Management Team
Our management team boasts an impressive mix of skills and experience, including software application design and development, sales and marketing, business development, product development, retail sales, operations, advertising, corporate design and raising startup capital. The company’s founders and its team are innovators from different walks of life who bring diverse strengths to this collaborative effort. Their backgrounds continue to serve a critical role in evolving the foundational fabric of TeliApp.
Joshua Weiss, Chief Executive Officer
Joshua Weiss is a serial entrepreneur, with several success stories under his belt. Right out of college, Josh secured over $3 million in startup financing for his first start-up, a national roadside firm, which he grew to the fourth largest in the industry. He has sold various products in over 7,000 retail locations including Advance Auto Parts, Staples and Rite Aid and has secured contracts with CNN, Wal-Mart and others. Click here for more.
Michael Linetsky, Chief Technology Officer
Michael brings 15 years of experience in program design and development. He specializes in finding ways to implement mainstream technologies in unconventional ways by applying new technologies to business applications. Click here for more.
Jim Stathis, Vice President of Merchandising
Jim brings over 33 years of experience in the consumer products industry. Jim has served other companies in various managerial positions, both with Fortune 500, as well as privately owned firms. Click here for more.
Richard Palmer, Director of Business Development
Richard brings extensive experience in sales and customer service. Richard majored in Psychology at Rutgers University, focusing on the role of Psychology in the business world by studying organizational and personnel psychology, and minoring in Organizational Leadership. While at Rutgers Richard worked as a research assistant in the Psychology Labs, assisting doctoral student research on the interaction between gender and social stimuli. Through his work at Summit Financial Resources, Richard gained valuable experience in financial planning, financial analysis and customer relations. Richard is a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity and volunteers with Habitat for Humanity. Click here for more.
Christina Kugel, Director of Marketing
Christina brings eight years of experience in editing, writing, public speaking and coaching. Christina began her career in technical writing as a research assistant at Tufts Dental School at only 15 years of age. In 2007 Christina achieved acclaim as a debater and public speaker, ranking at the very top of the national circuit. She has since been contracted as a public speaking and writing coach for prestigious high schools around the country as well as a personal editor for professionals in the sciences. Click here for more.
Shabiba Hasan, Director of Art