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Joe McBreen

Zultys, Inc.

Beneficially through an investment vehicle, I became the single largest outside shareholder of Zultys, Inc. in February 2018. 

Zultys is a premier provider of omnichannel, Unified Communications, hosted business phone services and premise-based communications systems. Zultys solutions allow today’s mobile workforce to connect from anywhere, on any device, through voice, video, team messaging, SMS text, conference calling, online meetings, contact center, fax, and more. Multiple deployment options include cloud solutions, premise solutions, and hybrids of both. A key differentiator that sets Zultys above the competition is using the same software on both the hosted and premise offerings, giving the end user the exact same experience and management tools. This approach simplifies user deployments in multi-location and remote worker environments, allowing Zultys clients the flexibility and agility to deploy a communication system that’s custom tailored to their specific needs.

Shareholder

ITC Telecom Technology, LLC

ENTERPRISE VoIP | SIP | IP-PBX PHONE SYSTEMS: Founded by a HIGHLY dedicated team of experienced telecom and IT veterans, ITC has helped strategic and complex clients nationwide to effectively leverage VoIP / UCaaS technology properly by designing, implementing and managing cloud-hosted, customer-virtualized and premise-based phone systems for business customers with 50 to 5,000+ employees/agents, geographically dispersed anywhere in the country or around the world.

Consistency, reliability, stability, flexibility, passion, and truly EXCEPTIONAL service have been the cornerstone of our business success in an ever changing marketplace. Our dedicated and creative team has always taken an absolutely FANATICAL customer-centric approach by providing an ultra-high level of personalized service and support to insure an exceptional customer experience. ITC’s motto is that we are "Big Enough Serve, but Small Enough to Care." We take a TRUE partnership approach, and strong ongoing relationships are far more important than a transactional sale. To this end, our exceptional reputation and references speak for themselves. ITC has won numerous industry awards for both performance and customer satisfaction.  

ITC was a premier NATIONWIDE partner / dealer / agent for the award-winning Zultys IP-PBX phone system, which stands out as a leader among competitors such as 8x8, AltiGen, Avaya, Cisco, Five 9’s, Genesys/I3, InContact, Mitel, Nextiva, Ring Central, ShoreTel, Zoom, and others. Effective 1/1/2019, certain telecom-related assets of ITC were acquired by Zultys, Inc., with selected customers and staff being transferred as part of that transaction. For all future support needs, please contact Zultys directly.

Managing Partner

PCG Telecom Consulting Group, Inc.

PCG is a highly specialized telecommunications consulting firm that I co-founded in 1996, the same year that Congress passed the national deregulation act, creating unlimited opportunity and leading to our company's tremendous growth. Our customer-centric and relationship based company serves a business niche with the following services:

CONSULTING - Our signature offering, called a "Total Telecom Analysis," is a contingency-based "bill auditing and analysis" service of business telecom bills (also known as "Telecom Expense Management" or "TEM"). We specialize in working with enterprises that generally spend between $5,000 and $500,000 per month on the combined cost of Local Phone Services, Long Distance, Audio/Web Conferencing, Wide Area Networks (Internet, T1, DS3, Fiber, MPLS, Metro Ethernet, etc.) and Mobile/Wireless Phone services. Generally, our clients are big enough to spend significantly on telecom, but not quite big enough to have their own dedicated telecom expert on staff -- that's where PCG comes in. Our goal is to help clients do everything related to telecom better, faster and cheaper (e.g. more efficiently) and our unique consulting fee model creates an alignment of interest with our valued clients. We think we have built a better mousetrap for companies to procure telecom services, and our numerous testimonials from satisfied clients nationwide speak for themselves. We are also VoIP / SIP experts and provide LAN/WAN network assessments, consulting, troubleshooting/support, and phone system RFP assistance. 

Please visit our website to learn more: www.pcgtelecom.com

President / Principal Consultant

Aggie Real Estate, LLC | Aggie Properties, LLC | Aggie Commercial, LLC | Hiwan 100, Inc.

Highly diversified real estate brokerage, investment and management firm specializing in both residential and commercial property holdings and development in Colorado and Arizona. Generally, we only oversee our own real estate portfolio, but occasionally engage in joint venture transactions or represent other 3rd parties. 

Our most visible local project investments in Fort Collins have been the historic Aggie Theatre Building (www.AggieTheatre.com) and in the Cortina Lofts Building (www.CortinaLofts.com). 

Another one of our unique development projects included the design, construction and subsequent sale of a 10,000 sf technically advanced luxury estate home on 5 acres and a private lake in Northern Colorado. 

We also have a capital investment division which specializes in private "hard-money" and bridge lending, including the purchase of numerous property tax liens.

I am both a licensed Real Estate Broker (Employing Broker) and a licensed Mortgage Broker (currently inactive) in the State of Colorado.

President / Managing Broker

Aviation Leasing, LLC / Formula Leasing, Inc.

Our equipment and aircraft leasing company specializes in leasing office equipment (i.e. business phone systems), vehicles and aircraft to a wide variety of nationwide business customers. Visit www.Aviation-Leasing.com or www.FormulaLeasing.com for details.

President / Chief Pilot

Verus Bank of Commerce

I am a founding partner in this business-focused community bank which grew to over $250 Million in assets in just over 5 years. Our financially strong bank specializes in commercial and SBA lending (#1 SBA lender in Larimer County!) and offers top-notch personal customer service. For any business banking leads, please contact Mark Kross, President at (970) 224-7201 or mkross@verusboc.com.

More Information: www.verusboc.com

Founding Shareholder

The Investor's Source LLC

Awesome temporary engagement (thru January 2025) to help raise additional investor capital for this well established hard money lending fund, which was originally launched by David Goldberg in 2018. Worked closely with fellow Accredited Investors and other High Net Worth Individuals / Family Offices seeking to diversify their portfolio with alternative investments to earn an above-average return. 

For borrowers, The Investor's Source. LLC is Colorado and Wyoming's premier investor-friendly hard money lender. Secured by investment real estate, The Investor’s Source funds loans that banks - and other hard money lenders - won't, making loans from $50,000 to $5,000,000+, with a loan decision-making process rooted in common sense. Proudly, the majority of the fund's business comes from highly satisfied repeat clients and referrals. 

For qualified investors (Accredited Investors), the Investor’s Source offers a pooled fund of Commercial & Residential Investment Loans secured by high-quality real estate across multiple asset types, including non-owner-occupied Single & Multi-family Residences, ground-up construction, fix & flips, and Commercial Projects, including the Purchase, Refinance, and/or Construction of Warehouses, Self-Storage & Small Shopping Centers. 

For Additional Information visit their website and listen to the prospective Investor Podcast: www.TheInvestorsSource.com

Principal & Managing Director

United States Trustee Program (USTP)

I was appointed by the US Trustee (a component of the US Department of Justice) to represent a group of unsecured creditors for a large call center company (and telecom client of ITC at the time), Servicom, Inc., that entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which was eventually converted to a Chapter 7 bankruptcy after its primary business asset(s) had been successfully sold.

Chairman, Unsecured Creditor’s Committee of Debtor: Servicom, Inc. 

Technology Channel Association

Elected to the Technology Channel Association in 2013, and finished my 2-year term at the 2015 Channel Partners Conference in Las Vegas. TCA is the non-profit trade association for the telecom industry, and has been in existence for almost 10 years. The primary goal of the TCA is to bring professionalism and education to the telecom channel. To this end, the TCA oversees and administers the "CTP" (Certified Telecommunications Professional) program that is considered the "gold standard" training to have in the industry. Most recently, I was the chairman of the CTP committee. Please contact me if you want to know more!

P.S. I am pleased to also tell you that I actually passed the CTP exam myself and I am certification #: 725168!

More Information: http://www.tcasite.org/

Board Member

FreedomVOICE

I was proud to join a handful of other well-respected and experienced telecom veterans from across the country who were successful dealers for one of the most innovative and reliable hosted VoIP phone system services available -- www.FreedomIQ.com (acquired by GoDaddy in 2016). This team met regularly to strategically advise FreedomVOICE and to advocate for both end user and dealer needs and enhancements. I was pleased to be affiliated with this great group of fellow entrepreneurs, and we were also responsible for professionally representing both FreedomVOICE and the FreedomIQ product offering to the national telecom community. Our dealership, ITC Technology, LLC, was the 2nd company ever to attain the prestigious "Diamond" status in November of 2012. 

In May 2016, GoDaddy acquired FreedomVoice for $42 Million cash.

Please visit the website to learn more: www.FreedomIQ.com

Board Member, Dealer Advisory Council

Braun Mincher is a seasoned and passionate Entrepreneur, successful Business Owner, and Accredited Investor, with over 25 years' experience across various industries, including technology, telecommunications, real estate, and finance (including banking, "hard money," and private lending). He has a proven track record of founding and scaling multiple businesses, demonstrating a deep understanding of market dynamics and a commitment to innovation.

In the telecommunications sector, Braun established himself as a leading expert in VoIP & Call Center technologies, founding, growing and selling multiple companies that were among the top in their industry. His entrepreneurial journey began at a young age (he started his first business at age 18!), showcasing his innate business acumen and passion for building enterprises. He is a proud past recipient of the prestigious Ernst & Young / Inc. Magazine “Entrepreneur of the Year” Award, plus numerous other business accolades and national media recognition. 

An avid aviator and world traveler, Braun is an energetic 2,000+ hour pilot and Cirrus Aircraft owner who has explored numerous worldwide destinations (with the Bahamas and the Caribbean being his favorite), reflecting his adventurous spirit and commitment to personal growth. He is also a proud father of school-age twin boys, balancing his professional endeavors with a fulfilling family life. He and his family reside in the Erie Air Park community (KEIK) just north of Denver. 

Braun's diverse experiences and unwavering dedication to excellence continue to drive his success as a dynamic and influential entrepreneur. Braun is never content with mediocrity, and fanatically focuses on achieving successful results, efficiency, systems implementation and process improvement in everything he does. His new fascination is with the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Rather than LinkedIn messaging (which is not frequently read), Braun prefers to be contacted via email:

📩 Braun@BraunMincher.com
📞 (970) 212-7201

Specialties: Entrepreneur, Telecom CEO, VoIP Expert, Author, Professional Speaker, Corporate Trainer, Licensed Real Estate Broker, Licensed Mortgage Broker, Real Estate Investor & Property Manager, Private & Hard Money Lender, SEC Series 6 and Series 7 License, Documentary Filmmaker, Financial Literacy Advocate, VoIP Engineer, AltiGen Certified Engineer (ACE), Zultys Certified Systems Expert (ZCSE), Instrument-Rated FAA Airplane Pilot (Land & Sea), Online Minister, Certified Bartender, Class A CDL/HME, CWP Holder, NRA Life Member, and Advanced Scuba Diver.

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