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About Us

Helping brands and their locations improve business performance for over 14 years.

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Who We Are

Netsertive was founded in 2009 with an entrepreneurial spirit and lofty mission - to help companies drive more business locally with an assertive online presence. Since then a lot has changed, yet we still have the same drive to improve the way multi-location businesses market at the local level and make a positive impact on their communities.

Today, Netsertive is the leading digital marketing solution for multi-location marketers who are responsible for driving local profit. Our digital marketing solution provides the most comprehensive suite of digital advertising execution capabilities and ROI analytics tools on the market, to make it possible for multi-location marketers to more efficiently and effectively grow their business through digital marketing.

Over 1,500 Franchise and Multi-Location Brands, Agencies and Media Companies use Netsertive's award-winning technology, services, and support to help measure and improve the performance of their business.

Netsertive's Vision and Mission

Local businesses are the heart of our communities—they drive the local economy, create jobs, support infrastructure, and provide valuable products and services. Netsertive is focused on supporting these local businesses thrive through digital marketing.

Our Vision
Helping local businesses prosper so that local communities and the members of those communities will thrive.
Our Mission
To simplify & integrate digital marketing solutions into our customers’ everyday business operations.

Our Core Values and Impact

Netsertive’s Core Values define how we get things done. We pride ourselves in operating by these values in order to offer our best to our teammates, our customers, and their customers. Learn More >>

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Netsertive Leadership

Brendan Morrissey

CEO & Co-Founder

Brendan Morrissey is the CEO and Co-founder of Netsertive. Brendan has over 20 years of experience in mobile, online, telecom and marketing technology environments. Prior to co-founding Netsertive in 2009, Brendan was VP of Business Development for Motricity, a mobile marketing tech company serving content companies and mobile carriers. Prior to that, he was VP at venture-backed GoldPocket Wireless, where he played a major role in the growth, subsequent sale and integration of the company into Motricity.

Brendan previously held leadership positions at tech startups Nextel Communications & InternetConnect, as well as global consultancies KPMG (BearingPoint) and CSC Consulting. Brendan also serves on the board of Band Together NC, whose mission is to connect the community to nonprofits through the power of live music.  BT has raised over $10 million for local causes over 20 years.

Brendan received his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in Economics. A varsity rower in college, he’s currently obsessed with his family and single-track mountain biking.

Brendan Morrissey

CEO & Co-Founder

Sean Witty

Chief Financial Officer

Sean enjoys building companies and helping teams bridge the gap between nebulous strategic objectives and specific tasks for all parts of the organization. With over 20 years of experience, Sean has worked in companies ranging from a handful of employees to Fortune 500 enterprises, bought, run, and sold his own company, and experienced multiple industries—including technology, healthcare, manufacturing, and private investing. He was most recently CFO for Care Services, a PE-backed PBM (Pharmacy Benefit Management) company servicing hospices and institutional pharmacies across the country.

At Netsertive, Sean leads the finance team with a goal of bringing all of the company’s investments, analyses, and improvements into alignment with our customers’ goals and objectives.  

Sean has a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, summa cum laude, from Georgia Tech and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He spends his time outside of work with his wife, three children, and two Frisbee-obsessed dogs.

Sean Witty

Chief Financial Officer

Ron Cygnarowicz

VP of Sales

Ron has over 20 years experience in holding CEO and VP roles at early-stage and high-growth technology companies. His most recent role was VP of Sales, Marketing, Client Success, and Strategy for TransLoc Inc, which Ford Motor Company acquired in 2018. At TransLoc, Ron worked within Ford's autonomous vehicle division to grow the market share of SAAS products designed to benefit public transit operations.

Over the years, Cygnarowicz has served in a variety of start-up organizations. He co-founded PureStart Energy, an energy supplement company, in 2009 and served as CEO. He served at Pittsburgh-based start-up investment firm Hampshire Corp. He held interim CEO, vice president, and board advisory positions within several of Hampshire’s portfolios of early-stage and high-growth technology companies. Notable roles include serving as CEO of Lexon Media and also the American Entrepreneur Radio Network, as well as board advisor at Talkshoe.com, the first interactive podcast company. In 2019, he was named to the “40 Under 40” list of the Triangle Business Journal.

Cygnarowicz holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Neuroscience & Chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh and studied Commercializing Technology at Carnegie Mellon University.  He resides in Wake Forest, North Carolina, with his three kids, wife, and a tireless Goldendoodle.

Ron Cygnarowicz

VP of Sales

Meaghann Nilsen

VP of Customer Experience

Meaghann joined the Netsertive family in 2013.  During her tenure at Netsertive, Meaghann rose to the head of the account management team and is now the proud leader of the operations organization.  She brings to the role over 20 years of advertising and marketing experience including sales positions at both the FOX and ABC affiliate Boston broadcast television stations.  Meaghann is passionate about solving business problems and is committed to delivering client success. 


Meaghann is a true New Englander at heart having spent her childhood in Connecticut and over 15 years of her adult life in Boston.  She holds a BS in Journalism from Boston University’s College of Communication.  Meaghann currently resides in New Hill, NC with her husband, their two daughters, Maleigh and Evelynn, and their adorable pup, Sadie.


Meaghann Nilsen

VP of Customer Experience

Erin Martin

VP of Marketing

Erin leads the marketing organization that includes demand generation, product and corporate marketing at Netsertive. Erin has over twenty years of experience in the marketing technology space, most recently at Mixpo, an ad tech company acquired by Netsertive in 2017, where she had leadership roles in marketing, client services, and operations. Her happy place is where marketing and operations collide, and is passionate about creating systems that put the right people, process, and technology together to do extraordinary things. 

She applies the same type of analytical thinking to her personal life and enjoys finding areas where work and life principles coincide. Erin has a BS in Marketing from Colorado State University where she graduated with honors. She lives in Denver with her husband, daughter and son, where she enjoys anything that involves the outdoors.

Erin Martin

VP of Marketing

Herb Brittner

Senior Director of Technology

As Senior Director of Technology, Herb provides clear goals for the Product and Engineering teams as well as the company on what challenges we’re solving now and in the near future. Always keeping the customer’s goals top of mind and thinking outside the box ensures success, especially in an ever changing industry where there’s always something new to learn. Herb started his career with Netsertive as a Software Engineer shortly after the company’s founding, and has been a rock for Netsertive to depend on ever since. Herb and his teams have built and supported all of Netsertive’s technology and are excited for what the future of innovation holds as we continue. Herb is a true believer that our best ideas come from the group, we will always accomplish more by working together.


Herb holds a B.S. in Computer Engineering from Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. He lives in the Pittsburgh area with his wife and two adorable children.

Herb Brittner

Senior Director of Technology

Katie Ruiz

Senior Director, Publishers

As the Director of Publisher, Katie leads the sales and service teams providing top-notch creative services and digital trainings to premium publishers and media companies. Katie has over seven years of experience in the advertising technology space, including her most recent position leading the Client Success team at Mixpo—an interactive ad technology company acquired by Netsertive in 2017. Katie is passionate about the client experience and has established a reputation for bringing the right people and processes together to deliver world class services. Katie holds a B.A. in Communications from the University of Washington. She lives in the Seattle area with her husband and two puppies.


Katie Ruiz

Senior Director, Publishers
Accolades

Awards & Recognitions

We're honored to have received some of the top awards in our industry.

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Our Board of Directors

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Scott Newnam

Chairman

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Brendan Morrissey

Vice Chairman and  Co-Founder

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Bill Nagel

Chief Marketing Strategist, Director, and Co-Founder

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Rik Vandevenne

Director
Managing Director, River Cities Capital Funds

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Wayne Hunter

Director
Managing Partner at Harbert Venture Partners

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Jim Robinson

Director
Founder, General Partner at RRE Ventures

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Our Investors

Our investors have helped fund our impressive growth since leading our first round in 2010. These top-tier venture capital firms are leaders in the software, marketing technology, and digital media arenas, and are a critical part of our success.

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RRE Ventures

RRE Ventures is an early-stage, NYC-based venture capital firm founded in 1994 that currently manages over a billion dollars of capital across five funds. RRE invests in strong entrepreneurial teams working to transform industries with products or services enabled by information technology.

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Greycroft Partners

Greycroft Partners is a NYC-based venture capital partnership, formed to invest in the world’s most promising digital media companies. Greycroft manages a wide portfolio of digital media and ad tech company investments, developed since 2006 over three funds.

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River Cities Capital Funds

River Cities Capital Funds is one of the most active and experienced growth equity funds in healthcare and information technology (IT). With nearly $500 million under management and more than 100 investments made, River Cities has established itself as a preferred partner among the entrepreneurial and private equity communities.

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Harbert Venture Partners

Harbert Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that seeks the most promising early growth stage technology and healthcare companies in the Southeastern US. Since 2004, Harbert has built a successful portfolio across four funds by investing in high-growth companies and seasoned entrepreneurs.

Industry Partners

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