BridgeGate LLC Names Board of Advisors for Second Annual `BridgeGate 20' Awards; Panel to Guide Unique Campaign Aimed at Linking Investments in Talent, Company Success.Business Editors IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 2000 Orange County Works Again to be Beneficiary at Fall Gala BridgeGate LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , Southern California's largest technology recruiter, today named the Board of Advisors for the second annual BridgeGate 20, a core program to showcase the link between investment in human capital and company performance. BridgeGate also announced that Orange County Works -- an innovative private sector effort to bring disadvantaged youth into the employment mainstream -- will again be the beneficiary of a gala October event honoring The BridgeGate 20. The BridgeGate 20 awards event recognizes leaders in the region's information technology, Internet and new media communities who demonstrate the clear correlation between a corporate emphasis on talent and the organization's prosperity. The program showcases "difference-makers" whose success is a direct result of their investment in talent as a strategic asset. "The inaugural BridgeGate 20 awards helped define a new way of thinking about corporate and personal success, and we expect that this year's process will identify an equally compelling group of leaders -- by vision and by example," said Dudley Brown Dudley W. Brown (b. 1965) is a pro-gun lobbyist, as well as the founder and executive director of Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, the state-level version of Gun Owners of America based in Denver, Colorado. , managing director, BridgeGate LLC. "For our board of advisors, we've chosen a high-caliber cross-section of innovators and entrepreneurs in their own right. These are true movers and shakers Shakers, popular name for members of the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, also called the Millennial Church. Members of the movement, who received their name from the trembling produced by religious emotion, were also known as Alethians. in the Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, economy, and by their participation, they're demonstrating their strong commitment to the region. "In this year's quest for Verb 1. quest for - go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" quest after, go after, pursue look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the `difference-makers,' we're not measuring companies by objective measures such as sales or market value -- we're raising the bar for evaluations of individual and company performance," said Brown. "We're changing the traditional questions of `how well do companies perform?' to `how do they perform well?' Within this framework, our board of advisors will help us shine a light on peak local performers." Individuals may be nominated for The BridgeGate 20 at www.bridgegate.com. The 10-member advisory board will identify and review candidates submitted via the Web. Board members will balance such factors as the individual's ability to drive sales performance and growth rates Growth Rates The compounded annualized rate of growth of a company's revenues, earnings, dividends, or other figures. Notes: Remember, historically high growth rates don't always mean a high rate of growth looking into the future. against his or her commitment to investing in people and track record in attracting and retaining top talent. In addition to Brown, Advisory Board members for the 2000 BridgeGate 20 include: -- Terry Bess, Executive VP, Silicon Valley Bank -- Tom Clancy For the member of the Irish folk band The Clancy Brothers, see Tom Clancy (singer) and for the American Celticist, see Thomas Owen Clancy. Thomas Leo Clancy Jr. (born April 12 1947), better known as Tom Clancy , Partner/Managing Director, Enterprise Partners -- Rich Geist, Publisher/COO, Zone Communications -- Bruce Hallett, Partner, Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison -- Steve Hansen Steve Hansen is a rugby union coach. He was the head coach of the Welsh national team. He became the ninth Welsh coach in 13 years, after Graham Henry parted company with the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) in 2002. , Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Benchmark Capital Benchmark Capital is a venture capital firm responsible for the early stage funding of some very successful startups, including eBay. In 1995, the firm invested $6.7 million in eBay, which became worth more than $5 billion by the spring of 1999 and resulted in one of Silicon -- Benjamin Kuo, Founder, SoCal Tech.com -- Don MacAllister, Youth Employment Evangelist, Orange County Works -- Michael Quain, Senior VP/Manager, Emerging Growth Division, Imperial Bank -- Tony Seba, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Printnation.com and 1999 BridgeGate 20 honoree To bring the concept of community involvement to life, BridgeGate will devote the proceeds of its October event to Orange County Works, as it did in 1999. Orange County Works serves as a vehicle to link the high technology community with at-risk youth who receive job-readiness training and placement from the organization -- essential to pursuing high-skill jobs in technology and other sectors. "As executive recruiters, our job is to help build companies," Brown continued. "As the host of the event, it's our job to share the importance of building our community, and for us that's donating the proceeds to OC Works -- a non profit that shares the spirit of community building by reaching out to at-risk youth and giving them the motivation, esteem and skills needed to join the IT and new media industry." The program's geographic reach extends from Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. to San Clemente San Clemente (săn klĭmĕn`tē), city (1990 pop. 41,100), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast; inc. 1928. Camp Pendleton, a large U.S. marine base, adjoins the city, which is chiefly residential. . The BridgeGate 20 is open to founders, CEOs, chairmen and presidents, primarily from pre-IPO and recent post-IPO companies. About BridgeGate LLC With offices in Irvine and Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , BridgeGate LLC specializes in executive search within the information technology and Internet sectors. BridgeGate's ability to target and attract superior performers has made the firm an active partner in developing and growing successful organizations for more than 30 years. Today, BridgeGate ranks among the nation's top 25 executive recruiters. Unique among search firms, BridgeGate's mandate is to build teams, addressing a full range of disciplines, from operations to sales/marketing to consulting. By supporting multiple specialties within a single engagement, the firm has embraced a "complete recruitment solution" philosophy for clients. With an unwavering commitment to the 3 R's -- research, relationships and results -- BridgeGate has made a strategic difference for such companies as Buy.com, Stamps.com, E.phiphany and People Support.com. |
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