ChooseVets Inc.

ChooseVets is an online marketplace that connects military veterans who provide services, trades and labor with customers who need to get stuff done.

  • Stage Prototype Ready
  • Industry Consumer Services
  • Location Tacoma, WA, US
  • Currency USD
  • Founded July 2014
  • Employees 4
  • Website choosevets.com

Company Summary

ChooseVets is a website where customers can go to find and hire local military veterans or service members to get stuff done. ChooseVets connects customers who need to hire help to complete various jobs, tasks or projects with local military veterans and service members willing to offer their skills, time and talents to get those jobs done. ChooseVets is a broker, charging a commission for each job, task or project contracted through it.

Team

  • Christopher Sheppard
    Chief Financial Officer

    M&A advisor with ACT Capital Advisors in Bellevue, Washington. Former Marine Corps officer (1997 – 2005) and combat veteran. Founder of UrbanHarvest, the winner of the 2012 University of Washington Business Plan Competition. JD/MBA and LL.M. in Taxation from the University of Washington.

  • Stephen Buchanan
    Chief Executive Officer

    Steve served as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army for nine years. He served two tours of duty in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. He is currently a Major in the Army Reserves and the commander of a Psychological Operations Company. Steve earned a B.S. in Mathematics from West Point in 1999 and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Washington School of Law in 2013. He graduated with his MBA from the University of Washington in June of 2014.

  • Paul Galasso
    Chief Information Officer

    Serial Entrepreneur, Founder of PER Global Ventures, a Digital Marketing and Technology Outsourcing Company located in Issaquah, Washington and Manila Philippines (2006 - Present). Ecommerce and Technology Management professional in a Fortune 50 company as well as several technology startups. Former US Navy Petty Officer. B.S. International Business, emphasis in Mandarin, University of Montana.

  • Johannes Schonberg
    Director of Operations and Strategy

    Founder of Schonberg Strategic Consulting specializing in veteran advocacy. Surface Warfare Officer, Lieutenant, U.S. Navy (2001 to present). B.S. in English from the Naval Academy. M.S. from University of San Diego.

Advisors

  • Don Allen
    Sr. Director of Technical Operations at Zulilly Inc.
    Unconfirmed

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