Founder, President and CEO of the Laban Johnson Group, LLC - a Small Business Development Co-Operative
Houston, Texas Area
- Current
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- Founder at The Greater Houston New Media Alliance
- Developer / Co-Founder at TheFriendCircle.com
- Publisher, Editor-in-Chief at EverythingJax.com
- Legal Billing Administrator at Cooper Industries
- Founder at the Laban Johnson Group
- Marketing Director, Web Developer at National Window Cleaning Directory
- Owner at Indie4Ever.com
- Past
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- Web Developer at Alwaysonline.ca
- Webmaster at NYARTCC.org
- Sales Consultant at Coggin Automotive Group
- Marketing Coordinator and Customer Service Rep at Nomadic Display
- Receptionist at United Negro College Fund
- Administrative Assistant at McNeil Multilingual
- Receptionist at Thruport Technologies / Dome Capital
- Administrative Assistant at Prince William County
- Education
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- Financial Freedom International
- Primerica
- Woodbridge Senior High School
- Connections
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- Industry
- Marketing and Advertising
- Websites
Laban Johnson’s Summary
Laban brings a creative, process-oriented approach to problem solving and the positive attitude, confidence, energy, focus and ambition to initiate action with integrity and sound, analytical judgment. Early in his career, Laban developed valuable experience in local government and later discovered a flair for big business working in both the private venture capital and non-profit fields. Sales, marketing and customer service were his next challenge where he was able to use his natural communication skills and his passion for meeting new people and networking. Having made a personal commitment to continual improvement and professional development in all areas of life, Laban applies technical and analytical abilities coupled with sincere compassion to fulfill his personal mission of continually finding new ways to improve the quality of life for his fellow man and to add value to the world around him. Using clear communication and leading winning teams with purpose, direction and motivation, Laban fulfills this mission through research and analysis, designing and implementing scalable business systems processes.
Laban Johnson’s Specialties:
sales, sales training, marketing, customer service, recruiting, leadership, Kai Zen, negotiation, lead generation, business valuation, investments analysis, real estate wholesale, spanish-speaking, latino / hispanic culture, foreclosure short sales, lease-purchase options, finance, personal motivation, social anthropology, despite all this my friends and family seem to only care that I can fix their computers. haha.
Laban Johnson’s Experience
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Founder
The Greater Houston New Media Alliance
(Internet industry)
September 2008 — Present (11 months)
The Greater Houston New Media Alliance is an open, transparent, not-for-profit network of proactive community leaders and supporters which serves as an exhaustive public resource to encourage the proper leveraging of all New Media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and other mediums for the exchange of local information, resources, and support to benefit of the Greater Houston community as a whole, and without regard to party or personal creed. One Houston, One Alliance.
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Developer / Co-Founder
TheFriendCircle.com
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Civic & Social Organization industry)
October 2007 — Present (1 year 10 months)
TheFriendCircle.com is an online community project with the goal of nurturing a friendly, calm environment online, complete with forums, voice chat, and personal profiles, where those who suffer and struggle with depression and other mental disorders directly or indirectly may discuss problems freely without being judged or reprimanded by others.
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Publisher, Editor-in-Chief
EverythingJax.com
(Internet industry)
March 2007 — Present (2 years 5 months)
EverythingJax.com is a local internet portal which serves residents and visitors of Jacksonville, Florida and surrounding cities.
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Legal Billing Administrator
Cooper Industries
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CBE; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)
January 2007 — Present (2 years 7 months)
Process invoices from outside counsel and experts into eCounsel,
produce routing cover sheets for approval by corporate counsel and executives. Perform payment status searches in SAP -
Founder
the Laban Johnson Group
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
October 2006 — Present (2 years 10 months)
The Laban Johnson Group (incorporation pending) is a privately-owned group of sales, marketing, investment and management organizations spanning many markets and fields of interest. Our Mission is to improve the quality of life, and raise the standards of living for many by serving as a pillar to initiate and support growth and continued development in under-served social and economic niche areas.
What we do, In a nutshell:
1. Raise money through sales and business operations, keeping costs low -> 2. pay our costs and invest the difference -> 3. leverage investment dividends to build and support non-profit and charitable operations nationwide. -
Marketing Director, Web Developer
National Window Cleaning Directory
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Consumer Services industry)
September 2004 — Present (4 years 11 months)
he National Window Cleaning Directory was founded to meet the needs of window cleaning professional requiring inexpensive marketing and networking opportunities, and homeowners and business owners needing to locate professional window cleaners without fumbling through the pages of the phone book. The National Window Cleaning Directory is more than just a directory - we link our window cleaner members to window cleaning suppliers, tips to start, market, and build their new window cleaning businesses, and much more.
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Owner
Indie4Ever.com
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Music industry)
August 2003 — Present (6 years)
Independent Music Distribution and Promotion, non-exclusive, forever. Indie4ever.com WHERE INDEPENDENT MUSICIANS CAN SELL MUSIC WITHOUT SELLING OUT.
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Web Developer
Alwaysonline.ca
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)
December 2007 — March 2008 (4 months)
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Webmaster
NYARTCC.org
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Aviation & Aerospace industry)
August 2004 — April 2007 (2 years 9 months)
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Sales Consultant
Coggin Automotive Group
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Retail industry)
October 2005 — August 2006 (11 months)
GM Certified Sales Consultant for a leading Chevrolet dealer in Jacksonville FL. Many happy customers :)
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Marketing Coordinator and Customer Service Rep
Nomadic Display
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
2003 — 2005 (2 years)
Worldwide leader for trade show displays, booths and rental exhibits. http://www.nomadicdisplay.com
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Receptionist
United Negro College Fund
(Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Education Management industry)
2003 — 2003 (less than a year)
An educational assistance organization with 40 private, historically black, member colleges and universities. "A mind is a terrible thing to waste."
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Administrative Assistant
McNeil Multilingual
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Translation and Localization industry)
February 2002 — July 2003 (1 year 6 months)
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Receptionist
Thruport Technologies / Dome Capital
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
1998 — 1999 (1 year)
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Administrative Assistant
Prince William County
(Government Administration industry)
1996 — 1997 (1 year)
Assistant to the Clerk of the Board of County Supervisors, County Executive, and Deputy County Executive
Laban Johnson’s Education
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Financial Freedom International
Financial Consultant Training Certification , Finance , 2007 — 2007
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Primerica
certification , Virginia State Life and Health Insurance Course , 1999 — 1999
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Woodbridge Senior High School
Vocational Diploma , Electronics, Music Theory, Drama , 1993 — 1997
- Activities and Societies:
- 3 Years of Electronics - analog and digitial circuitry and design, programming, CAD
Additional Information
Laban Johnson’s Websites:
Laban Johnson’s Interests:
non-profit, charity, real estate investment, economy, small business development, aviation, spirituality, astrology, numerology, modern music, music production, audio engineering
Laban Johnson’s Groups:
Legalwiz.com
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Executive Suite -
NetSquared -
On Startups - The Community For Entrepreneurs -
InHouston -
Worldwide Management Consultants (22,000+ members) -
Learning, Education and Training Professionals Group -
Coworking -
Marzar -
! Sales Best Practices -
Corporate Webmasters -
LinkEds & writers -
Lean Six Sigma -
ki work - powering the online business revolution -
Search Engine Strategies Conference & Expo -
Market Research Global Alliance (MRGA) -
eMarketing Association Network -
One Laptop Per Child - OLPC -
TopLinked.com (Open Networkers) -
CRM Experts -
Open Solutions Alliance -
Rabobank Networking Group -
Startup Specialists -
Online Lead Generation -
SearchEngineWatch.com Forums -
Duke Jets LLC -
Houston IT Professionals -
Imagine Alexandria -
Killer Attitude -
Consulting Cooperative -
Tweeple -
Business Development Institute (BDI) -
* Global Philanthropists Network -
Startup Mastermind -
Law of Attraction Executive Mastermind Group -
Cooperative Development Foundation -
Information, Knowledge and Content Management Specialists -
Cooperation Among Cooperatives -
Web Leaders Mastermind -
NAACP Worldwide -
International Business Brokers Association -
Mastermind International -
Fans of Digsby -
the C-level sales team -
FlexibleNetworks -
The Laban Johnson Group, LLC -
Florida Career Professionals Association -
Multifamily Mastermind Connect (MFMC) -
Mastermind Networking Group -
Strategic Planning for Nonprofits
Laban Johnson’s Honors:
3 Major label recording credits (AME/BMG Latin) and previous Grammy voting-eligible member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
previous member of and volunteer for the Washington Area Music Association
Certified Financial Consultant for Freedom Financial International of Utah
Previous Webmaster, Mentor and Controller I - Nyartcc.org (VATSIM)
Laban Johnson’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
