John Lyons – Over the past 30 years, Mr. Lyons built a highly successful career using innovation, invention and execution. He has developed broad personal contacts, longstanding relationships with industry leaders, and nurtured his instinctive ingenuity, drive and perseverance. His skills in integrated marketing and his pioneering thinking have been the mainstay of his daily business life, resulting in the transformation of several industries.
Susan Goldsmith – 20+ years global brand experience in marketing, global events, sponsorship, digital and social marketing, and client management. Former managing director of partnership marketing at United States Olympic Committee [USOC]. Clients include J.M. Smuckers and Coca Cola.
Dr. Maksym Melnychuk is a Ukrainian scientist, professor, and governmental and political builder. He is a distinguished, scientifically based manager and consulting specialist based in Kiev, Ukraine. He is highly qualified and offers strategic planning to businesses and industries in agriculture, biotechnologies & bioenergy. He is considered an expert in general extension services and strategy formation for new bio- and environment-based projects in science and technologies. In his role as an advisor for agricultural and technology firms and institutions, both nationally and internationally, Prof. Melnychuk brings years of experience in science, technology, governance, business, and strategic planning.
Ukrainian born Tamara Zykova is a well-known and highly-regarded international business development and communications consultant, with more than a decade of experience creating collaborations between American headquartered organizations and the Ukrainian government and officials. Her areas of expertise include corporate strategic planning and implementation, media relations, event publicity and public outreach program development.
Tamara, who speaks three languages fluently –Russian, English and Ukrainian–also, maintains strong relationships with the research analysts, government decision makers and company managements in the United States and Europe.
Taylor Smith – Senior retail and manufacturing executive with progressive and diverse leadership experience across major brands in retail (Walmart), beverages (Diageo) and restaurants (Brinker). Exceptional record of enhancing long-term growth and profitability by establishing clear strategic direction and effective partnership with retailers and manufacturers, building and motivating cross-functional teams, and enhancing operational efficiency.
James (Jamie) Fragola honed his business acumen as an entrepreneur at age 27. Committed to professional growth and achieving optimal performance for any organization, Fragola brings a 26-year track record of commercializing bold ideas behind a simple philosophy, “People and relationships are anyone’s greatest potential assets.”
In 1998, Fragola founded and self-financed Project Consulting Group offering premium IT Portfolio Management Services to Fortune 500 companies. In three years, he built PCG into a multi-million-dollar national practice where it was twice recognized as a MN Fast 50 Growth Company.
Responsive to adverse market conditions in 2008, Fragola engineered and executed a strategy which earned his business national recognition and the 2010 Kinetic Process Innovation Award for his Shared Risk Model® in deploying complex enterprise IT solutions to mid-cap regional and large multi-national corporate clients.
Mauricio Bailón – Public and private senior consultant with relevant experience in international affairs and public administration. Worked for the Mexican Government for 15 years in health sector policy and international affairs; and for 10 years at Televisa (the world’s largest Spanish content producer and leading Hispanic TV network) responsible for its relationship with Latin-American partners. Recently, he has been consultant for the Government of India (hired by the Gates Foundation), the Inter-American Conference for Social Security, and the University of Miami to coordinate high impact projects.
Dexter Carver – Historic success in helping numerous companies of varying sizes penetrate new markets and gain access to new revenue streams. Mr. Carver played a pivotal role in sourcing close to 30 million units of a widely scarce product for the world’s largest retailer. Mr. Carver maintains strong contacts and relationships with renowned business leaders, and his current representation of clients covers an array of business sectors.
Scott Jacobs is an executive branding and marketing expert with over 25 years of experience. As a typographer and logo specialist, he has also won 11 EMMY’s, including numerous ADDY’s. As a packaging designer, he has packaged such properties as Judge Judy, The Tonight Show, ESPN’s SportsCentury, as well as The Outer Limits.
Brad Mooberry – Founder and CEO of award-winning branding and marketing agency. Created visionary digital marketing campaigns for Amblin Entertainment, Sony Pictures, IGN, EA, GRAMMY.com, Pepsi, Hilton Hotels, Miller Brewing, Paramount Pictures, Bandai, Touchstone Pictures, 20th Century Fox and more.
Robert “BOB” J. Young, Esq: A Los Angeles attorney with an affinity for baseball, founded Pacific Sports Group and owns several independent minor league teams in the Pacific Association. He provides a wealth of experience and extensive relationships in Hawaii and has additional relationships with interests in the Pacific Rim.
