Entrepreneur and Connector
Austin, Texas Area
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- #1 Income Earner at Ambit Energy
- Board Member at Mobile Loaves and Fishes
- CEO at Echotouch Corporation
- Co-Founder at Hornaday Award Weekend
- CEO at First Network Communications
- Past
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- CEO at Everyday Wealth
- Executive Senior Director at Excel Communications
- Education
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- Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
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Brian McClure (brm@echotouch.com)’s Summary
I have served at the CEO level of both start up and troubled companies. Having founded, grown and sold companies successfully I offer a comprehensive skill set to the companies I choose to be involved with in either an advisory or active roll.
Brian McClure (brm@echotouch.com)’s Experience
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#1 Income Earner
Ambit Energy
(Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Utilities industry)
September 2006 — Present (2 years 11 months)
Ambit energy is a licensed retail electricity provider (REP) in the state of Texas, a licensed energy service company (ESCO) in the state of New York and Alternate Gas Provider (AGS) in the state of Illinois. I am the founding consultant with the companyand the 2008 number one income earner. I am currently responsible for all the training systems that the company implements to train and motivate their consultants. In addition, my organization of Ambit consultants comprises over 60% of the monthly growth of Ambit Energy. Ambit Energy is aggressively expanding into other electricity and natural gas markets throughout the United States. Feel free to connect directly if you see synergy with your network! brianrmcclure@gmail.com
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Board Member
Mobile Loaves and Fishes
(Civic & Social Organization industry)
July 2006 — Present (3 years 1 month)
Mobile Loaves and Fishes based in Austin, TX is a nonprofit organization that serves the working poor and homeless in their greatest time of need. MLF provides dignity and respect to all of our brothers and sisters in need. To learn more go to: www.mlfnow.org
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CEO
Echotouch Corporation
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
March 2005 — Present (4 years 5 months)
I am the founder and CEO of Echotouch Corporation. Echotouch markets and deploys interactive digital media kiosk in high traffic public locations.
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Co-Founder
Hornaday Award Weekend
(Environmental Services industry)
August 2004 — Present (5 years)
I founded this movement within the Boy Scouts of America to bring additional focus to help young men understand the importance protecting and preserving our environment. The weekend brings outdoor and environmental professionals together with Boy Scouts working on rank advancement and the BSA Hornaday Award.
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CEO
First Network Communications
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Telecommunications industry)
January 1990 — Present (19 years 7 months)
As CEO of First Network Communications, Inc, I grew a sales force in excess of 30,000 independent agents within the first twelve months of the birth of the company. We were the largest originator of operator services on public payphones in the country in the late 1990’s. We successfully built and subsequently sold a switch less reseller of both commercial and residential long distance. In addition, I built a large network marketing organization with Excel Telecommunications and was recognized as a top 40 income earner, out of over 1.5 million representatives representing the company. In the year 2000, I was recognized as the "Leader of the Year" which was voted on by the Excel rep base and awarded only once per year. I have enjoyed recognition within the direct sales industry publications as a leading innovator, motivator and trainer in direct selling after having trained well over a half a million representatives in Excel and other companies
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CEO
Everyday Wealth
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Consumer Services industry)
August 2002 — February 2004 (1 year 7 months)
Brian was asked to serve as the CEO of Everyday Wealth by its principle owner and chairman to transform the company from a dot com looking for a distribution methodology to a marketing company with a dot com as the product.
With this accomplished, Brian identified the CEO replacement which he mentored for a year.
Everyday Wealth offered a web based solution for consumers to manage and control their personal debt. -
Executive Senior Director
Excel Communications
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Telecommunications industry)
July 1994 — September 2002 (8 years 3 months)
I rose to the top position within the network marketing compensation plan. The Executive Senior Director position was only achieved by less than 200 representatives out of 1.5 million representatives. I was elected by my piers to receive the Jay Smith Award in 2000 which was awarded to one representative in the company that gave of themselves to help other representatives in the company.
Brian McClure (brm@echotouch.com)’s Education
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Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
B.S. , Business , 1975 — 1980
Miller Beer Campus Rep. who took LSU to the number one University in the United States in Miller Beer on campus sales.
Owned and operated a mini refrigerator rental business which was sold at a large profit to a competitor
Chairman of MS marathon fundraiser- Activities and Societies:
- Boy Scouts of America, Delta Tau Delta Fraternity
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Brian McClure (brm@echotouch.com)’s Interests:
Empowering people to make themselves successful, fishing, hunting and collecting Scouting items.
Brian McClure (brm@echotouch.com)’s Honors:
Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America)
Circle of Excellence 1998,1999,2000,2001 (Excel Communications)
Jay Smith Excellence Award, 2000 (Excel Communications)
Thompson Leadership Award (Ambit Energy)
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