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Keynote Speakers
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Business Panels
Marketing Panel
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Expanding upon his keynote, Trey Pennington will host a panel of local marketing professionals. This panel provides a cross-section of views on how to market your business. |
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Jay Handler, Greenville Business Magazine |
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Olivier Blanchard, The Brand Builder Olivier spent 15 years in various Marketing Management, Brand Management and Business Development roles both in B2B and B2C industries. He is widely recognized by his peers as one of the world's leading voices in New Marketing, Social Media program integration, and Social Media measurement methodology. |
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Kim Madden, Carolina Manufacturing Kim is a passionate advocate for entreprenuers and has a knack for sweeping others into the story. She believes all communication is about engaging others to become part of the story and making an emotional connection with the brand or product - emotion wins over logic every single time. With a background in grassroots marketing, leadership, and communications, Kim's easygoing style and sense of humor makes it easy for people to connect with her. Her current adventure with a local textile company has given Kim the opportunity to bring her entreprenurial spirit to a classic, but dated, industry. Having launched a company herself, Kim is very forthcoming with the lessons - both the good and the ugly -in efforts to help others on their journey. |
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Kamran Popkin, SwagClub 9 rules, learn em, love em, live em. You don't have a copy of the rules? snap! |
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Amy Wood, WSPA TV News Channel 7 Interactive News Anchor for WSPA TV News Channel 7 using social media to connect with viewers, gather breaking news information, and find out What You're Saying. Amy was one of the first news anchors in the nation to incorporate social media into news. Her work is featured in three books: The Complete Idiots Guide to Social Media Marketing by Jennifer Abernathy, Live Local Broken News by AR&D and The Digital Handshake by Paul Chaney. She speaks frequently on growing an audience in social media, innovation and how to get your story told in the digital age. |
Business Owners Panel
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Want to hear what current business owners are saying? Jake Hayes will host a panel of local business leaders, who will each share their insights into owning and operating a business. |
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Frank Mobley, Immedion After 22 years in the information and telecommunications industries, Frank founded Immedion in 2006. For seven years prior to establishing Immedion, Frank was responsible for the overall operations, including network and facility operations, customer support and product development for Peak 10, one of the largest providers of data center services in the United States. As CEO, Frank oversees the strategic direction of Immedion and works directly with the business development process. |
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Courtney Tessler, Iced At age eleven Courtney dreamed of being a business owner and opening a cafe. Now she is the owner and founder of Iced, the Upstate Cupcake Cafe. She holds degrees in Business Management,Entrepreneurship, and has studied culinary arts. Courtney, along with her mother, Ellen Tessler, researched and designed Iced from the ground up. She brings the experience of developing a business and creating a new market for that business. |
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Dan Wooster, The Worthwhile Company Dan is a husband, father, professor and entrepreneur who enjoys combining the worlds of education, business, and ministry by applying computer technology to solve problems. He is both a bit builder and a bit builder educator. Dan started young as an entrepreneur – doing everything from selling lemonade on the street corner to mowing lawns and blowing snow. Today, Dan is head of the Computer Science Department at BJU in Greenville. He serves as a deacon in his church, on the board of several Christian ministries, and fulfills the roles of CFO and CTO for The Worthwhile Company, CompuSoft Solutions, J&W Properties and ParisView Holdings. |
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Neetu Patel, Hilton Garden Inn A believer that success in the hospitality industry starts and ends with the delivery of the "Ultimate Hospitality Experience"TM Neetu is the Co-Owner of the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Downtown and brand new Hilton Garden Inn Greenville. Neetu knows that a great customer experience starts with great employees and a team committed and dedicated to the corporate philosophy that everything we do is about our guest. He is also firm in his conviction that every successful business has a responsibility to give back to the community. |
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Terry Weaver, Chief Executive Boards A serial entrepreneur, Terry has run both large businesses and small businesses, started, sold and bought businesses. His current business interests include Chief Executive Boards International, a membership organization of CEOs and business owners with operations in 11 cities, as well as a business coaching practice, Delta Resource Group. Terry is talking or meeting with business owners every day of the week, and captures those insights at www.chiefexecutiveblog.com. Terry is a member of the Engineering Hall of Fame at Kansas State University, and a regular speaker on topics of interest to business owners. |
Sales Panel
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Is there only one way to sell? Dan Waldschmidt hosts a panel of local sales experts as they share their personal experiences and insights into selling. |
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Russ Davis, Sandler Sales Russ Davis owns and operates the Sandler Training office in Greenville, SC. His experience ranges from being the CEO of two successful companies to having been a sales trainer for nearly a decade. Russ is one of the most professional sales trainers you will ever work with. He excels in his field because he truly cares for his customers. |
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Brett Arp, Waldschmidt Partners Brett Arp is a numbers guy who understands sales inside and out. He spent a decade in a direct sales environment where his ability to understand the total business put him in charge of $275 million in sales compensation. Understanding how every variable within the company impacts the others allowed him to ask the right questions within the organization to achieve the desired goals. Brett's true passion is international business, which inspired his time abroad as well as his international MBA from Thunderbird. He is a practical visionary who can run the numbers with the best of them. |
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Robert Griffin,Griffin Tax Service After 30 years as a banker/loan officer, Bob became as insurance agent and tax consultant with Griffin Tax Service. My goal is prepare tax returns correctly for a fair price, but to also advise my clients on the most tax advantageous ways to handle their business. For people to do business with you, they must first know who you are and what you do. Then you must earn their trust. |
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Cass Tyson, Tyson Professional Services Cass has been in high tech sales, including internet access, web development and hosting, outsourcing services, and high-end application development. He sold Internet connectivity and software development as an e-Business Solutions Specialist for AppliedTheory Corporation. Later he served as VP of Sales and Marketing for PowerStreak Networks a network Management Services Provider. Cass was a Managing Partner of Sales Focus, a sales outsourcing firm, he managed sales teams for multiple clients. He was the co-founder and Director of Sales for Grindstone, a virtual call center outsourcing. For the past few years Cass has been helping small and mid-sized business owners take maximum advantage of the Internet. As an Internet Marketing Specialist, he advises companies on web development, social media, search engine optimization, and geographically targeted online advertising on Google and Facebook. |
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