Bryan Franklin

Bryan Franklin

Dyed-in-the-wool Entrepreneur and Executive Coach

San Francisco Bay Area

Current
  • Owner, President at Various Internet Business
  • Senior Partner at California Leadership Center
Education
  • NLP Marin
  • University Of Southern California
  • piedmont high school
Connections
351 connections
Industry
Computer Software
Websites

Bryan Franklin’s Summary

1995 Founded FranklinMedia, a service business providing sound design to motion pictures, television, and the entertainment industry.

2000 Sold FranklinMedia (owned 100% of shares with no debt)

2000 Joined California Leadership Center as a consultant and began working with CEOs and VPs on their business strategy, leadership skills, and organizational effectiveness.

2003 Began investing in Internet "Nano-Cap" Businesses

2005 Formed Highlander Funds private equity fund. Continued to work with California Leadership Center.

2007 Liquidated Highalnder Funds' portfolio businesses

Bryan Franklin’s Specialties:

I am a student of leadership and its impact on collaborative business. My business focus is on high tech, e-commerce, web development, application development, and the internet.


Bryan Franklin’s Experience

  • Owner, President

    Various Internet Business

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

    January 2004Present (6 years )

    As a personal investment strategy, my wife and I have aqcuired the following businesses, which me manage together with the help of contractors and employees.

    www.filmstaff.com (a job board for the entertainment industry)
    www.subbox.net (a consumer electronics e-tailer)
    www.davenporthouse.com (a corporate gift e-tailer)
    www.beautifulwedding.com (a wedding supplies e-tailer)
    www.thekitchengadget.com (a kitchenware e-tailer)

  • Senior Partner

    California Leadership Center

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)

    September 2000Present (9 years 4 months)

    CLC combines the technology of behavioral change with business strategy and management consulting to produce breakthrough business results.

    Clients are 1MM in sales to 12B in sales, Public and Private, Technology and Services companies including,

    3Ware
    Adaptec
    Apple Computer
    Ariba
    Agere
    Business Objects
    BWA
    Cadence Design Systems
    Chiron Corp
    Cisco Systems
    CoWare
    Documentum
    ESP Enterprise Sustainability Platform
    Genentech, Inc.
    Interwoven
    Jasper
    JBA
    Linked[in]
    Logitech
    LSI Logic
    Orbital Data
    PG&E
    Pyxis Technology
    Quantcast
    Sanctum, Inc.
    Simplex Solutions
    Sonic Solutions / Roxio
    Valent, USA
    Velio
    WebEx


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Bryan Franklin’s Interests:

I am interested in leadership and its effect on collaborative effort. I work with my clients on achieving extraordinary business results by causing them to rethink their strengths, their weaknesses, and their management approach. I am equally interested in the emerging patterns of successful business strategies. The successes and failures of other enterprises can teach us timeless lessons, and indicate global strategic trends as well.


Bryan Franklin’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

  • consulting offers
  • new ventures
  • job inquiries
  • expertise requests
  • business deals
  • reference requests
  • getting back in touch

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