Jacob Weiss

Mr. Weiss is a veteran of the Baby Products industry. He was the founder and President of Cotton Times, inc., a wholesale distributor and manufacturer of baby products. Within the scope of his business, he supplied retailers in the domestic and international Read Moremarkets with baby products. His duties as President of Cotton Times, Inc., included managing a strong sales force, merchandising and overseeing the company's product and back office administration. His extensive background in the Baby Products industry has helped him develop and maintain relationships with various manufacturers throughout the industry. Through Mr. Weiss' leadership, BabyAge, receives preferred pricing from its vendors.

Prior to founding Cotton Times, Inc., Mr. Weiss directed Precious Baby, an infant and juvenile bedding manufacturing business. His keen sense for managing manufacturing efficiencies and controlling quality has helped him prevail in the industry. Mr. Weiss is also a specialist in the merchandising and manufacturing industry. His proficiency extends to managing and maintaining a profitable business.

Joseph C. Sponholz

Joseph C. Sponholz serves as Chief Operating Officer and is responsible for finance, operations, sales and marketing and related activities, supporting BabyAge’s continued growth and competitive position in the pregnancy, infant and juvenile product space.Read More

Sponholz joins babyAge.com from Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc., where he was vice president of Strategic Planning, Business Development, e-Commerce and Export. In that role, Sponholz helped shape Keystone’s e-Commerce business and market strategies in order to drive maximum return on invested capital and value. Prior to joining Keystone, Sponholz spent 5 years with Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT). As a Director at E-Z-GO and at Textron Corporate, he worked with clients to grow the business and improve profitability by managing strategic planning, business development and productivity initiatives. Prior to joining Textron, Sponholz worked in management consulting at Booz Allen & Hamilton and the Mitchell Madison Group and in law at Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP and Morvillo Abramowitz.

Sponholz has a bachelor's degree with honors in Politics from New York University and a juris doctor degree from the Fordham University School of Law. He is the proud father of three girls, Niamh (6), Aine (4) and Tara (2) and stepson Seamus (13).

Julie D. Space

As Vice President of Marketing and The Customer Experience for BabyAge.com, a leading baby products eTailer, Julie is responsible for developing and delivering innovative marketing, communications Read Moreand customer service strategies to drive the continued growth of BabyAge.com as well as the Today's Baby®, Today's Tot and Today's Mom product lines. In this role, she manages all of the marketing, advertising and branding activities along with customer relationship programs designed to deliver the best possible customer experience.

Ms. Space has nearly 20 years of experience in the marketing, advertising and customer service arena. Prior to joining BabyAge.com, Ms. Space was senior manager of marketing communications at Frontier Communications Solutions, where she was responsible for leading the development of national marketing campaigns and customer service strategies to drive revenues in the consumer segment. Prior to this role, she worked for Commonwealth Telephone Enterprises where she served in several senior management roles and was instrumental in developing innovative marketing and customer experience programs that drove industry leading penetrations for High-Speed Internet, Phone Bundles and Satellite TV.

She attended College Misericordia, Dallas, Pennsylvania, where she studied business with an emphasis on consumer marketing and is a graduate of Leadership Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. She is a member of the Leadership Wilkes-Barre Alumni Council and active volunteer for non-profit organizations including the Wyoming Valley Children's Association and American Cancer Society.

Cameron K. Brown

Cam is President and Founder of King Fish Media, an Inc 2000 custom media company specializing in community-driven communication techniques for both b-to-b and b-to-c customers. King Fish is located inRead More Salem, MA, and can be visited at www.kingfishmedia.com. Prior to King Fish, Cam was at Ziff Davis Media for 11 Years, where he was Managing Director and Publisher of their custom media division, Associate Publisher of PC Magazine, and held various sales positions at PC Week. Prior to Ziff Davis, Cam was at Arnold Advertising's Media Group.

In addition to his work with Baby Age, Cam is also on the Advisory Board for the Giving Planet, a program of complimentary enrichment workshops for youth in developing countries and within the United State. He serves on the Board of Advisors for Pixel Bridge, Inc, a Boston-based Internet consulting firm, and on the Advisory Board of Give Us Your Poor, an organization that brings together the latest research, multimedia, celebrities, non-celebrities, homeless people, and partner organizations to help end homelessness.

Cam and his wife Colleen live in Topsfield, MA with his three amazing and active kids.

Ned Williams

Ned has spent a total of 21 years in private equity investing and has been responsible for dozens of rounds of financing in both early and expansion companies. Ned joined Brook Venture Partners in 1999 as a General PartnerRead More and a member of the fund's Investment Committee and is an active investor in and serves on several of Brook's portfolio company board of directors in both medical and information technology. Ned is a steering committee member of The Massachusetts Medical Device Development Center, which offers inventors and executives of the state's smaller medical device company's easy, affordable, and coordinated access to world-class researchers and resources.

Prior to joining Brook, Ned was a Managing Director at Saturn Asset Management, a Boston-based private equity firm. He was involved with all aspects of the firm's investment activities, including leading the financing of both Roving Software (CTCT) and FreeMarkets Online a Pittsburg based company that was brought public by Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs and closed on its first day of trading with a market capitalization in excess of 10 Billion Dollars.

Earlier in his career he was with Morgan Stanley in New York City where he was involved with over 25 Initial Public Offerings including the Netscape IPO as well as the spinout of Lucent Technologies from AT&T.

Ned holds a B.S. from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.