Industry Advisory Board Members

( partial member listing in alphabetical order )

These advisory board members are clients that are actively involved in helping us determine future enhancements and the direction of Jackrabbit Class.

Sam Beckford

Sam Beckford Founder - Successful Studio Strategies Co-Founder - Academy of Music and Dance Vancouver, Canada www.MusicStudioSecrets.com www.DanceStudioSecrets.com

Sam Beckford is the co-founder of one of North Americas largest Music and Dance Studios based in Vancouver, Canada with 3500 active student . He has a degree in business in addition to an arts background and is the co-author of 2 general small business books. Since 1999 he has been doing seminars, coaching and consulting about the business side of running a studio. In the last 5 years Sam already has shared ideas with 831 studio owners across the country and has given away 2 Alaska cruises, a trip to Italy, and a brand new car to studio owners that have used his ideas to improve their business over the last 18 months. Each year he will do it all over again and give you the ideas and tools to reach your business goals and give you a chance to work with him and his team and win a new car just for improving your studio! You don't want to miss the next annual Successful Studio Superconference which will be held in Vancouver and Dallas. Discover 139 strategies to get more students, run your business better and be able to have a studio that can run well without as much of your direct input.

Suzanne Blake Gerety

Suzanne Blake Gerety Owner - On Pointe Media LLC www.DanceStudioOwner.com Vice President Kathy Blake Dance Studios www.KathyBlakeDanceStudios.com Office: 800-579-1805 Stratham, NH

Suzanne Blake Gerety owner of On Pointe Media LLC, the parent company of DanceStudioOwner.com, is the daughter of Kathy Blake and Vice President of Kathy Blake Dance Studios. She is a regularly featured contributor in various pieces for Dance Teacher Magazine including, "Ask the Experts", business articles, and has presented live workshops at Dance Media's Dance Teacher Summit in New York City and the Turn It Up Dance Challenge Conventions. Suzanne is a featured contributor in the The FabJob Guide to Become a Dance Studio Owner, FabJob Guides have been featured in stories at The Wall Street Journal and Entrepreneur Magazine sites. In addition to a degree in Psychology and Child Development, Suzanne has training and experience in communication and leadership from one of the world's foremost personal development companies. She is the mother of two young children and is an advocate for dance education throughout the world. Suzanne brings the resources and support to current and future dance studio owners to help them achieve success.

Frank Sahlein

Franklin B. Sahlein, CBI CEO - 3rd Level Consulting & Business Brokerage President - Wings, Inc. 1875 Century Way Boise, Idaho 83709 Office (208)376-3641, ext. 103 Cell (208)869-3656 Email: Business@WingsCenter.com www.3rdLevelConsulting.com www.WingsCenter.com

Frank Sahlein has been involved with the sport of Gymnastics since 1967 - as Gymnast, Coach, Club Owner, State Director, Consultant and Business Broker. Frank is a native of San Mateo, California and graduated from Hillsdale High School. He attended San Jose State University on a gymnastics scholarship, graduated in 1976, and moved to Boise, Idaho. The amazing WINGS Center (under Frank's continuous direction since 1976) is a 35,000 s.f. "working lab" of synergistic programs. Frank pioneered the Children's Learning Opportunity Center (CLOC) concept - a unique blend of Sports Instruction, Child Care & Education, Entertainment and Outreach. The operational systems that Frank has designed allow the affairs of the Wings Center to be managed on a part-time basis. His wife, Shauna Swank-Sahlein has taken the lead at the Wings Center on a daily basis and also coordinates all Marketing efforts. These operational systems have set a viable template for Children's Activity Centers, and as a result Frank is sought nationwide by clients in our industry for customized consulting, expansion, valuation and brokerage services. 3rd Level Consulting & Business Brokerage offers detailed solutions that are complete, confidential and customized to each business. Business Systems Analysis helps owners add value to their businesses through the use of organized, integrated SYSTEMS. Business Expansion Planning is available for either expanding current operations or starting a brand-new business. Business Valuation is a professional service giving a solid indication of value for many purposes. The Business Brokerage service lists and brokers business transactions in our industry from start to finish. 3rd Level Consulting & Business Brokerage is a USAG Industry Member. Frank is a member of, and certified by, the International Business Brokers Association, as well as being a member of the Institute of Business Appraisers.

Steve and Angela Sirico

Steve and Angela Sirico CoFounders - Dance And Music Centre Fairfield, CT www.DSDanceAndMusic.com CoFounders - Dance Teacher Web www.DanceTeacherWeb.com

Angela and Steve have owned and directed a very successful dance studio in Fairfield, Connecticut since 1987. Their students have received scholarships and contracts to American Ballet Theater, Boston Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, Nashville Ballet, Ballet Hispanico, Hartford Ballet as well as the National tours of "Fosse", "Fame" and "We Will Rock You" and on Broadway in "Chorus Line". In 2005 Music and Vocal was added to the studio's curriculum. Angela and Steve are on the faculty of Dance Educator's of America's Teacher Training program. Steve is the author of his Jazz Dance syllabus and together they authored their Partner syllabus both used for Teacher Training worldwide. Angela served as Chairperson for the tri state panel of the Royal Academy Of Dancing and they have taught as guest faculty for Mt. Holyoke College, Michigan State University, The University of Arkansas, Yale University and Fairfield University. They teach Master Classes in Ballet, Jazz, Lyrical Jazz and Partner work all over the world including residencies in England, Spain, Costa Rica and Mexico. From 2003-2005 they were presenting faculty for Dance Teacher Magazine's Summer Teacher's Conference in NYC. They continue to be active as adjudicators for major dance competitions. Recently they choreographed the opening production number for the National Speaker's Association at their annual convention at the Marriott Marquis on Broadway to over 2000 of the best speakers worldwide. In 2007 Steve and Angela launched Dance Teacher Web, an online creative and business resource for teachers and studio owners from all over the world. The DTW Conference & Expo is held each year in Las Vegas. For more details visit www.danceteacherweb.com To see more about their production company visit www.dsdanceproductions.com

Dianna & April Lynn Stamness

Dianna & April Lynn Stamness Owners Spring Into Motion School of Dance Spring Green, WI Phone (608) 588-3041 Email: springintomotion@verizon.net www.springintomotiondance.com

Dianna & April Lynn Stamness are partners in Spring Into Motion School of Dance located in the community of Spring Green WI. Established in 1997 they continue to provide people of all ages the skills they need to enjoy dance for a lifetime. April Lynn has been dancing for 21 years in all styles of dance. She began teaching at the age of 15 years and continues to be the head teacher and sole choreographer at Spring Into Motion. She has brought her students to a skill level of winning Gold and Platinum awards at Regional and National competitions. Dianna the Founder and Director of the studio is an accomplished wildlife artist with a business and marketing degree. Dianna recognized the need for additional positive and constructive activities for the children in the community, with that vision Spring Into Motion was born. Being a part of the Mastermind group of Successful Studio Strategies and with Jack rabbit Class as our web base management system, this knowledge base has assisted us in doubling our student base, and tracking our success. In the Spring of '07 Spring Into Motion was chosen as one of the top 50 studios "On the Move" by Dance Spirit and Dance Teacher Magazine.