Managing Director & Founder@Gunter Media Group, Inc.
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A digital media executive, Darrell has been at the forefront of significant information industry initiatives, i.e., Factiva, ScienceDirect, Scopus, BiomedExperts.com, ReviewerFinder and Underline. Through his consulting firm, Gunter Media Group, Inc., he advises CEOs, from startups to the most prominent publishers.
He is a published author of the edited volume, "Transforming Scholarly Research with Blockchain Technologies and AI." His other publications can be accessed on his ORCID profile.
Darrell serves on many non-profit boards, including the Humane Society of the United States, Global DARE Foundation and the Wissahickon Trails Board, US Amateur Boxing and Montgomery County Community College Foundation.
He graduated from Seton Hall University's W. Paul Stillman School of Business (BS in Business Administration- Marketing) and Lake Forest Graduate School of Management (MBA). His column "The Innovator's Saga" appears in The Against The Grain publication. He is an adjunct professor at the W. Paul Stillman School of Business. His radio program "Leadership with Darrell W Gunter," in its 14th season, airs 8:00 am Saturday on WSOU HD 89.5 FM / WSOU.net. His previous shows are available on his iTunes Podbean Podcast.More...
Phil Akin
CEO & Co-Founder@Clean Laundry
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As co-founder and owner of Clean Laundry retail chain, founder of Leverage Marketing, Vistage Best Practice Chair, and senior executive at Advance Auto Parts, Phil Akin has a proven history of assisting businesses (start-up to mature) grow revenue, decrease expenses, reduce risk, and make better decisions. Phil provides proven strategic marketing, branding, sales, and operations input that has repositioned dozens of companies. From Fortune 500 to new start-ups, Phil has helped position companies to achieve meaningful marketing objectives and generate measurable results.
Phil Akin served as the President/CEO of Hellman Associates, Inc., a full-service advertising, marketing, and public relations firm in Waterloo, IA. Hellman provides branding, product launch, sales growth, public relations, and new business development strategies to regional, national, and global clients. Clients include John Deere, 3M, Ecolab, Rockwell-Collins, and GE. His primary responsibilities included new business development for the agency and facilitating the development of marketing strategy, marketing communications, and internet marketing campaigns for clients.
Prior to joining Hellman Associates, Phil was the Director of Marketing for Advance Auto Parts, a $3.7 billion specialty retailer. As the founder of the international Duds ‘n Suds Laundry Chain (with stores in the US, Canada, Ireland, the UK, and nine SE Asian countries), Phil was presented a Certificate of Outstanding Achievement in Entrepreneurship by Entrepreneur Magazine and was an Entrepreneur of the Year nominee for Ernst & Young.More...
John Curtin
CEO@Now Capital Partners
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Financial Background as CFO, CEO, Founder, and Investment Banker.
Have acted as banker to prepare businesses for highest sale value and then running full process to sell to Private Equity. Sell companies from $4-$120M Enterprise Value.
Sought after speaker on preparing businesses for sale!More...
Judy Willis is a dynamic Fractional Chief Marketing Officer with over 26+ years of experience driving growth and innovation for tech startups and Fortune 500 companies alike. Known for her strategic acumen and creative flair, she has successfully led cross-functional teams to launch award-winning marketing campaigns that have increased brand awareness and customer engagement by over 150%. Judy's expertise in digital transformation and data-driven decision-making has consistently delivered measurable results, positioning her as a trusted advisor in the evolving landscape of digital marketing. Outside of her professional endeavors, she is passionate about mentoring emerging leaders and advocating for diversity and inclusion within the industry.More...
David Mills
Business Consultant@Performance Tailwinds
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With 30 years of experience in Financial Services, IT & Consumer Durables, David was responsible for $ millions of growth in services he created. An active entrepreneur, David has owned successful restaurants, farms, and real estate. An active outdoors man Dave uses his time in nature for clarity and innovative thinking. A graduate of Carnegie Mellon University in Industrial Management From the Tepper School of Business.More...
Loretta Stevens is an accomplished CMOx, Trainer, and Executive Coach at Competitive Edge Branding Inc. With a wealth of experience in marketing and branding, she is dedicated to helping businesses establish a strong and competitive brand in the market. Her expertise includes strategy development, brand management, marketing communication, and team training. Loretta's leadership and coaching skills have been instrumental in driving business growth and success for her clients. She is known for her innovative and effective approach to brand strategy and development.More...
Esteban Silva
Account Executive@N/A
Verified
Results-driven Account Executive with over 16
years of experience exceeding targets in the
Enterprise SaaS, EdTech, and Human Capital
Development sectors. Proven track record of
building strong relationships, understanding
client needs, and delivering tailored solutions
that drive business growth. Expertise in
consultative selling, full-cycle sales, and cross-
functional collaboration. Passionate about
empowering businesses to leverage data-
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Ahmad Khan, MBA MSIT CPIP
CEO Advisor | Business Innovation & Growth Strategist | Account & Customer Success Leader@Stride4Success.com | Ex-Amazon
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Ahmad Khan is a seasoned professional with a robust blend of academic and professional global experience across multiple industries. With an MBA and MSIT degree under his belt, Ahmad is a Product Innovation Professional who currently serves as CEO Advisor and Business Innovation & Growth Strategist.
As CEO Advisor, Ahmad advise and support highly ambitious entrepreneurs and guide them on their path to success while holding them accountable to become a better leader and a better human being. His business acumen, leadership skills, and passion for proactive and impact focused innovation make him a unique asset for CEOs, Business Owners and Executive Leadership.
As Business Innovation & Growth Strategist, Ahmad collaborates with its clients to review their organisational performance, and facilitates co-innovation opportunities while offering solutions from people, process, product, culture, and experience perspectives. Recently, Ahmad has supported Amazon to shape the future of its strategic account and customer success program. Ahmad relentlessly drove business innovation across a $70 Billion revenue portfolio across US that led to reorganisation of the program while introduced the vision for proactive, impactful and partner experience based best practices.
As the Senior Manager - Account & Customer Success at Amazon, he leveraged his expertise and established strategic partnerships with Amazon’s key partners. He executed joint business plans and collaborated with them to map growth metrics and adviced on how to improve or multiply business input metrics to improve profitability, topline revenue and customer experience achieving results up to +65% YoY.More...
Brett Hudechek
Executive Coach & Business Growth Advisor@Timberline Creek Ventures
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My journey, over three decades, includes a broad and diverse range of experiences in varied industries and businesses. I have been an entrepreneur, business owner and/or self employed most of my career and had the opportunity to advance into sales leadership at a $2b printing company, serving a >500 sales organization. I also helped build a full service digital marketing agency and spin out a software company. While I don't claim to be an "expert" at any one thing, my clients appreciate the experience and perspectives that I bring to help work through their issues and opportunities. I've worked in manufacturing, construction, printing, digital marketing, safety and security, and business management consulting ...all the while, developing and growing business. Now, there's nothing I enjoy more in business than helping owners, executives and entrepreneurs peer into the future and create better results.
Navigating the space between your current status and the next level of success can be challenging. If you find yourself stuck in the weeds, burnt out, concerned about blind spots, or feeling isolated as a leader, you're not alone. As a seasoned business coach and advisor, I specialize in guiding individuals through these challenges. Ideal mentees or clients are those who recognize the need for strategic guidance, are ready to shift gears, and seek a supportive partnership to propel their businesses forward.
Embarking on a mentorship or coaching experience with me can open the door to significant outcomes for you and your business. Together, we'll work towards a clearer business vision and mission, ensuring alignment with your values. Improved decision-making, time leverage and goal paths will be the cornerstones of our collaboration. The result? A business that thrives on adaptability, resilience, and continuous growth. And a better you. Ready to schedule an intro and unlock your path to success?
When it makes sense, and there's a good fit, I also provide fractional executive service or contract work to help clienMore...