About MaestroConference
Our mission is to increase empowerment and awareness, by providing breakthrough technology that combines the ease and reach of passive mass media with the engagement and excitement of live events.
We measure success by how much our clients can teach, train, inspire and sell more effectively.
We donate 5 percent of our profits to a deserving 501(c) nonprofit each year.
We support the personal growth of our staff and we believe that MaestroConference services empower our clients to create a more enlightened, peaceful, and sustainable world.
MaestroConference is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area in Oakland, California.
We can be reached via our Contact page.
Management Team
We are very proud of the MaestroConference team - including the software & telephony engineers, graphic designers, marketing specialists, salespeople, and animators that are not listed below.
Brian Burt - Founder. At Charles Schwab, Brian led many successful multi-million-dollar technology projects in the areas of marketing, telephone technology, and CRM systems. Brian was also principal of a very successful consulting firm specializing in large technology project leadership, and has led many weekend workshops around purpose & financial alignment. Brian holds a Master's degree in Mathematics. When not working he is often practicing yoga, running, or sailing on his Cheoy Lee 40 around San Francisco Bay.
Chris Kyle – Sales. Chris brings over 22 years of experience as an executive, entrepreneur and consultant from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Chris has built sales teams in industries including health care, travel, real estate and high tech. He served as VP of Sales and COO at Grand Expeditions Inc. where he helped the company grow from zero to $120 million in revenue in 3 years.
Marcy Swenson - Engineering Advisor. Marcy led the development of Technical Operations for MaestroConference. Most recently she was the co-founder and VP of Engineering for Critical Path (NASD: CPTH), where she led development of the systems behind the world's largest dialtone-grade email service. Critical Path was named "the world's best-managed, fastest growing high tech company" in 2000 by Forbes ASAP. At CP, she ran Engineering from inception to 500 customers, 4.2 million mailboxes, and $169 million in annualized revenue.
Richard Calosso - Technology. Richard leads the development team and is responsible for building the conference services, customer service system, and marketing technology. He is known for having an incredibly broad set of technical problem-solving skills, having brought numerous start-ups through the early stages of growth. He brings over 20 years of experience for companies such as Providian Financial, Xansa and ComputerLand/Vanstar. Richard lives in San Ramon and loves to spend time with his wife and two daughters.
Mitch Feigenberg - Facilitation & Training. Mitch has supervised sales offices, trained thousands of participants, and worked with dozens of Fortune 500 clients. He has led highly participatory transformational workshops for over 20 years on five continents. He teaches courses on facilitation (via the MaestroConference platform of course) so that clients lead calls which achieve their goals. He is also available for individual consultation or as a co-facilitator for important events.