team gigmasters
Leadership
Our co-founders live and breathe GigMasters. They've been friends since grade school and business partners since 1997 when they launched GigMasters and booked their first band. Read their story.
Sales
Rick
- Rick
- Sales Manager
- Our Sales Manager and the Willie Mays of the GigMasters softball team, Rick was among the company's first hires. Desert Island Album: Tom Petty Full Moon Fever Musical Instrument: Air guitar
Pete
- Pete
- Senior Account Executive
- Pete's a sports fanatic (Red Sox, Bears), film buff (GoodFellas, Big Lebowski) and all around nice guy. So nice that he volunteered to be captain of our terrible softball team. Power Animal: Great White Shark
Rob
- Rob
- Account Executive
- An experienced drummer with a sharp haircut, Rob was recently voted 'Nicest Guy in the Office.' His interests include: Taco Bell Volcano burritos, Zooey Deschanel and planking. Power Animal: Ankylosaurus
Carly
- Carly
- Account Executive
- Carly, a transplant from Virginia, likes records, antiquing and vintage clothing - sensing a theme here? Carly gets extra points for being the first full-time female Sales team member. She's also known for saying "umm" a lot so, ummm, welcome Carly!
Our Sales Team is the best in the business. They scour the globe (or at least North America) for talent and help new GigMasters members get on the right track. Think you have what it takes to be the life of the party? Email the Sales Team today.
Marketing
The Marketing Studio is home to bloggers, planners, Tweeters and dreamers who won't rest until GigMasters is a household name. Lucky for them we have plenty of strong coffee. Want to really make their day? Send them an email to say ‘hey.’
Technology
Mike
- Mike
- VP, Technology
- Star Wars fan and father of three girls (even his dog is female), Mike has 15 years experience building everything from software and mobile apps to large-scale commercial websites. Before coming to GigMasters he founded software development firm Brainloaf and drank lots of coffee.
Alex
- Alex
- DevOps Engineer
- His office looks like a kid's bedroom. He is powered by junk food and juicing. He sings Sondheim while writing Powershell scripts. He plays bass in a ska band with his office-mate. He is the GigMasters Hot Dog Eating contest champeen (10 dogs / 10 minutes). Danch is his name - DevOps is his game.
Stephen
- Stephen
- Web Application Developer
- A gifted developer with an infectious laugh, Stephen is a D.I.Y. type of guy. He makes his own techno/trance mixtapes and his favorite video game is whichever one he's most recently finished making or modding.
Justin
- Justin
- Web Application Developer
- By day Justin is the Tech Department’s problem solver. By night he fights crime. No, actually he plays the trombone in Steady Habits, one of GigMasters’ all-time favorite ska bands.
Chalise
- Chalise
- Web Application Developer
- A web developer extraordinaire, Chalise’s hobbies include long-distance running and preparing for the zombie apocalypse. Coincidence? Probably not...but we’re glad someone around here will be ready.
Luke
- Luke
- Web Application Developer
- Drummer, noisy music enthusiast and ace web developer, Luke isn’t afraid to pull an all-nighter at GigMasters HQ to make the site look and function its' best. He’s also an up and coming threat on the GigMasters table tennis circuit.
Ryan
- Ryan
- Web Application Developer
- When Ryan isn’t writing code to keep our site looking great, he enjoys spending time with his wife and son. Ryan is currently hiking all of the peaks in the Catskill Mountains (he’s completed 28 of 35). He also has a weakness for fantastic German beers, but swears he doesn’t drink and hike (safety first!)
GigMasters runs on our Tech Department. They're responsible for developing, launching and, occasionally, fixing the features that make GigMasters the web's premier entertainment booking service.
Customer Experience
Jeremy
- Jeremy
- Customer Experience Manager
- An amateur magician and office mini-golf enthusiast, Jeremy is the Customer Experience team's fearless leader. He's seen Pulp Fiction about 10,000 times. Power Animal: Honey Badger Superpower: Invincibility
Karissa
- Karissa
- Senior Customer Specialist
- Go to a party at Karissa's and you'll find Karaoke, Jell-o shots and, as soon as a few join GigMasters, a Ke$ha impersonator. Power Animal: Bear Loves GigMasters Because: Amazing co-workers (Awww!)
Becky
- Becky
- Senior Customer Specialist
- Becky brings unbridled enthusiasm to the Customer Experience Department. She has a Snuggie and a fish named Julio. Party Staple: Tequila Superpower: Mind reading Power Animal: Otter
Erica
- Erica
- Customer Specialist
- Erica runs on Dunkin Donuts French Vanilla Iced Coffee. It helps her help our clients book the entertainment of their dreams. She is an expert Banangrams player and, yes, she is named after Erica from All My Children.
Nikki
- Nikki
- Customer Specialist
- Daily trips to Starbucks fuel Nikki-Lynn’s super positive, “Can-Do” attitude. She’s a lover of country music, HGTV and all things pistachio. Power Animal: Chipmunk (which is also her family given nickname). Superpower: Time Travel
Annie
- Annie
- Customer Specialist
- Annie is a University of Vermont alumna (Go Catamounts!) and a movie-quoting, customer-assisting machine that runs on caffeine. Don’t be surprised if she slips a few one liners into your call just to keep you on your toes!
Gus
- Gus
- Customer Specialist
- Gus is a helpful Customer Specialist and budding table tennis star who describes his family as eerily similar to the one in My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Desert Island Album: ‘Cast Away’ Soundtrack.
Dennis
- Dennis
- Customer Specialist
- Dennis is GigMasters’ first bilingual Customer Specialist (habla Español) and one of our best athletes. When he’s not at work or on the basketball court, he’s usually pursuing his other hobbies: eating and playing video games. Power Animal: Dragon. Superpower: The ability to spontaneously become Liam Neeson.
Jeremy
- Jeremy
- Customer Specialist
- Jeremy is a theater lover who has written, directed, performed in and produced over thirty plays with his own theater company. That’s right, Jeremy has his own theater company. When not getting his acting on, Jeremy is helping our clients and members make the most of GigMasters.
Nobody knows the ins and outs of GigMasters like our friendly Customer Specialists. Question about your Press Kit? Looking for the perfect entertainment for your party? Want to speak to a real live, real helpful member of our CE team? No problem. Contact us today.
Finance
Dan
- Dan
- Chief Financial Officer
- As CFO, Dan makes sure we stay on track and on budget but that doesn't mean he's afraid to cut loose at GigMasters Happy Hour or Bowling Night. Dan's pick for ultimate budget-balancing music: Pachelbel's Canon.
Bookkeeping, budget balancing and strategic planning. Our Finance Department pays the bills so we can focus on exceeding the expectations of our talented members and fun-loving clients.
All caricatures by JT Art & Design (Naugatuck, CT)
