Faith@Work

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/

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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/ https//www.hightechprayerbreakfast.org

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

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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 _linkedin_partner_id = "1843442"; window._linkedin_data_partner_ids = window._linkedin_data_partner_ids || []; window._linkedin_data_partner_ids.push(_linkedin_partner_id); (function(){var s = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; var b = document.createElement("script"); b.type = "text/javascript";b.async = true; b.src = "https://snap.licdn.com/li.lms-analytics/insight.min.js"; s.parentNode.insertBefore(b, s);})();

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/ _linkedin_partner_id = "1843442"; window._linkedin_data_partner_ids = window._linkedin_data_partner_ids || []; window._linkedin_data_partner_ids.push(_linkedin_partner_id); (function(){var s = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; var b = document.createElement("script"); b.type = "text/javascript";b.async = true; b.src = "https://snap.licdn.com/li.lms-analytics/insight.min.js"; s.parentNode.insertBefore(b, s);})();

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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 _linkedin_partner_id = "1843442"; window._linkedin_data_partner_ids = window._linkedin_data_partner_ids || []; window._linkedin_data_partner_ids.push(_linkedin_partner_id); (function(){var s = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; var b = document.createElement("script"); b.type = "text/javascript";b.async = true; b.src = "https://snap.licdn.com/li.lms-analytics/insight.min.js"; s.parentNode.insertBefore(b, s);})();

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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

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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/

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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: 1. When do I leave my home? 2. Where do I go? 3. 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.

Connie Bourne, Director, Christian Legal Society by Carl Grant III

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. Follow us @PeaceTechLab or sign up for our weekly news Roundup: http://www.peacetechlab.org/peacetech-news-roundup/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/twilatschan/

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