Speaker Bio

A seasoned executive with 20 years of experience in building and leading innovative high-growth technology companies, Blair Heavey is the President and CEO of MyPerfectGig, Inc. Prior to joining MyPerfectGig, Blair was an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at North Bridge Venture Partners. Blair joined North Bridge after serving as CEO of DirectoryM, a premier local advertising network specialized in helping businesses find local customer through targeted online advertising. Before joining DirectoryM, Blair was Senior Vice President of Worldwide Field Operations at LiveVault, an online backup and recovery service, where he managed the company’s growth strategy. Blair has served as Executive Vice President and General Manager for affiliate marketing company Be Free, Inc., where he first lead the team's sales and distribution strategy, helping to bring the company through a very successful public offering. Earlier in his career, Blair led the sales efforts of e-commerce software pioneer Open Market and held various positions in sales, business development and marketing while working for industry leaders Hewlett-Packard and Xerox. Blair received his B.A. in Computer Science from Boston College and his MBA from Babson College.

Session: The Knowledge-based Recruiting Movement: Transforming the way passive candidates and innovative companies define each other, search for each other and connect with each other.

The recruitment industry is a multi-billion dollar market that hasn’t progressed much beyond the days of classified advertising. Companies and candidates are still “posting and praying” using inefficient job requisitions and resumes in hope of finding a quality match. Blair Heavey, CEO of My Perfect Gig, will outline how a network of leading companies, passive candidates, and high traffic content sites are transforming online recruiting. In this new knowledge-based ecosystem, passive candidates and hiring managers/recruiters are empowered with the information and technology to define exactly what they are looking for, are able to convert that knowledge into an intelligent search, and are able to easily and cost effectively connect with each other using a common language.