Jonathan has founded and run several successful companies over the past decade including Brio Realty, ActiveRain, Paradigm Interactive Media and WhyNotOwn Real Estate and has been a real estate agent himself for 10+ years. A serial entrepreneur, Jonathan's vision for ActiveRain developed through his passion of improving the way real estate business is done.

If Jonathan did not love starting businesses as much as he does, he would likely be a fashion photographer, or professional poker player.

Matt is co-founded ActiveRain along with Jonathan and James back in 2003 and has functioned in several roles throughout the company's history including CEO and VP of Product Development. He brings to the table a strong product development and technology background as well as a keen sense for business strategy. Prior to ActiveRain Matt has 8 years of experience within growing Northwest technology startups.

He is also a recognized amateur paleontologist, who has been credited with the discovery of several species of trilobites.

As ActiveRain's "Chief" community builder, Bob is spends his day helping to grow and maintain a vibrant community of real estate professionals. He has been actively involved as a member of ActiveRain from the very beginning and has a wealth of real estate knowledge having worked for several years as the COO of Brio Realty.

Jorgen Hahn: the crazy guy pushing the jalopy that is ActiveRain and Localism forward. Known for working late into the night, he leads a life full of glamour and mystery. His only weakness? Jon's beguiling phone calls. Also responsible for "You are being redirected".

Anybody who's met Jerry will not forget him. Outgoing and an accomplished musician Jerry is responsible for driving ActiveRain's advertising monetization strategy. If you want to buy ad space on ActiveRain, he's the one to talk to.

Rich was one of the first and most active members of the ActiveRain community. As a Community Builder, Rich will work very closely with Bob Stewart and Nicole Rae to support our members both on an individual basis and the community on the whole. We also look forward to him showing off some of his public speaking skills at various industry conferences and training events over the next year.

Helping Build Community, People and Businesses through Social Networking & Blogging. Specializing in Real Estate Technology, Marketing, and Internet Strategies. Committed to "People helping People!"

As one of the ninjas of ActiveRain, Diego Algorta is rarely heard from despite the fingerprints and footprints found all over the innards and back end of the Community. Diego offers an intellect and insight that is often not found among developers in the contiguous 48 States; he is one of ActiveRain's secret weapons when bugs and issues rear their ugly heads.

Glindon's the new graphic designer for ActiveRain. He'll be responsible for "prettying" up much of the ActiveRain site and Localism as well as designing some cool ActiveRain branded gear (t-shirts, mugs, etc)

As ActiveRain's "Keep it All Together and Organized" Queen Bee, Claire keeps the roof over our head, our tummies full, and manages all the day-to-day nitty-gritty that comes with maintaining our headquarters. An avid writer, blogger, and real estate enthusiast, Claire has nearly ten years of experience to bring to ActiveRain's Online Community.

Yi adds a little more international flare to the ActiveRain development team to go along with his Argentinian/Uruguayan counterpart Diego. Yi is an extremely talented developer with over ten years experience in companies large and small, most recently Microsoft. His accomplishments include winning Microsoft's patent award, 3rd place in China's (yes all China) college physics competition.