Mark is the Lead Engineer and Head of Product at Hostfully. He enjoys leveraging his full-stack developer background to build things on the internet that make everyday things easier and more accessible for people. A startup veteran, he has held senior roles at Sparked.com and Proven.com, helping ideate, develop, and build numerous products from infancy to production. Mark currently lives in Albuquerque with his wife and newborn son, and loves gaming, olympic lifting, and playing with his dachshund Poppy.

Cedric is a Senior Developer at Hostfully. A global nomad, Cedric currently lives in Tokyo, Japan, but has also lived in Vancouver, Montreal, France, and San Francisco. It was in the Bay Area that Cedric joined the Orbirental, staying with the team during the merger with Hostfully. Prior to working at Hostfully, Cedric worked at Net-Com. Cedric graduated from the SUPINFO International Institute of Information Technology with a Master’s degree in Computer Science (2013).

Nicole is a business development manager at Hostfully. A multi-EMMY Award winning TV Producer passionate about travel and hospitality, Nicole’s lifelong love of travel began at age 11 with a trip to Asia. Since then, her most memorable trips have included her engagement in Paris, home sharing in Costa Rica and walking The Great Wall. She has leveraged her passion for traveling by managing and creating content for the world’s leading television brands, including FOX, CBS, and NBC. Prior to working at Hostfully, Nicole served as a Supervising Producer for Current TV and Viacom. Nicole holds an M.A. from American University and B.A. from Pepperdine University.

Brad is the Head of Marketing at Hostfully. Brad has worked with and invested in a number of real estate technology startups, helping them build brand awareness and lasting organic traffic. Brad led marketing strategies at WeGoLook, an on-demand worker platform, until its recent acquisition. In his spare time, Brad owns several investment properties—including vacation rentals—and has been acquiring multifamily units over the past few years. Brad has also been interviewed in dozens of podcasts, radio interviews, and is a BiggerPockets contributor.

Iris brings 14 years experience leading customer success at Salesforce and WellCall. She was on the first Customer Success team at Salesforce pioneering a function that has shaped the industry. Iris also led Account Management at WellCall, designing processes that improved client retention, and implementing programs globally. Iris graduated from California State University at Chico with a B.A. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and daughter, and is an avid Lindy Hop community leader and dancer.

Originally from Brazil, Pedro brings expertise in early stage companies, IT and business development. He began his career as an IT Analyst at Accenture, before transitioning into sales and general management. Most recently, Pedro was Executive Director of Smartwash App, an on-demand car wash service in SF, Miami and Brazil, where he led operations, including sales and marketing. Pedro holds a B.A. and M.B.A. in Business from FUMEC University in Belo Horizonte-MG in Brazil, a top university in the state. Outside work, you can find Pedro hiking, playing soccer, and spending time with his wife. They live in San Francisco.

Rodrigo brings several years of experience from the travel industry as well as a corporate wellness company, where he worked in customer service and support. He was Sales Supervisor at a travel agency in Paraguay, then moved to the United States to pursue his studies. At WellCall, a corporate wellness company, Rodrigo worked on client implementation and onboarding. There, he made sure that client websites were set up seamlessly and that users had access to products and services offered online. Rodrigo holds a Masters in Business Administration from Golden Gate University. He is a fitness enthusiast, a former major league volleyball player, and a passionate cyclist. He lives in San Francisco with his partner and their dog.

David has been an entrepreneur from an early age. With a background in economics and business development from UC Berkeley, David has built and worked with multiple startups taking ideas into marketable products that scale. Previously, David built his own subscription based company in Berkeley, which scaled to multiple cities and thousands of paying customers. David also worked with a software startup, Metadata, to scale marketing and sales funnels for maximum growth within the first 6 months of operation. David has a strong passion for growth marketing and consumer software. Outside work, David enjoys playing tennis, swimming, and traveling.

Michele has spent her career managing products at startups and fortune 500 companies. Her professional experience spans ad serving, content management, mortgage technology, financial technology, and more.  Michele has a passion for travel and grew up exploring the west coast from Mexico to Alaska. Then spent time in college traveling through Europe. She worked in New York, Paris and San Francisco. Now she lives in Marin with her family, where they enjoy the beautiful forests and beaches.

Eric has been in the vacation rental industry for over 3 years and led customer success for TurnKey Vacation Rentals prior to joining Hostfully. He is an avid traveler who took a year and a half break to explore South, Central and North America. Eric graduated from San Jose State University with a degree in Marketing and worked for Adobe for 6 years helping them transition to the SaaS model. He currently resides in Salt Lake City, UT where he snowboards, rock climbs and fly fishes in his spare time.