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DebtMarket: Product Management, Off-short Development Manager Liasion, Product Quality, User Interface Design, Workflow Process, Policies, Social Networking
“Heather is truly a visionary. She is constantly generating new ideas and has the energy to pursue them to understand their market demand, feasibility and implementation tactics. One of the great things about Heather is her ability to execute on her or other's visions.” Michael Sheridan, President
Crowdgather: Community Development Programs, Acquisition Process, Policies, Product Management, Customer Service, Social Networking, Business Development
“Heather has worked with us as a consultant and as an employee and she was a tremendous value add in both capacities. Quite simply, she is a force of nature and likes to delve into the details of any project and just get things done. Rarely will you find someone that is both a natural marketer and evangelist who is also detail focused. I highly recommend Heather and I believe any team would be lucky to have her on board.” Sanjay Sabnani, CEO
Jonathan Shaw: Brand redevelopment, Web Project Management, Marketing, Persona, Press, Product Marketing, Social Networking
"Heather Vescent's Purple Tornado is a company well-named. Her guerrilla marketing style and web techniques have caused my indie book, Narcisa: Our Lady of Ashes to spread through the right internet venues like wildfires in Malibu canyon. If you want traction, Heather is the girl to hire. She is honest, purple-headed and smart. I would recommend her to anyone who needs fast and efficient promotion of a product or development of a blog. She is a blogging goddess, a tech geek and a big fucking internet nerd and she uses her tools well." Jonathan Shaw, Author
TMNG / ooVoo: Consulting, Product Management, Competitive Analysis, Persona Development, Beta Program, Social Network Strategy, Ideation, Proto-Evangelism
“I tracked Heather down in 2006 to spearhead a product management engagement I was leading for my consulting firm. She had worked for me several years before at AOL and I knew she had exactly the skillset, creativity, and temperament for the client I was working with. The client had an enterprise video technology that they wanted to reinvent for the consumer online video space. Heather did an incredible job of working with both the client and our strategy organization, which was assessing and recommending the market entry strategy. She drove the product requirements, pushing the envelope where appropriate and offering creative ideas when needed. The client was very happy with her work and has launched its product into the online consumer space.” Janet Hall, VP
LA Geek Dinner: Community Building, Event management, Promotions
“Heather is one of the most amazing women anyone would ever have the priviledge of encountering. She's managed to lead the way for women in technology by pioneering ideas in technology and creating some of the most forward thinking groups not only in LA but also in the US. Her ability to bridge groups and foster connections in technology, new business and creative is a huge feat. Her bright shiny enthusiasm and knowledge for new media, technology and new businesses is rare in a world full of cynics. Most of us wish we had just an ounce of her energy.” Amy Raymond
Twiistup: Sponsorship, Promotion, Video Personality
"When I started Twiistup in 07, Heather immediately became my partner in crime. She has deep knowledge about the SoCal tech & entertainment scene so she was a natural partner. Through her creativity and community building prowess, she helped architect the perfect blend of original content and the right audience. What sets Heather apart is her knack for pushing things beyond that predictable line of what's expected. She's a visionary when it comes to business and creativity - which is rare. I look forward to collaborating with Heather every chance I get." Mike Macadaan, Founder
Jump Walker International / Trufina: Marketing Consulting, Blog and Social Media Strategy
“Heather provided ‘Web 2.0’ insights and innovations to our clients at Jump Walker International Group. She’s a true digital native, and brings tremendous creativity and insights to any organization. She has expertise across a variety of industries and sectors and is a top producer. She has one eye on future trends and the other on your business, and offers ways to interpret new ideas for current market realities. She’s a top-notch professional.” Leslie Jump, Principle
Wompum: Product Marketing, Social Media Marketing
“Heather is an excellent person to work with, and is highly skilled at what she does. We hired her and her company Purple Tornado to help us develop a web 2.0 marketing strategy. Her enthusiasm was infectious and she was able to get a great read on our company and our goals. If you are looking for someone to help you get your crazy idea into the market and infect the minds of others, you need look no further.” Marcus Riedner, Co-Founder
AOL: Product Manager, Product Marketing, Usability, DHTML (AJAX) Evangelist
“Passionate, creative, energetic, hard working. Heather is all that and more. She doesn't shy away from the hard task of balancing business and engineering needs to define a great user product. She's an asset on any team.” Alan Chung, VP, Technology
iAmaze: Marketing, Usability, Product Management, Project Management
“Heather is a great product manager - I really enjoyed her working for me. She brings original ideas, a fun and easy to work with style, and leadership for a product or team. She is passionate about her product and never hesitates to jump in and drive a feature she believes in. She does her homework to get to know the customer and the technology. I'd love to have her on my team again!” Rosie Pongracz, Director
Startup LA: Co-organizer, Interviewer
“Those of us in the LA tech/startup community are lucky to have Heather as one of our leaders. She has the vision and passion we need and she is open to contributions of those in the community. In a short time, I've witnessed the tech community explode in large part due to Heather's efforts. I look forward to helping her take it to the next level.” Christian Gammill, Consultant
Daily Mantra: Project Manager, Editor, Writer, Webmaster
“Heather is an extremely intelligent project manager who was able to stay focused on the details while keeping the big picture in mind. She was committed to serving the needs of her clients/customers and in process delivered a beautifully designed and functional product , with the resources provided and in the timelines set.” Will Ackerman, VP
BarcampLA: Community Building, Event Management, Promotions
“Heather is brilliant; I have collaborated with her on new technologies, discussed new frontiers of both media and information and mind-melded with her at both BarcampLA and the Geek Dinner series, both of which she selflessly promotes, organizes and executes with ease. Heather has impressed me with her ongoing integrity, skill for community building, passion for process and most importantly, her talents in deftly navigating the space between the creators and users of technology. She would be a priceless asset to any team and I value her greatly as a colleague who without a doubt, is helping to create the future with a rare combination of deep intellect and deft understanding of business models and strategies.” Jennifer Fader, VP, Social Media
Metblogs.la: Contributing Author
“Heather has been a fantastic contributor to blogging.la. Her posts are always interesting and well put together. I pat myself on the back daily for asking her to join us on the site.” Sean Bonner, Founder
Netmosphere: Marketing Communications, Product Marketing, Events, Usability
“Heather added a lot of positive energy to our marketing team. She ran some important usability studies for our company, which directly helped to make our products better to use by our customers. She has a great can-do attitude, is a fast learner, and a generally great person to work with!” Eric Ly, Founder
The Vision Factory: Marketing Communication
“Heather is a person you will never forget. She is an inspiring and productive colleague and will always get the job done. The result will be better than you hoped for and the process will efficient and fun. I will hire Heather right away, given the opportunity.” Old Kristensen, Rocket Scientist
Other Clients and Projects
- Animals.com: Content Development, Social media consulting
- Software.com: Social Networking Strategy
- Tribe.net: Product Management
- Hot or Not.com: Ideation
- Kwikreel: Finance, Operations, Fundraising, Product Management, Project Management, Marketing, Business Development, Events, Marketing Communications
- Streetwars: Local Coordinator, Press (Coverage in the LA Times)
- Lunch 2.0 LA: Local Consult, Sonnector
- Homestore (Home.com): Product Management, Ad products
- Superviva: General Consulting
- VRML99: Marketing Communication, Branding, Organization
- Menttium: Local Chapter Leader
- Intervista: Marketing Communication, Events, Usability
- @court: Product Marketing, User Interface
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