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EPIC Private Client Practice Poised for Success with the Appointment of Steve Nelson as Chief Growth Officer

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants ("EPIC"), an independent insurance brokerage and consulting firm, announced today that they have appointed Steve Nelson as Chief Growth Officer of their Private Client Practice.

In this newly created role, Nelson is being elevated to continue to drive growth within the Private Client Practice of EPIC. He will provide broad direction in the high-net-worth private client space regarding national strategy, new sales development, and talent acquisition.

Nelson's background and his private client intellectual capital make him the perfect fit for this position. He brings over 30 years of personal risk management and experience advising some of the wealthiest families in the world.

"We are pleased to elevate a highly regarded private client professional like Steve Nelson into national leadership. This is another example of EPIC's commitment to build a dedicated platform for high-net-worth clients and their advisors," commented Tim Brenneman, President of EPIC Private Client Practice.

EPIC CEO Steve Denton, agreed, "We couldn't be more excited to have Steve step into this role and help take our Private Client practice to a new level."

"I am thrilled to continue the journey with the EPIC Private Client team. We have fantastic prospective client opportunities that are only going to grow exponentially. We will continue to bring aboard the brightest and best talent to meet the challenges of our meteoric growth mindset," said Steve Nelson.

About EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants

EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants, a retail insurance brokerage, has more than 2,600 team members operating from offices across the U.S., providing Property and Casualty, Employee Benefits, Specialty Programs, and Private Client solutions to clients. EPIC ranks among the top 15 retail insurance brokers in the U.S.

Learn more at: https://www.epicbrokers.com/

EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants (EPIC), an independent insurance brokerage and consulting firm, announced today that they have appointed Steve Nelson as Chief Growth Officer of their Private Client Practice.

Related link: https://www.epicbrokers.com/

Colby Group Achieves Meteoric Growth and Hires Two New Executives

ANNAPOLIS, Md. /ScoopCloud/ -- The Colby Group (TCG) announced today that, after growing by 85% in 2020, it is poised in 2021 to continue its growth path with its recent investment in two new hires, Max Warren as Chief Growth Officer, and Brian Carter as Chief Marketing Officer.

"I am delighted to bring on these two highly-accomplished business-building leaders to accelerate our growth. Both Brian and Max possess leading-edge marketing technology expertise and their complementary skills sets will create a powerful synergistic effect on our organic growth," said Colby Group President Kurt Snyder.

Max Warren began his career as a Major Account Executive in the D.C. metro area and has held multiple sales and VP of Business Development positions in Telecommunications companies and professional services organizations. Over the course of twenty-three years, Max has honed his expertise in Sales Processes, CRM's and Sales enablement systems, and Business Development. Also a seasoned entrepreneur, Max brings skill and passion for growing companies to Colby.

Brian Carter has been a digital marketer for 22 years, pioneering much of what is now standard practice in SEO, Google Ads, Facebook Ads, and B2B content marketing. Brian is an industry leader and keynote speaker who's worked with Microsoft, McDonald's, JP Morgan, Humana, and many others. His passion is for efficient scalable growth and marketing that doesn't just make companies look good, but actually drives sales and ROI.

About The Colby Group (TCG)

The Colby Group, Inc., was founded in 2004 by Kurt Snyder. The firm initially launched as a full-service digital agency and has grown to include Lead Generation, IT, BPO, InsurTech, Agent and Executive Recruiting, and Branding business units. Colby Group serves almost any enterprise-level business type, but its core strength lies in delivering solutions to the insurance industry. From demand generation to infrastructure/business process, Colby offers a host of revenue building and cost reducing services. For more information, visit https://colbygroup.net/

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The Colby Group (TCG) announced today that, after growing by 85% in 2020, it is poised in 2021 to continue its growth path with its recent investment in two new hires, Max Warren as Chief Growth Officer, and Brian Carter as Chief Marketing Officer.

Related link: https://colbygroup.net/

Papa Announces Appointment of Industry Veteran Chuck Hector to Executive Team

MIAMI, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Papa, Inc., the nation's first human companionship platform for seniors, today announced the appointment of healthcare benefit industry veteran Chuck Hector as Chief Growth Officer. Mr. Hector will play an instrumental role in leading the company's expansion of its "Grandkids On-Demand" service to address the epidemic of social isolation and loneliness in our nation's senior segment.

He will be responsible for Papa's product and revenue strategies, sales and client success, as well as strategic alliances to drive distribution to seniors.

"Papa has quickly become central to the conversation around the social determinants of health for seniors," explains Andrew Parker, Papa Founder and CEO. "Chuck brings 20 years of experience bringing new and innovative solutions to market, and will surely accelerate our growth and expansion, partake in the evolution of our vision and help establish new benchmarks for addressing senior isolation. He is a key addition to our executive leadership team," said Parker.

Before joining Papa, Inc., Mr. Hector was Chief Revenue Officer of MDLIVE, Inc., a telehealth industry leader, where he managed sales, implementation and client success for 8 years, guiding the membership growth to 35M members. He also spent 4 years with IncentOne, the online platform for incentive-based activity tracking, and 3 years with Chicago based ComPsych, the national leader in employee assistance and work-life benefits.

"I couldn't be more excited to join Papa at a stage when they are gaining national attention for their work," says Hector. "I know the subject of senior loneliness hits very close to home for me, and many of friends who have aging parents. Papa will go a long way to stem the tide of this epidemic and the associated expense to health plans and employers."

Hector graduated with his Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Illinois and earned his MBA from the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, with a concentration in healthcare administration. He will continue to reside in Deerfield, Ill. with his wife Kari, and their four children. He will assume his duties on March 4, 2019.

About Papa, Inc.:

Based in Miami Florida, Papa, Inc. is the first and only end to end companionship platform targeting seniors that allows the member to self-direct the experience, while gathering helpful information to improve the members interaction with their insurer. Through the "Grandkids On-Demand" product line, Medicare, Medicaid and Duals members receive access to college enrolled students for companionship, light house work and transportation. Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian is the notable seed investor and will guide the Y Combinator graduated company through Series A funding.

For more information, visit: https://www.joinpapa.com/

Papa, Inc., the nation's first human companionship platform for seniors, today announced the appointment of healthcare benefit industry veteran Chuck Hector as Chief Growth Officer. Mr. Hector will play an instrumental role in leading the company's expansion of its "Grandkids On-Demand" service to address the epidemic of social isolation and loneliness in our nation's senior segment.

Related link: https://www.joinpapa.com/

Online Marketing and Customer Acquisition Experts Publish Book, ‘How to Acquire Your First Million Customers’

DENVER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- Digital marketing veterans Ken McDonald and Chris Newton have written and published "How to Acquire Your First Million Customers," a book about growing online businesses through a variety of customer acquisition and online marketing techniques. The book is available this week as a free download on Amazon to celebrate the launch.

The free download period ends on April 14, 2017, at which point the book will be available for purchase.

"We wrote this book because we've seen a lot of success in growing online businesses to 10 million users or more, and people kept asking us how to do it," said Ken McDonald, Co-author. "It was important to us to write the book in a way that was informative, but also, approachable and easy to understand. Anyone can read and learn from this book, regardless of where you are in your career, or what type of business you are involved in."

Ken and Chris are no strangers to growing online businesses. Years ago, they worked together at a photo industry startup company, growing the user base from a few thousand customers to over 12 million. Ken has seen similar successes at other online businesses, including at TeamSnap where he is currently Chief Growth Officer. Chris has helped lead dramatic digital revenue growth at large hospitality companies in recent years, including Hilton and Marriott International.

"How to Acquire Your First Million Customers" begins by explaining (in layman's terms) how to set a business up for success, and how to define and measure growth. It then explores a variety of tactics and channels used for driving customer growth: marketing strategy, digital marketing, social media marketing, SEO, PPC, online partnerships, video and content strategies, influencer marketing, paid advertising, AB testing, offline marketing, and more. The back half of the book explains how to retain new customers, and how to scale a business for growth.

The book also references several common tools that many businesses will find helpful, including Facebook, Google Analytics, YouTube, Hootsuite, Moz, Crazy Egg, MouseStats, Optimizely, Buzzsumo, Mattermark, Alexa, Radian 6, Commission Junction, Share a Sale, AWIN, and others.

Download How to "Acquire Your First Million Customers" on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y3ZLKQ3/.

About Ken McDonald:

Ken has been involved with customer growth for the better part of 25 years. For example, starting in 1998, he was a leader on Oracle's e-commerce team. There he helped grow Oracle's e-commerce business from a relatively small site to one that was doing hundreds of millions of dollars a year in business. At the time, it was one of the largest e-commerce sites on the web.

Later Ken joined LifePics, an online photo company, where he ran everything from marketing to product management to account management. While Ken was there, he grew LifePics from a few thousand users to a user base of over 12 million.

After LifePics, Ken joined TeamSnap as Chief Growth Officer. At TeamSnap he runs growth marketing, sales, analytics, and ad sales. During his tenure at TeamSnap, he has used cutting-edge analytics to grow TeamSnap from half a million users to 15 million users. He also drove the B2B side of TeamSnap's business from a handful of users to roughly 3,000 customers.

You can reach Ken on Twitter at @kenpmcdonald

About Chris Newton:

Chris has been a thought leader and innovator in the digital marketing space since the early 2000s. He wrote and published two books on Microsoft Project and Microsoft Project Server while working for QuantumPM. Shortly after, Ken McDonald hired Chris to come work at LifePics. Under Ken's leadership, Chris learned the ins and outs of digital marketing, serving as Director of Online Marketing for the company during the final years of his tenure.

More recently, Chris has led marketing and e-commerce efforts working for both Hilton and Marriott International, overseeing a portfolio of high-profile hotels and resorts, and managing multi-million dollar marketing budgets in major markets such as San Francisco, Denver, New York City, Chicago, and Hawaii.

For more information, visit http://www.FirstMillionCustomers.com/.

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Digital marketing veterans Ken McDonald and Chris Newton have written and published "How to Acquire Your First Million Customers," a book about growing online businesses through a variety of customer acquisition and online marketing techniques. The book is available this week as a free download on Amazon to celebrate the launch.