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Michael S. Kranitz
President & CEO
Michael Kranitz is the principal architect of Kaango and its President and CEO. Kranitz was also the principal software developer and application creator for the RCUniverse.com community site which is owned and operated by Kaango.
Prior to his involvement in RCUniverse and Kaango, Kranitz founded Denver-based DriveOff.com and sold it to an MSN/Ford joint venture in 2000 after building it to 77 employees and more than 3,500 member dealerships. Kranitz also served as Vice President of MSN Autos (f/k/a MSN CarPoint) at the time.
Kranitz created the Kaango network from the ground up and established the company's industry relationships before selling an 80% share of the company to Kaango Ventures, LLC, a consortium owned by Hearst and MediaNews Group. Kranitz is a highly trained public speaker and has become an industry-recognized authority and presenter in the newspaper, auto and hobby industries.
Kranitz is a former litigator and corporate reorganization lawyer with 11 years of practice in three states. His clients have included GMAC, Midway Airlines, Bank One and Key Bank.
In 1996 Kranitz released LeaseWizard® Lease and Loan Software for consumers and professionals. LeaseWizard has been recommended in major automotive magazines since then.
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Joe Conti
Vice President of Operations
Joe Conti joined Kaango in November of 2007 with over 17 years of diverse experience and a
stellar client service track record.
Prior to joining Kaango, Joe was Vice President of Analytic Consulting at The Nielsen Company, where he led a large team of analysts and consultants in providing strategic solutions one of Nielsen's largest clients. Joe spent several years of his career at Nielsen, rising through the organization by quickly adapting to and excelling in each new role. He was repeatedly recognized by the Nielsen by receiving numerous company-wide awards such as "Manager of the Year" and "Director of the Year."
Joe honed his client service, account planning and new business development skills with Marketing Management Analytics, serving as Vice President. In this role, Joe was responsible for leading a modeling and analytics team to deliver high impact analyses across a diverse client base.
Joe also spent three years as a business consultant for IBM, where he managed client relationships and brought comprehensive solutions forward to achieve critical business objectives. In addition to his client engagements, Joe also co-authored an IBM white paper entitled "Category Management and
Information Technology," which contributed to him earning his consulting certification.
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Marc Y. Vigod
Vice President of Communities
Marc Vigod, operates Kaango's RCUniverse.com community. Vigod founded RCUniverse in 2001 and served as the company's President before merging with RCAirport.com (founded by Kaango CEO, Michael Kranitz).
Under Vigod's leadership in traffic generation strategies, RCUniverse.com has become the world's largest online community for radio control hobby enthusiasts, generating more than 30,000 unique visitors daily. RCUniverse has grown its registered member-base to more than 350,000 with 200-250 new members joining daily.
Vigod additionally serves as the systems administrator for RCUniverse.com and Kaango.com.
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