Speaker Bios and Testimonials

Adnan Majid

Speaker Bio

Adnan Majid BA (Hons), FCCA is a UK based entrepreneur and business owner. A CPA equivalent fully qualified Chartered Accountant, and thus having a deep knowledge of Finance, Tax, Accountancy and Law and executive positions within several large worldwide multinational companies were not satisfying enough to keep him back from living his dream - to show others how easy it is to work for yourself. Not even a career in Hollywood as an actor could keep him from this passion. His universal model provides an understanding of all the concepts relating to products, services, pricing, advertising, marketing concepts, IT, and the general running of a business worldwide, earning the individual profits anywhere and on autopilot.

Adnan provides an insight into running a business - from researching a product or service to its lifecycle, advertising, marketing, sales, and the ins and outs of running a company and an idea on setting up a website and marketing it, accounting and taxation, and the right people to contact and network with.

Today, he is in charge of a multi-faceted business empire. His businesses cover a wide variety of sectors and the business networks he is involved with have celebrity clients including Chris Tarrant, Girls Aloud, and the Spice Girls. Not only does he show people how to work for themselves, he also discovers talent within the film and music industry thereby starting careers of other people. Adnan has high motivation and has done bungee jumps and parachute jumps for charity, acted on TV, written poems on sale in books, acquired 3 black belts in Tae Kwon Do, run 36 miles without food or water in a 24 hour period making him a rare individual who loves to challenge the ethos and produce when people least expect it.

Speaker Testimonial

This is the only genuine business scheme I have seen that has actually worked for me, and I have been trying for years. It is truly astonishing that this actually works within a recession and globally also. Thanks for an exceptional seminar Adnan.

First Class... Highly Recommended...great value for money, Thanks for changing my life Adnan. I love the products you also allowed us to sell - great idea!!!

The A - Z of Business and how to work for yourself, quality products and advice. I have done many schemes to start my business, but there are none as genuine as this. Adnan uses his vast Business, Accountancy and Finance skills to break down every possible area that you can think of, and then also answers any questions. A must for anyone wanting to start their own business.

Outstanding...Phenomenal... Adnan really simplifies how to get involved in business and breaks every step to make you understand, I can actually now think of giving up my day job and continue just working for myself.

Robert Love

Speaker Bio

Born in 1942, Robert Earl Love (nicknamed Butterbean after his favourite food) grew up in poverty as one of fourteen children in rural Louisiana. As a child and throughout his early life he was unable to do what most of us take for granted--speak properly. He had a severe stuttering problem. There were long periods which he could not speak at all, as well as times when he just stumbled his way through.

To escape from his embarrassing speech problem, Love dreamed of one day becoming a basketball star. Not having the financial resources to afford a basket or basketball, young Bob nailed a coat hanger to the side of his grandmother's house and used his imagination, and what an imagination it turned out to be.

As he grew to a six-foot-eight high school senior, Bob's dreams of being a great athlete became real. He was the first player from Southern University in Louisiana to be named to the All-America Team by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. After college, Bob played for the Cincinnati Royals basketball team and was later traded to the Milwaukee Bucks and then to the Chicago Bulls.

Bob Love rose through the ranks and became one of the top players ever to play the game of basketball. He played with the Chicago Bulls for eight seasons from 1969 to 1976 and was a three-time NBA All-Star. For seven straight years he was the Bulls leading scorer and is the second highest scorer in Bulls history and. (Did you guess that Michael Jordan is the top scorer)?

His life was unstoppable until...he hurt his back. His playing days were over. The doctors told him he would never walk again, and his wife left him, taking all their belongings saying she did not want to be married to a "stutterer and a cripple." Unable to speak, Bob tried for seven years to find a steady job. In the early 80's he hit rock bottom. He took a job busing tables and washing dishes at Nordstrom's in Seattle, Washington, at $4.45 an hour.

Days, weeks, and months went by. It was the most humiliating and embarrassing time of his life. Former players and their children would see him cleaning tables, and Love recalls overhearing people whisper things like, "Hey, that's Bob Love...used to be a great basketball player...what a shame."

Those whispers made Bob stronger. He endured for over a year-and-a-half, and one day, one of the Nordstrom owners said he was doing a great job and offered to help him with his speech problem. Finally at the age of 45, he found a speech therapist who helped him learn to speak without struggling. Bob worked as hard on his dream of being able to talk as he had worked on basketball.

In 1992, he received a call from Steve Schanwald, the Bulls vice president of marketing and broadcasting. The fans still loved him and they wanted him back. Would he consider a job as director of community relations? After all those years, he was finally coming home. He promptly accepted the job and dropped down to his knees and gave thanks. Bob is now the Community Relations Director for his former team, the Chicago Bulls. Bob was a new man.

The mid-'90s have bestowed some happy times upon Love. On January 19, 1994, his famous number 10 jersey was retired before a sell out crowd at Chicago stadium. Also, on December 8, 1995, Bob Love married his new bride, Rachel Dixon, at a ceremony during half-time of the Bulls-San Antonio game. Bob Love is living proof that dreams can come true to those who hang onto them.

Ron MacDaniel

Speaker Bio

Ron MacDaniel is an author and online lead generation specialist. He is a specialist in using the Internet to create targeted leads via Inbound Marketing and Content Marketing strategies. With a special brand of social media and business blogging, Ron has generated huge leads for businesses in as little as two weeks.

He has worked in service, retail, technology and sales. He worked for start ups and fortune 500 companies.

Ron McDaniel is an entertaining speaker that speaks on simple, effective strategies that organizations can use with content and social media to increase profits and ROI on the web.

Speaker Testimonial

Buzzoodle took our old domain that was not producing leads and created a effective solution that started generating leads almost immediately.

Within 30 days it was so effective in creating targeted traffic that I purchased a second one for another product we are offering. I knew I could write, but the technical and conversion issues were not something I wanted to deal with. With Buzzoodle I can focus on what I do best, creating new contents and coaching my business clients.

Literally within two minutes of realizing what Buzzoodle could do I was sold!

I do not have a lot of time to manage online advertising, or to figure out how it works and this tool makes it as simple as it gets. With Buzzoodle, our company was able to take an old domain we had and put it to work for us immediately. In an unbelievably short period we went from practically non existent to ranking very high for important keywords.

We quickly started getting traffic from targeted people out searching for our service on the web. Buzzoodle is a great tool for attracting local buyers for a product like ours. And I can’t wait to cut my yellow pages ads down next year!

Buzzoodle helped me focus on the web as a lead generation tool.

I use Buzzoodle to help me reach my target audience. By publishing articles on my Buzzoodle site I am able to rank well in search engines and draw people that need my business coaching services to me through free, organic search.

Most importantly, instead of the overwhelming options that traditional web development can present, Buzzoodle is single minded in how it builds and measures value and creates income for businesses with existing products. I recommend Buzzoodle.

Ron Finklestein

Speaker Bio

Ron Finklestein also known as Your Business Success Expert^TM is president of AKRIS INC. He holds an Associate in Applied Science Data Processing from the University of Akron, a Bachelors of Arts Business Administration from Malone College and various businesses, personal and technical certifications. With over 20 years experience in direct selling, marketing, business operations, and technology consulting. He has worked with a very diverse clientele including high tech companies, banks, manufactures, government agencies, insurance, professional service organizations, and a variety of entrepreneurs and business advisory boards.

Ron has written four books on business growth: Celebrating Success! ^TM Fourteen Ways to Create a Successful Company, The Platinum Rule® for Small Business Mastery, 49 Marketing Secrets (THAT WORK) to Grow Sales and his latest Nine Principles for Taking Inspired Action, A New & Targeted Perspective.

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"Last month's seminar is worth repeating!! The attendees all had positive comments and...we have invited Ron back."

• "Ron is always ...an excellent speaker & presenter."
• "Ron was very funny and informative."
• "Short & Sweet. Great!"
• "Fascinating subject, very useful info. Got me feeling schizophrenic. I'm like 3 persons in one!"
• "They really raved about you, your information, and how motivational you were.
  They did not want you to leave! I can't thank you enough." Cuyahoga Community College
• "I heard many positive comments after the meeting from our volunteers. They noted they’d never been exposed to many of the ideas that you presented and were excited about the possibilities of incorporating them into their activities." WVIZ/PBS
• "You did a top-notch job, one class act!" Better Financial Solutions
• "Wanted to let you know that R. T. said your COSE (Council of Smaller Enterprises) presentation was fantastic." Jim Hornyak
• "I am so glad that Shaun gave me your number. You certainly gave the members some things to begin thinking about. I also own your book. Your talk was inspiring, educational and refreshing. Thank you very much for accepting the invitation to speak." NARI (National Association of Remodelers Inc.)

Victoria Ipri

Speaker Bio

Can a corporate sales and marketing executive really find success in the fast-paced, highly competitive Internet Marketing industry? Victoria Ipri did.

Victoria Ipri was a disillusioned 9-to-5er who ditched the corporate grind for the Internet lifestyle. Beginning her career as an online editor, Victoria soon discovered she had merely traded one dull job for another. Formulating a killer plan, Victoria chased what she really wanted: a great income, a successful business, control over her day, a loyal global customer base and the prestige of expert status.

Moving quickly into copywriting, Victoria also began earning a Masters certificate in Advanced Internet Marketing Strategies from the University of San Francisco. She created several blogs, a newsletter, an Internet radio show, webinars, wrote numerous articles and reports, and founded The Copywriters Business Network, the first social media network exclusively for copywriters. Her activity on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and custom groups has created a loyal following of close to 10,000 individuals...and growing.

Today, Victoria is a leader in the copywriting industry, as well as expanding her business to include SEO, full-service Internet marketing, social media marketing and coaching for numerous target industries. How does Victoria’s business enjoy continuous healthy growth, despite a soft economy? Because her strategies work. Her brand identity is distinguished by top-notch professional alliances designed to capture ever bigger markets. Recently, Victoria has begun speaking to professional groups, offering her own no-nonsense, hype-free perspective on what really works in Internet marketing...and how you too can achieve your goals for real, meaningful success online...much more easily than you’ve been led to believe!

Speaker Testimonial

During a phone call coaching session that lasted less than 60 minutes, Victoria provided me with some incredible insights to make my "under construction" website more marketable for my customer base. Her instructions were detailed, direct, funny, and witty. I plan to continue working with her as long as she agrees to work with me! She really understands Internet Marketing.

Victoria has a strong knowledge of SEO, and many contacts within the industry we were able to benefit from.

I have had more leads in the one week I’ve been applying your advice than I was able to achieve on my own in the prior six months! Thank you SO much!

I was introduced to Victoria when we collaborated on the same project. Her warm communication style, sense of humor and confidence proved she knew what she was doing. I wanted to connect with her and felt like I had known her my whole life. Victoria is 100% authentic, and she has caused me strive (even harder) to be a better person.

Victoria is great to work with - she's very capable, dedicated, quick and professional. She is always willing to help out, act on a moment's notice, and deliver what we need. She's flexible and works with us to ensure our projects receive the utmost attention. She really cares about assisting other businesses, and that comes through in her work.

Victoria is personable and extremely helpful on every project. Victoria always goes the extra mile to make sure I understand the process, which has been invaluable. She has a knack for extracting what I'm trying to say (which, at times, is not an easy thing to do!) So often these days, people claim to have superior skills…in reality, this is false. Victoria is a rare mix of professionalism, personality & results who truly delivers in every way. I highly recommend Victoria.

Victoria is a wonderful combination of eclectic and exciting talents. She knows her stuff; she's extremely bright, quick, and impressive in her thinking. She holds her work ethic to an exemplary high standard and expects nothing less from her peers. Her abilities to create new and original ideas makes her clients realize what an invaluable asset she is to their business. If you want someone who will take you from where you are, to where you need to be - "ahead of the curve"... Victoria is my personal recommendation. She's literally fantastic and I know you will be 110% pleased.

Jeff Beale

Speaker Bio

Jeff Beale at Jazar Dezign delivers business marketing solutions to business owners and marketing executives of small / mid-sized companies that struggle with generating business and retaining customer loyalty. By improving these companies' competitive edge while expanding their customer base through increased referrals, saving them time and money which reduces marketing costs. Companies generate more leads and obtain a higher conversion ratio by applying the proven marketing methods combines with a comprehensive online business process developed for them.

Jeff Beale and Jazar Dezign provides you the leverage of a full professional staff of experts for cost significantly less than the employment of an entry level employee with minimal experience.

Jim O’ Donnell

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Jim O'Donnell - 2 The Top Marketing

Jim O'Donnell is President of Jaguar Management Consulting, Inc. For the past 15 years he has been advising companies in the emerging, growth, or turnaround phases with marketing and business development strategies for revenue growth and profitability. His focus has been on advising small and medium size businesses, including two long term consulting contracts with the City of Portsmouth Economic Development Department and the City of Somersworth Business Development Department consulting with 400+ businesses in these cities for Internet Marketing, financial management, marketing, Internet Marketing and financial restructuring. Mr. O'Donnell is currently teaching businesses how to utilize the power of the Internet to grow their business and increase their bottom line through Internet Marketing and Social Networking techniques.

Dana Vanden Heuvel

Speaker Bio

Dana VanDen Heuvel is a consultant, author, professional speaker focused on using his energy and forward thinking to collaborate with B2B organizations and create cost-effective breakthrough digital marketing strategies that engage customers and increase sales.

Dana graduated from St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wisconsin in 1999 with a degree in Business Administration. He is an advisor to the Northeast Wisconsin Technical College E-Business Program and is a past board member for the Fox Valley Advertising Association and the Milwaukee Interactive Marketing Association.

Dana most recently served as a contracted Chief Operations & Sales Officer with Perfect Patients Pty Ltd, a provider of websites and web services for chiropractors. Prior to forming VanDen Heuvel Executives, Dana was the Director of Business Development at Pheedo, Inc., an RSS and weblog marketing solutions provider helping advertisers produce successful integrated RSS marketing campaigns.

Dana is a widely recognized expert on blogging, podcasting, RSS, Internet communities and interactive marketing trends and best practices. He regular contributes to a variety of industry publications and is often quoted on blogging and Internet marketing trends in Marketing Sherpa, Wisconsin Technology Network, Internet Retailer, Event Marketer, Sales and Marketing Management and other publications.

Mike Wetmore

Speaker Bio

Has over 5 years experience in affiliate programs

Manage a teams for the affiliate sales in a wide geographical area

Generate over 30,000 leads per month via affiliates

Approximately $1m/month in affiliate revenue

Directly responsible over 180 team members

Speaker Testimonial

Working with Mike is always a pleasure! Mike is extremely dedicated, trustworthy, knowledgeable and innovative. If you have the opportunity to work with Mike, don’t delay!

Mike has been really valuable to me and my marketing strategy by helping me achieve some of my goals regarding business development and partnerships. He was on top of his game all along the way, and it was a real pleasure to negotiate with him. Knowledgeable, effective and truly honest are some of the adjectives that come to my mind when looking back at our interactions. I would definitely recommend him as a valuable business asset for any company.

Mike's really easy to work with, no BS and gets the job done!

Mike is not only a great communicator, but an avid student of his profession. He understands his industry and is constantly seeking to add value to his partners and affiliates.

I never thought that I would meet someone with more enthusiasm for work then myself, but then I met Mike Wetmore. Besides being a great guy, the knowledge he posses in his industry is unmatched by any company in his space. Mike has a deep understanding of the words dedicated, sincere, loyal, and hardworking. I appreciate Mike as a friend and business partner and any company lucky enough to be associated with him would inform you the same thing.

Susan Sweeney

Speaker Bio

Susan Sweeney, CA, CSP is an Internet Marketing Specialist and Professional Speaker. She is the founder and President of Connex Network Inc., a thriving Internet marketing and E-Business consulting firm. She is an experienced Internet marketing professional with a background in computers, marketing, and the Internet. She is the past owner of an Internet presence company, a web based software Development Company whose product was marketed exclusively on the Internet and an International Trade Commissioner for the Government of Canada.

Susan Sweeney is the author of the highly regarded and successful Internet marketing book 101 Ways to Promote Your Web Site (6th edition). Her Internet Marketing for Your Tourism Business, has received rave reviews from many tourism industry professionals. Her books include 101 Internet Businesses You Can Start from Home, The E-Business Formula for Success and Going for Gold.

Speaker Testimonial

A better understanding of the principles of Internet Marketing, specifically directing traffic to a website. I learn something new from Susan every time she speaks.

Insight into the grand scale of web design and creating hits, especially using Keywords and Mata Tags.

Awesome Mine of Knowledge, I learned web skills that works!

I learned the major changes that have taken place in e-business and the need for integration between web design and Internet marketing.

The broad spectrum of ways to improve traffic to a website. Extremely informative and has given me a road map for creating websites.

Very practical, eye opening information, I will be much more aware of what to include in the development of my own website, I feel I got some really practical hints and tips to better my future site.

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