Exhibit 10.3


 


 


EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


 


EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
(this “Agreement”) dated as of December 19, 2014, by and between MOBIQUITY TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a New York corporation
(the “Company”) having an office at 600 Old Country Road, Suite 541, Garden City, NY 11530 and Paul Bauersfeld (“Bauersfeld”)
having an address at 90 Fox Meadow Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583.


 


W I T N E S S E T H:


 


WHEREAS, Company
desires to engage the services of Bauersfeld and Bauersfeld desires to provide the services to Company as an employee in connection
with Company’s business and as its Chief Technology Officer; and


 


WHEREAS, both parties
desire to clarify and specify the rights and obligations which each have with respect to the other in connection with Bauersfeld’s
services.


 


NOW, THEREFORE,
in consideration of the agreements and covenants herein set forth, the parties hereby agree as follows:


 


1.Employment


 


Bauersfeld hereby agrees
to be employed by Company as its Chief Technology Officer.


 


2.Duties and Responsibilities
of Bauersfeld


 


Bauersfeld’s duties
and responsibilities shall be as directed by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or one of its Co-Chief Executive Officers
(to be determined by the Company’s Board of Directors), subject to the direction of the Company’s Board of Directors.
Duties and responsibilities shall be performed within a fifty-mile radius of the NYC area.


 


3.Exclusivity of
Service 


 


The Company agrees that
Bauersfeld shall be a full-time employee of the Company. Bauersfeld may pursue other outside business interests that are not related
to the same business as the Company, as long as it does not interfere with the everyday responsibilities of the Company.






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4.Compensation;
Bonus


 


	(a)		In consideration for Bauersfeld’s services to be performed under this Agreement
and as compensation therefor, Company shall pay to Bauersfeld, commencing as of the date set forth above, in addition to all other
benefits provided for in this Agreement, a salary at the rate of Twenty-Five Thousand ($25,000) Dollars per month, (the “Bauersfeld
Salary”). All payments of Bauersfeld Salary shall be payable in accordance with Company’s policies.



	(b)		Upon execution of this Agreement, Bauersfeld shall receive
the grant of 10-year non-statutory options to purchase 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock under the Company’s 2009 Stock Option
Plan, with 125,000 shares vesting on the date hereof, 125,000 vesting four months from the date hereof, 125,000 vesting eight
months from the date hereof, 125,000 vesting one year from the date hereof, and an additional 62,500 shares vesting at the end
each quarter of calendar year 2016 and 2107. The exercise price of said options shall be $.50 per share.






	(c)		For calendar 2015, Bauersfeld shall be entitled to a bonus of $125,000 upon the revenues
of Mobiquity Networks reaching a minimum of $6 million, increasing to $250,000 at such time as Mobiquity Networks’ revenues
achieve a minimum of $12 million, it being understood that any revenues which do not have a minimum 30% margin shall not count
toward the aforementioned $6 million or $12 million benchmarks. The aforementioned bonus(es) once earned will be paid in quarterly
amounts. 



	(d)		The parties agree that the options described
in paragraph 4(b) shall be in addition to the non-statutory options to purchase 500,000 shares granted to Bauersfeld
on June 11, 2013, 100,000 shares granted to Bauersfeld on March 3, 2014 and 2,000,000 shares granted to Bauersfeld on July 15,
2014. It is also agreed the vesting period of all options owned by Bauersfeld will be accelerated upon a change in control of
the Company or sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company.




	(e)		In accordance with the rules and procedures
established by the Company for this purpose, all Stock Options granted hereunder may be exercised through a cashless exercise
procedure approved by the Company.





 


5.Reimbursements
and Indemnification


 


Bauersfeld shall be entitled
to the following during and in respect of the term of this Agreement:


 


(a)Bauersfeld shall
each be entitled to reimbursement, at the discretion of the Company’s Chief Executive Officers, for all reasonable travel,
reasonable entertainment and other reasonable expenses incurred in connection with Company’s business, provided that such
expenses are approved in advance in writing by an executive officer of the Company and such expenses adequately documented and
vouchered in accordance with Company’s policies.


 






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(b)The Company shall
provide to Bauersfeld to the full extent provided for under the laws of the Company’s state of incorporation and the Company’s
Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, indemnification for any claim or lawsuit which may be asserted against Bauersfeld when
acting in such capacity for the Company and/or any subsidiary or affiliated business. The Company shall use reasonable best efforts
to include Bauersfeld as an insured under all applicable directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained
by the Company, and any other subsidiary or affiliated business.


 


(c)Bauersfeld shall
also be entitled to participation in the Company’s health insurance (subject to a waiting period as per employee handbook)
for him and his family, two weeks paid vacation. The employee shall be entitled to receive a termination benefit for six months
from the effective termination date, which shall include salary, applicable bonus, healthcare benefits and continued stock option
vesting through this severance period. After the termination benefit, Bauersfeld will have the option to continue participating
in healthcare plan at his expense.


 


6.Term of Employment


 


Bauersfeld shall be considered
an employee at will, provided that either party shall give the other party at three months written notice of termination, unless
terminated for cause.


 


7.Non-Competition;
Non-Solicitation


 


(a)Bauersfeld hereby
agrees and covenants that during the Term hereof that he will not directly or indirectly engage in or become interested (whether
as an owner, principal, agent, stockholder, member, partner, trustee, venturer, lender or other investor, director, officer, employee,
consultant or through the agency of any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or agent or otherwise)
in any business enterprise which is engaged in the current business of the Company during the Term; provided, however,
that ownership of not more than 15% of the outstanding securities of any class of any entity that are listed on a national securities
exchange or traded in the over-the-counter market shall not be considered a breach of this Section 7.


 


(b)
Bauersfeld agrees and covenants that during the Term of this Agreement and a period of one year thereafter, he will not
(without first obtaining the written permission of Company) directly or indirectly recruit for employment, or induce or seek to
cause such person to terminate his or her employment with Company, any person who then is an employee of Company or who was an
employee of Company during the preceding twelve (12) months.


 


8.Termination


 


Termination by the
Company with Cause. The following shall be considered acts of cause to Bauersfeld. “Cause” is hereby defined as
event (i) of Bauersfeld’s commission of an act involving fraud, embezzlement, or theft against the property or personnel
of Company, (ii) Bauersfeld shall be convicted of, or plead nolo contendere to a felony or engages in other criminal
conduct that could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse affect on the business, assets, properties, prospects, results
of operations or financial condition of Company, or (iii) Bauersfeld’s failure to comply with the directions of the Company’s
board of directors and/or executive officers. Termination for cause shall also include failure to adhere to policies and Code
of Conduct established by the Board of Directors.




 






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9.Violation of Other
Agreements and Authority


 


Bauersfeld represents and
warrants to Company that he is legally able to enter into this Agreement; that he is not prohibited by the terms of any agreement,
understanding or policy from entering into this Agreement; that the terms hereof will not and do not violate or contravene the
terms of any agreement, understanding or policy to which Bauersfeld is or may be a party, or by which Bauersfeld may be bound;
that Bauersfeld is under no physical or mental disability that would materially interfere with the performance of his duties under
this Agreement. Bauersfeld agrees that, as it is a material inducement to Company that Bauersfeld make the foregoing representations
and warranties and that they be true in all material respects.


 


10.Company
Authority Relative to this Agreement


 


The Company has the requisite
corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
The Board of Directors of the Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation
by the Company of the transactions contemplated on its part by this Agreement, and no other corporate proceedings on the part of
the Company are necessary to authorize this Agreement or for the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by it. The
Company has duly validly executed and delivered this Agreement and it is a valid and binding Agreement of the Company, enforceable
against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy or insolvency laws affecting creditors’ rights generally
and to general principles of equity.


 


11.Notices


 
 Any
and all notices, demands or requests required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be given in writing and sent
via email to the email address provided for Mr. Bauersfeld below and, on behalf of the Company, to the email address of Dean Julia
as set forth below. All notices will request a confirmation of receipt or reply.


 


12.Waivers


 


No waiver by any party
of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement hereof shall be deemed to be a waiver of any other provision,
condition or requirement hereof; nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair
the exercise of any such right accruing to it thereafter.


 






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13.Entire Agreement


 


This Agreement sets forth
the entire and only agreement or understanding between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes and cancels
all previous agreements, negotiations, letters of intent, correspondence, commitments and representations in respect thereof among
them, and no party shall be bound by any conditions, definitions, warranties or representations with respect to the subject matter
of this Agreement except as provided in this Agreement.


 


14.Inurement; Assignment


 


The rights and obligations
of Company under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon any successor of Company or to the business
of Company, subject to the provisions hereof. Neither this Agreement nor any rights or obligations of Bauersfeld hereunder shall
be transferable or assignable by Bauersfeld.


 


15.Amendment


 


This Agreement may not
be amended in any respect except by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto.


 


16.Headings


 


The headings in this Agreement
are solely for convenience of reference and shall be given no effect in the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.


 


17.Counterparts


 


This Agreement may be executed
in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute
one and the same instrument.


 


18.Governing Law


 


This Agreement shall be
governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving reference to
principles of conflict of laws. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably consents to the venue and exclusive jurisdiction of the
federal and state courts located in the State of New York, County of Nassau. The parties
hereby knowingly, irrevocably, voluntarily and intentionally waive any right they may have to a trial by jury in respect of any
action, proceeding or counterclaim based on this employment Agreement or the transactions contemplated in it, or any course of
conduct, course of dealing, statements (whether verbal or written) or actions of any party to it.


 






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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.


 


	 	MOBIQUITY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
	 	 
	 	 
	 	By:  /s/ Dean Julia                                            
	 	Dean Julia, Co-CEO
	 	Email: djulia@mobiquitynetworks.com 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	/s/ Paul Bauersfeld                                     
	 	Paul Bauersfeld
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