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SBA Network Team Profiles
The SBA Network is group of highly experienced consultants who are specialists in their fields of endeavor. Each member of the team operates in harmony to ensure that the total client solution is holistic rather than departmentalized. Consultants subscribe to our corporate philosophy of management through "confronting issues with urgency" and creating market differentiation through "exclusive solution innovation." Nearly every initiative that we manage is focused on maximizing organizational and personal development as much as establishing accountability standards, mastering technical methods and refining operational systems. In this way we are able to help our clients to create lasting change, more profitable results, a happier workforce, higher brand value and greater self-sufficiency.
SBA Network Executive Team
Mark Deo, CEO and Senior Management Consultant
For over 20 years Mark has worked directly with senior-level leaders to help
them profitably grow their business in nearly every industry sector
including aerospace, automotive, bio-tech, construction, consumer products,
electronics, financial, high-tech, home-improvement, manufacturing, medical,
training and many service-based businesses. His clients have included
American Express, Cedars Sinai, Northwestern Mutual Life, PHH, Yamaha and
scores of other firms. A leading advocate of small business he has
consistently appeared on FOX television and his articles have been published
by Business Week, Entrepreneur, Fortune, CNN/Money and numerous other
publications. For 10 years Mark hosted the CBS radio show, "The Small
Business Hour" and in 2003 was voted "Journalist of the Year" by the Small
Business Administration. An organizational psychologist, he is a graduate of
Rowan and Rutgers Universities and Keller Graduate School of Management. He
is author of the new book, Rules of Attraction and for the last 15 years he
has been active as a senior instructor for Dale Carnegie Worldwide, the
largest training organization in the world.
Aaron Kent, Senior Consultant
Aaron
Kent is a senior consultant with the SBA Network and has worked with
hundreds of businesses to stimulate "engagement" in the workplace. In
addition Aaron is Franchisee and President of DC of SoLA. With a diverse
client base spanning from Fortune 500 companies, such as Northrop Grumman
Corporation, Raytheon Company, and The Boeing Company, to local favorites
such as InNOut Burger, to working with U.S. Military Veterans to transition
back into civilian life, Aaron and his team pride themselves on leveraging
proven principles and methodologies to fit a wide variety of business needs.
He began his career in the learning and development industry as a
Performance Consultant with Dale Carnegie Training in Southern California .
In 2004, he became the Senior Vice President of the organization. In 2005,
he joined Dale Carnegie of Ohio and Indiana where he operated the Columbus
and Cleveland franchises for several years. Most recently, in early 2008,
Aaron returned to Southern California and became the In his year tenure with
Carnegie, Mr. Kent is a twelve time Award Winner at Dale Carnegie Global
Conventions and a recent keynote speaker. He graduated with Honors with a
Bachelor of Business Administration from Lidner Business College at the
University of Cincinnati..
Matt Walker, VP Internet Technologies and On-line Marketing
Matt Walker is a certified Google AdWords Professional, and has managed high
volume pay-per-click campaigns and search engine optimization efforts for
over a decade. Building his first website in 1995, Matt learned about the
ins and outs of Internet Marketing early in his career. With the constant
changes the web presents, he focuses much of his time on continuous learning
about the best and latest techniques for ensuring search engine rankings,
and putting these techniques into practice for clients. Matt has built a
network of technology specialists in every area of online capabilities,
including CRM specialists, online marketing, SEO and PPC specialists, web
based applications, and .NET. This network assists clients with adapting
sales automation solutions to their current selling system using networked
and web-based technologies. Matt also provides one-on-one coaching to client
team members to ensure effectiveness.
Max Parker, VP Branding and Creative
Development
Today, design is at the heart of every repositioning strategy. Max is the creative genius behind the SBA Network's branding successes. He and his team of designers have created highly equitable brands for all types of clients in nearly every industry including aerospace, automotive, bio-tech, construction, consumer products, electronics, financial, high-tech, home-improvement, manufacturing, medical, training and many service-based businesses. His award winning designs have been featured in trade publications, local periodicals and in major media outlets. As the art director for most engagements Max provides creative input to clients and helps plan creative strategies. Particularly adept at brand positioning and maximizing brand equity in a visually cluttered environment Max has helped clients to significantly increase their perceived value by clearly demonstrating product and service benefits in a simple, powerful and graphical way. Max also owns the design firm Dogs of Design with 5 designers, in-house photography capabilities and pre-press and print-ready capabilities.
Sean Griffith, Senior Account Manager, Attorney At Law
Sean has been in the financial industry for the last thirteen years and an attorney for the last eight years. With a strong technical knowledge of the law and finance, he helps companies address many concerns that most advisors would shy away from. Sean earned a degree in finance from the California State Polytechnic University at Pomona and a Juris Doctor from Chapman Law School. As a supervisor at a national financial planning firm he mentored and coached other advisors, fostered team building, and put together advanced owner compensation and employee benefit structures. From working at the US Bankruptcy Court to working for one of the top asset protection law firms in Orange County, Sean has been able to serve a very wide range of clients. He is a member of the California State Bar, a member of the Orange County Bar Association, and performs numerous speaking engagements for real estate, business, and investment professionals.
SBA Network Team of Specialists
Attorney and Contract Development Specialist
Productivity, Kaizen and TQM Specialist
Marketing Analyst and Research Specialist
Web Developers
SEO Specialists
On-line Marketing and PPC Specialists
CRM and Custom Application Programmer Specialists
Media Placement Specialist
Designers and Ad Production Specialists
In-House Photography Specialist
Copywriting and Wordsmith Specialist
Administrative and Customer Service Specialist
The SBA Network is group of highly experienced consultants who are specialists in their fields of endeavor. Each member of the team operates in harmony to ensure that the total client solution is holistic rather than departmentalized. Consultants subscribe to our corporate philosophy of management through "confronting issues with urgency" and creating market differentiation through "exclusive solution innovation." Nearly every initiative that we manage is focused on maximizing organizational and personal development as much as establishing accountability standards, mastering technical methods and refining operational systems. In this way we are able to help our clients to create lasting change, more profitable results, a happier workforce, higher brand value and greater self-sufficiency.
SBA Network Executive Team
Mark Deo, CEO and Senior Management ConsultantFor over 20 years Mark has worked directly with senior-level leaders to help
them profitably grow their business in nearly every industry sector
including aerospace, automotive, bio-tech, construction, consumer products,
electronics, financial, high-tech, home-improvement, manufacturing, medical,
training and many service-based businesses. His clients have included
American Express, Cedars Sinai, Northwestern Mutual Life, PHH, Yamaha and
scores of other firms. A leading advocate of small business he has
consistently appeared on FOX television and his articles have been published
by Business Week, Entrepreneur, Fortune, CNN/Money and numerous other
publications. For 10 years Mark hosted the CBS radio show, "The Small
Business Hour" and in 2003 was voted "Journalist of the Year" by the Small
Business Administration. An organizational psychologist, he is a graduate of
Rowan and Rutgers Universities and Keller Graduate School of Management. He
is author of the new book, Rules of Attraction and for the last 15 years he
has been active as a senior instructor for Dale Carnegie Worldwide, the
largest training organization in the world.Aaron Kent, Senior ConsultantAaron
Kent is a senior consultant with the SBA Network and has worked with
hundreds of businesses to stimulate "engagement" in the workplace. In
addition Aaron is Franchisee and President of DC of SoLA. With a diverse
client base spanning from Fortune 500 companies, such as Northrop Grumman
Corporation, Raytheon Company, and The Boeing Company, to local favorites
such as InNOut Burger, to working with U.S. Military Veterans to transition
back into civilian life, Aaron and his team pride themselves on leveraging
proven principles and methodologies to fit a wide variety of business needs.
He began his career in the learning and development industry as a
Performance Consultant with Dale Carnegie Training in Southern California .
In 2004, he became the Senior Vice President of the organization. In 2005,
he joined Dale Carnegie of Ohio and Indiana where he operated the Columbus
and Cleveland franchises for several years. Most recently, in early 2008,
Aaron returned to Southern California and became the In his year tenure with
Carnegie, Mr. Kent is a twelve time Award Winner at Dale Carnegie Global
Conventions and a recent keynote speaker. He graduated with Honors with a
Bachelor of Business Administration from Lidner Business College at the
University of Cincinnati..Matt Walker, VP Internet Technologies and On-line MarketingMatt Walker is a certified Google AdWords Professional, and has managed high
volume pay-per-click campaigns and search engine optimization efforts for
over a decade. Building his first website in 1995, Matt learned about the
ins and outs of Internet Marketing early in his career. With the constant
changes the web presents, he focuses much of his time on continuous learning
about the best and latest techniques for ensuring search engine rankings,
and putting these techniques into practice for clients. Matt has built a
network of technology specialists in every area of online capabilities,
including CRM specialists, online marketing, SEO and PPC specialists, web
based applications, and .NET. This network assists clients with adapting
sales automation solutions to their current selling system using networked
and web-based technologies. Matt also provides one-on-one coaching to client
team members to ensure effectiveness.Max Parker, VP Branding and Creative
DevelopmentToday, design is at the heart of every repositioning strategy. Max is the creative genius behind the SBA Network's branding successes. He and his team of designers have created highly equitable brands for all types of clients in nearly every industry including aerospace, automotive, bio-tech, construction, consumer products, electronics, financial, high-tech, home-improvement, manufacturing, medical, training and many service-based businesses. His award winning designs have been featured in trade publications, local periodicals and in major media outlets. As the art director for most engagements Max provides creative input to clients and helps plan creative strategies. Particularly adept at brand positioning and maximizing brand equity in a visually cluttered environment Max has helped clients to significantly increase their perceived value by clearly demonstrating product and service benefits in a simple, powerful and graphical way. Max also owns the design firm Dogs of Design with 5 designers, in-house photography capabilities and pre-press and print-ready capabilities.
Sean Griffith, Senior Account Manager, Attorney At Law
Sean has been in the financial industry for the last thirteen years and an attorney for the last eight years. With a strong technical knowledge of the law and finance, he helps companies address many concerns that most advisors would shy away from. Sean earned a degree in finance from the California State Polytechnic University at Pomona and a Juris Doctor from Chapman Law School. As a supervisor at a national financial planning firm he mentored and coached other advisors, fostered team building, and put together advanced owner compensation and employee benefit structures. From working at the US Bankruptcy Court to working for one of the top asset protection law firms in Orange County, Sean has been able to serve a very wide range of clients. He is a member of the California State Bar, a member of the Orange County Bar Association, and performs numerous speaking engagements for real estate, business, and investment professionals.
SBA Network Team of Specialists
Attorney and Contract Development Specialist
Productivity, Kaizen and TQM Specialist
Marketing Analyst and Research Specialist
Web Developers
SEO Specialists
On-line Marketing and PPC Specialists
CRM and Custom Application Programmer Specialists
Media Placement Specialist
Designers and Ad Production Specialists
In-House Photography Specialist
Copywriting and Wordsmith Specialist
Administrative and Customer Service Specialist
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