Combining strong fiscal discipline and genuine passion for small businesses, David Murphy oversees the day-to-day operations of Clipper. With a diverse background encompassing manufacturing, mergers and acquisitions, marketing, product development and software engineering, David specializes in meeting the needs of small business through local and hyper-local solutions. His career spans roles in the paper, engineering and telecommunications industries, including his previous position as Senior Vice President/General Manager of Clipper Magazine, managing operations, marketing, sales enablement and digital assets.

A solutions-focused executive known for his analytical and visionary thought leadership Jake Grether is responsible for aligning sales strategies to business goals while successfully driving the overall performance of the company. Leading a team of 400, he develops, implements, and executes initiatives to achieve profitable, incremental revenue growth and optimize ROI. Jake has served the company in various leadership and business development roles since joining Clipper Magazine in 2003, most recently as Senior Vice President of Sales and Vice President of Mergers & Acquisitions Sales Integration.

Jim Jazwiecki oversees Clipper’s infrastructure, software engineering and information technology. Specializing in transformational leadership, Jim has spent over a decade bringing modern engineering and product management techniques to organizations in a variety of industries, including the financial sector, public radio and publishing.

A senior human resources executive with multi-industry experience, Barb Valinski is a driven and dynamic leader with an extensive skill set. At Clipper, she is responsible for fostering peak HR practices to help grow a successful workforce capable of achieving organizational objectives. Her extensive skillset includes employee engagement and relations, talent acquisition, compensation and benefits, performance management, organizational development, process improvement, change management and strategic planning.

Michael Thompson is a strategic visionary and trusted business advisor with more than 15 years of experience bringing startups to IPO through the implementation of people, process, and technology enhancements. From sales to operational action plans, and from data analytics to market expansions, he enables disruptive, high-growth potential market areas to achieve profitable and sustainable growth by designing and implementing scalable sales, customer service and operations frameworks.