Faith@Work: Recent Episodes
Carl Grant III
Faith@Work features business leaders discussing their faith and the impact it has had on their life and work. It is hosted by Carl Grant III www.linkedin.com/in/carlgrant.
Hear Marcus Bullock's inspiring story of going from spending eight years in prison starting at the age of 15 to becoming a successful entreperneur as CEO of Flikshop https://www.flikshop.com/.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/flikshop/ http://hightechprayerbreakfast.org/
Mr. Skeen received a degree in BS in Finance from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). For more than 26 years in the fitness industry, Mr. Skeen served as the CEO, CFO and CIO for top fitness brands, had successful exits with three private equity funds and has been intimately involved in more than $800 million in equity and debt transactions.
During his career, Mr. Skeen was responsible for designing one of the first windows-based health club management systems in the U.S., which was used during his tenure at Gold’s Gym International as the operating platform.
Most recently, Mr. Skeen served as President, CEO, and Principal of Fitness Connection, where he was responsible for the overall performance of the company, as well as determining its strategic direction. Fitness Connection is a low-price, high-value chain with 37 locations operating in North Carolina, Texas and Nevada and is one of the top 20 chains in the U.S.
Prior to forming Fitness Connection, he was CEO and Principal of Titan Management Solutions (TMS). While at TMS, Mr. Skeen worked with Gold’s Gym franchisees in opening and operating fitness clubs throughout the U.S. Some time before TMS, Mr. Skeen had worked as the CFO, CIO, and Principal of one of the largest and most respected health club chains in the world, Gold’s Gym International (GGI).
Before handling the said positions at GGI, Mr. Skeen was a principal and a operator of the G Group, an organization that focused on owning and operating Gold’s Gym franchise locations in four markets in the greater DC metro area. By 1998, the G Group was recognized as the largest and most profitable Gold’s Gym franchisee world-wide.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-skeen-8057421/ http://www.hightechprayerbreakfast.org/
Ted Davies is Chairman and CEO of Altamira Technologies Corporation.
He's an energetic leader experienced with a wide range of organizational models and a broad set of missions. Able to drive strategic direction as well as tactical actions.
Passionate about customer success as well as developing great people. Inspired by diverse teams, complex challenges, driving results and having an impact.
Committed to the community and dedicated to ethical business practices and corporate social responsibility.https://www.linkedin.com/in/daviested/ http://www.hightechprayerbreakfast.org/
Listen to Pat Gelsinger talk about how he went from being a Pennsylvania Dutch farm boy to CTO of Intel and CEO of EMC and VMware and how he weaves his faith into his work and life. https://www.linkedin.com/in/patgelsinger/ http://www.hightechprayerbreakfast.org
Listen to former Redskin Linebacker Ken Harvey went from being a high school dropout, being mad at God and trying to end his life to turning to God to enter his destiny. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ken-harvey-b4683/ http://www.hightechprayerbreakfast.org/
Listen to Lee Self's story of struggling with an alcoholic husband and son; how she came to faith in Christ, and how God miraculously restored her husband and son's sobriety. https://www.linkedin.com/in/leeself/ http://www.hightechprayerbreakfast.org/
Listen to Jim Traficant's amazing story of facing death if he didn't get a liver transplant and through his strong faith he prevailed. God brought him the perfect match just in time.
Jim Traficant - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimtraficant/ High Tech Prayer Breakfast - http://www.hightechprayerbreakfast.org/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-fraine-90ba41/
For information on the High Tech Prayer Breakfast visit: http://www.hightechprayerbreakfast.org
Wise guy... Good fellow... Mobster... Enforcer Mafiosa... Gangster
These are all names that at one time described Tom Papania from an abused New York street punk of 15 years of age until 1984. Tom's main goal in life was to make Al Capone look like an amateur
Tom worked his way up in organized crime to a trusted position in the New York Gambino organized crime family. Tom answered directly to the now deceased Paul Castellano. Tom wielded fear, terror, and brutality to control the New York mob's expanding interests. Bomb threats to contracts on Tom's life couldn't stop the hell bound course crime had put him on.
On a road to Damascus experience, Tom Papania surrendered his life to Christ. Tom's past caught up with him and he was sent to the Atlanta federal penitentiary to await trial. The trial was one of Atlanta's longest, lasting 11 months. God used the maximum security cells of the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary to mold and develop Tom's new Christ-like character.
After almost a year, Tom was set free by the Grace of God. Tom continued in his commitment to Christ and is now an ordained evangelist and executive director of God's Saving Grace Ministries. Tom now goes back into the prisons with the power of the holy spirit, truly setting captives free.
http://www.tompapania.com/
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Listen to this podcast on which Landon Johnson discusses having everything going well in his life, yet something was missing. He found faith in Christ without experiencing a crisis in his life.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/landonjohnson/ https://www.hightechprayerbreakfast.org
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronkaiser1/
For information about the High Tech Prayer Breakfast visit: http://www.hightechprayerbreakfast.org/
Brit Hume has been a television reporter and commentator on ABC News and Fox News. Listen to hear how his faith sustained him through the devastating loss of his son.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brit_Hume
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Listen to Elisa Cafferky’s amazing story of coming to faith in Jesus as a Jewish woman and hear what it is like to identify as both Jewish and Christian. Also, how a freak accident diving through a wave at Dewey Beach turned her son, Nick, into a quadriplegic and how this drew her closer to God.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/elisacafferky/
www.hightechprayerbreakfast.org
Listen to Jonathan Crane address the High Tech Prayer Breakfast at the bottom of the 2008 recession about our need for God in an age of corruption. He related his experience relying on God to lead him through the trying experience as a top executive at WolrdCom through its bankruptcy.
Jonathan Crane has been a communications industry leader for more than 35 years. Jonathan has held numerous executive positions in corporations such as ROLM, Savvis, Lightstream, Marcam Solutions and MCI. He was one of the key architects of the early success of MCI, and was brought back to lead the troubled Worldcom out of bankruptcy. As the Chief Strategy Officer, he orchestrated the acquisitions of key strategic assets. Most recently, Jonathan was the Chairman of the Board and President of Savvis.
Hear how God used the death of Patrick Arnone’s father, a near-death overdose of cocaine, an affair and the pending breakup of a second marriage to teach him to die to self and place faith in Jesus Christ.
Since 1997, Patrick has been in the senior executive retained search business conducting for his client's searches at the VP level to C level in the IT industry.
Prior to LGES, Patrick was an accomplished executive with 30 years experience in all facets of the high technology industry. He is a senior executive with diverse management experience in companies ranging from startups and emerging growth organizations to large established technology companies.
During Patrick’s career, he led and managed sales, marketing, consulting services, technical support, product development, finance, and operational divisions within different high technology companies, managing up to 375 employees. He had particular success in creating new business opportunities and turning around failing operations. As a vice president, Patrick established and led a highly successful Oracle Corporation Division, where, over a four-year period, the Division grew from 12 to 350 employees and from $2 million to $90 million in revenue. He also served in executive positions with Sybase, PRC, QStar Technology, and Distribusoft and held various roles with IBM, Boeing Computer Services, and Storage Technology Corporation. He was involved in five startup firms as president, COO, executive vice president, and other functional roles.
He is a native of Washington, D.C. and lives with his wife Terry in Northern Virginia. Both Patrick and Terry are active in their church and involved in several ministries.
Specialties: Senior Executive Level Retained Search (VP to Board Member), business executive, sales executive, building high performance companies, business units and teams. Achieving/over achieving revenue/profit goals for more than 100 quarters. Christian Ministry. Stock investing. Stock Strategies.
https://www.facebook.com/HighTechPrayerBreakfast/ https://www.linkedin.com/groups/86447/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickarnone/
Jay’s story is worth a listen. In his own words, he describes hitting a train going 60 miles an hour while driving drunk, in an accident that killed his father, left Jay physically and emotionally damaged, and landed him in jail. Then he tells about his long, tumultuous journey back, turning his personal life and career around, and how he found the will to lead others through tremendous times of change while also coming to grips with who he is as a leader. No matter what your worst days are at work or how big the challenge, you have to admire a guy with this much tenacity, understanding of self, grit, and courage to speak the truth.Executive coach and director of Coughlan Consulting, Jay Coughlan prepares CEOs for the challenges and uncertainty that lie ahead.
Whether Jay’s clients are new CEOs or experienced CEOs facing everyday challenges, they benefit from his first-hand experience. For 12 years, Jay served as CEO of two highly-successful, fast-growing companies: Lawson Software and XRS. He also acquired 30 years of experience in corporate leadership and serves as chairman and director on several well-known boards.
Jay has established a proven track record of CEO coaching success. Leveraging his FASTER achievement framework, he helps CEOs break free from barriers and realize their personal and professional potential. He is also the author of “Five Bold Choices,” and a Patrick Lencioni, “The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team” authorized partner.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaycoughlan/ https://www.linkedin.com/groups/86447/ https://www.facebook.com/HighTechPrayerBreakfast/
Listen to Adolph Coors IV moving story about his dad being kidnapped on the way to work and then murdered and stuffed in the trunk of a car when when he was just a young boy. Then how is anger turned to love and forgiveness through the power of his faith in Christ. This new found faith drove him to go to the prison where the man who murdered his father was incarcerated to forgive him.
https://www.focusonthefamily.com/contributors/adolph-coors-iv/ https://www.facebook.com/HighTechPrayerBreakfast/
April Young shares a very emotional testimony about her faith the morning she lost her sister-in-law to cancer. April is a long-time leader in the northern Virginia business community. She ran the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, the Potomac Knowledgeway, Comerica's technology banking practice and is now with Hurcules Capital. She is also a cancer survivor, an inspiration and role model for young women.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/youngapril/ http://www.hightechprayerbreakfast.org/
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Hear Phillip Merrick’s testimony when he was CEO of WebMethods after have grown the company from an idea to one of the most successful IPOs of a technology company at the time. He had just completed two acquisitions at the time of this speech.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/phillipmerrick/ http://www.hightechprayerbreakfast.org
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Listen to this podcast where Gary Daichendt presents scientific justification for his faith in God. He was EVP of Worldwide Sales for Cisco Systems when he gave this talk.
http://theoryr.com/team/gary-daichendt/ http://www.hightechprayerbreakfast.org
Listen to this podcast where Ron Kaiser discusses making touch choices at work and in life and how to find fulfilment. He has taken 6 companies public as a top executive.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronkaiser1/ http://www.hightechprayerbreakfast.org
Specialties: Education Technology, Data Analytics, Data Visualization, K-12 Management, K-12 Education, Strategic Partnerships, Early Stage Incubator Companies.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/garyhensley/
Proven sales professional with track record of developing new business opportunities, expanding existing client base, recruiting and developing new sales personnel. Over 25+ years of experience with an expansive knowledge in security and innovative technology in highly competitive environments.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/randy-rolin-5b647a7/
lanned Parenthood Director turned Pro-Life Advocate! CEO of @ATTWNministry . Global Ambassador for @COL1972official . Best selling author https://twitter.com/AbbyJohnson and speaker.
My work and passion is providing alternative, recurring fundraising solutions for nonprofits. The business model for nonprofits is changing along with the changes in generational thinking, tax laws, digital donations, social media, and the move away from using cash.
It’s critical that your nonprofit have knowledge of emerging online fundraising trends in order to prepare for the future. I provide solutions that enable nonprofits to expand their donor base while increasing retention and engagement.
To contact me: mark(at)70x7.org.
70x7.org is a faith-based nonprofit helping people hanging on to pain, shame and blame from a past hurt to help them on their path to forgiveness so they can be fully alive without the chains of anger and resentment.
My volunteer work includes Founder and Executive Director of Unity Tailgate (UnityTailgate.com), Video Director for North Point Community Church, and mentor to two as their Big Brother, mentor the healthcare tech accelerator Emergence, Project Child Tanzania, and co-founder of United Pro Football Fan Clubs.
I have the best job in the world - I truly believe that!! I meet with people all day, hear their story and see how we can help them. The people I meet with fall into various categories: Clients of JMB, soon to be Clients of JMB, Employees of JMB or soon to be Employees of JMB. Everyone has a story to tell and I am very interested in hearing it, and then activating the resources of JMB, My Team and the Community at large to help.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulbice/
Accomplished leader. Passionate about transforming organizations into successful teams. Proven strategist and channel champion. Has successfully built his own companies, led an early stage venture to growth and driven high performance teams in fortune 500 and mid-size public and private companies. Technology areas of expertise include: Cloud Computing; Core Networking; Network Security; Data Visualization Applications; Unified Communications IP Telephony; and Software as a Service (SaaS).
https://www.linkedin.com/in/frank-carlucci-494a255/
The Metamorphosis Group, Inc. (TMG) - an 8(m) Woman-Owned Small Business - is transforming businesses across all industry sectors to effectively compete in today's market. Our core competencies focus on the servicing of large businesses, including federal, state and local government. We help our clients enter new global markets, deliver products to market faster, manage customer and supplier relationships better, and reduce or eliminate costs. We also manage knowledge and information-sharing across the enterprise, improve delivery and manage changing business models. Our capabilities include enterprise engineering, enterprise reengineering, business process reengineering, aeronautical engineering, energy auditing, customer retention and satisfaction, merger/migration/consolidation solutions, training and development, and operations business intelligence, database administration and management solutions, network administration and management and effective use of technology for database-driven communications.
TMG offers a very inclusive, flexible working environment. We believe in mutual respect, trust and dignity and in a strong work-life balance. We encourage and welcome ideas from all levels of employees and erase lines that could potentially divide us. Our goal is to make working an enjoyable, rewarding and enriching experience.
Customers: NAVAIR, NAVSEA, Department of Veterans Affairs, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, DC Courts, FAA, Cox Communications, Sprint Nextel, Howard University, others.
Specialties: Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Cyber & Information Security Mission Support, Business Process Reengineering (proprietary methodology MorphWave™), Training & Development, Information Technology.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tinadante/
Scott Hanson is senior partner and founding principal of Allworth Financial and a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ practitioner. Hanson co-hosts one of the longest-running financial radio programs in America, which can be heard at www.AllworthFinancial.com. He is a regular contributor to InvestmentNews, CNBC and author of three books, his most recent, “Personal Decision Points: Seven Steps to Your Ideal Retirement Transition” is available on Amazon. https://www.linkedin.com/in/scotthanson3/
A dedicated and innovative senior executive and entrepreneur with an accomplished career spanning more than 25 years of founder, general executive and financial management experience across several industries including software (SaaS), higher education, services and digital media.
After graduating cum laude from the University of Notre Dame, Mike began working at BDO, where he became a licensed CPA. From there, he joined one of his clients as a 25-year-old CFO, providing structure and helping accelerate growth at a business that was sold to a publicly-traded, strategic buyer.
Mike then furthered his education by earning an MBA from The Wharton School, during which he not only interned at a top venture capital firm, performing work on its highly-successful IPO, but also co-founded an internet startup.
Mike then joined Fortune 50 company AOL Time Warner, where he led or participated in many successful deals across all media divisions. After proving his capabilities, he was asked to move to London to help advance the recently launched AOL operations in Europe.
With his entrepreneurial instincts eventually taking over, Mike left AOLTW to co-found B&H Education, which grew from $0 to more than $145M in revenue in becoming the second largest national chain of schools offering vocational programs in the fields of beauty and wellness. He and his partners sold that company in a highly-successful transaction for its investors. He continued to lead the newly formed, recapitalized company with his partners post-sale.
During his time at B&H Education, Mike co-founded Vocado, a SaaS provider focused on student financial aid analytics, which was sold through a highly-favorable transaction to Oracle Corporation. He currently serves as the CFO of FranConnect, the market leader in franchise management software.
Mike is also active in his community with numerous organizations and initiatives. He and his wife reside in Clifton, Virginia with their three children.
In the fall of 2018, I am seeking a consulting assignment of three to eight months' duration to begin in December, 2018, or January, 2019. My current pattern is consulting work as a boots-on-the-ground sales professional, helping Senior Living Communities bring in new Residents and ensure future revenues, as I complete a masters degree, my focus being a journal article called Shakespeare for Seniors.
My skill is quick-study, rapid turn around of the Senior Living sales effort, with almost immediate new revenue at any level of care, specializing in upscale CCRC or rental, both legacy and pre-construction. I am based in Washington, DC, and Birmingham, AL, but will work anywhere.
atfleeson@cox.net or 703 863 1359
MY PASSION AS A CHAMPION OF BUILDING SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITIES:
♦ 80 million Baby Boomers are heading into the sunset of their lives. I am one of them. ♦ Demanding choice, Boomers will compel the Senior Living Industry to explode with “vibrant retirement living” options to accommodate the Silver Tsumani about to hit their shores. ♦ The current bricks-and-mortar can only house 8% of the Boomer population. ♦ The industry needs creative strategists – like myself – who can take it from blue sky to profitable stabilization. ♦ With more than 30 years’ study of family systems psychology, I am a compassionate facilitator who can help adult children deal with the guilt of “putting my parent in a home” and the denial of addressing the issue until Mom and Dad can’t live alone anymore. ♦ I will help seniors address their three most pressing questions:
- When do I leave my home?
- Where do I go?
- How do I not outlive my money?
♦ I will offer families safe harbor to minimize the “transfer trauma” as their senior moves out of their life-long home. ♦ I will be a trusted partner in one of the most important life decisions that a child and parent can make together.
(703) 863-1359 ♦ atfleeson@cox.net
Husband, father and imperfect follower of Jesus are probably the descriptions of me that captivate most of my thoughts. Having those things right seems to make everything else fall into place a heck of a lot better. Fortunately I married someone who supports me so completely that keeping things right is so much easier!
After leaving the US Navy I embarked on a career in the mortgage business with no knowledge of what I was getting into. After over 2 decades I can say the challenges and excitement of this business far surpasses all I experienced flying P-3’s all over the world for the Navy. I’m also more excited about my business and career today than the day I first started. It truly has been a wonderful adventure and life.
Below my name my title says, “Team Building Coach”. I believe everyone needs a coach. If you’re a loan officer in the mortgage business looking for a change…chances are you’re looking for one of 3 things: - to do more business - to do the same/more business in less time - to make a real difference for others by how you do that business
That’s what I coach our team to do.
In my years as a producer I was one of those $100+ million dollar LO’s. For a little more than 5 years my team topped that mark and I was able to do it working part time.
I believe you’ll need all or most of the following characteristics/beliefs to make things really happen in your business and your life: - Honesty. Your word must be your bond. - Coachable. - A Grateful Heart. - Embrace the Hard. Mastery is the Goal. - Batteries Included. - 1 is Too Small a Number for Greatness. - Competitive Spirit - Life-Long Learner - Winners Take Responsibility…Losers Blame Others.
If this resonates with you, I’d love to take a moment and show you how partnering with our team can help you tap into your talent and build a career and team worth having.
Connect with me: Call/text: 703-906-7070 Email: jim.mcquaig@churchillmortgage.com
Kim DeWitt provides military decision support technology enabling uber efficiency and maximum capability at the speed of relevance Washington D.C. Metro Area.
The 21st Century security landscape is compressing the levels of war where strategic, operational, and tactical decision making processes are blurred. Defense requirements outpace what can be delivered. In light of this, the demand for an agile, coherent and a modern approach to decision making is critical.
Decision Lens offers a robust, traceable, consistent, repeatable, measurable, digital solution, helping complex organizations align Strategic Initiatives with desired Outcomes. We help clients move away from relying on risky gut-decisions and group think to data-driven, informed decision-making.
Decision Lens' robust optimization engine offers 100,000+ real-time, "what-if" scenario planning, allowing Decision Makers insight to more options and opportunities, quickly assess cost/benefits, and immediately move down a new path.
Energetic leader experienced with a wide range of organizational models and a broad set of missions. Able to drive strategic direction as well as tactical actions.
Passionate about customer success as well as developing great people. Inspired by diverse teams, complex challenges, driving results and having an impact.
Committed to the community and dedicated to ethical business practices and corporate social responsibility.
While I have a solid background in sales consulting, sales recruiting and other types of recruiting, I have dedicated myself in recent years to helping motivated job seekers know how to streamline their job search through Career-Confidence.org.
I am still available for sales consulting.
The Key to Sales Success: Just Be Fundamentally Sound.
This is harder than it truly sounds. All of us deviate from fundamental soundness from time to time. Some of us do not know that we are deviating. This is where Increasing Revenue Inc can help by returning a sales person or a sales organization to the fundamentals so that their revenue will increase.
Helping Locally Owned Business Increase Their Sales.
Always looking to talk to business owners and sales managers. (571) 213-6661.
Passionate about helping firms minimize sales person turnover.
Recruiting is only a small factor in minimizing sales person turnover.
By just following the fundamentals of sales, I created a Monopoly for a client of Increasing Revenue worth about 2 1/2 the firm's annual revenue.
Taught many people the basics of cold calling. One sales person after spending 4 hours with me, cold called a prospect on Thursday and Friday that prospect placed an order surpassing the sales person's annual income.
Specialties: Recruiting Sales People Sales Coaching Customized Sales Training
An executive with deep experience in strategy development, market analysis, deal sourcing, fundraising, deal evaluation, financial modeling, analysis, and valuation. Specializing in hands-on support to assist emerging companies in reaching their full potential without losing focus on revenue generation. Offices in Augusta, GA & Washington D.C.
Recent Speaking Appearances: "Lessons Learned from 2018 Security Incidents" CyberMD Conference (2018) "Women In Cybersecurity Roundtable" presented at RSA Conference (2018) "Mastering M&A Risk" (2018) "Finding Unicorns & Sourcing Deals" presented at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, Universtiy of MD (2017)
David is the founder and CEO of 3Pillar Global. In this role he has guided 3Pillar to a leadership position within the Product Development Services sector, establishing 3Pillar as the go-to-innovator for content and data rich companies looking to grow revenue and customer engagement through digital revenue streams and software products.
He is passionate about innovation, entrepreneurship and principled leadership regularly on these topics at daviddewolf.com. He is an active member of the business and technology communities in Northern Virginia and is an Active Angel investor. He serves on the Board of Trustees of the Franciscan University and as a director of a handful of technology startups.
Learn more at http://daviddewolf.com/
Specialties: Technology Startups, High Growth Companies, Executive Leadership, Strategic Planning, Strategic Initiatives, Business Development
I have been entrepreneurial my entire life. From starting a business in my dorm room to building out intrapreneurial workgroups within the nation's largest telecom, I have always gravitated to building things and building relationships
I am passionate about bringing people together to solve problems. I leveraged my foundation in sales to build and lead multiple workgroups. Fueled by curiosity and a fascination with finance, I pursued studies in capital markets and am now help founders and nascent businesses to fund their growth.
I am a tech head; I love how technology has changed our lives. The first program I wrote was on a Commodore 64, but I can't say that my coding skills have kept pace (pong anyone?). Nonetheless, I enjoy being a part of projects that bring people together through technology. Whether it is a killer new mobile device or enterprise software, I like to find the space where the magic happens - where you can connect disparate worlds though technology.
More about my professional background:
• Results-oriented professional with a record of fast-track success in sales management and operations • Dynamic and motivational personality, developing talented teams that consistently exceed performance goals • Excellent communicator, relating effectively with management, staff, customers, and stakeholders at all levels • Thrive in fast-paced, high-volume environments demanding multitasking and organizational capabilities • Deep understanding and application of analytical frameworks • Experience with sales reporting, volume forecasting, P&L responsibility, compensation design, setting quotas, project valuation, overachieving quota and revenue objectives, and managing customer churn and loyalty.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminebenezer/
Previously David J. Jack served as Director of Marketing and Partnerships at Leapfrog Startups. Leapfrog Startups is the regions most future-forward artificial intelligence and data science investment, incubator and services company.
David has helped many organizations accomplish goals by reimagining marketing strategies and building strategic partnerships that over perform and deliver real results. Some of these notable companies include J. Crew, Genworth Financial, Callis Communications, GetWellNetwork, Dr. Ben Carson Presidential Campaign, Sea Island Inn, Syndex Labs, Leapfrog DX and many more.
David is a sought-after public speaker and TV personality specializing in technology, social media, healthcare policy, healthcare IT, digital marketing, public relations, community issues, the opioid epidemic and other topics. David has served as a tech contributor and frequent guest on many online and TV platforms, including Fox News, Fox Business' Stossel show, CBS Mobile, Health 2.0, ABC7DC, The Right Side show, HSH Small Business Show, Sirius XM Urban Talk, and Sirius XM with Armstrong Williams.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidjjack/
Pete Snyder is the Chief Executive Officer of Disruptor Capital, an angel capital investment firm focused on funding and growing disruptive technologies, ideas and entrepreneurs.
Prior to starting Disruptor, Pete was the Founder and CEO of New Media Strategies, the world’s first and one of the largest social media marketing agencies. Snyder also served as President of Emerging Markets for Meredith Corporation’s full-service direct and digital marketing agency.
An innovator, Pete was one of the earliest pioneers in the social media industry. In his 12 years as CEO at New Media Strategies, Snyder built a blue-chip client base that featured some of the world’s leading brands and companies including ABC, AMC, Burger King, CBS, Chanel, Chrysler, Coca-Cola, Disney, Dodge, Fox News Channel, Ford Motor Company, HBO, Jeep, McDonald’s, The NFL Players Association, Northwest Airlines, Paramount Pictures, PepsiCo, RCA Records, Red Bull, Reebok, Revlon, SyFy Channel, Sony and USA Network, among many others. Under Pete’s leadership, New Media Strategies was named by Inc. Magazine as one of the “500 Fastest Growing Companies in America” for three years in a row.
Pete also built an award-winning corporate culture, as both Washingtonian Magazine and Washington Business Journal named New Media Strategies one of the area’s “Best Places to Work.” Snyder was honored by Fortune Small Business for his innovative management style when they named him one of the “Best Bosses in America.” Additionally, Pete has been named a “Tech Titan” by Washingtonian Magazine, was featured on the “Power List” by Capitol File and was named a “Disruptor We Admire” by Smart CEO Magazine.
A graduate of The College of William and Mary, where Snyder is a member of the Board of Visitors, Pete serves on the Marketing Board of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the Board of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and is a Trustee on the Board of Cushing Academy.
Pete is also a member of the Fox News team and serves as on-air Contributor to The Fox News Channel and Fox Business. On the home front, Pete is active in politics in Virginia, where he has served in various leadership roles in the Republican Party over the years and ran for Lt. Governor of the Commonwealth in 2013. Additionally, Pete is a World Championship certified barbeque judge, an accreditation that was even fact-checked and declared “100% true” by The Washington Post.
Pete, his wife Burson, his daughter Bee and their dog Elvis reside in Fairfax County, Virginia.
I have 10 years experience in political and online organizing, social media advocacy and causing the right kind of trouble.
In 2014 I founded uCampaign, a platform that makes it easy for our clients to build powerful apps which engage their supporters and create a trove of valuable data for their wider digital and engagement efforts. uCampaign has powered the official smartphone app of over 50 organizations including the Republican National Committee, the UK Conservative Party, the National Rifle Association, Ted Cruz for President, Rand Paul for Senate and Donald J. Trump for President.
In 2017 we expanded our global footprint to 12 countries and launched RumbleUp, the most advanced peer-to-peer (P2P) texting platform that makes it easy for clients to have 1-on-1 conversations at scale. RumbleUp has been adopted by over 150 clients in the past year who have sent tens of millions of text messages for get out the vote, fundraising, voter ID and persuasion, local and federal advocacy, driving event attendance and a dozen other use cases, including non-political use cases.
For 7 years I authored one of the most popular Catholic blogs in the world, AmericanPapist.
My passion is fostering connections between people, ideas, and solutions.
Currently in my dream job at PeaceTech Lab which works to reduce violent conflict, using technology, media, and data to accelerate and scale peacebuilding efforts.
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/twilatschan/
Insightful, results-oriented client acquisition strategist. Top 5 Strengths: Activator, Contentedness, Strategic, Adaptability,
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniejandrews/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Mann_(American_football)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-mann-a463a217/
Serial tech entrepreneur.
Pioneer/CEO in the eLearning industry.
Employee engagement/recognition scholar who is currently working with an amazingly awesome team to build our “patent pending” employee appreciation platform that will engage > recognize > reward employees like never before. We believe in "The Power of Thank You!"
Get ready! It’s coming.
Podcast Host of C-level Show. Jason created this show for C-level executives to share their inspirational stories, advice, and tips with listeners around the world.
Jason started out in the late 1990s developing eLearning courseware. He has led the strategy for helping companies break into eLearning as well as grow their eLearning teams and curriculums. He knows how to build "Dream Teams".
He has managed 100% remote teams of over 20 employees and is a big believer in a remote workforce.
Very creative/innovative individual and is always thinking "outside the box". Jason is an "Ideas Machine" and is always coming up with ways to disrupt markets.
Serial tech entrepreneur with a passion for helping people and businesses succeed, especially through the use of technology and education. Driven to create products and solutions that disrupt markets and make a huge difference. Believe in creating win-win relationships, valuable strategic partnerships, and establishing high trust.
Formula for success: Attitude + Action = Results
You must have a positive attitude and believe in yourself. There is a lot of power in positive thinking! Don’t wait, take action, and the results you desire will eventually come.
Diabetes Advocate - My son lives with Type 1 Diabetes. I’m an advocate for inspiring and improving diabetes education and technology!
eLearning, Innovation, Employee Engagement/Recognition, Investing, Advising, Entrepreneurship, Recruiting, Networking, Relationship Building, Entrepreneurship, Executive Leadership, C-level Executive, Podcast Host, SaaS
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Founding and now directing New North to be an agency like no other keeps me busy. After 17 years of working with brands like Southern States, Pfizer, NV Homes, WLR Companies, Kimberly Clark, and a host of others, I'm still propelled by the drive to turn every opportunity into a success for our clients. Tired of the misconceptions and alternate realities that most marketing companies operate in, New North is working to "take the mystery out of marketing" for our clients.
I'm a numbers guy with really good ability to convey difficult concepts to the language of the living room, and my clients tend to agree. Analytical, with a clear perception to see things that are outside of the numbers, working many times to help organizations with process or political issues before solving the apparent problems. And I love every second of it. Fulfillment for me is helping my clients find their goal and score.
I launched one of the most impactful apps in the Apple App Store and Android Google Play stores...Flikshop.
Flikshop keeps families that suffer from incarceration connected. Our users can take a photo, add some quick text, and for $0.99 Flikshop prints the photo and text on a real tangible postcard and ships it directly to any person in any jail, prison, youth facility or immigration facility.
In 1996 I was arrested and faced LIFE in prison. I was 15 years old and ended up getting sentenced to serve 8 years in adult prisons throughout the State of Virginia.
Because of my experience, I learned how important mail is to the 2.3 million men and women in prison and ended up creating a business that helps keep each of them connected to their families. After the success of the Flikshop mobile app I went on to create the Flikshop School of Business to assist in building reentry eco-systems for men and women released from prison that center around entrepreneurship, coding, and mobile app development.
Our award-winning and program has won: 2015 Innovator of the Year (The Daily Record) and 2016 Aspen Ideas Festival Award (Booz Allen Hamilton).
I sit on the board of directors of Justice Policy Institute and the advisory board for The Aspen Institute's Opportunity Youth Incentive Fund.
My other specialties include team building and business development training.
AUDACIOUS. INTEGRITY. BE BETTER.
I encourage you to watch my TEDx Talk "The Prison to Entrepreneurship Pipeline" to learn more about my journey.
Lee Self leads four CEO and Key Executive groups, as CEO of Executive Forums in Northern Virginia (NOVA). Executive Forums Nova is celebrating its 15 year anniversary providing continuous access to the collective experiences of executives for the purpose of leadership development, decision support and business growth.
Each Forum consists of 8-12 successful CEOs, Presidents, business owners or other key executives from similarly-sized, non-competing businesses. This proven process of peer interaction provides a learning environment that empowers leaders to grow their businesses to the next level. To learn more about Executive Forums of Northern Virginia listen to Lee's interview with Wayne Zell of Power Of Attorney Radio (link below).
Lee's formula for success combines her business experience, her people skills, a passion for her work and a strong of personal commitment to her peer learning groups and clients. Lee is a successful group facilitator and business advisor. She is also a licensed provider of TTI Success Insights Assessments, that help companies identify leaders, and teams.
Specialties: facilitation of peer business advisory groups, executive coaching, leadership development, strategic planning, marketing strategy, business development, business strategy,leadership, team building, management consulting, public speaking, entrepreneurship, small business, sales, change management, DISC provider.
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Paul Edelmann is dynamic leader and team member who brings the sort of energy, rigor, and creativity needed to achieve big, challenging goals.
Deep experience in product management and marketing; BD and sales; strategic planning, corporate development and general management.
Extensive experience in the high-tech sector, including information services, enterprise software, and cloud infrastructure.
Proven effective in mid-cap and start-up environments targeted for rapid growth or realignment.
Demonstrated success building global teams and developing top talent.
Career objectives: (1) Provide extraordinary value to customers and shareholders by delivering innovative products; (2) Foster high-performing teams; (3) Improve the world.
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My professional career started at the age of 14 when I followed the encouragement of my father to start my first venture. While enrolled full-time in college, I worked in sales for AT&T and as a IT consultant with EDS. After graduation from UF with my bachelor’s degree, I joined the Management Consulting practice of Ernst & Young LLP, now Cap Gemini, leading projects in IT Project Management, Post Merger Integration and ERP Implementations worldwide. I then moved to E.piphany, now Infor, as an executive in their Consulting organization leading CRM implementations for Fortune 100 firms before joining Lectra Systems as the CIO and Director of their North America and Caribbean Consulting Organization.
In 2003, I left Lectra to start Infinity Business Systems, later renamed Infinity Technology Solutions, a leading IT service provider with operations throughout Florida and Georgia. Infinity provided a complete technology offering for hundreds of businesses, including hardware and software solutions, outsourcing, Managed IT Services, Cloud Solutions, VoIP Telephony, website and software development services. Infinity received numerous awards, including recognition as a Best Place to Work in Florida, 4 time winner of Inc. Magazine’s Inc. 500/5000, a 5 time winner of the 50 Fastest Growing Firms in Tampa, 3 time winner of Best Computer Support organization in Tampa Bay, Orlando Chamber’s Most Outstanding Small Business and Greater Tampa Chamber’s Business of the Year. I led Infinity to success transforming a $24,500 investment into one of the nation’s fastest growing and most successful Managed IT firms before selling Infinity to Zeno Office Solutions in 2012. I am currently the CEO of Cloud Guru.
I enjoy giving back to the technology industry thru over 40 speaking engagements per year and consulting with firms on topics related to Cloud Computing, Managed IT Services and Entrepreneurship. I am a dedicated family man that runs his life based on Christian principles.
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As a CFO with strong operational skills, Mike Borton drives growth; improves margins and financial stability by designing and implementing innovative operational and financial strategies and optimizing organizations to achieve tangible outcomes.
His background includes success in turning around public and privately held and PE / VC- backed technology, security, health, industrial, internet and energy enterprises.
Known as a hands-on, strategic leader, and business partner, he's merged acquired infrastructures and teams, creating improved metrics and streamlined organizations. By fostering accountable, collaborative cultures, he's also eliminated unprofitable customer call centers, and increased customer satisfaction and retention.
Borton's passion for driving improved margins, forging entry into new markets and stimulating organic and inorganic growth has transformed organizations from the inside, out.
SPECIALTIES ♦ Strategic Planning ♦ Start-up / Turnaround / Fast Growth ♦ Operations / Finance Management ♦ US / International GAAP Compliance ♦ P&L / Budgeting / Forecasting ♦ Foreign Exchange / Hedging / Risk Management ♦ Treasury / Cash Management ♦ Investor and Bank Relations ♦ Complex Deal Structuring / High-Level Negotiations ♦ M&A / Due Diligence / Integration ♦ Corporate Governance ♦ Regulatory Compliance / Sarbanes-Oxley ♦ Organizational Development / Process Improvement ♦ Systems Implementation and Integration ♦ Global Talent Development and Leadership ♦ Relationship Building
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After 25+ years in the high tech industry with some awesome companies Bob Korzeniewski transitioned to the non-profit world where he hopes to help a small number of charities have a bigger impact on those in need. His specialties: running charitable golf events, the job search process, overall financial management, complex negotiations
Previously, when serving as VeriSign’s Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy, Mr Robert Korzeniewski was responsible for providing a consistent strategy and focus for investments and merger-and-acquisition activity. Mr. Korzeniewski was CFO of Network Solutions, Inc., from 1996 to 2000. Mr. Korzeniewski went to Network Solutions from SAIC, where from 1987 to 1996, he held a variety of senior financial positions.
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobkorzo/
Pat Gelsinger became CEO of VMware in September 2012, bringing more than 30 years of experience in a variety of technical and executive roles. Under his leadership, VMware expanded from its core strength in virtualization to become a recognized global leader in cloud infrastructure, enterprise mobility and cyber security. Through helping customers accelerate their digital-transformation journeys, VMware has nearly doubled its revenue during Pat’s tenure, generating 2016 revenue of $7.09 billion. VMware has over 500,000 customers and 75,000 partners worldwide.
Prior to joining VMware, Pat was president and COO of EMC’s Information Infrastructure Products business, overseeing engineering and operations and leading the office of the CTO. Pat began his career at Intel, where he was appointed the company’s youngest VP and was the architect of the original 486 processor. A few years later he became Intel’s first CTO. In 2008, Pat was named a fellow of IEEE and awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters in 2008 from William Jessup University.
Pat grew up working on his family's farm in eastern Pennsylvania. As a teenager, he stumbled into the tech industry after taking a trade-school test on a whim, an exam he now refers to as “my great accident.” Based on his scores, he was offered a scholarship to Lincoln Technical Institute where he earned an Associate’s degree in 1979. Pat then took his first plane trip to Silicon Valley and started work for Intel as a quality-control technician. While working full-time at Intel, he earned his Bachelor’s from Santa Clara University in 1983, graduating magna cum laude, and also earned his Master’s at Stanford in 1985.
Pat and his wife Linda have been married for over 30 years, have four married children and three grand-children (and hopefully many more to come!). Pat is a committed Christian and the author of “The Juggling Act: Bringing Balance to Your Faith, Family and Work.” He speaks frequently on faith, work and philanthropy.
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Brad is a Director in PwC’s Emerging Company Services practice and represents the firm in the Mid-Atlantic region evaluating emerging venture-backed technology and life science companies. Brad counsels prospective and existing clients on proven strategies for raising capital and building strong management teams. He maintains relationships with many of the area’s funding sources and facilitates introductions for emerging companies to venture capitalists, private equity firms, banks and other investors. He serves as the Mid-Atlantic spokesperson and media contact for PwC’s MoneyTree Report, a quarterly study that is the definitive source of information on emerging companies that receive financing and the venture capital firms that provide it. Brad also chairs the Nominating Committee for the Maryland Tech Council's annual Industry Awards Celebration (IAC) and is a company mentor at Virginia’s Mach37 Cyber Accelerator.
Prior to PwC, Brad was a founding member of three companies and has a 20-year record of building high performing organizations and businesses. Expertise includes fundraising, sales and business development, market penetration, strategic partnerships, and human capital. Skilled at creating and articulating value propositions, and executing business plans.
Specialties: Emerging technology companies, revenue generation and acceleration, strategic relationships, executive placement, sales management, strategy, and performance management.
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Brad Phillips https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradleyephillips/
Top performing sales leader/strategic advisor combining demonstrated success in leading multiple Business functions (Sales, Corporate Business Development, Finance and Marketing) with an extensive network of relationships. The result is accelerating go-to-market initiatives and matching corporate partners with emerging technology leaders.
Strong technical, business, strategy and management background: diverse software and hardware leadership experience managing sales, corporate development, brand strategy and strategic planning. Strengths include crafting creative offers, negotiating complex sales agreements, and closing significantly large transactions to the mutual benefit of all parties. Technology domain includes: Networking, Scalable Infrastructure, Big Data, Mobile Management, Consurmer Web, Security, Databases, SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, Cloud Computing, Real-Time Web and Social Networking Services.
Through the Parkwood Group and Home Court Media, Phil has invested, advised and helped develop several startup opportunities through successful exits
Specialities: Strategic growth development, M&A advisory, Sales, Strategic Planning, Corporate Strategy, Deal Structuring, Competitive Intelligence. Strong vertical knowledge of enterprise and public sector markets.
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Phil Zalewski https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-zalewski-7022b53/
Scott is a passionate leader with a head for business, an entrepreneurial spirit, and some basic tech savvy. He's not allowed to write code anymore - but over the past 25+ years he has designed, built and/or managed IT initiatives ranging from small pilot projects to enterprise overhauls using Internet technologies. A "startup guy" at heart, Scott's spent nearly two decades working with a great team to build Yakabod into a premier niche solutions provider. His previous corporate experience also includes management positions with two national system integrators.
Some of his best strategic thinking happens while he's deeply immersed in adventures like thru-hiking, rock climbing, snowboarding or bike touring. (Or maybe that's how he rationalizes the time off.) Scott is an avid reader and a student of business - but is happy to be done with his formal education, having earned an MSEE from The Johns Hopkins University and a BSEE from University of Akron. He serves a number of regional organizations in an advisory or board role, including TechFrederick, FITCI, crossedBridges and New Spire Arts. Scott was also founder and lead vocalist for modern rock bands milenine and Cry of Mercy for over a decade - and hopes to start another band soon.
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Whether working hand-in-hand with executives from major corporations, advising key decision-makers on critical issues or formulating strategic communications plans for the senior leadership of a four-star military command, Janet’s expertise provides valuable insights and verifiable results. Armed with almost two decades of experience in the defense and aerospace industries, Janet Chihocky is JANSON’s founder, CEO and lead communications strategist.
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Paul is founder and CEO of Nehemiah Security where he directs all facets of the company. He has more than 35 years of business development and management experience with renowned companies such as AOL and Moreover Technologies. Paul is a recognized leader across a wide array of industries including Internet, media and enterprise software. He is perhaps best known for his success in developing and leading highly effective multi-disciplinary teams. Paul’s track record in selling and acquiring software companies has resulted in the high-growth and high-valuation performance of his past companies.
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