Management Team

Mark McCrery, Founder & CEO

Mark McCrery has extensive experience in growing and managing startups. McCrery's expertise includes consumer and business, marketing and advertising, partner development, and the interactive delivery of products and services via the Internet. Prior to founding Podtrac, McCrery was a founder and senior executive for three companies that completed successful acquisitions: he was the COO for AperServ Technologies, a performance measurement company that was acquired by Response Networks; he served as Chief Marketing Officer for Liquidity Link, a company developing a Commercial Paper trading platform that was successfully acquired by Reuters; and his first company Interactive Financial Services was acquired by Intuit. Prior to that, McCrery managed radio, print, television and Internet advertising campaigns for Grey Advertising in New York, and various smart phone marketing and product development programs for US Order. McCrery has a Bachelors of Science in Economics from Ohio State University.

Robert Freeland, Founder & CTO

Robert Freeland is a career technologist with executive management experience in Internet startups. Prior to founding Podtrac, Freeland co-founded Interactive Financial Services, which was subsequently acquired by Intuit. As CTO and Vice President of Strategic Planning at Intuit Insurance Services, Freeland designed and managed the development of the Web's first interactive insurance marketplace, and structured relationships with technology and business partners to facilitate the company's rapid expansion. Prior to that, Freeland managed client/server development projects for Express Scripts, Inc., one of the nation's largest pharmacy benefit managers. Freeland has also managed technology groups at Alex Brown & Sons and served as a software developer for IBM. Freeland has a Bachelors in Physics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was both a James M. Johnson and National Merit Scholar.

Velvet Beard, Vice President, Product Management

Velvet Beard is a marketing professional with over sixteen years experience in interactive product management and extensive experience in entrepreneurial ventures. She joined Podtrac in June 2005. Prior to Podtrac she served as Vice President of Product Management at Intuit Insurance Services where she was instrumental in bringing the company's flagship product to profitability and developing corporate strategies. Before joining Intuit, Beard was Director of Retail Products for Disclosure Incorporated where she successfully designed and marketed public company financial data products for consumer markets. She also has enjoyed success as a small business owner. Beard has a B.S. in Biology from Allegheny College and a MBA from Virginia Polytechnic University.

Key Participants

Podtrac Team Members

The Podtrac Team includes an exceptional group of internet, advertising, measurement, research, and podcast professionals. Of special interest to podcasts, Benjamin Diehl -- producer of the illustrious podcast PuPuPlayer -- is one of several valued members of the Podtrac team.

Podtrac Registered Podcasts

Podtrac is excited to work with podcasts of any size large and small, across any podcast category. We consider any podcast registered with Podrac part of the Podtrac team, and all of us at Podtrac look forward to working with you. We hope you take advantage of the valuable free services we offer any podcast, and encourage you to contact us with any questions, suggestions, or feedback.

Podtrac Registered Advertisers

Podtrac is excited to work with advertisers interested in reaching consumers and business decision makers through podcasts. We consider advertisers registered with Podtrac part of the Podtrac team, and we look forward to helping you reach your target audience by providing you with exceptional services, enabling you to advertise with confidence in the podcast medium.