Facts About
'Kenneth Wright'
1. Is around 70% blind, married with four grown up children and three grandchildren.
2. Married for 32yrs to his wife 'Christine', who met at the Royal National College for the Blind in Hereford England.
3. Strong business and corporate legal and business backgound. Ken sold his business to Stentor Plc a Dublin based telecoms operator.
4. Top sales preformer when working for eircomNI, he moved and spent a number of years working with Rainbow Telecom one of the UK's largest reseller voice, IP and equipment providers.
5. Become first person to bring the world's leading Zvue Mp4 media player into the UK & European retail markets and was awarded the position of being 'Handheld Entertainments', (Assistant Director of European Operations).
6. Spoken up for persecuted minority groups at the United Nations Geneva on a number of occasions and has done much advocey work petitioning the EU Commission, EU Parliament and many Ambassadors regarding persecution issues.
7. Was the founder of 'Compassion Group Network' a NI registered charity based in the heart of Ballymena town brining peace, used quaity clothing, furniture and other donated quality items to the poor and helping people with disabiliteis, mental health issues gain back their confidence, self esteem and skills for employment over a seven year period.
About Me
Professional Bio
Ken is a versatile, professional, focused, dedicated individual with extensive experience in marketing, sales, and customer service focused problem solving with extensive corporate and business problem solving expertise and straight forward process directed resolution management.
Ken's is a very strong communicator, skill set teacher demonstrator strong communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills have enabled me to succeed in various industries. I am now seeking a challenging and rewarding position where I can leverage my skills to make a positive impact.
Big Title
Ken Wright
has worked with the following
famous business pioneers and industry specialists.
Mr Garrett L. Cecchini
Chief Executive Officer at EntertainmentXpress, Inc.
Profile Background:
Mr. Garrett L. Cecchini was Partner-in-Residence at Catalyst Acquisition Group LLC and Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at EntertainmentXpress, Inc. Mr. Cecchini was previously employed as Chief Executive Officer & Interim CFO by Public Media Works, Inc., Vice Chairman by Public Media Works, Inc., Co-Founder, Secretary & Executive Vice President by ZVUE Corp., and Executive Vice President by Handheld Entertainment, Inc.
Mr. Cecchini received a BA degree from Duquesne University, an MA in Developmental Economics from the University of Pittsburgh, a JD degree from the University of San Francisco, and an MBA from Golden Gate University.
Key Deals of Garrett L Cecchini.
Key figure in selling the Zvue MP4 Player into Walmart.
Sold key Compression Technology Company to Phillips as a Multi-Million dollar acquisition.
Larry's Gitlin's
Professional Background:
Larry Gitlin is a digital media consultant, an entrepreneur and intrapreneur, a media business product developer, a media strategy consultant, and a digital media marketer / audience builder with a specialty in both traditional broadcast as well as internet-delivered digital media.
Larry was a technologist whose deep understanding and experience represents the intersections and integration between software and firmware, multiplatform applications, data transfer through telco, wireless, cable, and satellite, and revenue generation through content creation and distribution.
Larry has created and co-created several successful start-ups, and built company divisions that contributed hundreds of millions of dollars in market capitalization for new company start-ups as well as in the Fortune 500 alike.
Those successes include INTERVU purchased by Akamai for three billion dollars, ZVUE corporation with a financial raise of over 100 million dollars and market cap of a quarter billion dollars, and QWEST Communications, a twenty-one billion dollar telco pioneering in voice, video, and data transmission (triple play) as well as digital media.
Larry has been a key player in three companies becoming public entities within ten years. Prior to that, Larry was an award-winning filmmaker and TV executive and, early in his career, a session musician in Los Angeles.
Jay Chinnadorai
Founder of Sumtotal.
Sumtotal was founded by Jay Chinnadorai in 2004. Prior to founding Sumtotal, Jay was Vice President of Sony Europe responsible for different business units including Mobile Phones, Set-Top Boxes and the Mobile Service Provision Business. Previously, Jay worked with Thomson Consumer Electronics as Marketing Director of the UK Operations. Jay also advises and sits on the Boards of several start-ups.
Sumtotal is a strategy, technology and product development consultancy that specialises in the delivery of digital content/services over mobile and broadband networks. We also help clients to bring their existing digital services to the physical world and vice versa. The guiding principle around which we engage with all our clients is that the customer is always at the centre of everything we design, develop and deliver.
Some of Sumtotals clients are as follows:
A selection of Sumtotal client base:
Experience & Skills.
Professional Company Registration Agents Assistant & client Advisor.
Holdfast Limited,
Give over the phone guarantee, limited by shares and Plc company formation and registration advice to around an estimated 90% of Northern Ireland solicitors, accountants and business community.
Also included prpearation of Memorandum & Articles of Association, company searches and all aspects of 'Company Registration',
Holdfast Limited
Company Registration Specialists.
K. Wright Communications Limited
was purchased & acquired by
STENTOR CONNECT who are owned by Stentor Plc.
Such was the success of the takeover it found me allocated a driver, a greater basic, ongoing management commission and an expense account.
Many Accounts were brought onboard the Stentor Connect reseller service and they werew then bought over by Energis who are owned by the Veridon Group.
Ken Wright
Head Hunted by
Rainbow Telecom one of
Irelands Largest Voice Providers.
Assistant Fundraising Manager.
Bryson House the Charity.
Bryson House the
Charity HQ.
Took part in all areas of fundraising administration and office duties such as:
1. Fundraising Applications to Companies, Charitable Trusts and Governments.
2. Organised street collections and door to door fundraising campaigns including Police permits and organising.
3. Took minutes of meetings, dealing with other charity departments and managers including PR, Chief Executives office, community project managers and dealing Westminster House of Lords and Parliament fundraising dinners and other events.
4. Helped motivate and organise teams, drivers and liased daily with volunteer unit of the charity and other branches.
Bryson House the Charity
Former Belfast Head Office.
Ken Wright
joined eircomNI sales team
Originally the customer base bought over by Telecom Eireann belonged to Atlas Communications N.I., who specialised in PBX installations and ongoing maintenance phone equipment across Northern Ireland.
Achievements within eircomNI
1. Top Voice Sales in eircomNI
2. Sold B2B and Corporate over telephone and later face to face.
3. Sold High Speed Broadband and Leased Line Solutions.
4. Sold Panasonic, Siemens and other CPE solutons.
5. Headed hunted by RainbowTelecom 'Ken', was employed to set up their first B2B and Corporate Account Management process to achieve greater retention targets and upsell new services to existing accounts.
Managing Director
K. Wright Communications Limited.
ServiceFirst Hub
My own company was started from a bedroom in my home. The business grew steadily and was later bought out by Irish Listed company Stentor Plc.
Company Success:
1. Supplied 65% of Appointments in Northern Ireland and Scotland for global telecoms switched based carrier Econophone providing B2B and Corporate opportunities not just for Econophone field sales in Scotland & N. Ireland but across the United Kingdom.
Sold on phone and provided face to face opportunities including face to face genuine sales opportunities such as:
1. Buckingham Palace
2. Houses of Parliament.
3. NI Civil Service
4. Montupet Group.
5. Ballyvessey Holdings.
6. Dunnes Stores Ireland & UK.
7. AVX Manufacturing (global).
Handheld Entertainment.
Zvue Mp4 Media Player.
After an agreed large sale of Zvue Mp4 Media Players & Associated Content with Index Stores with 120 UK High Street stores and a National catalogue 'Ken' was given the opportunity to be 'Handheld Entertainment's' "Assistant Director of European Operations'.
At the same time as promoting and selling the globes first Mp4 downloadable player he also opened up another business called "The Appointments Bureau", settng up appointments for Telecoms Sales people to enter Voice, Broadband and Pbx hardware sales opportunities in NI, GB and Republic of Ireland.
Stentor Connect / Plc.
Corporate Sales Accounts Manager.
Due to my success and positively developing reputation in the local Irish telecoms industry and the fact that one of 'K. Wright Communications Limted', competitors 'Stentor Connect / Plc', were loosing a lot of business to 'K. Wright Communications' via Econophone a offer was made to buy 'K. Wright Comms' out and payroll myself 'Ken Wright' with a strong basis salary, car driver, expense account and ongoing Corporate Accounts Commission bonus with a settlement of all outstanding bills and invoices which the company decided to pledge agreement.
Ken Wright acquired and got Stentor Connect in Northern Ireland and Stentor Plc in the Irish Republic into many large corporate businesses for voice, data and brodband such as:
1. Boyne Valley Foods.
2. American Airlines Call Centre Dublin.
3. Dunnes Stores Ireland (club card data).
and many others.
Stentor was then bought over by NI and UK based Energys / Veridion who owned Naveda.tele.com, who bought out the Stentor operation gaining a switchless reseller in Northern Ireland and a licensed switch based licensed based operator owing restricted PTO operator license in the Republic of Ireland.
Product Manager
Innovexa Labs
Developed product roadmaps, conducted market research, and collaborated with cross-functional teams to launch successful products.
Brand Ambassador
GrowthSphere Consulting
Represented the brand at events, promoted brand awareness, and engaged with customers to drive brand loyalty.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Marketing
Certification in Sales Management
Diploma in Customer Relationship Management
Master's Degree in Business Administration
Accomplishments
Awards Received
Sales Excellence Award
ABC Corporation
Recognized for outstanding sales performance, exceeding targets and driving revenue growth.
Marketing Campaign Award
Marketing Association
Received accolades for creating and executing innovative marketing campaigns that boosted brand visibility.
Customer Service Star
123 Services
Acknowledged for delivering exceptional customer service, ensuring customer satisfaction and loyalty.
Leadership Award
Business Leaders Forum
Honored for demonstrating exceptional leadership skills and driving team success.
Innovation Prize
Innovate Co.
Received recognition for fostering a culture of innovation and driving product development.
Community Impact Award
6December 2035
Involved in community projects that aim to uplift and empower individuals in need.
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