Frank Felker's 32 years of entrepreneurial experience have run the gamut from home-based and storefront businesses, through nationwide seminar production and international newsletter publishing, to the founding of a tech start-up where he raised over $3.1 million in seed and early stage capital and shepherded the firm to publicly-traded status.

Along the way he has helped hundreds of companies better understand and communicate the essence of their enterprises to their target markets. From the smallest business to multinational behemoths, Frank's advice and insight have been sought out across the country and around the world.

He has presented at the headquarters and boardrooms of Texas Instruments, America Online, Warburg Pincus, The Gartner Group, Heidelberg North America, Draper Atlantic, Friedman Billings Ramsey and before thousands of small business owners at conferences produced by the groups like the Printing Industries of America, Xplor International, The Graphic Arts Technical Foundation and the National Investment Bankers Association.

Subscribers to his print newsletters have ranged from hundreds of small business owners to the headquarters of Agfa, Hewlett-Packard, Tektronix and Adobe Systems.

Business owners looking for an experienced entrepreneur to help them boost their company's sales and profitability through the effective use of marketing communication need look no further.

For a more detailed look into Frank's experience, below please find his complete resume with specific areas of experience and a chronological review of his career.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Economics, George Mason University
Member International Economics Honor Society

Business Experience

June 2004 – June 2006
Chief Communication Officer, Monarch Title, Inc.
All marketing, sales, branding and related activity and systems development for this multi-million dollar firm. Responsible for production of direct mail,display ads, email communication, public relations, multimedia marketing collateral, development and hosting of web presences including blog and podcast and production of a weekly radio show.

May 2002 – June 2004
Proprietor, Spring Lake Studios
Lead a team of independent professionals representing over 100 years combined production experience, providing video and audio production, web development, eCommerce and email marketing, print procurement and live event production services to businesses of all sizes throughout the Washington, DC area.

March 1999 – May 2002
Founder, President & CEO, DocumentPlanet, Inc.
Created the business model for this project management company targeting the commercial printing industry. Wrote the business plan, raised over $3.1 million in seed and early stage capital and shepherded the firm to publicly-traded status. Managed fourteen employees and oversaw the design and implementation of a $350,000 online marketing and jobflow system.

May 1996 - March 1999
President, Digital Imaging Workshop
Through this firm I published Digital Printing Trends newsletter and marketed my services as a speaker, consultant and trainer to the digital documentation marketplace. I produced and marketed several training products and production aids and produced and promoted the successful nationwide seminar series The Digital Mastery Tour.

May 1983 - May 1997
President, Print Shop 2000
Assumed control of this family printing business after graduating college and grew sales over 600% during my fourteen-year term. Employed leading-edge technologies like online job submission (beginning in 1987) which generated nationwide recognition.

Special Skill Areas

Marketing: Strategy, Communication,
Implementation and Results Tracking

Sales: Development, Recruiting and Training

Video Production and Distribution

Talk Radio Production, Broadcasting and Podcasting

Live Event Production and Promotion

Print Design and Production

Written Communication and Publication