Jake Witherell has over 15 years of experience in founding, managing, advising, and investing in companies within the high technology, telecommunications, retail, and business services industries.
Jake is Chief Operating Officer of Schell Games, where he oversees the operations and business development efforts of the company. Jake was previously a co-founder and Managing Partner of M Park Capital, a private investment firm focused on acquiring and operating lower middle market companies.
Prior to M Park Capital, Jake was Chief Operating Officer of a division of Premiere Global Services (NYSE:PGI), a global provider of communications solutions that automate and improve business processes. Prior to Premiere Global Services, Jake held the position of Chief Operating Officer of Netspoke, Inc., an integrated web and audio conferencing service provider. Netspoke was twice named to the prestigious INC 500, the fastest growing private companies in the United States.
Before Netspoke, Jake was co-founder and President of iMeet, Inc., an internet communications service provider. There he grew it into a $10MM company and oversaw the successful merger with audio conferencing provider Netspoke, Inc. Jake also was the VP of Marketing and Business Development at internet start-up SneakerLabs, Inc. Jake is a past or current Director of iMeet, Netspoke, StonyCreek Trading, M Park Capital, and HeartPrints Center for Early Education. Jake holds a BA in Economics from Tufts University and an MBA from the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University. He also earned a certification from the Entrepreneurial Management Program at Carnegie Mellon University.
