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Wizzard Software Corp.

(WZE) is in the Technology Industry

Market Cap:$28.1M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$6.1M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Wizzard Media is the world's largest podcast hosting network, with over 1.2 billion download requests in 2008. We are dedicated to providing superior hosting services, scalable ad insertion technology and delivering superior content on the net, on portable media devices, at work, at home, in the car and wherever people want it. Wizzard Speech offers programmers and businesses state of the art software developer kits and distribution licenses, making it easy for developers to incorporate speech recognition and text-to-speech into their applications. With offerings from IBM, AT&T, and Wizzard branded products, developers will find everything they need to make an application talk and listen. Wizzard Healthcare, Interim Health Care of Wyoming, based in Casper, Wyoming and Billings, Montana, has been serving its community for fifteen years and is part of the fast growing home health segment of the healthcare industry. Wizzard Healthcare is the largest home healthcare agency in its geographic market and is one of the 300 home health agencies that comprise Interim Health Care, the largest home healthcare franchise in the United States.

Chairman of the Board, CEO, PresidentChris Spencer
Number of Employees 50
Contact Information

5001 Baum Blvd Ste 770

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213

wizzardsoftware...

(412) 621-0902

NAICS Code Software Reproducing: 334611

Recent Events

  • Wizzard Software Secures Funding

    6/25/09 - New Investment - View Story

  • Wizzard Software posts $1.3 million loss in first quarter

    5/18/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Wizzard Software Announces Shareholder Conference Call and 2008 Financial Results

    3/19/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

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Additional Resources

  • Wizzard Software Announces Funding

    - 2009-06-22

    PITTSBURGH -- Wizzard Software (NYSE Amex: WZE) announced that effective June 19, 2009, Wizzard Software Corporation, a Colorado corporation (the “Company”), executed a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase...

  • Wizzard Software Announces 2009 Q1 Financial Results and Shareholder Conference Call

    - 2009-05-15

    PITTSBURGH -- Wizzard Software (NYSE Amex: WZE) announced first quarter 2009 financial results today recording revenues of $1,178,573, a 29% decrease from revenues of $1,668,478 in the first...

  • Wizzard Market Related Announcement

    - 2009-04-14

    PITTSBURGH -- Wizzard Software (NYSE-Alternext: WZE): In view of the unusual market activity in the Company’s stock, the Exchange has contacted...

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Laurie Sims President
Armen Geronian Chief Technical Officer and Director
John Busshaus Chief Financial Officer
James F. Else Vice President of Advertising Sales
John Lisovitch Vice President of Business Development
Rob Walch Vice President of Podcaster Relations
Skip Fredericks Vice President of Content Programming
Bruce Phifer General Manager, Technology & Services Division
Eugene J Franz General Manager, Solutions and Channels
Gordon Berry Director, Business Development
Greg Smith Winning Producer
David Mansueto Director
Denis Yevstifevey Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Chris Spencer Chairman of the Board, CEO, President
Douglas Polinsky Chairman of Audit Committed and Director
Alan Costilo Board of Directors
Denis Yevstifeyev Board of Directors
J. Gregory Smith Board of Directors
Marc Lord Strategic Advisory Board Member
Michael Polinsky Douglas Board of Directors
Wildman David Board of Directors

Spencer has served as the CEO and president of Wizzard Software since its founding in 1996. He is responsible for the overall direction of the company and was selected as one of the top 20 most influential individuals in the speech recognition industry by Speech Technology Magazine. His business experience is widely varied, including the founding and CEO roles with ChinaWire, Inc. and Lotto USA, Inc. He also was involved in the founding, acquisition of financing, operation and ultimate sale of John Valiant, Inc. Spencer sits on the Board of Directors of Cennoid Technologies, a software company that develops encryption and compression software for the Internet. He attended West Virginia University.

Organization Position Status
Wizzard Software Corp Chairman of the Board, CEO, President Current
Wizzard Software Corp Director Current
Speech Technology Magazine Former
West Virginia University Former
Organization Position Status
Wizzard Software Corp President Current

Mr. Geronian has extensive software development knowledge and experience. In 1995, he created custom software for an industrial furnace control company. In 1994, Mr. Geronian was the lead developer of a money transfer service software system for ChinaWire, Inc.; he also created custom software packages for warehouse inventory, a project which included over fifteen large databases for reporting, accounts payable/receivable, and complete auditing control functions.

Organization Position Status
Wizzard Software Corp Chief Technical Officer and Director Current
Wizzard Software Corp Co-Founder Former

See "Proposal No. 1 Election of Directors" for biographical information regarding Mr. Spencer and each of our other current directors. John Busshaus has served as our Controller since April 2006, until his election as our Chief Financial Officer on January 29, 2007. Mr. Busshaus has been responsible for our overall accounting and financial reporting functions since joining the company in April 2006. From 2004 to 2006, Mr. Busshaus was an independent business consultant. Mr. Busshaus' efforts were assisting organizations with the implementation of Sarbanes Oxley, filing of SEC reports, and taking a company through an IPO. Mr. Busshaus worked for Talanga International from 2001 to 2004, where he was the Chief Financial Officer for the company. From 1999 to 2000, Mr. Busshaus worked for Mellon Bank as Controller and Vice President, and was responsible for strategic planning and managing the annual and monthly budgeting within Global Security Services. From 1994 to 1998, Mr. Busshaus worked for PepsiCo as Senior Business Planner, and was responsible for annual and quarter budgets planning, as well as weekly, monthly and quarter reporting of results. As a member of management, Mr. Busshaus' efforts contributed to the revenue growth and market share increases in a market that was categorized as saturated.

Organization Position Status
Wizzard Software Corp Chief Financial Officer Current
Wizzard Software Corp Board of Directors Current
PepsiCo, Inc. Senior Business Planner Former
Young Corporation Former
Clarion University Former
Organization Position Status
Wizzard Software Corp Vice President of Advertising Sales Current
Time4 Media, Inc. Senior Vice President, Sales & New Business Development Former
Organization Position Status
Wizzard Software Corp Vice President of Business Development Current
The Pennsylvania State University Former
Organization Position Status
Wizzard Software Corp Vice President of Podcaster Relations Current
Blogger.Com Columnist Current
University of Connecticut MBA Former
University of Dayton Degree Former
Organization Position Status
Wizzard Software Corp Vice President of Content Programming Current
Organization Position Status
Wizzard Software Corp General Manager, Technology & Services Division Current
Wizzard Software Corp Corporate Communications Executive Former
International Business Machines Corporation Former
Drexel Institute Former
Organization Position Status
Wizzard Software Corp General Manager, Solutions and Channels Current
Rx-Talks General Manager, Solutions and Channels Current
Rx-Talks Technician Former
Wizzard Software Corp Technician Former
Organization Position Status
Wizzard Software Corp Chairman of Audit Committed and Director Current
Wizzard Software Corp Director Current
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Bachelor of Science Degree Former

Berry joined Wizzard in 1997, where he has served as a director since that time. He is involved in the corporate and financial decision making serving as a guide and counsel for the executive officers and Board of Directors. Gordon has been an executive officer with such companies as Champion Commercial Industry, Trundle Consultants and Electric Products Company. He attended Cornell University and received his Bachelor's degree in Industrial Management from Georgia Tech.

Organization Position Status
Wizzard Software Corp Director, Business Development Current
Wizzard Software Corp Director Current
Organization Position Status
Wizzard Software Corp Winning Producer Current
Wizzard Software Corp Director Current
The Learning Channel Inc. Manager Former
Crawford Communications Former
Ohio University Bachelor of Arts Former
Organization Position Status
Wizzard Software Corp Board of Directors Current
Organization Position Status
Wizzard Software Corp Director Current
Blue House Productions Former
University of Pittsburgh Former
Organization Position Status
Wizzard Software Corp Director Current
Organization Position Status
Wizzard Software Corp Board of Directors Current
Intrasystems, Inc. Sales Manager Former
Schneider Downs & Co. Inc. Auditor Former
Medeo System Programmer Former
Organization Position Status
Wizzard Software Corp Board of Directors Current
Organization Position Status
Wizzard Software Corp Strategic Advisory Board Member Current
Microsoft Corporation Program Manager Former
Brigham Young University Computer Science Former
Organization Position Status
Wizzard Software Corp Board of Directors Current
Organization Position Status
Wizzard Software Corp Board of Directors Current

Executive News

  • Wizzard Media Sees Increased Sales and Audiences From New iPhone Users

    Reuters - 6/25/09 - View Story

  • Wizzard Media Sees Increased Sales and Audiences From New iPhone Users

    Street Insider - 6/25/09 - View Story

  • Wizzard Media Sees Increased Sales and Audiences From New iPhone Users

    Business Wire - 6/25/09 - View Story

  • Triton Media Partners With Wizzard Media

    Reuters - 6/16/09 - View Story

  • Triton Media Partners With Wizzard Media

    Yahoo! Canada - 6/16/09 - View Story

  • Triton Media Partners With Wizzard Media

    NewsBlaze - 6/16/09 - View Story

  • Triton Media Partners With Wizzard Media

    Business Wire - 6/16/09 - View Story

  • Wizzard Media Adds New App and Launches First Phase of App Marketing

    Reuters - 6/10/09 - View Story

  • Wizzard Media Adds New App and Launches First Phase of App Marketing

    Business Wire - 6/10/09 - View Story

  • Wizzard Media Acquires iPhone Apps To Monetize Podcast Network

    Business Wire via MSN Money - 6/03/09 - View Story

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     WZE $0.50 -0.01 (-1.96% )
Intraday | 3 Month | 6 Month | 1 Year
Average Volume 98,550
Shares Outstanding 47.80M
Market Cap 23.9M
Year High 1.76
Year Low 0.02
Earnings Per Share N/A
P/E Ratio -
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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