Brian is an entrepreneur with a BS in Marketing from Indiana's Kelley School of Business and an Executive MBA from Georgetown's McDonough School of Business. He has deep experience in technology, philanthropy, and high-growth companies. Prior to starting Signal Vine, Brian was the Chief Operating Officer at Arabella Advisors, a philanthropy services firm which grew 1000% during his five years. But most of his career has been spent building technology companies from an early stage with deep expertise in mobile technology. Following research conducted at Harvard University on using advisor-led text nudges to combat the phenomenon known as "summer melt," Brian founded the company Signal Vine in 2013. Signal Vine is a two-way text messaging platform powered by automation, artificial intelligence, and a patented Blended Messaging technology that helps higher ed staff personally engage highly targeted groups of students with the right information at the right time to ensure their success