Jon T.O. Severson (open networker)

Current

Social Media/Advance Thinking/Concepts/Ideas at Sevolutions: The Evolution of the Solution
Associate Publisher/Partner/VP Of Sales at Peak Region Cyclist
Founder/President at Colorado Young Professionals

Founder/Owner at DriveRightPassLeft.com

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Past

Real Estate ad Sales at The Gazette
Head of Customer Service/Sales Associate at Lew Composites: Bicycle Division
Director of Sales and Marketing at Severson Oil

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Education

Luther College

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Jon T.O. Severson (open networker)’s Summary

Currently run the Colorado Springs Young Professionals, Colorado's largest young professionals organization with over 4,000 members and growing. The organization, started in January of 2004, is responsible for successfully bringing together 20/30 something young professionals in Colorado.

We do business networking, social networking, volunteer work, charity work, and more. Please contact me to discuss how your company can get in front of this crowd.

I've also got a collection a ideas for various bicycle products from brakes, cranks, stems, and suspension. Also available to help small companies get an outside perspective of their needs and direction.

Last my hidden talent is writing. Not exactly the best means of feeding yourself but I've done it for the love of it for over 18 years now. Email me to get examples of my fiction and creative non-fiction pieces. I'm also quite capable of writing business copy for ads, websites, flyers, and such. Contact me with your needs today.

Jon T.O. Severson (open networker)’s Specialties:

Sales, buying, websites, marketing, guerilla marketing, writing, composite lay up and design engineering, materials application, c-store design and marketing, advance technologies concepts, social networking concepts, ground breaking ideas. Blackberry utilization and optimization.

**Now offering one on one Facebook training for companies big and small to learn how to take advantage of this powerful branding and advertising tool as well as general awareness.

Jon T.O. Severson (open networker)’s Experience

Social Media/Advance Thinking/Concepts/Ideas

Sevolutions: The Evolution of the Solution

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

January 2009 — Present (7 months)

There are many "Social Media Experts" who are often kids who know it's a catch phrase they can exploit. Many have no real understanding of marketing they just figure they've spent most of there day on Myspace so now they think they are an "expert". Others are geeks who are so buried in the little details of advance usage they forget your customers (and you) don't benefit from such.

I have real experience in marketing. I sit on the Colorado Springs EDC's Marketing Committee. I've used Social Media to grow the Colorado Young Professionals, DriveRightPassLeft.com, and others over the years. I've taught people at the EDC, Business Journal, and Leadership Pike's Peak how to use Facebook to their advantage. I'm not a casual user.

I like to look at what your current advertising goals are, what your current website does, your internal resources, and how you do business in general to make it all work together.
Associate Publisher/Partner/VP Of Sales

Peak Region Cyclist

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

April 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)

Peak Region Cyclist is a cycling magazine covering all things related to cycling in the Pike's Peak Region. The first of it's kind, Peak Region Cyclist is dedicated to bringing together the cycling community in the area. Mountain bike, road bike, cyclocross, track, and more. Serving Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Canon City, Salida, Buena Vista, Castle Rock, Monument, and Manitou Springs it is the source for cycling news. PeakRegionCyclist.com
Founder/President

Colorado Young Professionals

(Events Services industry)

January 2004 — Present (5 years 7 months)

Currently the largest young professionals group in Colorado we serve Denver (June '08), Colorado Springs (January '04), and Pueblo (June '08) with other groups coming online in 2009. Over 2500 people are members. Events get 150-400 people. We do a Social/Business Networking Night the 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month from 6pm-8pm. Also have softball, volleyball, and soccer teams as well as a women's group, ski club, book club, and more. We are the #1 means by far in Colorado Springs to meet other young professionals in their 20s/30s and quickly becoming the standard in Denver and Pueblo.
Founder/Owner

DriveRightPassLeft.com

(Privately Held; Myself Only; Automotive industry)

April 2002 — Present (7 years 4 months)

"How do YOU feel about slow left lane drivers on the highway?" If you are like 9 out of 10 responsible drivers you don't like them. My website is dedicated to helping spread the word about the rules of the road.
Real Estate ad Sales

The Gazette

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Real Estate industry)

2002 — 2004 (2 years)

Had major home builders John Laing Homes, Keller Homes, D.R. Horton homes, and Today's Homes as major clients. Also served 3 Remax offices and hundreds of small mortgage companies, developers, realtors, and home builders (track and custom). Had roughly $1.5 million in advertising on my desk.
Head of Customer Service/Sales Associate

Lew Composites: Bicycle Division

(Public Company; 11-50 employees; Sporting Goods industry)

July 2001 — April 2002 (10 months)

LEW Composites was the best manufacturer of bicycle wheels for road racing in the world. We had Pros BUY our wheels. I was head of customer service/wheel building and I also did a lot of the sales. While there I built the 2002 Women's World Champion's custom wheelset and I got our product into the largest bicycle parts distributer in the world. Financial and other issues caused the company to close about a month after I left. It was fun while it lasted and I got to live a dream.
Director of Sales and Marketing

Severson Oil

(Consumer Goods industry)

January 1998 — March 2001 (3 years 3 months)

Family business. Worked in it throughout high school and college. Went to work full time after college. Did everything from car wash maintenance to buying advertising for 8 c-stores in MN/WI (radio/print mostly) to setting up specials to hiring to displays to whatever needed to be done in a day. Grunt work to high level duties. Attended c-store news Top 50 Forum 4-5 years in a row. Attended NACS Trade Show 3 years. Father served on NACS Board of Directors for a number of years.

Jon T.O. Severson (open networker)’s Education

Luther College

BA , History , 1993 — 1997

3-4 classes away from a Political Science Major, would have minor if they had one for it. 1 class away from minor in English Lit. What can I say, at the time I just wanted to get out of Iowa!

Activities and Societies:

President of Cycling Club from Sophomore year to Senior year. Raced mountain bikes for Decorah Bikes/KHS/Bell. Honorary Member of Sigma Chi. Played Rugby (2nd Row) Freshman year until I hurt my knee.

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Jon T.O. Severson (open networker)’s Interests:

Blackberry Utilization, Mountain Biking, Writing (fiction/creative), Music (listening/collecting/history of/effects on brain), coming up with ideas, hiking, pilates, business concepts, thinking in general.