Bob LaGarde is an invigorator, an adventurer, a just do it kind of guy. His blog covers areas of personal, political and business interests.>His business expertise includes e-commerce, payments, software development, product management, branding, social media, team building, business structure and financing. Bob has worked in both the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors domestically and internationally. Bob has led or co-led three start-ups – one in small and mid-market e-commerce, one in not-for-profit fundraising encompassing e-commerce and social networking and one in video social networking. Bob LaGarde helped to found two technology associations and worked as a board member in technology transfer with the University of Kansas Information Technology and Telecommunications Center, He also served as co-chair the Information Technology Task Force for Kansas Senator Pat Roberts’ Science, Technology and the Future Committee. Prior to starting hist technology career in 1996 he led a not-for-profit animal welfare organization. Bob has a BA degree from Furman University where he studied philosophy and political science followed by a year of post graduate study in business and psychology. Bob LaGarde June 2013

entrepreneurship, start-ups, travel, politics and government, internet, ecommerce