Christian Hunter
Co-Founder, President and CEO
Christian Hunter is one of America’s most influential e-commerce and direct marketing entrepreneurs. While still in high school, he pioneered methods of permission-based telesales that helped revolutionize direct-to-consumer marketing. In 1995, at the age of 21, he founded Bargain Network, Inc., transforming this real estate information start-up into a $65 million direct marketing powerhouse. BNI was acquired by a large public company in 2004.
More recently, Christian has been creating a handful of new ventures through his holding company Attenunit, LLC. As Chairman and CEO of Attenunit, Christian manages a controlling interest in such diverse and promising new enterprises as:
Televets.com – the “WebMd for pets” providing online health and medical information;
Statepay.com – providing cutting edge claimant support in the $40 billion Unemployment Insurance space;
Memoria, LLC – creating the first national brand in the burgeoning market for affordable, environmentally responsible cremation services; and
RottenNeighbor.com – one of the world’s fastest growing and most visible web communities,
From inbound telesales to internet innovation, and from bargain real estate acquisition to pet health care, Christian Hunter—through the companies he creates—is a vital and visionary leader in contemporary e-commerce.
David E Brooks DVM
Co-Founder, Senior Veterinary Advisor
David Brooks graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in London, UK. He began his career at the South London Emergency & Referral Clinic, which provides emergency care to over 20 surrounding clinics in the South London area. Specializing at the Clinic in emergency veterinary care, David gained vital experience in all aspects of emergency medicine and surgery for dogs and cats.
In the summer of 2004, along with fellow veterinarian Matt Homfray, David was lamenting the lack of quality online veterinary advice. Consequently, they came up with a prototype web Q&A service that connected worried pet owners with certified pet advisors 24/7. This site has now evolved into Televets.com. With countless questions being answered by pet advisors daily, Televets.com has a rapidly expanding archive of previously asked questions and an ever growing library of articles conveying the latest veterinary knowledge.
In 2006, David gained accreditation from the California Veterinary Medical Board and worked as part of a team of doctors at the Animal Emergency Clinic in the Antelope Valley. In the spring of 2008 he returned to London to run a dedicated emergency care clinic whilst continuing to advise Televets.com and their growing team of online Pet Advisors. In his spare time, David enjoys theater, foreign cinema, photography and keeping fit.
Matt A Homfray MRCVS
Co-Founder, Senior Veterinary Advisor
Matt graduated from the Royal Veterinary College, London, UK and practiced veterinary medicine at numerous clinics in the London area. He burnished his reputation through extensive work for the PDSA, a non-profit organization serving pet owners unable to afford normal veterinary fees. With the large caseload at the PDSA Animal Hospital in North London, he has extensive surgical experience.
In the summer of 2004, he and David Brooks, a fellow veterinary surgeon, conceptualized an online question and answer service that would enable pet owners to receive fast and reliable advice on questions about their pets. This service would evolve, by 2007, into Televets.com.
When he is not working for his pet charity or writing articles for Televets.com, Matt enjoys football, stand-up comedy and life drawing.
Thomas Adams III, President
Co-Founder, Chief Marketing Officer
After earning a degree in Business Economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara, Tom entered the direct response marketing industry as a call center executive for a multi-million dollar California company. An innovator from the start, he helped pioneer soft-offer inbound telesales and marketing methodologies that changed the direct response landscape, generating industry-best cost per inquiry, sales conversion and revenue enhancement performance metrics.
Tom then co-founded Bargain Network, Inc. (BNI) in 1995, where these innovations helped the company grows into a $65 million direct sales organization, acquired in 2004 by Vertrue, Inc. From inception through early 2005, Mr. Adams served BNI as its Executive Vice President, Sales, overseeing an in-house sales force of more than 400 employees.
In 2005 he became BNI’s President, and served in this capacity through the close of 2007. Tom lives in Santa Barbara, California, where he is an avid golfer, art collector and fitness enthusiast.
Diana Wilson
Chief Financial Officer
Diana Wilson served initially as Chief Financial Officer, and later as President and CEO, of Bargain Network, Inc., a Santa Barbara based direct marketing company, from 2001-2004. She was retained to grow the company’s revenues and profitability, streamline operations and maximize shareholder value. In that capacity, Diana was instrumental in selling the company to Vertrue Inc., (VTRU) a Norwalk, Conn. based consumer services marketing company, in a transaction valued in excess of $60 million. Post-transaction, she continued as CEO and later served as a consultant to the company during the transition to new ownership.
Prior to Bargain, Diana was President, COO and CFO of Deckers Outdoor Corporation (Deck) (Ugg, Teva and Simple Footwear). During her 10 years at Deckers, she was responsible for all aspects of operations including the company’s successful IPO in 1993.
Diana has been active in the Santa Barbara business community, serving as Executive Director of the Central Coast Venture Forum. She currently serves on the Audit and Finance committees of the Santa Barbara Foundation and the Dream Foundation. She is also a novelist and pianist.
Tony Bourdeaux
Chief Information Officer
Antoine (Tony) Bourdeaux graduated from Boston University with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering. He has extensive military and private sector experience in the fields of electrical engineering, computer sciences, and management, with collateral expertise in the design and operation of both digital and analog communications systems and software development.
Tony was a co-founder of Bargain Network, Inc., where he directed IT operations from inception in 1995 through 2000. Under his leadership, BNI developed proprietary software systems for the cross-functional inbound teleservices environment, helping the company grow from start-up phase to $65 million in annual revenues. He later headed the systems development team for inQ, Inc., designing proprietary online revenue enhancement applications.
Tony has also provided information systems consulting services to a roster of prominent companies. He is a world class skier and ski instructor, maintaining a bustling home in southern California with his wife and four children.
Michael Dubrow
Executive Vice President, Partnership Development
Michael Dubrow is a builder of successful businesses and the service offerings that help drive them. In 1984, he co-founded Chambers Dunhill Rubin & Company, serving as managing director until 1991. Chambers Dunhill was a pioneer in the stable value asset management arena, structuring the design and placement of more than $10 billion in Guaranteed Investment Contracts and Funding Agreements for corporate and municipal institutional investors. Michael developed key partnerships with such companies as Prudential Life, Mutual of New York, Bayerische Landesbank, Union Bank of Switzerland, and Bank One.
In 1991, Michael co-founded Vision Capital, Inc. with Maceo Sloan, Chairman of the Sloan Financial Group. Sloan Financial was a $3 billion minority-owned financial services organization, and Vision Capital was the nation’s first minority-owned stable asset advisory firm. Michael served Vision Capital as its CEO for four years. In 1995 he co-founded Bargain Network, Inc., a direct marketing company that grew from $50,000 start-up to a $60+ million exit in 2004. At Bargain Network, Michael was responsible for the development of strategic partnerships with such companies as JC Penny Direct Marketing, Inc. and Qwest Communications. Michael lives in Sedona, Arizona with his wife Lisa. He is a musician, aviator and road cyclist, and is producing his first feature film.
