| Will G. Louden
- Fayetteville, Arkansas (Little Rock, AR Native) The
company's name: PizzaNet.NET Inc., a Virtual GraphX affiliate
The company's location: (no longer operating
pizzanet.net)
Your position/title in the company:
Founder, chairman and chief executive
What the company does: PizzaNet,
a closely affiliated Virtual GraphX company, develops and maintains Internet-based
marketing solutions, advertising services and online ordering systems. In addition, we
develop and implement traditional print-based publications such as buyers' guides,
catalogs and coupons. As a "tech savvy" Internet company, Virtual GraphX seeks
to capitalize on the success of online retailing by taking advantage of the limitless
scope of products and services currently being marketed and transacted via the World Wide
Web.
What you do for the company: Manage
and maintain the day-to-day operations. My job duties include - but are never limited to!
- developing and maintaining client relationships, front-end and back-end systems
management, as well as managing an extensive set of publishing Operations. I manage
several employee-related development projects, new technologies and well as board- and
shareholder-related issues. The bottom line is where my job counts the most. My job as
chairman and chief executive requires me to spot and correct potential problems on the
fly, design and develop strong client relationships, concept models, system product lines,
and employee/staff culture while maintaining an aggressive and continuous growth process.
Q. How long have you had this position?
A: I have been the vice chairman, president and CEO of Virtual GraphX
since the company's inception in June of 1997 - June 10, 1997, to be exact! On Jan. 27, I
was promoted to chairman of the board of Virtual GraphX. Recently, I have been challenged
to fully staff and capitalize our PizzaNet group-parenting company and our PizzaNet NWA
spin-off.
Q: How did you find out about this
position?
A: Well, it was not by accident! I have had a strong passion for
computers, business and people for as long as I can remember. The opportunity presented
itself to enter the rapidly changing Internet industry over three years ago. I have
enjoyed the help of bankers, retailers, business leaders, professionals and civic and
prominent political figures, for which I am eternally grateful!
Q. Does your work require any special
training or education? What was your background prior to this?
A: Yes! Managing and forging new relationships in a startup operation
requires extensive knowledge of business.
Prior to moving
to Fayetteville and attending the University of Arkansas, I spent a portion of my weekdays
after school and weekends attending to and helping my parents manage and maintain many
family businesses. I must say that it was there that I learned the basics concerning
business and client relationships. |
