Jeffery Lakes

Current

• Founder & CEO at Lakes Communication Services

Past

• Advisor at Advise 4 Stock, LLC
• Founder & President at Lakes Entertainment Group

Education

• FAME Renaissance
• Los Angeles Trade Technical College

Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Jeffery Lakes’s Summary

Extensive experience and interests for developing new business opportunities. My goals are to own a diversified portfolio of successful companies.

Jeffery Lakes’s Specialties:

Developing new business concepts
Reorganizing existing resources into new profit solutions
Comprehensive planning and strategy development

Jeffery Lakes’s Experience

• Founder & CEO

  Lakes Communication Services

  (Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  February 1997 — Present (12 years 11 months)

  I am responsible for developing and marketing prepaid debit products such as gift and payroll cards. My duties also day to day operations of The Ultimate GiftCard™ Network and Marketplace; as well advising and consulting music makers on strategies for acquiring funding, ecommerce marketing and merchandising.

• Advisor

  Advise 4 Stock, LLC

  (Management Consulting industry)

  January 2005 — December 2007 (3 years )

  My responsibilities included providing advice and business development assistance to start-up entrepreneurs. Additional duties also included serving as an interim director or senior executive. Advisory input focused in areas of marketing, strategy and operations.

• Founder & President

  Lakes Entertainment Group

  (Entertainment industry)

  February 1988 — December 1996 (8 years 11 months)

  My responsibilities included developing and managing recording artists. Additional duties also included negotiating agreements with a wide range of organizational entities, as well as developing business, marketing and funding plans for independent artists and labels.

Jeffery Lakes’s Education

• FAME Renaissance

  none , Business Development , 2000 — 2002

  Entrepreneurial Training Program; certificate provided upon completion

• Los Angeles Trade Technical College

  none , Business Administration , 1985 — 1988

Additional Information

Jeffery Lakes’s Interests:

strategic planning, business development, professional networking, traveling, sports, church events

Jeffery Lakes’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

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