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Forest Reinhardt - Forrest Reinhardt is a consultant to families, churches and ministries, assisting them in the discovery, development and deployment of kingdom resources. From 1998 to 2006 he served as the executive pastor of strategic resource development at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif. His past several years at Saddleback have been focused on global initiatives, public affairs, stewardship ministries, pastoral ministry, property development, operations and financial administration. Valentino Montegrande – Valentino Montegrande is President and CEO of V. Montegrande & Co., an strategic medical consultancy based in Irvine, California. Mr. Montegrande has extensive experience in launching new medical ventures and has catapulted technologies that have changed entire market spaces, including home health care. Mr. Montegrande has also been a retained consultant for leading companies such as Genentech, Johnson & Johnson, Alcon and Bausch and Lomb. Roger Akers - Roger has over 20 years of experience in technology related environments. In 1998, Roger co-founded Akers Capital LLC and has invested in, mentored and helped build emerging technology companies. Mr. Akers’ deep experience in managing projects, building companies and investing funds has provided significant experience and insight into the intricacies of technology based business development. Laura Sorrell - Laura Sorrell has a 28 year career in the executive search industry marked by time spent working for a major international search firm and serving as a principle of her own firm. Ms. Sorrell’s clients include large multi-national firms, closely-held firms, high-growth firms, and not-for-profits and international ministries. Her assignments include identifying organizational needs to implement growth strategies, succession planning, and senior level searches. Dr. David Newton – Dr. David Newton is the Chair of the Business and Entrepreneurship program at Westmont College and a sought after speaker and writer on the topic of new venture development. Dr. Newton has appeared on CNN and other prominent cable news stations to discuss a wide range of business topics surrounding entrepreneurship. Dr. Newton is also the founder of Entrepoint, Techknowledge Point and the nationally recognized SEED entrepreneurship competition. Dr. Newton is widely published and has been a retained consultant on issues of strategy, valuation and venture development to more than 150 firms, including Swiss Air, since 1984. Dr. Linda Lou Hellofs – Dr. Linda Hellofs is the former Professor of Entrepreneurship at University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Hellofs is widely published and has lectured internationally on a wide variety of business topics that are critical to the entrepreneur. Dr. Hellofs is also a retained consultant and provides her expertise on issues related to new venture development and markets to a successful group of clients. John Russell –John Russell recently joined the Beyond Marketing team, bringing over 12 years of non-traditional and event marketing experience. In 1996, he founded Higher Ground Adventures, an adventure sports travel company. After successfully growing that business, he sold it two years later to join the start-up of Action Media and Hot Import Nights. Russell managed the company’s marketing, branding and promotions efforts, and built a nationwide grassroots marketing infrastructure. In 2003 he took over the company’s sponsorship program where he worked with major sponsors to help them develop effective branding and event integration strategies. Russell has worked on successful sponsorship programs with brands such as Pepsi, McDonalds, Boost Mobile, XM Satellite Radio, Mazda, Dunlop Tires and others. In 2006 he sold Action Media to join The Beyond Marketing Group. Russell was listed as one of the top ten industry pioneers of all time by Super Street Magazine and has been quoted as an industry expert in publications such as the New York Times, and |
