Debbie Leander

Ms. Leander’s experience includes almost 20 years in arming sales forces with technology in both the hospitality and hi-tech industries.  Prior to Telling Stone, Leander was Vice President of Product Management for Daylight Software, a developer of sales and catering applications for the hospitality industry.   In that role, she was responsible for determining Daylight's product direction, and defining and delivering product content.  Debbie additionally oversaw all customer operations.  As an officer of the company since its inception in 1995, she was involved in every stage of its growth and was involved in completing the acquisition of Daylight by its rival competitor, Newmarket International after 11 years in operation.       

Debbie’s experience with hotel sales and catering automation began in 1989 at Newmarket International.  Originally hired as installation manager for the company's premier product, Delphi, she moved to director of training and was then promoted to director of sales.  Under her direction, sales increased over 200% in less than two years.       

Outside the hotel industry, Leander worked as sales systems manager for Cabletron Systems, coordinating the rollout of a customized sales system at Cabletron's corporate and satellite offices throughout the United States.  She was responsible for analyzing business requirements, customizing the sales automation application, and overseeing training and support for the product throughout the organization.       

Leander is a graduate of Babson College, with a B.S. in finance and entrepreneurial studies.  She is on the board of directors for the Software Association of New Hampshire (www.swanh.org) and chairs the annual InfoXchange Committee.

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Carl Leander

Mr. Leander has over 25 years of experience in developing end-user software applications.  Prior to co-founding Telling Stone, Carl was Vice President of Product Development at Daylight Software, responsible for the company's technical staff and development activities, including software engineering, database design, technology analysis, and delivery on project plans.  He was chief architect of Daylight enterprise™ which was considered the crown jewel by Daylight’s rival competitor, Newmarket International in its acquisition of Daylight in March of 2006.

Prior to joining Daylight Software, Carl was Vice President of Product Development On-Site at Shaw Data Systems, Inc.  During his tenure, he held a succession of engineering and product development positions, including Programmer Analyst, Project Leader Small Systems, and Director of Micro-Based Systems.  At Shaw Data Systems, he was the major architect in the design and implementation of On-Site, the company's state-of-the-art, multi-currency portfolio accounting system based on client-server technology and used by investment managers, mutual funds, banks, and plan sponsors in North America, Europe, and Asia.

Earlier in his career, Carl was a consultant for Client Server Software, Inc., where he participated in the design and development of DeskTop Superstore, an online purchasing system for Harvard University.

He attended Northeastern University where he majored in Accounting and graduated from Cambridge Institute where he studied Computer Science.

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