Fullstaq Marketer

Chief Operating Officer

Fullstaq Marketer is the recognized leader in providing digital marketing educational courses that lead to a rewarding career path for aspiring and advanced marketers. The Company redefines what it means to get an online education by simplifying complex full stack marketing principles and techniques and using a proprietary eLearning process that increases student motivation and knowledge retention. Students receive an unprecedented level of training, comradery from a peer community, world class support and expert mentorship.

Director of Marketing

Project Make It Happen, Inc.

President, Project Make It Happen, Inc., an Online Business Education Company specializing in helping businesses in the SMB space specifically creating Digital Information Products and Subscription Based Revenue. Expert in launching lucrative online businesses following proven online marketing metrics and techniques to generate more leads and sales. Highly skilled in business automation techniques and tools. High-tech and high-touch marketing tools utilizing the latest in SEO and social media networking. Driving traffic utilizing the 3 C's, Creating Traffic, Capturing Leads and Converting Sales. Proven track record in helping businesses scale their online presence through proven Social Media Marketing strategies to gain a measurable ROI.

President

CCOM Hawaii LLC

Business Consultant.  Expert in working with businesses in start up ventures building from the ground up.  Developed the first "Green Field" retail channel business operation for Oceanic Time Warner Cable in Hawaii.  Responsible for recruiting, training, staffing four exclusive retail mall kiosks.  Sales of residential services include Digital/analog TV, Home Phone and High Speed Internet.  Manage P&L to include labor, fixed and variable expenses and achieving revenue targets broken down to daily and hourly metrics.  Worked with a plethora of business start ups in building a solid business plan to launch and go cash flow positive ahead of expectations.

President CCOM Hawaii LLC

AWOL Academy

The population on the internet crossed over 4 Billion and has created a level playing field where anyone can create success online. This has also produced a plethora of opportunities that clouds the marketplace. This is where AWOL Academy stands apart from the rest in the internet education space. AWOL Academy is being applied on a daily basis by an ever-expanding community of inspired action takers who are achieving amazing success.

Pacific Wave Telecom

Pacific Wave Telecom is a full-service Hawaii-based telecommunications provider serving Hawaii’s businesses. We operate our own carrier-class metropolitan network in greater Honolulu leveraging fixed-wireless technologies that allow us to deliver a suite of business offerings including Dedicated Internet Access, Cloud-Based Phone Service, SIP and PRI Trunking and Private Network Services. Ours is an all-Ethernet Layer 2 network with built in diversity, redundancy, multiple layers of security and 24×7 monitoring that allows us to offer a 100% uptime guarantee.
Envisioned and managed by a core group of experienced executives from Hawaii’s telecom industry, Pacific Wave is creating a new model of telecommunications service provider – one focused on changing what’s possible.
As Channel Sales Manager I am responsible for recruiting, training and managing a team of referral partners to penetrate the market in the area of fixed wireless telecommunications.

Channel Sales Manager

Go Wireless Inc.

Launched and managed 4 GoWireless Premium Retail stores for Verizon Wireless under the Authorized Licensee Program.  Responsible for daily operations of the retail stores to include P&L, inventory management, Sales and POS operation, recruiting, hiring and training Wireless Consultants and Retail Store Managers.  Driving to meet and exceed monthly and daily store metrics quota.  Other duties include marketing (traditional and non-traditional) utilizing guerilla marketing and social media to achieve desired results.  Managed B2B sales team to penetrate small to medium businesses for wireless and data solutions.

Comm-Advisors - District Manager Hawaii

Clearwire

Responsible for all sales, marketing and financials for the Clearwire Hawaii market.  Channels include Direct Business to Business Sales, Field Consumer Sales, National Retail Big Box, Local Indirect, Retail and Netowrk.  Worked one on one with Busines to Business Account Managers to build sales funnels.  Closely managed sales activities from prospecting, counseltative sales probing to closing phase.  Utilized SalesForce.com and Demensions of Professional Selling certified.  Managed team of Indirect Account Executives in the area of recruiting, training, motivating local dealers.  Managed national indirect channel comprised of large big box retailers to successfully sell Clearwire products and services.  Developed current indirect strategies and sales attack plans.
Successfully launched Maui and Honolulu indirect markets for Clearwire Hawaii.   One of the largest and most diverse pre-WiMAX indirect channels, highest producing indirect market with over 100 doors.  Worked business to business sales opportunities with select dealers to close large multi-line accounts.
Numerous Elite Club Awards for 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009

General Manager at Clearwire

Nextel Partners

Master Dealer for Nextel Partners Inc. (NPI).  Built, managed and maintained the local sub-dealer channel for Nextel Partners in Hawaii.  Territory includes the entire Hawaii market.  Drove sales to record heights through innovative sales programs including B2B and Retail Sales.  Worked with 12 independent sales professionals to creatively drive sales through small and medium opportunities.

Sales Manager - Master Dealer

Sprint

Launched the first channel partner division for Sprint in Hawaii focusing on a targeted network of small business dealers to market and sell Sprint PCS services.  Recruited and trained 10 small business dealers to sell the first "Vision" products and launch the 3G data network.  Awarded lowest churn in the Western territory for Sprint PCS.

SBDN Manager (Small Business Dealer Network)

Western Wireless - VoiceStream Wireless

Launched VoiceStream Wireless aka TMobile.  Launched the nations 1st all digital wireless carrier bringing cutting edge technology and features to the wireless market.  As Major Account Sales Manager managed a specialized sales team of 5 account managers targeting the Top 250, Government and State agencies in Hawaii.

Major Account Sales Manager

From 25+ years in the corporate telecom arena working with some of the biggest wireless startups to stepping into entrepreneurship and launching multiple successful brick and mortar businesses. 

In 2012 I started my online marketing career where I built a 7-Figure online business and today wear the hat as COO at Fullstaq Marketer.

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