Gerry Hays

Founder, Inventor, Investor, Educator (in no particular order)

Gerry Hays's Experience:

• Founder & CEO at HomeYeah.com

  August 1999 - June 2003

  Indianapolis, IN / Venture-backed, online real estate platform that provided liquidity to sellers of residential real estate at fees that were 80% lower than traditional agents. We processed nearly $1B in residential transactions and saved sellers more than $40MM in commissions. Indiana Growth 100 award in 2001 & 2002. Mira Technology Award Finalist 2002. Despite the early success, due to liquidity issues, the company was sold in 2003 at a fraction of the value that was created a year earlier. The acquiring firm eventually liquidated the assets as the business loss momentum under new management. Nobody won at the end.

• Government / Legislative Affairs Executive at Government/Political Organizations

  July 1991 - March 1999

  One-year Fellowship with Governor Evan Bayh's office (1991-92). Finance Director for Pam Carter for Atty General (1992). Director of Legislative Affairs for Indiana Department of Environmental Management (1993-1995). Director of Environmental and Energy Policy at the Indiana Chamber of Commerce (1995-1997). Regulatory Affairs Manager at the American Automobile Manufacturers Association (1997-1999). Some key accomplishments: 1) Helping elect the first African American Female to statewide office in the Country; 2) One member of a small team that worked tirelessly to push landmark Brownfields legislation into law (to clean up contaminated properties); and 3) Helping push counties across the state of IN to adopt Governor Bayh's plan to reform welfare and public assistance (via Step Ahead).

• Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Slane

  May 2008

  www.slanecapital.com | Indianapolis, IN / Slane is an indy-based start-up studio. [Internal Projects] EquityThink | Food Retail Marketing / 2004-Present Charley Biggs Food Co. | Food Retail Products / 2008-Present / www.CharleyBiggs.com Better Retail | nearing launch / www.BetterRetail.com [External Projects / Co-Founded with outside teams] Apparel Media,Inc. | Chicago, IL / Sponsorship at scale / 2008-12 / acquired / www.apparelmedia.com CoatChex, LLC | New York, NY / Ticketless bailment / 2011-Present / www.coatchex.com Choir, Inc. | Bloomington, IN / Digital Literacy Badging / 2012-Present / www.choirup.com FounderSuite | San Francisco, CA / Start-up Mgmt software / 2012-Present / www.foundersuite.com

• Faculty Member / IU Kelley / Finance Dept. at Indiana University

  January 2004

  kelley.iu.edu / IU Kelley School of Business / Deliver entrepreneurial ventures curriculum to hundreds of Kelley Students each year. Proud to have mentored many students that have become successful entrepreneurs in their own right.

Gerry Hays's Education:

• Indiana University School of Law--Indianapolis

  1993 – 1997
  JD

• Indiana University Bloomington

  1987 – 1991
  Bachelor of Arts
  Concentration: Political Science