MEET THE FOUNDERS OF TAMPOGO
CHARLES A. STEBBINS, CEO
In the 90’s, the CEO of Tampogo, Chuck Stebbins was principle investor and joint-venture partner in the launch of an e-commerce company called Intermix. In 14 short months, he helped grow Intermix to a staggering 34 MILLION people, then sold it to MySpace.
As a Bio-chemist, he has created over 8000 nutrition and skin-care products. Chuck Stebbins is one of the most profound marketers ever, having sold over $2 BILLION in products over the internet, including Hydroderm™ which sold $50 million its first year.He pioneered the introduction of numerous products to stores like GNC, Walgreens and CVS stores and changed the nutrition industry. He created the first weight-loss product ever sold on the internet and he is known as the Father of Sports Nutrition.
Isaac McLemore "In Memoriam, April 2010"
Tampogo's original Master Distributor. A licensed Marriage and Family Counselor, worked for 15 years as personnel analyst in charge of faculty and staff recruitment for University of California at San Diego, then Isaac was in charge of the Psychology department at Sharp Hospital. In 1990 he began the career he loved dearly, Affiliate Marketing, which led to him becoming the first distributor for Metabolife and the mastermind behind that company's growth to a billion dollars in sales in 3 years with 1 product. Over the past 20 years he also consulted for Matol, Herbalife, Essante and Bodywise.
Isaac passed away suddenly in April 2010 during surgery, but remains a huge part of Tampogo through his teaching tapes, foundational support and incredible spirit.
Sadie Stebbins, Executive Director
Sadie graduated from State University of New York. She founded Tampa Bay Zone Media Company, the only Florida based Media Company that encompassed television, magazine publishing and the Internet. She has produced and starred in the weekly "Tampa Bay Zone" on the CW network. She has also edited and published a successful monthly cocktail table magazine on Tampa.
She is a consultant with Fortune 500 Insurance companies helping establish social networking and micro blogging platforms for corporate to customer interactions. She is the founder of Pure Chemistry product line which includes Botanical Buffet, a prebiotic biostimulant skin care line, spa products, cosmetics, and nutritional products such as Crystal Thin Crystals debuting through retailers in 2010 and available through Tampogo.
Ersula Odom, Director of Operations
Ersula manages the genealogical aspects of the Tampogo network. She had a 20 year career with GTE Data Services (now Verizon) holding positions as Programmer, Technical Analyst, Systems Supervisor and Manager of Systems Documentation and Training, directing over 150 employees providing services to 100+ systems and projects.
Ersula left corporate America to develop a personal home business via the Affiliate Marketing Co Primerica. She is the author of the book, "At Sula's Feet", and she has written 40+ articles for St Petersburg Florida's The Weekly Challenger News, featured in the December 2008 issue of Time Inc's Real Simple Magazine.
Dave Zinn, Non-Profits
David is the liason between Tampogo and organizations such as FeedMyStarvingChildren.org. David makes sure Tampogo's non-profit organization members maximize the benefits of using Tampogo for their fund-raising. He has served in pastoral ministry for 13 years.
Jeff Conrady, Non-Profits
Jeff oversees many executive functions for the Non-Profit initiative. He is a graduate of Wheaton College and began a career in the computer industry, transitioning to Affiliate Marketing in the late 80's then joining a financial services company, opening a franchise which he has operated for the last 10 years. He is passionately involved in various ministries that involve "giving back" and making a difference through service and philanthropy.
