Consulting & Speaking

I was a featured speaker at the Orlando International Airport small business development event. 500 Copies of my book were purchased and handed out to attendees. Learn more about my book “Land More Customers through Online Marketing”.

I have been a speaker and mentor at the Blackstone LaunchPad at UCF on multiple occasions. The areas I focus on adding value include strategy development, marketing, business planning, bootstrapping, business model development, and investor pitch assistance.

I had the pleasure of being a guest on Blog Talk TV, a television show airing to 1.5 million households weekly in Virginia and Florida. I sat down with the hosts of the show Bess Auer and Ben Reed to discuss business blogging, my blogging journey and book Land More Customers through Online Marketing.  View the full Blog Talk TV business blogging episode.

The Business Model Competition at UCF celebrates student teams who test their innovative ideas with potential customers and partners, and use what they learn to improve their proposals.  I was a competition finals judge in 2014 and 2015. In addition to judging the business model competition I have also been a repeat judge for UCF’s new venture & business plan competition – The Joust.

I was a speaker on the Diversity Dialogue Panel hosted by Ad 2 Orlando at the Orlando Science Center. Read the recap on my blog.

I was interviewed on UCFTV to discuss the value of entrepreneurship in college and the opening of the UCF Blackstone Launch Pad. Read the recap on my blog.

I conducted a webinar on Land More Customers to a group of CEOs, marketing directors and economic development professionals. View the full webinar and slides.

I was a speaker on marketing strategy, SEO and social media at Disney Entrepreneurship Center.

I was interviewed by Channel 9 (ABC News) where I gave advice for people launching or starting a company in Orlando.

I waas a speaker on branding, social media and SEO at “Invention to Venture Conference“.

I was a “Excellence in Entrepreneurship” course trainer where I trained prospective entrepreneurs on marketing strategy and internet marketing.

I interviewed on CBS News Radio Orlando. The subject of the virtual interview was being an entrepreneur in college and participating in business plan competitions and the opportunities that go along with it.

I was featured in one of the nation’s top selling entrepreneurship textbooks “Successfully Launching New Ventures”.

I am a frequent marketing and entrepreneurship speaker at the University of Central Florida.

I was interviewed on Indianapolis’s Fox59 at the Nascent500 Business Plan Competition.

I was a participant on the Social Media Panel discussion on Orlando’s Local 6 news program FlashPoint.

I was a featured young entrepreneur on Orlando’s Fox 35 News.