|
ResultsPro + |
|
T R U E S O L U T I O N S I N B U S I N E S S D E V E L O P M E N T |
|
FIRST CLASS TALENT ON CALL ResultsPro Advisors are distinguished by the fact that they have specialized executive and creative experience, a track record of meaningful, significant accomplishments, and have often operated businesses, large and small. Regardless of their work with ResultsPro, most continue to be highly engaged in their core disciplines. That means they are not strangers to the day-to-day challenges of growing, operating and managing a business or a division, possibly much like yours. ...And, they travel light. As independent, free-agent professionals they don’t carry bloated overhead to pass along to clients in fees. This also gives them the freedom to work quickly and decisively on client objectives unrestrained by organizational limits of their own. Our “support personnel” are just that...support. Primary client issues are never turned over to a junior account executive with limited real-world experience. |
|
Who |
|
Chris L. Jones, Sr. Principal of ResultsPro, has been a lifelong student and practitioner of the art and science of business building, Marketing and Communications. He has spent over two decades developing and expanding businesses and non-profit organizations. Both a founder and senior management team member of smaller firms, he has also built and managed divisions of large companies. In addition, he has worked on retainer with a number of organizations in roles as diverse as Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Marketing Officer to launch new entities, take an existing operation to the next level of meaningful production and prosperity, or effect a financial “turn-around” for struggling companies. Chris combines an unusual analytical ability to adjust or renovate business development efforts to increase sales, productivity, and profits. He has often revamped poorly functioning or broken marketing with sound communications and business skills that help companies and non-profits achieve ambitious growth goals. Equally comfortable writing business plans and building financial models, he has assisted a number of firms in securing private equity and debt financing. Former newspaper editor, Public Relations / Investor relations officer, Investment Advisor, and a published free-lance writer. Fluent Spanish, Latin American experience. Communications, Journalism studies, University of Oregon; BA, Communications, Journalism, Brigham Young University; MBA studies, University of Utah, Indiana University. ( detailed resume & bio: www.jonespro.net ) |
|
Chris L. Jones |
|
Dr. J. Marlan Walker, a ResultsPro independent contract associate advisor, is a retired educator who has spent a lifetime working with the Spanish language. Our primary advisor in Spanish Language-oriented or Latin American projects, he taught Spanish and Latin in the classroom at secondary and college levels for over 30 years, taking his doctorate in Romance Languages along the way. Dr. Walker has also lived for years at a time in Mexico and Peru fulfilling humanitarian missions during sabbaticals from his teaching. In addition, he has conducted student and adult travel groups to Spanish speaking countries for decades and maintains current fluency in frequent travels to destinations throughout Latin America and Europe. Over the years, he has developed a network of friends and professional contacts who can assist with the most precise levels of Spanish language application including local expressions, slang and current usage patterns in locations throughout the Spanish-speaking world. His professional assistance has been contracted by numerous groups as diverse as the federal courts, the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, and various business and non-profit entities to assist with Spanish Language translation, consulting and localization needs. Dr. Walker has been recognized frequently over the past decades with numerous professional and civic and volunteer service awards for his unique contributions in the area of language education and leadership. BA, Spanish, National University, Mexico, Mexico City ; MA, Education; PhD Romance Languages, Brigham Young University. |
|
David D. Clark, a ResultsPro independent contract associate, is a gifted art and design professional whose experience in specialty logo, packaging and image design has been developed in top professional assignments on both coasts. After full time stints with Young & Rubicam / CYB—Yasumura in New York and L.A. Gear in Los Angeles, he has done freelance work with numerous, household-name clients: IBM - NY, Clairol—Stamford, CT, CKS-San Francisco, CA; Lister Butler—NY, Johnson & Johnson-NY; Dannon, Inc. –NY; Franklin Covey-SLC, UT; Weider Nutrition-SLC, UT. David conceived the familiar eagle logo design for express mail packages seen every day in the U.S. Postal Service. He is a specialist in computer graphics and packaging conception and design and proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Golive, After Effects; Macromedia Flash, Fireworks; QuarkXpress. He currently works on retainer for O.C. Tanner and Company and CBS KUTV 2 News in Salt Lake City, UT in roles including Art Direction, Graphic Artist, Computer Design and brochure and consulting for Desktop publishing. (In all fairness to David, readers should know this rather pragmatic website does not represent his unusually distinguished talent ..yet…) BA Graphic Art / Packaging Art Center College of Design—Pasadena, CA ( detailed resume & bio) |
|
Lou Hampton, a ResultsPro independent contract associate, is among the most experienced and accomplished communications and media consultants in the country. Lou has been considered the high-tech industry’s "media guru". He is also sought after by senior level management, top spokespersons, government officials, Hollywood celebrities …even members of the media. In addition to writing and speaking on communication techniques and strategy, he is the author of two audio cassette programs: TV Talk: How to Get on a Talk Show and Be Invited Back and How to Listen Powerfully. Lou is also the co-author of The Great Persuaders. Billion dollar contracts, FDA panel approval, congressional hearings, network TV interviews… when it’s a high-stakes/high-profile situation, Fortune 500 companies, presidential campaigns and Hollywood celebrities call Lou Hampton. For over twenty years, he has advised clients such as Sun Microsystems on media interviews, American Express on marketing presentations, Microsoft on product positioning, and Amtrak on damage control and crisis response planning. Lou is also a highly sought after message consultant and product communications specialist, regularly working with Burson- Marsteller, Ketchum Thomas, and Edelman PR, among other major international public relations firms. A trend-setter as well as a pioneer in the field, his comments and systematic, analytical techniques have been featured in Investor’s Business Daily, Political Hotline, and the Washington Post (among others). He lives in Washington, DC and travels approximately two hundred days each year working with clients. ( www.hamptongroup.com ) ( detailed resume & bio ) |
|
J. Marlan Walker |
|
David D. Clark |
|
First Class Talent... Experience-seasoned Wisdom... Fast, Coordinated RESULTS... No BIG Overhead-bloated Rates... |
|
Lou Hampton |
|
Judd Bagley, Founder of Big Idea PR, is a skilled Public Relations Communications Professional with a record of unusual achievement in specialty PR work. His initial exposure to high-level, strategic communications began while working as the Florida correspondent for a national news network. Based in Tallahassee, he primarily reported on state government and its many related political facets, in addition to working as a weekend newscast producer and reporter for WTXL, Tallahassee's ABC affiliate. Following the 1998 election of Gov. Jeb Bush, Judd took a position as a press secretary and speechwriter in the administration, leaving two years later to work as director of public affairs and co-project manager on the State of Florida’s website for Fusive.com (now SAIC). Judd subsequently accepted an account management position with a Salt Lake City, Utah communications firm, where he applied and further developed his abilities as a PR professional, writer, political communications strategist, and message development expert. He was promoted to PR Department director in just over one year. Judd has since become an independent consultant and has established a strong presence in the areas of political, financial, high tech, and biotech PR/message development. BS, Biology; BA Spanish, Florida State University. ( www.bigideapr.com ) |
|
Judd Bagley |
|
Ronda Shill served as powerful public relations and media advocate for a number of technology and Internet companies nationwide. After an impressive professional career, she has devoted more time lately to her growing family as a mother of three and wife of a small business owner. Her combined professional experience and training and insight into the influence of gender on the psychology of successful marketing communications and purchasing decisions is a valuable resource. (bio forthcoming) |
|
See some of our ResultsPro Free Agent Team |
|
Ronda Shill |
|
Jens Norgaard, a ResultsPro independent contract associate advisor, has taught 24 different topics in 800 seminars to over 40,000 people in the United States and Great Britain. He is a highly skilled seminar leader, keynote speaker, master of ceremonies and organizational coach. (bio forthcoming) |
|
Jens Norgaard |
|
Craig Dimond, a ResultsPro independent contract associate advisor, has devoted a lifetime to professional photography and currently manages photographic operations for a non-profit organization with world-wide influence. He has hundreds of published photographs to his credit and has worked on diverse projects in locations around the globe: Magazine illustration; educational content; organizational promotion; advertising and more. (Craig is not always available and has to pass on certain kinds of situations that might be out of harmony with his primary employment, but we are grateful to use his exceptional skills whenever he might be available after hours and there is a fit with ResultsPro client needs.) |
|
Craig Dimond |
|
Ryan Brown |
|
Ryan Brown, A Resultspro independent contract associate, is a master sales coach who understands how to get a prospect to buy in one-on-one, retail and exhibition settings. His talent for developing, adjusting and presenting offers in retail and exhibition settings in a way that turns lookers into buyers is near legendary in his circle of influence. Ryan has operated a specialty sales company for a number of years working with major newspaper clients, helping them build circulation in their markets. A near immediate producer in his work in office machine sales and later in publication sales, he has since demonstrated skills in hiring and training, fielding numerous sales teams and developing sales groups quickly and effectively to man exhibition booths or other hands-on selling situations. His personal efforts in the field help assess the ideal offer and approach in any circumstance where an effective, immediate sale is a desired outcome and works jointly with other ResultsPro associates to get the offer and approach right for specific client sales needs. Ryan is a raw entrepreneur, and appropriately enough, a highly accomplished fisherman and student of the strategy and outcome of war and military history. (Ryan plays a mean game of Axis and Allies.) |