Management
Management Team
The Company's management strategy is to maintain a highly educated and well-trained management team composed of management, marketing, engineering, financial and legal personnel who are skilled, flexible and focused on The Company's common goal. The Management Team includes:
President
David Ford
David Ford is the founder of Traveling U.S. Inc. and is also President of The Company. Mr. Ford graduated from Missouri State University where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration.
Skilled in business administration Mr. Ford has the essential tools necessary to make The Company successful.
Goal oriented and success driven, Mr. Ford has a proven record of significant contributions to the bottom line of those ventures in which he becomes involved. He has served the Venture Company in El Dorado, Kansas for over ten (10) years in varying executive capacities including: Configuration Management; Equipment Management; and Planning and Control Management. David was promoted to Industrial Engineer with the responsibility for developing analyzing, maintaining and applying standards data to all manufacturing plans developed for the Company.
Board of Directors
Mr. Ford has carefully selected his policy-making Board of Directors. They include:
Henry Holden
Mr. Holden, a graduate of University of Kansas with a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts, is an Industrial Engineer with The Venture Airplane Company and responsible for standards development and applications. He is computer literate with both PC's and Mainframe Systems. His comprehensive knowledge of graphics and communications makes Mr. Holden a valued addition to the Board of Directors.
Robert Morris
Robert Morris has been involved with entrepreneurial start-ups most of his adult life. He has owned a variety of businesses as well as managed the sales and marketing arm of several firms. His business involvement ranges from publishing to all types of construction. He possesses knowledge in the areas of negotiation, marketing, compensation plans, territory layout, sales, sales training and sales forecasting.
Thomas Carroll, Cae
Mr. Carroll is President of ACL-USA which has been developing successful franchises and business opportunities since March, 1981. Through his franchise development, management and marketing firm, he has worked with over 100 major international, national, and/or regional franchising companies. He was the Executive Vice President of Franchising Worldwide (1975-1980). In 1975 he was a founder, charter member, and first chairman of the Worldwide Franchising Council — an organization which then included National Franchise Associations in over 12 countries. He created FW's franchise trade show and their Outstanding Franchisor Award program. He authored numerous articles on franchising including Organization of Franchising & Advisory Councils. Carroll is also a founder and past chairman of the National Small Business Legislative Council, a past president of the Washington D.C. Jaycees, a past director of the U.S. Jaycees and a past chairman of the 2000 member national professional association executives — The Greater Washington Society of Association Executives (1980-1981).
Robert Mason, Clu
Mr. Mason is President and chairman of Logan Holdings and affiliate subsidiaries of Logan Holdings. Mr. Mason founded the present insurance operation of the company with the purchase and acquisition of the 60 year-old Mayers and Smith insurance brokerage firm in 1985. Robert holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Kansas State University. He is a Chartered Life Underwriter and has been a licensed General Agent in the Life Insurance Industry since 1979.
Larry Smith
Mr. Smith is an independent consultant operating out of Utah. He has a Master's Degree in Business Administration. He attended the Business Development Institute of Ontario, Canada. Born in Wales, Larry served in the Royal Air Force, United Kingdom Far East. He was director of foreign markets for Casey Herbal of Canada. He developed joint venture partnerships for this company in Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines which spawned 8500 distributors and sales of $2,000,000 per month. Mr. Smith is an expert in multilevel marketing program development. He has worked with Salem Direct Sales Division, Ohio and the Barid Corporation in Massachusetts where he served as Vice President of marketing for the company's Welcome Wagon Division. The above experiences coupled with his experiences with Errol Company and Nova Products will be useful to The Company.
Advisory Board
In addition to the above Board of Directors, Mr. Ford has named the following to serve as Advisors to the Board:
Jeffrey Martin
Mr. Martin is President of ISI.
Harold Morton
Mr. Morton was responsible for increasing the Kansas Mail Services in El Dorado from 30% to 90%. He is a tax expert who designed a successful operation and pricing format for a tax firm. Harold is also an experienced salesperson.
Jerold Summers
Mr. Summers has worked with The Venture Airplane Company in El Dorado, Kansas since 1980 in capacities ranging from Cost Management Senior Analyst, Corporate Quality Improvement Facilitator to Corporate Quality Improvement Administrator. His banking and financial expertise includes having served as a Branch Manager of the El Dorado Bank & Trust, and the College State Bank. Jerold has a Bachelor of Business Administration from Kansas State University and a Master of Science in Management from Michaels University in El Dorado.
Legal Counsel
James Sender, Esq., of Washington, D.C. serves as Corporate Counsel.
Certified Public Accountants
The prestigious Regional Certified Public Accounting firm of Kennels and Kohl, headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, will serve The Company on financial and accounting matters and will assist in providing procedures to take The Company public.
Management Responsibilities
The Company has created and enjoys many of the technologies of modern management and procedural methods. The Company's independent contractors are carefully selected and well trained to promote The Company's products and services.
The Company's Job Descriptions
President
The President, in conjunction with general responsibilities for corporate policy development, is responsible for the overall management of the business and its growth. He establishes corporate policy, performance standards and incentives. Corporate office performance and independent contractor performance is monitored by him and his feedback provides encouragement and increased productivity. He is responsible for approving independent contractors and product design concepts. He addresses the annual meeting of independent contractors designed to facilitate the exchange of ideas and techniques between them and corporate officials.
Vice President
The Vice President is responsible for the development of the corporate staff and for the overview of product development, sales and promotion.
Director of Operations
The Director of Operations' primary responsibility is to monitor the expansion and development of the independent contractors marketing areas. He is involved in start-up equipment inventory and contractor training. He is also available as a technical resource person for independent contractors who have specific operational problems or questions. As his responsibilities grow, a Director of Training will be added to the operations department who will take on the responsibility of training and development to allow the Director of Operations to assume his increased responsibilities as the system grows.
Marketing Manager
The Marketing Manager is responsible for advertising programs and cooperative advertising strategies. He works directly with independent contractors in developing cooperative advertising strategies.
Corporate Counsel
Corporate Counsel is responsible for preparation of the independent contractor agreements, filing and maintaining integrity of Trademark and Service Marks registrations. He is also responsible for the corporate legal concerns of The Company.
Financial Advisor (CPA)
The financial advisor will advise The Company regarding its financial and accounting affairs as well as the procedures necessary to take The Company public.
