Jay Gallinatti has been providing consulting and advisory services to Konnects, Inc since September 2007. Jay joined the Board of Directors in April 2008, and has been serving as President and COO for Konnects since December 2008.

Prior to joining Konnects, Jay served on the Board of Directors for both Zango, Inc and Local Matters, Inc. He continues to serve on the Strategic Advisory Board for Innocentive Inc. In March of 1998 Jay joined Overture (previously GoTo.com) as Senior Vice President of Sales and Customer Service, and was one of the founding members of the executive management team. GoTo.com pioneered the concept of "sponsored listings" within the search results on internet search engines, and had a successful IPO in 1999.

In less than four years, the sales and service organization at GoTo.com had grown from one person to a team of 250, while at the same time the company had grown to more than 600 employees generating over $600 million in revenue and $100 million in net profit. Overture was later acquired by Yahoo! in 2003 for $1.6 billion.

Prior to joining GoTo.com, Jay served as Vice President, Sales and Marketing at Austin James, Inc., a consumer software company. Jay spent nine years at Lotus Development Corporation in a variety of roles, including West Coast Regional Director of Sales, and Director of Marketing for cc:Mail. Jay received his B.A. in Human Biology from Stanford University in 1978.

Jim Crabbe has been working with online social networking and social media since 2001. He formally created and founded Konnects in 2003 and has served as President, CEO and Chairman of the board. Jim has a passion for social media and technology that has lead to his participation in multiple forums, interviews, and speaking engagements both locally and internationally. Topics he has covered include: the ethical Implications of social media, leveraging social media in hyper-local markets, and the effects of social media on the traditional media industry.

Prior to Konnects, Jim has performed consultation, design specification, competitive intelligence, and technology implementation for Fortune 500 level companies such as Dynegy Inc, Microsoft, and Holland America. Jim also served as the Executive Producer for a PBS affiliate television series "PULSE: The public Health Report." The show won the 2003 Crystal Award of Excellence from The Communicator Awards which recognizes excellence in electronic and print communications. He also created and implemented the marketing program for the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Dept. that contributed to the statewide banning of indoor smoking.

Jim has served on multiple non-profit boards, and currently serves on the Technology Advisory Board for U.S. Congressman Adam Smith, and the Trauma Trust for Pierce County. Crabbe graduated with a degree in Communications from the Edward R. Murrow School of Communications at Washington State University.