7 Questions with leaders of small and medium enterprises

Name: Hollye Hills

Current title: Chief Executive Officer

Current organisation: PLEIADES CONSULTING GROUP LLC.

Hollye L. Hills is Board Chairperson, and (CEO) Chief Executive Officer of Pleiades Consulting Group, LLC. Additionally, Hollye’s background also includes being a Military & Government Contract Procurement consultant and a Board Member and (CXO) Chief Experience Officer of Collaboration of Integrated Healthcare (CIH). She has been in the healthcare field for 28 years. Most notably 22 years in the Senior Living industry as a Consultant, Business Analyst & Change Management Strategist for Owners/Operators & Third-Party Management companies; such as Holiday Retirement aka Harvest Management, Hawthorn Retirement, Eclipse Senior Living & Resort Lifestyle among others. ​She has an additional role as Senior Vice President of Acquisitions – Military & Federal Government Contracting of an advertising and government contracts startup company.

Name: Mark Donatelli

Current title: President

Current organisation: Hive Strategy Co.

Mark is the Founder at Hive Strategy Co., a consulting firm helping organizations navigate the complex data, technology, and analytics landscape to make good choices that will activate and sustain a growth strategy.

Name: Allen Witters

Current title: CEO

Current organisation: Gravitas Infinitum

"I create great ideas, that drive great teams, to do great things - dragging tomorrow into today!"

Name: Bennet Bayer

Current title: Chief Growth Officer

Current organisation: CTD Solutions Group

Hand’s on Technology Executive (CEO/CMO) of “what’s next” and how to monetize it building technology business (software, cloud, network, mobile, analytics and services) into a variety of vertical industries. A CEO who can code with a talent for strategic differentiation, turnaround and digital transformation whilst leading greenfield, start-up, high growth and large-scale global business to $86bn.
• Figuring it out – Outside the box visionary product marketer with 1,500+ new services, products and applications (very extensive SaaS and mobile) developed and launched globally, usually with very limited resources; building teams from very small to exceptionally large six-times.
• Communicator – Talent herding cats, gaining buy-in and fostering cooperation amongst diverse audiences from engineers and partners to the boardroom. Conducting omni-channel marketing programs to 3-billion people daily.
• Finding the money – Seven $0 to $350m successes (one $0 to $4bn) and over $77bn in new revenue generated during various tenures with consistent increase in EBIT results.
Ability to drive operations, grow brand, top of funnel demand, with analytics, digital marketing and integrated MarTech with core business systems and the customer experience. B2B, B2B2C and 1:1 marketing expert, building teams, channel programs with marketing operations.

Name: William Dolan

Current title: President / Creative Director

Current organisation: Spirit Media

Bill Dolan is the Emmy-nominated creative director at Spirit Media. For over 30 years, he has produced events for hundreds of thousands, directed broadcasts for millions, and has acted as consultant for world class organizations, from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. In 1999, Bill had a death experience that challenged his world view and approach to communication and marketing. Years of research led him to write the book, The 7 Disciplines of Relationship Marketing. Today, he is a recognized authority, national speaker, and workshop trainer of the 7DRM Strategy. In his free time, Bill loves family time, CrossFit, refining his chocolate chip cookie recipes and writing with his office buddy, Marcella, their tabby cat.

Name: Laura McCann

Current title: Chief Mood Booster

Current organisation: Adoratherapy

At Adoratherapy, Laura is the "Chief Mood Booster". A manufacturer who is making the pivot to a Direct to Consumer brand, Adoratherapy is disrupting the aromatherapy category with essential oil blends designed to shift mood.
A Tory Burch Fellow and a past winner of the Western Woman Small Business award, Laura is a seasoned consumer product veteran who goes beyond business to make an impact.
A well-rounded entrepreneur with a proven record of success in Beauty, Fashion and Technology, she graduated from Parsons’ School of Design in the late 80’s. Laura started her journey as a serial entrepreneur in New York City, where as a fashion designer, at the age of 28, she founded Fashion Express and International Product Options, global apparel buying agencies. In 2000 she founded Zweave, the first SaaS PLM platform for fashion, and later her consulting agency WYSIWYG llc.
A mother of two adult children, a pet lover and an advocate for learning to love oneself, Laura is active in mentoring and investing.

Name: C. Peter Cimoroni

Current title: Chairman and CEO

Current organisation: The Protocol LLC

Serial Entrepreneur who has assisted dozens of companies in the past 30 years

Name: Abhinandan Singh

Current title: CEO & Founder

Current organisation: EntranceZone

Abhinandan is a successful Entrepreneur, Facilitator and an Education Technology Speaker. He has a genuine passion for mentoring and that’s what makes him a thorough and passionate Facilitator and he is Ex Google Certified Educator.
A very self-motivated individual who believes in optimum productivity and managing time to get the best possible results. In the last 5 years of his career, he has been involved in sales, recruitment and training within Education, and being an architect by education he proves himself a good project consultant...

Name: Elise Krentzel

Current title: CEO

Current organisation: Kumi Consulting & Co.

Elise Krentzel has initiated many firsts over the course of her career. As a music journalist she toured with KISS; introduced punk rock genre to Japan; launched Kirin Beer and Shiseido Cosmetics in America; started a music video series for teens to combat AIDS in South Africa; created an interactive (with GPS) publishing company offering travel guides on CD-ROM; launched the digital division of the world's largest ad agency's European HQ and more. She's currently advising entrepreneurs and CEOs on how to think like a generalist to innovate their startup venture, division, products and services.

Name: anthony genth

Current title: Business founder

Current organisation: The Orion Alliance
Tony Genth has over 40 years of hands-on experience in hospitality, resort development, short term rentals and the cruise industry. He grew up in Asia and has lived, worked and developed successful businesses in over 30 countries. Tony has provided consulting for companies like Marriott, ICE Vacations, Carnival Cruise Lines, Disney Vacations and many others. He served on the Board of the American Resort Development Association (ARDA) for 16 years and as its Chairman from 2002-2004. He was also the first Chairman of the Global Alliance for Timeshare Excellence (GATE). Tony has authored many articles on the industries he has been involved in and has been a frequent speaker at conferences across the Globe.

Name: Maurice Brewster

Current title: Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Current organisation: Mosaic Global Transportation

As Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Mosaic Global Transportation, Maurice Brewster is responsible for Mosaic Global’s strategy for growth, public relations, profitability and the vision for the brand. Mr. Brewster founded Mosaic Global in January 2002 and remains active in its expansion and growth.
Brewster brings to Mosaic Global more than forty two years of experience in business management, sales and brand management in successful global companies including E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, General Telephone & Electronics (GTE), SPRINT, PageNet, and Verizon Inc. (Formerly MCI Communications). His broad executive management experience has spanned the chemistry, engineering, telecommunications, transportation, and marketing industries – targeting customers in mature and emerging markets.
“Mo”, as he is known, holds a Business Degree from Lincoln University with advanced studies in Entrepreneurship from UCLA, Dartmouth College and Stanford University. Mo is married to Rhonda Svalstad Brewster and they have 5 brilliant & wonderful children.

Name: David Keeler

Current title: Founder/President

Current organisation: Agents Across America

✦ VISIONARY LEADER AND INNOVATIVE PROBLEM SOLVER ✦
I am a Dynamic Insurance Executive who combines extensive strategic management, operations, and sales experience to consistently drive profitability and operational excellence. My strengths…
❏ A change agent, known for creating proactive, performance-focused cultures – leveraging expertise in the insurance sales, training and business development industries.
❏ Repeated successes expanding planning procedures, maximizing resources and recruiting; and leading and motivating high-performance, cross-functional teams.
❏ Self-driven and known as the ‘make it happen’ person, a problem solver who sees solutions others don’t.
❏ Currently licensed in health, accident, and life insurance in 50 states.