Jim Garrettson
Founding Partner
jim.garrettson@executivebiz.com

Jim Garrettson, co-founded ExecutiveBiz with Brian Williams and Jadeep Kathuria. The company was a natural outgrowth of their efforts at the Potomac Officers Club where they had been designing and implementing a newsletter service. It became obvious that there was a deeper need in the market for an executive business communication effort that exceeded the closed membership of the POC.

Additionally, Jim Garrettson founded TownHall Teleconferencing following a successful 20-year career in telecommunications. Although the Telecom market has been in a downturn recently, Jim is a firm believer in the future of collaborative communications. Specifically, he has founded TownHall with the intent of spreading the enabling power of the collaborative IP-based tools that have been recently brought to market. Jim has also founded and created "The Potomac Officers Club" (POC). This Washington DC-based club is unique in its formation as an organization designed specifically for senior executives. The POC has been growing steadily under his leadership with its mission of creating a board of trade to foster business growth in the Greater Washington area. The mission of the Potomac Officers Club is to weave an executive fabric that benefits our local business community.

Beyond his current duties at The Potomac Officers Club and TownHall Teleconferencing, Garrettson held the position of EVP of Sales and Marketing at Net2000, a competitive local exchange carrier. Garrettson has also gained experience in the start-up and Internet content distribution space as SVP of North American Sales with Cidera. He helped Cidera expand their satellite-based, edge network throughout North America. Before Cidera, Garrettson held the position of President, Teleglobe Business Solutions and SVP of Sales at Qwest Communications, where he ran the national General Business sales force.