October 5, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
(Photo by Lauren Tucker via Flickr.) The goal of Prairie Moves is to keep our readers informed about career moves, press coverage, and product development from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for our next Prairie Moves post, please email info@siliconprairienews.com. And if you have suggestions… read more
July 19, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha Over the past few weeks, Andrea Ciurej brought us profiles of Hayneedle's three recent additions to its executive team: president and CEO Carter Cast, chief marketing officer Ash ElDifraw, and chief merchandising officer Jason Goldberger. When we approached this series – titled Stacking Up in reference to the high level of talent and experience added – the goal was to learn more about each individual's background, skill set, role at Hayneedle, and advice for startups and entrepreneurs. read more
July 8, 2010 by Andrea Ciurej
Omaha Before his days of management consulting and brand advertising, Ash ElDifrawi dealt with clients subjected to complicated marriages and troubled families. It all began in 1989 at the University of Chicago, where he obtained a doctorate degree in clinical psychology and started training at the Family Institute of Chicago, focusing on marriage and family counseling. “It was the usual stuff – communication… read more
June 29, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha Over the past few years, Hayneedle has been stacking up on talent. The Omaha-founded and still 100 percent Omaha-based online retailer of home furnishings and lifestyle products… read more