The SleekFly Team
Daniel Botbol
President & CEO
Mr. Daniel Botbol is an experienced business pioneer/entrepreneur, knowledgeable in all aspects of business management. Known as a leader that wholeheartedly believes in simple values and principles to guide people, Daniel focuses daily on overall company direction, new initiatives and business operations.
Mr. Botbol was a founding principal and Vice-President of Tampa based AT&T/Atlantic, a joint venture formed in 1992 by privately held Atlantic Business Communications and AT&T. The company grew substantially as a successful small business vendor/leader in telecom and telemarketing services. With a focus on service-oriented growth, Dan was key in managing the company to top annual revenue of 45M, 600 employees and 12 offices across the U.S. After 11 years of successful growth, the company was purchased by AT&T/Lucent in a mutually beneficial split.
Recognizing the opportunity of the Internet, Mr. Botbol established Swank Tank, a business development and web development company. Since its inception, Dan and the team at Swank Tank have created and grown several Internet based businesses, such as PEO Resources, Federal Firearm Laws, the Gun Ring social network and the innovative media site Sleekfly.
A clear gap in the availability of quickly accessible, briefly informative, image rich news, prompted Dan and his creative writing/development team to embark on an opportunity inspired quest to deliver the most exciting, interesting and entertaining news content and information available on the web today.
A love for news, a keen eye for opportunity, a unique ability to develop ideas, proven experience, and a humble desire to “change the world” are the key attributes that make Dan the right person to lead the Sleekfly team in its pursuit of Internet news publishing domination.
Mr. Botbol has a graduate degree in business from Florida International University.
Timothy Aldridge
Manager of Web Development
Mr. Tim Aldridge has been involved in website and software development for several years, focusing his efforts towards game development/methodology. He began his web development career working on auction websites then moved into small business web development. With the explosion in social network sites, Tim began to change his focus into game development for social networks. Using game methodology, he plans to begin to incorporate game design into unique user interaction for Swanktank projects.
Mr. Aldridge comes from an extensive technological background. He started with computer hardware support then graduating to system administration and system networking. After finding a passion for programming, he switched gears to more software support and website development. Tim began to study different aspects of web development with intent to focus on user interaction. Looking at current web trends, he always tries to invent new ways for user interaction.
Tallia Van Eerde
Managing Editor
Tallia holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations and Art History from Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Ga. She has worked for CNN/Turner Broadcasting in Atlanta, The Central Bank Museum in San Jose, Costa Rica, and comes to SleekFly after a year in Seoul, South Korea.
Sharon Ginn
Writer/Editor
Sharon Ginn has been a journalist for two decades, covering topics as diverse as sports, business, health, education, media, television and breaking news.
Maggie Schiller
Writer
Maggie holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and Communications from The University of Delaware. While in school, Maggie worked as the Sports Editor and Managing Editorial Editor for the university paper, The Review.
For the past two years, she worked in New York City at United Entertainment Group, a branded entertainment company that provides clients with innovative marketing solutions to help them thrive in today’s media landscape.
Maggie has always had a passion for reporting and writing about Hollywood gossip, celebrity fashion and entertainment.
Maggie is the newest member to Sleekfly, and we are very excited to have her on board. Her background in writing, combined with her past experience in the entertainment industry make her an outstanding addition to the team.