Brand DNA Graduates

DNA PARTICIPANT DIRECTORY

MEET SOME OF OUR SAVVY, VISIONARY BRAND DNA GRADUATES!

Brand Identity	Brand DNA Graduate	Brief Summary of Brand DNA Graduate
		MARK WITZLING, CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER www.SBTV.COM SBTV.com delivers daily news updates, information and resources online to small business owners to help better run their businesses. Your trusted team for small business advice online.
		STEVE AUSTIN, FOUNDER: www.YachtCharterAdvisor.com I began development of YCA in June 2007 to address a personal need to get my retirement income and pastime combined and to address a painful weakness in the yacht charter industry; setting expectations of customer satisfaction and service quality. YCA is poised to complete Phase-2 of 3 and faces the ‘possibility’ of making revenue before the end of the year! YCA is the R&D effort behind a larger enterprise that will grow into other ‘passion’ industries where consumers are seeking unbiased reviews and professionals need assistance with Service Quality processes.
		JANE PECK, ADMINISTRATOR: www.endospec.com Jane is the Practice Administrator for Endodontic Specialists of Colorado, P.C., a single specialty multi-location dental group practice employing 8 endodontists and 29 staff members. Jane holds a Master's Degree in Business Administration from the University of Colorado, and is a registered nurse. She has over 25 years experience in healthcare management and business development. She has also served since 2000 as an adjunct faculty member for Regis University Health Care Administration MBA Program and has participated in the development of courses in healthcare marketing. She is a member of the Dental Group Management Association and serves on their Board. Jane has been instrumental in Endodontic Specialists being a three-time recipient of the Better Business Bureau Award for Excellence in Customer Service in 1998, 2003 and again in 2006.
		TREVOR DIERDORFF, PRESIDENT/CEO: www.Amnet.net Amnet is an IT consulting firm with 13 employees focused on Microsoft solutions for businesses with 10 to 200 computers. Started by Trevor Dierdorff in 1998. Microsoft Gold Certified Partner specializing in Windows network administration and Disaster Recovery solutions. Amnet was selected by the readers of the Colorado Springs Business Journal as Best IT Consulting Company 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. Honored by the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce as 2004 Small Business Person of the Year Selected by the readers of the Colorado Springs Business Journal as Best up-and-coming Business Leader Under 40 (2005) Awarded 2008 Young Entrepreneur of the Year by the CSBJ.
		BARBARA HARRIS, OWNER: www.BarbaraHarrisTeam.com I’m a Midwest girl through and through that fell in love with Colorado over 30 years ago. The people in Colorado Springs are down to earth and friendly. They appreciate the strong work ethic that I brought with me from the Midwest! I love what I do and I think it shows in the service I have provided my customers and clients for the past 30 years. Whether my clients are buying or selling their very first home or a multi-million dollar estate, I want to take away the stress by attending to the many details of the transaction. I am committed to work until the job is done and be there for them after the sale. I think this commitment helps me to provide service beyond what my clients expect. Since Harris Group Realty, Inc. opened in 2003, we have embraced the latest education and technology in the industry but find that nothing beats the old fashioned person to person meeting!
		CONNIE SLATER, CPCU, CLU, ChFC, CASL, OWNER: www.ConnieSlater.com For nearly 19 years I’ve been associated with State Farm. The past 10 years I’ve been a State Farm agent, truly my own boss, in the Colorado Springs market. Our focus is helping clients achieve their financial goals by minimizing their exposure to life’s risks and helping them maximize their financial opportunities. We are our client’s neighbors and friends. We are part of the same community.
		LIZ FLEMMING, OWNER: www.BabyExpressions3d4d.com At Baby Expressions 3D/4D Ultrasound, we specialize in providing an unforgettable bonding experience between the mother, father, family members, friends and their unborn baby. With our 4D ultrasound scanning technology, you can now see your baby yawn, cry, swallow, blink, and move its fingers on an expansive screen in our relaxing, family theatre viewing room. These incredible images provide a connection between parents, family and child, which until now, was only experienced at birth. Our center is dedicated to helping you embrace the miracle of life. One of the special elements about Baby Expressions 3D/4D Ultrasound is that we are family owned and operated. We consider that family is the foundation of society. As such, one of our goals is to create opportunities for families to stay together. Because we believe in family and the bonds that hold us close, we invite you and your family to share the miracle.
		CAT ELI, DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND EVENTS www.southerncolorado.bbb.org We are recognized as the leader and role model in marketplace information, ethics and alternative dispute resolution. We promote business growth, solutions, and excellence in customer service through education and training. We favorably impact the economic vitality of the business and consumer experience.
		CYNDI STOUT, OWNER: www.Promoz.com We're an online promotional products company with a team of 27 current representatives across the country. We offer imprinted promotional products & apparel representing all the major manufacturers like Papermate, Bic, Sony, Coleman and 3750+ others. Our mission: Essential products, exceptional service, on time guaranteed. We offer advertising that is useful, long lasting & appreciated. I have been in the promotional products industry since 1992.
		BRENDA SPEER, ATTY: www.BLSpeer.com I have a specialized legal practice in the area of intellectual property law—patent, trademark and copyright law—serving artists, entertainers, innovators and companies. As an analytical creative type myself, I am an avid champion in educating and enabling my clients to protect and promote their valuable brainchildren from concept to harvest.
		DEBBIE BROOKHAM, OWNER: www.FurryFriendsInc.com Since 2002, Furry Friends Inc. has been offering superior affordable products with spectacular service, delivered right to your door. Convenient FREE home delivery to your home or office. We currently service All of the Front Range Region (south of County Line Rd) from Highlands Ranch to Pueblo! We can also ship across the USA via UPS. Our foods, Pet's Healthy Choice are Super Premium and made exclusive for us. Just right for every stage of your pet's life.
		JACLYN KOSTNER, Ph.D, CEO: www.Distance.com Bridge the Distance helps our clients dramatically improve human communication when people are NOT face to face. The premiere training and consulting firm in our field, our sole focus is helping people build rapport, interaction, and results when they communicate across distance. Bridge the Distance was founded in 1990 by best-selling business author and virtual team guru, Jaclyn Kostner, Ph.D. Kostner’s expertise is unmatched, which is why the world’s largest and most successful Fortune 500 corporations look to her and her firm for help.
		MICHAEL MASTERS, OWNER: www.JustAmajin.com Amajin is an environmentally conscious outdoor construction and landscape company. Core to our philosophy is "best-use" practices and materials that bring to forefront the understanding of how to build and utilize our surroundings in the most efficient and socially conscious ways with minimal impact to the environment. As a full service, diversified outdoor construction and landscape provider, we have 25+ years experience in the industry including all phases of design and construction. the range of project extend from single-family, multi-family to commercial sites as well as recreational development. Environments include in-town, close quarters to up-scale country clubs, large residential and commercial tract developments.