Brian Rogers

“Brian's rare combination of deep technology expertise and business experience enables him to effectively communicate with both sides (technology and business) of a development process. He is a skilled leader and manager that maintains a sharp focus on details and best practices without sacrificing productivity. In collaborative environments, he is a great listener and team player with a remarkable ability to assume whatever role is needed to move a project forward. His skills span a broad scale from technology architecture and development to marketing and management. This guy is a true professional in every sense of the word. A doer.”

“I had the pleasure of working with Brian Rogers for several years at the digital agency dotbox. In his role as VP of Product Development, Brian brought real vision to where we were headed as an innovator in social commerce. Brian is a natural leader who very effectively occupies the space where business, technology and marketing creativity overlap. His many contributions to our team reflected a holistic, big-picture understanding of all three. First and foremost, his understanding of business isn’t dull and literal. He approaches it creatively and always seeks to move it forward with fresh ideas. On a very practical level, he was able to translate concepts to the team he led to give very them cogent direction. He switches from one language to another as a native speaker, allowing the various teams to function as one. Everyone knows Brian is someone you can count on. He is especially adept at managing rogue genius coders, keeping this bunch, who are often very easily distracted, on priority and on track. I have always been struck by how respectful, warm and even good-humored he is, especially under pressure, so that he earns the respect and confidence of everyone. He’s the man behind the scenes who essentially runs the show and everyone knows he’s the go-to guy to get something done or to get an accurate read on status. He is also always prepared to readjust priorities, as business dictates, like a master juggler. Brian knows his technology and he knows what’s been done and what can be done. He’s not limited by conventional thinking. When presented with a new technology challenge to support a creative campaign (that’s where I come in), Brian always showed an instant grasp of exactly how it could be elegantly integrated into the existing foundations and gave realistic feedback on budget and timing, in addition to suggesting variations that might make the plan more attractive to the client. He sees clearly how all the pieces fit together. You think you’re pulling him off on a tangent and all the while he’s thinking big picture, so the ambitious roadmap he’d developed never even stuttered under the pressure of our “innovative technology solutions.” But it’s Brian’s attitude that impresses me mostly. He absolutely loves this stuff and doesn’t hesitate to hunker down into the wee hours to accomplish the task at hand, with wicked glee and determination like a quarterback aiming for the end zone.”