After operating as a division of Element—a successful web development boutique formed in 2002—partner Laurie Lohner branched off the company division to form and lead Wi5 Connect in early 2008, allowing the Wi5 Connect team to independently focus on the design and production of Web 2.0 communities.

Since then, Wi5 Connect has harnessed the power of social networks to help businesses create definitive, predictable and meaningful business outcomes. We do this by building a private social network on top of a state-of-the-art Learning Management System (LMS) platform. We offer this unique technology in a turnkey format that allows for rapid and painless implementation. Want to leverage our expertise? Our best practices team will help you quickly deploy content, attract a subscriber base, and make adjustments as our built-in analytic toolset collects detailed data. More than just a great idea, many renown companies—including Inc. 500 corporations—are using our social learning platforms to successfully achieve goals in employee education, client training and retention, lead generation, prospect cultivation, and more.

Wi5 Connect currently offers two solution suites available as SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) designed to help you accomplish mission critical goals in two arenas:

CommSocial effectively lets you,
- Better compete in a Web 2.0 world.
- Improve and better measure your marketing ROI.
- Gain better insights into your target market.
- Tap the potential of social networks.
- Leverage other new media and traditional marketing tools.

With LearnSocial you can,
- Broaden customer use of your products thereby increasing customer loyalty.
- Affordably engage with your customers and employees in ways never before possible.
- Ensure all employees are on the same page with corporate mission statements, policies, and values.
- Extend the effectiveness and adoption of your existing training content.
- Capture valuable informal information, learn clients' reasons for buying your product or service, and gain deep insights into your target market.

Best of all, Wi5 Connect solutions are likely a fraction of the cost of your current methods of accomplishing these goals. Wi5 Connect helps you unleash the power of social networks and Web 2.0 for your business.

What are you waiting for? Contact a Wi5 Connect Consultant today!

Our Team

Wi5 Connect’s management team consists of seasoned professionals with 10-20 years experience in eLearning, LMS, Instructional Design, Web Analytics, Marketing, Advertising, Business Development, Online Learning, and Web Development. The Wi5 Connect team has worked with companies such as Microsoft, Dell, Yahoo!, Certiport, Omniture, NBC, Comcast, MTV and many others. 

Matthew Bowman
President & CEO
Bringing with him 15 years of sales and marketing experience, Matthew Bowman joined the Wi5 Connect executive team in August of 2008.  Prior to joining Wi5 Connect, Mr. Bowman served as head of sales and marketing of an ECM software company that became ranked in Inc.'s 5,000 Index in 2008. Mr. Bowman has been spotlighted in several business publications including Business Week Magazine and Business Connect and sits on Brigham Young University's eBusiness lecture circuit.  He earned a Masters of Business Administration from Westminster College and a Bachelor's of Science in Business Administration from Brigham Young University.  You can link to Matthew on LinkedIn.

Roy Christiansen
Chief Technology Officer
Roy Christiansen founded Silvergear Web Design & Development in December of 2003 and oversaw its growth for five years. He has worked with companies such as New York Carlton, Le Meridien, Fiserv, Smart Solutions Inc., and Marcum & Smith.

Corey Spencer
Chief Product Architect
Corey Spencer graduated with a Master's Degree in Instructional Psychology and Technology from Brigham Young University in ## of ####. He has worked on training infrastructure and training programs with companies such as NBC/Universal, Fox, Starz, Comcast, MTV, Shockwave, Adobe, Microsoft, Omniture and eBay.