JW Epply, CEO

JW Epply is a seasoned executive with over a decade of experience in driving growth and revenue in challenging industries. He is known for his effective leadership, expertise in sales and sales processes, and ability to develop and implement successful organizational strategies.

Epply holds a Bachelor's Degree in Organizational Management from the University of Wyoming and is a Certified Payments Professional (CPP) from the Electronic Transactions Association (ETA). In addition to his professional accomplishments, he is an avid skier who enjoys both water and snow skiing.

As the CEO of his company, Epply has consistently demonstrated his ability to navigate complex business challenges and drive results. His passion for driving change and his commitment to excellence have made him a valuable asset to his organization and a respected leader in his field.

Andy Chong, VP Finance

Andy Chong has a keen interest in financial markets and began his career working in asset management with Wilshire Quinn Capital, followed by UBS Paine-Webber.   He parlayed this experience into a decade-long year career with DHD Media, a high-risk payment processor, where he moved up the ranks in the Accounting Department.  Today, Chong is the VP of Finance for Connected.co, utilizing his hands-on experience in the online payments industry to help guide the firm’s financials and support investor relations.  Chong has a Bachelor’s Degree in Macroeconomics from UCLA.

Andy’s personal interests include hiking, camping and spending time with Friends.  Andy recently announced his engagement to be married.

Gary Cann, Risk Management

Gary Cann spent most of his career as CFO for two entrepreneurial companies, Landmark Theatre Corp. and DHD Media.  When Cann joined Landmark, it operated 22 screens in 5 states.  During his tenure the company grew to over 150 screens in 10 states through mergers, acquisitions, new leases, and new construction.  Cann designed and implemented accounting, film programming, and advertising software which controlled expenses enabled the company to grow with limited increases in overhead.  While with DHD Media, a high-risk payment processor, Cann’s responsibilities evolved from CFO to Risk Management.  In addition to his financial duties, Cann designed highly successful fraud detection schemes when credit card processing on the Internet was in it’s infancy.  Mr. Cann holds an MBA from UCLA and began his career as a CPA with an International CPA firm.

Outside of work, Gary enjoys family time, world travel, great food and personal investing.