Name: Brian Gilman
SPG Career: Research Analyst
Energized by: Opportunities for true authorship in his work
Early Inspiration: A grade school teacher who, though disabled, kept as his motto: Be a warrior!

An E-Commerce Visionary

Brian Gilman’s mission is to cultivate vision. His present role as a research analyst with a Web-based financial information aggregator has him looking for ecommerce and Internet trends in the Asia Pacific region. He makes sense of all the apples-to-oranges information being disseminated by research houses and news organizations and creates a unified study of the businesses, keeping a close watch on new developments. His background as the Director of Research working on business valuations with a financial consulting organization is a great foundation for this multinational work.

During his off hours, Mr. Gilman coaches a winning vision from aspiring swimmers as the coach of a year-round U.S. swimming team. "I love those kids," he says about the 4- to 17-year olds he coaches. Many of them go on to the Olympic trials and other competitions. He’s also a fencing enthusiast, a road-racer and an admitted "total music freak".

"I’ll go anywhere, any time to listen to any type of music," he states. "I listen to live music in any shape, form or fashion." Two years in New Orleans tuned him in to jazz and blues, and a stint as a radio disc jockey while in college developed his taste even more. "You name it and I’ll listen to it," Mr. Gilman enthuses.

His long-term goal is to start his own company, putting form to his vision from the ground up. "I’m a true workaholic," he states. "If I’m ever content just shoot me." This kind of energy won the SPG recruiter over immediately. Gary knew that he had a special candidate on his hands and worked tirelessly to place Mr. Gilman in a compelling environment. "I found Gary through the Web and stayed with him because he was the most open and frank about all the opportunities…he didn’t steer me wrong," states Mr. Gilman. "I love what I’m doing, I absolutely adore it."