Jim Fowler is the CEO and co-founder of Jigsaw (www.jigsaw.com), a leading provider of business information and data services that uniquely leverages user-generated content contributed by its global membership. Jigsaw provides easy access to high-value business information that can be used to identify key decision makers and people for purposes such as sales, marketing, recruiting and customer service. A veteran sales executive, Jim Fowler has spent the last 15 years selling marketing and collaboration software. Prior to co-founding Jigsaw, Jim served as vice president of sales at Digital Impact (DIGI), Paramark and TightLink where he was responsible for building their sales departments. Jim also held sales management positions at Personify and NetGravity. Before his career in software sales, Jim was owner and operator of Lookout Pass, a ski resort in Idaho, and served in the US Navy as a Diving and Salvage Officer. Jim is a graduate of the University of Colorado.

About Jigsaw
Jigsaw (www.jigsaw.com) is a leading provider of business information and data services that uniquely leverages user-generated content contributed by its global membership. Today, the Jigsaw community and more than 500 enterprises use the Jigsaw directory to access information for 9 million business contacts and 1 million companies. Jigsaw delivers low-cost and easy access to high-value business information that can be used to identify key decision makers and people for purposes such as sales, marketing, recruiting and customer service. Founded in 2004, Jigsaw is located in San Mateo, Calif. and is funded by Austin Ventures, El Dorado Ventures, and Norwest Venture Partners.

“Super Charge Your Recruiting with Web 2.0 Tools”
Today’s recruiters have at their fingertips an expansive array of online resources for identifying and investigating potential candidates. While the social networks, search engines, wikis and online communities of the world are valuable tools that every recruiter should have in their toolbox, it takes finesse, agility and know-how to truly maximize their potential.

In this session, Jim Fowler, CEO and co-founder of Jigsaw, a leading provider of business information and data services that uniquely leverages user-generated content, will reveal tips for managing the recruiting 2.0 landscape. While traditional recruiting tools- such as contact databases- are often static and rigid, Web 2.0 resources are continually evolving with fresh information and are flexible for customized, unique recruiting campaigns. Fowler will both identify these resources that deliver on the value of social, on-demand, up-to-date online information and also demonstrate the power of leveraging that quick, direct Web 2.0 connection in order to hone in on and connect with top talent.