About Us

Social Media Connections Broadcast Network is a community of experienced professionals representing numerous disciplines and capacities. This community is aimed at at providing education, experience, tools and technology for individuals and businesses to succeed in today's emerging social space.

Social Media Connection Broadcast Network is a collaborative effort of market makers, users and industry experts who are teaching the art and science of social media. The team behind bringing you Social Media Connections Broadcast Network includes:

David Cooper : Chairman

David Cooper is a World-Renowned Public Speaker. He is  known as "America's Income Trainer". More than 1.6 milliion people have attended David's live Seminars with inspiring messages of hopes and dreams.

At age of 22, he led the nation in a sales force of 7,300 book salespeople. At age 23, he set a world record in sales with ITT Financial Services, and by age 24, David had developed his innate talent for communications and was selected as one of the "Outstanding Young Men Of America." (Just ten years later, he was a guest speaker at their Annual Selection Convention.)

By age 29, he was recognized as one of the most gifted and exciting young Public Speakers in America, when he was part of a feature story about the "Professional Speaking Circuit" on the ABC Television Show "20/20."

By age 30, David had already appeared in 56 coliseums, arenas and civic center productions, sharing the stage with timeless luminaries such as Paul Harvey, Dr Norman Vincent Peale, Earl Nightingale, Robert Schuller, entertainer Pat Boone, Cavett Robert (Founder of the National Speakers Association) and popular motivator Zig Ziglar.

In the 1980's, David was a pioneer of the growing Infomercial Industry, and his 30-minute show ran nationwide and in several countries for over 2 years.

Today, David appears worldwide with other top speakers and celebrities such as Mark Victor Hansen of "Chicken Soup For The Soul" fame, talk show frequent guest Les Brown, well-known athlete and motivator Roger Staubach, Marketing Coach, Jay Abraham, best-selling author Robert Allen and numerous Miss America’s.

David's unusual training style is highly praised by sales people, psychologists, attorneys and educators who have all used it with great success. He is credited by millions as "The Man Who Taught Me How To Sell!" and has given over 8,600 speeches and seminars. Learn more about David at www.davidcooper.com or contact him at dc@socialmediaconnection.com.

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Jack Massari: President

Jack Massari comes to SMC as President of ICG Link, Inc., a web design and hosting company he founded in February of 1995. ICG Link is focused on all aspects of on-line production including custom web design and programming, video for the web, SEO and related services. ICG created Blog111, their blog platform and web site builder, to economically meet the needs of small business and provide built-in social networking tools within one easy-to-use package. Build 111 is specially designed for enterprise collaboration and content dissemination throughout the social web.

Jack has a B.S. in Engineering, a P.E. and an MBA and spent over twenty years in the corporate world before starting ICG Link, Inc.. He managed manufacturing, technical services, engineering, quality and sales in union and non-union industrial environments, eventually becoming President of the North American subsidiary of a global public mining company.

Learn more about ICG Link, Inc. at www.icglink.com or you can contact Jack at jack@socialmediaconnection.com.

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Randall Winton : Finance Director, Chief Legal Counsel

Randall Winton wears two hats for Social Media Connection in light of his expertise as an attorney and CPA. He is currently practicing with Baker & Winton, PLC in the areas of commercial and business law, business taxation, debtor and creditor bankruptcy law, corporate law, tort law (personal injury and product liability), contract law, wills, probate, estate planning, employment and labor law, commercial property law, workers compensation, and social security disability law.

His business career includes time in public accounting with Deloitte and Touche, a big four international public accounting firm, and senior financial positions with a number of publicly and privately held companies of various sizes leading to the position of Chief Financial Officer. Over the years, he has worked for First American Corporation, Nortel Networks, Central Parking Systems, UCI, Unarco, PRG, AFL Network Services, and Mephisto. In addition to a doctorate of jurisprudence, he holds a BBA, MBA, CPA, CMA and CFM. Learn more about Randall at www.bakerwinton.com or contact him at rwinton@socialmediaconnection.com.

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David Bullock, co-author of Barack 2.0, brings an engineer’s perspective to social media. His focus is helping businesses drive sales, and his method is to view social media as tools in his kit – tools that can bring measurable results.

David’s work on Barack 2.0 had its origins in early 2008 when he and co-author Brent Leary observed that the web traffic for then-candidate Obama was twice that of his nearest rival. David and Brent began a blog that explored how Obama was using social media to drive traffic and identified the lessons his techniques offered for business people.

Barack 2.0 grew out of that blog and is the only book that takes a business perspective on Obama’s phenomenal success with social media.

David has a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Delaware and started his career with engineering positions at Mobil Oil and The DuPont Company, as well as Fanuc Robotics North America. He learned about statistical control of manufacturing processes, and ultimately began to figure out how to put in place processes that work the first time, every time.

He next moved into sales, where he had an extremely successful run with Fanuc by applying an engineering mindset to running his territory. His sales were more than $100 million over seven years.

David then brought that same approach to his own business development firm, the White Bullock Group. Among his specialties is maximizing the efficiency of sales-oriented web pages, reducing costs while increasing sales and market response by up to 300%. Among his tools is the Taguchi Method, a process originally developed for manufacturing that allows David to rapidly test a wide variety of web page headlines, text and visuals to find the combination that will drive the most traffic and conversion to sales. David has the rare distinction of being certified as a TRIZ/Taguchi Ad Optimization Specialist.

And now David has brought his expertise and problem-solving approach to social media. He has become a nationally recognized speaker and trainer and provides coaching and consulting services to businesses.

“We studied Barack Obama’s use of social media to isolate his key strategies,” says Bullock. “That gave us the data to draw up a social media blueprint – a blueprint we share with businesses to help them find a new road to success.”

David's book, Barack 2.0, is available in our store. Learn more about David at www.davidbullock.com or contact him at david@socialmediaconnection.com.

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 Jay Deragon: Social Media Strategist

Jay Deragon is considered one of the premier entrepreneurial thought leaders in the dynamic social media space and the emerging industry of social technologies.

His blogs - http://www.relationship-economy.com and http://www.linktosocialutions.com serve as reference points for the emerging industry of social networks and is read by thousands each month (rated as the top 500 blogs out of 1.5 million by Advertising Age), as well as referenced throughout the social web.

In addition to being a noted speaker, Jay works with numerous Fortune 500 companies, helping them define and implement virtual strategies for use of the social web as a new median for marketing and influence.

Jay co-authored The Emergence of The Relationship Economy (the publication can be accessed here). A collaborative effort with three other authors, this book features a foreword by "The Cluetrain Manifesto" co-author Doc Searls, world-renowned technology writer and Havard Fellow with the Berkman Center for Internet & Society.

Additionally, Jay has released his newest book Socialutions: New management Methods for The Social Era which can be downloaded for free here.

Thanks to his vast contributions to the social media space, Jay was voted one of the top Bloggers on Social Media Today and named one of the top social media newsmakers by SocialMedian.

He has over 25 years of global experience working as a strategic consultant for numerous industries such as wireless, entertainment, capital markets and technology. He has consulted with businesses of all sizes from the Fortune 500 to middle market organizations and non-profit associations. To contact Jay send email to jay@socialmediaconnection.com.

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Mike O'Neil: Chief Networking Specialist

Mike O’Neil is a recognized leader in the social media world, particularly in the areas of LinkedIn, sales and technology. For 6 years, he's hosted nationally recognized B2B and technology networking events in Colorado. These events meld with social media training, consulting and services for maximum results.

With a dynamic, motivational presentation style, Mike imparts tremendous knowledge and insight using a highly effective, relevant approach that can be applied immediately, regardless of experience levels. He's an inspirational speaker who often delivers keynote addresses, speaks to audiences large and small, teaches breakout sessions, hosts roundtable sessions and sits on panel discussions as a social media industry expert.

As a top 50 LinkedIn business member with over 19,000 direct LinkedIn connections, Mike is the world’s most experienced LinkedIn educator, having trained over 5,000 business professionals to date. With a technology background as a Sales Engineer in the systems integration, telecom and Internet industries, Mike is uniquely attuned to lead others in the effective use of LinkedIn and all the major social media platforms. Mike is the CEO of Integrated Alliances (IA), where he leads a strategy team delivering in-house developed social media methodologies and strategies. The company trains users on LinkedIn, social media and Web 2.0 technology. IA was established in 2003 and has been delivering LinkedIn and social media services for 3 years. In-person, on-line and on-air, Mike is an excellent speaker and trainer for conferences of any size. While still deeply rooted in LinkedIn, Mike extends the discussion to include Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, SKYPE and other hot, interesting and useful topics. Reach Mike O'Neil at Integrated Alliances www.integratedalliances.com. Mike's LinkedIn profile is at www.linkedin.com/in/mikeoneil, all of Mike’s profiles are at www.MikeisOnline.com or contact him at mike@socialmediaconnection.com. 

Dan's experience with social media spans from his personal networking endeavors to his incorporation of multiple tools in his Retained Executive Search and Leadership Consulting practice with The Human Capital Group. His work with HCG takes him across the country and into areas such as the Middle East.

In his role with The Human Capital Group, Dan provides Retained Executive Search and Leadership Consulting work for his clients. His consulting work includes Executive Coaching, Organizational & Leadership Development and Outsourced Leadership Consulting. He focuses on market segments such as Engineering, Construction, Architecture, Defense, Life Sciences and Healthcare.

Dan earned a MEd. from Peabody College of Vanderbilt University, an MBA from Tennessee State University, and a BS in Engineering Physics from Murray State University. He has also served as an adjunct faculty member for Belmont University.

Dan remains active on the speaking circuit and has shared his knowledge and expertise with audiences from coast to coast. He's also written a number of articles for various publications and is currently working on his first book. Contact Dan at dan@socialmediaconnection.com. 

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Irene Williams: Director of Corporate Communications and PR

Irene Williams, Social Media Connection spokesperson and producer of the network's "Small Biz Big Time," is an accomplished writer and business communicator with a 17+ year career in marketing, PR and advertising. She's spent most her career agency-side, providing a wide-ranging client base her expertise in strategic planning, creative content creation, media relations and full-scale communications campaigns.

In addition to her role with SMC, Irene serves as Director of PR & Social Media for GAVI International, a marketing communications firm based in Barrington, IL. She also works as a freelance writer, focusing on boutique writing projects, jingle writing, web content and video scripts, and even writes a monthly column for HER Nashville Magazine.

Thanks to her varied experiences and agency background, Irene has a heart for offering ideas and inspiration to small or resource-challenged businesses and industries, to help them implement marketing and social media programs effectively to achieve success. She's available to speak to groups and associations on these topics and is presently underway on a book as well.

Irene earned accreditation as a business communicator from the International Association of Business Communicators in 1999 and holds a BA in Professional Writing from Baylor University. Contact Irene at irene@socialmediaconnection.com.

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In addition Social Media Connections has formed strategic alliances with leading companies from different disciplines within the Social Media space. These include:

ICG Link, Inc. and Blog111

ICG Link's professional artists & programmers build sites that make money. They have won unsolicited awards for their efforts on behalf of clients worldwide. ICG Link is a full-service shop specializing in meeting a broad range of client needs from a small business site to the corporate web presence. They use such tools as JavaScript, Flash, PHP, ColdFusion and SQL to build company brochures, secure e-commerce web sites, on-line business systems and more. Full service hosting and site maintenance packages provide a hassle free experience including usage statistics and search engine promotion. ICG Link's Blog111 offers a full featured enterprise level blogging platform that is much more than just a blog. It includes a complete template driven web site builder with unlimited pages of many different types including regular text and image pages, news and FAQ pages, image gallery pages, RSS feeds, podcasting of audio and video, outside links and interactive forms. It also features a built in email campaign center, an optional members section, an optional e-commerce shopping cart with all the bells and whistles and more. Our site was built using this system, so we can recommend it with confidence. Check it out and Sign Up Today! If you'll enter Partner Code S103741, you're entitled to a free thirty day trial and guaranteed satisfaction.

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Integrated Alliances

Integrated Alliances (IA) ensures you get the very most out of the time invested on LinkedIn and other social media platforms with our proprietary methodologies, strategies and tactics. Our LinkedIn training offerings are, without a doubt, the best in the world.

IA offers 15 different LinkedIn Training courses, from the basics to the most advanced plus specifics classes for sales, marketing, recruiting, HR, Real Estate, job seeking and career planning. IA's Public LinkedIn Training for individuals is supplemented by IA's Private LinkedIn Training for businesses, groups and associations. The IA LinkedIn Profiles Guide is highly acclaimed for getting people's profiles fully optimized.

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