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Mr. Brown was formerly held the positions of Vice-President of Marketing, vice-President of Sales and Marketing, and Vice-President of Business Development for Z-Tel Communications, Inc., a CLEC that developed sophisticated applications delivered over the phone, in Tampa, FL. He was a founding member and investor in ZTEL established in 1997. The company went public with an S1 in 1999 and reached a market cap of over 1.5 Billion dollars; Mr. Brown was responsible for development of all marketing materials, brand strategy, channel partner development, and partner marketing.
Prior to Z-Tel, Mr. Brown was Marketing Director for Premiere Communications, Inc. and developed all marketing collateral and sales tools used to sell calling cards and other services that were tied to unique server based applications, delivered over the phone. Premiere went public in 1995 with an S1 offering, also reaching a market cap of well over a Billion and half dollars. Mr. Brown was responsible for setting up multiple distribution partners including MBNA, HSBC, Fry’s Electronics, CompuServe, and many others.
Brown spent the first 10 years of his career as an investment wholesaler, raising investment dollars through the NASD Broker/Dealer community. He also represented such Fortune 500 companies as Southmark and McDonnell Douglas and carried a Series 7, 22, and 63 NASD Securities Licenses. | 