in managing the upgrade and setup of the companies server infrastructure. He also developed and managed the Stream Syndicate product line managing high end clients such as ABC Disney, New Times Media, and more. In April 0f 2007 Jim assumed the role of Chief Information Officer to focus in more on internal product development and infrastructure build out. He continues to lead the Interactive team and has multiple product releases under his belt.

John M. Devlin – Director and Audit Committee Chairman Mr. Devlin has been in the investment and asset management business for over 23 years. Before retiring from J.P. Morgan Investment Management, he was a Senior Portfolio manager for ten years, responsible for directing investment activity, providing pension asset and liability advice as well as tactical and strategic portfolio management for institutional relationships with over $44 billion in assets. Mr. Devlin was also the Committee Chairman for client portfolio guidelines, compliance and performance review for J.P. Morgan accounts with an asset size over $200 billion. Throughout his career at J.P. Morgan, Mr. Devlin worked in all aspects of the investment and asset management business in areas such as fixed income trader and portfolio manager. Mr. Devlin is currently Managing Director of the American Irish Historical Society where he is responsible for managing day-to-day operations of the Society and its Fifth Avenue Brownstone headquarters, including banking relationships, financial reporting, administration, and trustee and fund raising relationships. Prior to that, Devlin was the Vice Chairman of McKim & Company LLC. where he was responsible for providing strategic planning and direction for McKim & Company, a venture capital source firm for start-up companies in the $1mm to $20mm bracket. Sourcing new ideas, due diligence, corporate governance, business plan review, discussions and discernment with company managements and assistance in subsequent financings. Previous experience includes positions at U.S. Steel Corporation including Accounting Manager, Treasury Manager and Corporate Auditor and Consultant. Responsibilities also included being responsible for the direct management of United States Steel & Carnegie Pension Funds with an asset size of over $7 billion. Devlin holds Series 7, 63, 66 and 3 FINRA Registrations. Mr. Devlin received an MBA from Pace University and completed his undergraduate degree in Finance at Georgetown University.

Todd Wilson - Director Wilson, 38, brings more than 15 years of experience as an investor, board member and advisor to middle-market companies. He most recently served as a principal in the private equity group at American Capital, Ltd., where he was responsible for over $500 million in investments. Previously, he also served as a principal with Wind Point Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm. During his tenure as an equity investor, Wilson has worked closely with companies to maximize shareholder value and provide significant returns on corporate investments. Wilson, who holds an undergraduate degree from The Wharton School of Business and an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, also served as an investment banker at Merrill Lynch and Montgomery Securities.

Jim G. Crawford – Chief Information Officer and Director A successful and lifelong entrepreneur and founding member of both AudioEye, Inc. and Kino Communications, LLC Jim raised the seed capital through private investment to fund Kino’s initial move into the Streaming Media sector in 2001. With the 2006 merger of Kino Interactive and Surfnet Media (which became Modavox®) Jim became Director of Interactive Production overseeing the production of the Interactive Product line, as well as managing the content management system that powered the radio platform. In March of 2006 he joined the Board of Directors for Modavox® and assisted the company in maneuvering through the initial challenges of the merger. He assumed the title of Chief Technology Officer in July of 2006 and worked on the development of the companies new radio platform, as well as leading the effort in managing the upgrade and setup of the companies server infrastructure. He also developed and managed the Stream Syndicate product line managing high end clients such as ABC Disney, New Times Media, and more. In April 0f 2007 Jim assumed the role of Chief Information Officer to focus in more on internal product development and infrastructure build out. He continues to lead the Interactive team and has multiple product releases under his belt.

Nathaniel T. Bradley – Chief Technology & Product Officer Nathaniel has been recognized as a leading entrepreneur and innovator in the new media technology industry and has developed internet communications technology solutions for many leading organizations. He has provided technical leadership and management of several successful interactive media applications on behalf of clientele including Genentech, Allergan, Merrill Lynch, NAACP, The University of Phoenix, New York Times, and State governments of Arizona and New Mexico. Previous to his service with Modavox®, Nathaniel founded Kino Digital, LLC, Kino Communications, LLC and AudioEye, Inc a Delaware corporation with patent pending accessibility and audio publication Software Company. Prior to his entrepreneurial endeavors Nathaniel was a General Manager for Intercontinental Hotels and Resorts and served as a Marketing and operational manager for The Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa in Tucson, Arizona.

Anthony Iacovone – Chief Innovation Officer Anthony Iacovone will continue implementing his vision for Augme Mobile while also leading business development efforts with technical and strategic partners across the Modavox® business. Mr. Iacovone is considered a leading voice in the area of mobile integration for large traditional media organizations. Mr. Iacovone conceptualized the Augme Mobile strategy in 2004, identifying major gaps that existed in the both the technology and distribution strategies in the mobile marketing space. Employing unique distribution models to the mobile interactive market and integrating a new approach to bridge existing technology gaps, Mr. Iacovone has helped lead a new paradigm in which media channels, brands and agencies deploy mobile interactivity across traditional advertising as a method to invigorate consumer consumption. With extensive experience in the telecom industry, Mr. Iacovone has spent the last decade developing and providing business development leadership with AllNet, Frontier/Global Crossing and WorldCom. During his time at these leading telecommunications providers, Mr. Iacovone achieved outstanding success expanding revenue growth in both the mid-market and large enterprise markets.

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