Ostrovsky, Brian: - Having grown up in the small Gold Rush town of Placerville, CA, which has a quintessential Main Street, Brian saw how important community is to the people who live there and has been dedicated to helping it thrive in the face of whatever challenges arise. Starting as an MBA research project at the University of Washington's Foster School of Business, Brian wanted to identify and solve the local marketing problem to support small businesses and local communities. As smartphones and social media were just starting to reach mass adoption, Brian worked to create a publisher network to bolster local publications and learn from the countless interactions with small businesses and nonprofits. More than 12 years later, Locable powers nearly 200 local media websites, dozens of Main Street Programs, and thousands of small businesses around the US. More recently, Brian created Marketing 3-4-5(TM) which has been taught to thousands of small businesses with dozens of local workshops with Main Streets and state programs around the US.