About Solavei
About Solavei™ Solavei™ is a social networking and commerce platform that enables users to connect, share and capitalize on the power of social networks. Solavei’smission is to make commerce less expensive by empowering individuals to earn income on the products and services they enjoy and use every day. Solavei’s initial product offering is affordable, no contract, unlimited text, voice and data services throughout the United States. It operates as a MVNO through a strategic partnership with T-Mobile USA. Solavei is led by former Fortune 100 telecom and retail executives and advisors.
“We are going to make a difference in people’s lives by shifting billions of dollars from traditional mass-media advertising into the greatest advertising vehicle today – people. Solavei is the first company to create an economic linkage between mobile service, social commerce and social-networking technology. We give people the opportunity to earn income by using and promoting the services they are already consuming each and every day.”
-Ryan Wuerch, CEO of Solavei
Solavei Executive Team Ryan Wuerch – Founder & CEO
Ryan is a seasoned and proven leader with experience including roles as CEO, chairman, and key visionary. Prior to founding Solavei, Wuerch founded Motricity, a mobile data services company that he grew into a publicly traded enterprise worth $1 billion, creating significant investment returns for investors. He served as president for Learning 2000, Inc., an education software company, from 1998 to 2001, and as senior vice president of ShapeRite, a nutritional supplement manufacturer, from 1995 to 1998. He was named the 2010 Pacific Northwest and 2005 Carolinas Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year. Wuerch’s current board positions include the Miss America Organization and the Washington Roundtable, a nonprofit public policy organization composed of Washington State chief executive officers. In addition, he is an ambassador for the Internet Innovation Alliance in Washington D.C.
Jose Rojas – Head of Operations
Former JPMorgan Chase Payments executive, McKinsey & Co., U.S. Army aviator
Allyn Hebner – Head of Finance
Former chief accounting officer of T-Mobile and CFO of Motricity
Rick White – Head of Legal and Policy
Former U.S. congressman, attorney at Perkins Coie, CEO of Technet
Jim Ryan – Head of Products
Former head of Mobile Data Services of AT&T, Sprint, O2, CSMO at Motricity
Robert A. McFadden – Head of Sales
Former president of Viridian Network
Maria Pinchevsky – Head of Member Experience
Former VP of customer service at T-Mobile
Stan Simpliciano – Head of Mobile Network Services
Former T-Mobile head of MVNO/M2M, Naval aviator
Larry Wallace – Head of Corporate Development
Former VP of Global OEM and OS Services at Motricity
Jason Genthner – Head of Corporate Communications
Former communications executive at Dr Pepper Snapple Group
Jason Mckinnis – Head of Marketing and Brand
Former head of brand and marketing communications at Motricity, Infospace
“We are going to make a difference in people’s lives by shifting billions of dollars from traditional mass-media advertising into the greatest advertising vehicle today – people. Solavei is the first company to create an economic linkage between mobile service, social commerce and social-networking technology. We give people the opportunity to earn income by using and promoting the services they are already consuming each and every day.”
-Ryan Wuerch, CEO of Solavei
Solavei Executive Team Ryan Wuerch – Founder & CEO
Ryan is a seasoned and proven leader with experience including roles as CEO, chairman, and key visionary. Prior to founding Solavei, Wuerch founded Motricity, a mobile data services company that he grew into a publicly traded enterprise worth $1 billion, creating significant investment returns for investors. He served as president for Learning 2000, Inc., an education software company, from 1998 to 2001, and as senior vice president of ShapeRite, a nutritional supplement manufacturer, from 1995 to 1998. He was named the 2010 Pacific Northwest and 2005 Carolinas Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year. Wuerch’s current board positions include the Miss America Organization and the Washington Roundtable, a nonprofit public policy organization composed of Washington State chief executive officers. In addition, he is an ambassador for the Internet Innovation Alliance in Washington D.C.
Jose Rojas – Head of Operations
Former JPMorgan Chase Payments executive, McKinsey & Co., U.S. Army aviator
Allyn Hebner – Head of Finance
Former chief accounting officer of T-Mobile and CFO of Motricity
Rick White – Head of Legal and Policy
Former U.S. congressman, attorney at Perkins Coie, CEO of Technet
Jim Ryan – Head of Products
Former head of Mobile Data Services of AT&T, Sprint, O2, CSMO at Motricity
Robert A. McFadden – Head of Sales
Former president of Viridian Network
Maria Pinchevsky – Head of Member Experience
Former VP of customer service at T-Mobile
Stan Simpliciano – Head of Mobile Network Services
Former T-Mobile head of MVNO/M2M, Naval aviator
Larry Wallace – Head of Corporate Development
Former VP of Global OEM and OS Services at Motricity
Jason Genthner – Head of Corporate Communications
Former communications executive at Dr Pepper Snapple Group
Jason Mckinnis – Head of Marketing and Brand
Former head of brand and marketing communications at Motricity, Infospace