UrbanBound CEO and leadership

Michael is a serial entrepreneur who has co-founded five high growth businesses over his twenty year career. Currently, Michael is the CEO, co-founder, board director of UrbanBound and is a co-founder and board director at Hireology. Michael's first business, Versity.com, grew rapidly over a 3 year period and was successfully sold in 2000. During his time with Versity, Michael held several roles which included CFO, VP of Product Development and Board Member. Prior to these ventures, Michael was a financial analyst at the investment bank Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette in New York (acquired by Credit Suisse). He graduated with High Honors from the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business with a Bachelor of Business Administration. Michael is an active member and past President of the Entrepreneurs Organization of Chicago, a global organization with over 14,000 members worldwide.



In his spare time, Michael enjoys listening to music, playing piano, cooking, watching Michigan football and spending quality time with his family and friends. He lives in Chicago with his wife, two children, and Brandy (our dog).

Joshua Smallwood is a Chief Technology Officer at UrbanBound Inc and is based in Greater Chicago Area. He has worked as Co-Founder/Chief Technology Officer at Friend of a Friend (aka FOAF), Developer/Teaching Assistant/Peer Tutor (Internship) at Radford University, and Senior Developer/Technical Lead at One North Interactive. Joshua attended Radford University between 2000 and 2005.

Michael is a serial entrepreneur who has co-founded five high growth businesses over his twenty year career. Currently, Michael is the CEO, co-founder, board director of UrbanBound and is a co-founder and board director at Hireology. Michael's first business, Versity.com, grew rapidly over a 3 year period and was successfully sold in 2000. During his time with Versity, Michael held several roles which included CFO, VP of Product Development and Board Member. Prior to these ventures, Michael was a financial analyst at the investment bank Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette in New York (acquired by Credit Suisse). He graduated with High Honors from the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business with a Bachelor of Business Administration. Michael is an active member and past President of the Entrepreneurs Organization of Chicago, a global organization with over 14,000 members worldwide.



In his spare time, Michael enjoys listening to music, playing piano, cooking, watching Michigan football and spending quality time with his family and friends. He lives in Chicago with his wife, two children, and Brandy (our dog).