Anil Godhwani

Business leader, Entrepreneur, Idea generator, Startup

Co-Founder Simply Hired, Inc (Privately Held; 11-100 employees; Computer Software industry) January 2005 — Present (4 years 10 months) Business Development: Generating traffic to the site using creative ideas and partnerships. Talent Management: Spearhead recruiting and retention and help establish a great & fun working environment & culture. -- Co-Founder India Community Center (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry) June 2001 — Present (8 years 5 months) As a co-founder, involved in: - Writing the business plan and doing the initial research - Recruited the core team to get the 20,000 sq ft center launched in Feb 2003 - Helped raise funds from the community for the center -- Board member Gluster (Computer Software industry) 2007 — 2009 (2 years) Highly scalable clustered storage that just works. -- Senior Manager America Online (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; aol; Computer Software industry) January 1999 — August 1999 (8 months) Small Business: Worked on product development for various Netscape/AOL small business tools including the AtWeb toolset. -- Co-founder & V.P. Business Development AtWeb (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry) June 1996 — December 1998 (2 years 7 months) Business Development: Did over 100 partnerships that drove millions of visitors to our web sites www.websitegarage.com and www.registerit.com -- Account Executive AT&T (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; att; Telecommunications industry) September 1993 — May 1996 (2 years 9 months) Data and Telecom sales: Sold long distance and data solutions to corporations and was one of the top salespeople in the country for AT&T.

Family & close friends, good health, entrepreneurship, education, food, real estate and the entertainment industry are some key passions of mine.

The reason we all want to succeed is so we can enjoy life by being in peak physical and mental state (wellness), enjoy time with family & friends and pursue our passions. It's ironic then that these are the very things we give up in order to succeed or "make it". Instead wouldn't it be fun to be more balanced and not compromise on wellness, family and passions as we climb the ladder of success.

Internet, Non-proft entrepreneurism

Table Tennis: Love the sport and have played off & on since I was a kid. Starting in Jan 2009, started playing every day.