About Vince Thompson:

Vince Thompson is on a mission to make the manager's life more meaningful. A career manager himself... Vince has lead teams in restaurants, television stations and Internet companies. At AOL, where Vince worked for seven years, he built the companies Media training organization and lead AOL's advertising sales efforts in the Southwest as their Regional Vice President.

Today Vince is the principal at Middleshift, a consulting company focused on creating revenue for Internet companies by empowering those in the middle and super-serving customers. His clients include Break.com, StarStyle.com and Napster.

Vince holds an undergraduate degree in Communications from The University of Southern California and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Pepperdine University.

He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two daughters where he enjoys trail running and mountain biking. His first business book, "Ignited: Managers! Light Up Your Company and Career for More Power More Purpose and More Success" is due in stores in March of 2007 on Pearson's FT Press.

To learn more about Vince and his mission visit www.BeIgnited.com.