Erik Hovanec joined LeisureLink as President and CEO in March 2006, bringing an extensive background and proven track-record in online advertising and ecommerce, financial services, and management of young, high-growth businesses. Erik has served as General Manager for the Green Dot Financial Network, a major player in the multi-billion dollar prepaid financial services industry, and spent five and a half years with Overture, a leader in online search advertising (acquired by Yahoo! in late 2003). Erik served in several key management roles at the company, overseeing product management and corporate development. Erik began his career in management consulting as a Consultant for the Boston Consulting Group and as Associate Consultant for Marakon Associates. Erik received an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from Princeton University. 

With more than 15 years of sales and operations experience in both public and private technology companies, Steve oversees all sales and marketing activities at LeisureLink. He has held senior executive positions with Digital Insight and Treasury Services Corporation. As Senior Vice President, Business Development, Steve was responsible for positioning Digital Insight as the leading Internet banking ASP solution while driving sales from $4 million to $55 million in under three years. While at Treasury Services, he built the sales organization and increased sales from $4 million to $35 million in a five-year period. Steve received an MBA Claremont Business School and a BS in finance from Arizona State University.

John joined LeisureLink in September 2007, bringing a valuable combination of both financial and online travel experience. Most recently, he was the President and founder of DC New Media Limited, operating travel websites that generated more than $100 million in gross bookings for its travel partners. Prior to that, he managed the accounting team as Sr. Director of Finance of Overture Services, Inc., a business unit of Yahoo!, Inc., which grew in annual revenues from less than $30,000 to nearly $1 billion in his five years with the company. John started his professional career as a CPA with Arthur Anderson LLP. He holds a B.S. in Business Administration from California State University, Northridge.

David joined LeisureLink in February 2006 bringing deep experience in eCommerce and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) technologies. In his previous position, David directed the eCommerce and EDI divisions of Molina Healthcare, a billion dollar healthcare company, serving over a million members in eight states. Before that David Co-Founded UnDiscovered Technologies, Inc. a software development company focused on creating productivity solutions for healthcare providers. His experience with both startups and large scale operations gives him valuable perspective in his leadership role. David manages technology infrastructure, development, planning and execution for LeisureLink’s technology platforms and software development.

David Sharpe is responsible for the design of all LeisureLink products, and also acts as General Manager for LeisureLink’s consumer website, ABetterStay.com. Prior to joining LeisureLink, David worked as Product Director at Green Dot Corporation, and has also worked at both Gemini Management Consulting and The Boston Consulting Group. David has an MBA from the Anderson School at UCLA and a BA in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley.

Jeff Farr, RRP, is responsible for sales, business development, distribution programs, partner management, and consulting programs at LeisureLink.   In his role, Farr is responsible for sales and installation of LeisureLink’s rental distribution and revenue management platform to vacation lodging providers.  Prior to joining LeisureLink, Farr was the Executive in charge of Business Development, Strategic Accounts, and Underwriting at CSA Travel Protection.   Farr led key account growth and new product initiatives for CSA.  He has an undergraduate degree in Economics from Villanova University and postgraduate degree in Economics from San Diego State University.

Dave is a well-known icon and pioneer in hospitality technology. A member of the coveted Hospitality Financial and Technology Professional Association's "Hall of Fame", Dave is credited with pioneering such industry breakthroughs as single image inventory, yield management, open systems deployment and the "one button" night audit. His continuing relationships with chain CIO's and CEO's has helped LeisureLink open doors and more quickly advance its efforts in inventory and technology acquisition. Named "Director of the Year" by the Forum for Corporate Directors, Dave is also well-known for his insights and expertise in adding value to corporate boards on which he serves. Dave is the co-founding angel investor at LeisureLink, and serves as Chairman of the Board.

Ted Alexander is a founding Associate of Mission Ventures and a Managing Partner of Mission Ventures III. Prior to joining Mission Ventures, Ted worked closely with the founders of Sandpiper Networks, in Business Development and Market Analysis. Sandpiper was subsequently acquired by Digital Island. Similarly, he assisted GE Information Services with the launch of an electronic data interchange service for the Internet.

A successful and experienced early stage venture investor across a variety of enterprise and consumer facing technology companies, Jim has established himself as a leading investor and company builder in Southern California. Since joining Clearstone early in its formation, Jim has applied his strong management skills, communication skills, market knowledge and industry contacts to help Clearstone companies deliver a strong record of venture performance. Jim's work at Clearstone is focused on information technology investments, with particular interest in application software, information management and security, and Internet-enabled businesses. In each of 2004, 2005 and 2006, Jim was recognized as one of the top 100 Venture Capitalists in the United States by Forbes Magazine in its annual Midas List.