Mike O'Neil

Current

• Social Media Speaker, LinkedIn Speaker, Public Speaker, Social Media Marketing Strategist at Integrated Alliances
• Social Media Marketing Consultant, LinkedIn Strategic Consultant, Social Media Visionary and Trainer at IA Social Media
• LinkedIn Trainer, Social Media Marketing Trainer, Twitter and Facebook for Business Consultant at IA LinkedIn Training, Workshops and Webinars

• President, CEO, Entrepreneur, Business Owner, Social Media Marketing Advocate at Integrated Alliances
• Event Host, Event Promoter, Event Organizer, Event Planner, Meetup Host, Social Media Marketing Host at Integrated Alliances
• Chief Networking Officer, Social Media Marketing Consultant and Trainer at Social Media Connection
• Sales Manager at Send Out Cards

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Past

• Sales Engineer at Internap
• Sr. Consultant at Cable & Wireless
• Data Applications Consultant at US West

• Data Applications Consultant at Qwest Communications
• Business Development Executive at Interlink
• Technical Sales Manager at CompuCom
• Technical Sales Executive at ENTEX
• Technical Sales at Random Access
• Sr. Sales Associate at The Sextant Group
• Sr. Sales Consultant at Connect Computer
• Systems Engineer, Network Engineer, Computer Engineer at Arizona Public Services (APS)
• PC Specialist at Ramada

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Education

• Integrated Alliances University
• Dale Carnegie Training
• Landmark Education

• University of Denver
• Miller Heiman
• Arizona State University
• Iowa State University
• Burnsville High School

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Recommended

229 people have recommended Mike

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Professional Training & Coaching

Mike O'Neil’s Summary

♦ World-leading LinkedIn Authority and Social Media Leader
♦ #1 LinkedIn trainer in the world – 400 Group Trainings presented
♦ Social Media Trainer, Twitter Trainer, Facebook Trainer
♦ Founder of the first and most respected LinkedIn training organization
♦ Creator of SocialNet and LinkedIn Live B2B Networking events
♦ LinkedIn Rock Star, Social Media Rock Star

I love to meet new people and help others. I’m a generous OPEN NETWORKER and my time is in high demand.

When you engage me and my company Integrated Alliances, our...

...time-proven, proprietary LinkedIn Business Methodologies and strategies maximize your time invested in Social Media
...globally recognized expertise and LinkedIn trainings deliver RAPID RESULTS
...LinkedIn and Social Media services quickly elevate businesses and individuals to industry leader status
...evangelical and entertaining speaking style fully engages our audiences

Significant Credentials and Accomplishments:

- Developed 12 levels/types of LinkedIn curriculum
- Trained 10 IA-certified LinkedIn Trainers
- Trained over 50 Professional and “Amateur” LinkedIn Trainers
- National Conference Speaker and Trainer
- 20 years in Technology Sales and Marketing

How you might be able help me…

1. FIND SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY OPPORTUNITIES with businesses, associations and KEY individuals – we design/implement - train - outsource Social Media areas – provide support - expand clients into more areas of Social Media
2. FIND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES for businesses and associations – LinkedIn, Social Media, Twitter, Facebook
3. INTRODUCTIONS to key business individuals that can help our business grow – influencers, investors, partners
4. TELL OTHERS about us so they can get the help they need

Interesting personal facts:

> ENFP Meyers-Briggs
> Attended over 1,000 rock concerts (best = Pink Floyd)
> Classic car fan - 60’s and 70’s

Mike O'Neil’s Specialties:

Entrepreneur, Business Owner │ social media marketing | train, trainer, training, teacher, teaching, instructor, instructing, speaker, speaking, speech, education, educator │ network, networker, networking, blog, blogger │ channel development, channel marketing, channel partner, channel partners │ product development │ Web 2.0 | Dell, HP, Compaq, Sun, Novell, Microsoft, Linux, Lotus NOTES, technical services, servers, routers, firewalls, hosting, Internet, CCDA, Cisco Certified Design Associate

Mike O'Neil’s Experience

• Social Media Speaker, LinkedIn Speaker, Public Speaker, Social Media Marketing Strategist

  Integrated Alliances

  (Privately Held; Professional Training & Coaching industry)

  2007 — Present (2 years )

  Integrated Alliances is frequently called upon to share it’s time driven expertise with others through speaking. This is parallel or in concert with the training that that IA performs.
  
  Often this is to very large audiences with the outcome being the largest of any session other than the keynote. IA speakers like myself also deliver keynote addresses very well with an audience energized to run out the door and take action. The energy, expertise and audience appeal set IA apart on the speaking circuit.
  
  Our speaking clients are national, international or local associations, businesses that hold events, gatherings, trainings – both in person and on-line.
  
  Our audiences include large national conferences, regional gatherings and even monthly meetings of groups and associations. Private speaking is often combined with private training in a business environment.
  
  We offer single and DUAL speaker formats. It is often myself, associate Lori Ruff or one of our Regional Executive Directors that speak. Lori Ruff and I often speak as a team – a duo or duet as they say. The format is highly engaging for audiences.
  
  My personal expertise is speaking on LinkedIn, Twitter, networking, technology and simplifying all of these areas for any level of audience.
  
  Spoken in conferences along with Perry Belcher, Joel Bauer, Sam Richter, Ron Davies, Susan Preston, Glenn Dietzel, Gil Ortega, Tom Wheelwright, Tim Schmidt, Victor Maranto, Dr. Jeff Hockings, Dr. Harlan Kilstein.
  
  Speaking peer with Mari Smith, Scott Allen, Chuck Tolleyson, Nate or Nathan Kievman, Viveka von Rosen, Sean Nelson, Miles Austin, Marc Freedman, Patrick O’Malley, Jill Konrath, Jason Alba, Lewis Howes.
  
  Fan of the top sales trainers and social media trainers - Tony Robbins, Tom Hopkins, T Harv Ecker, Joel Comm, Zig Ziglar, Brian Tracy.

• Social Media Marketing Consultant, LinkedIn Strategic Consultant, Social Media Visionary and Trainer

  IA Social Media

  (Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  September 2006 — Present (3 years 3 months)

  IA provides private Social Media Consulting and LinkedIn Consulting through its talented TEAM of social media consultants and LinkedIn consultants and Subject Matter Experts.
  
  This consulting often includes:
  
  ♦ Corporate Social Media Strategies
  ♦ Corporate Social Networking Strategies
  ♦ Branding, marketing and corporate image
  ♦ Event Promotion using Social Media
  
  IA’s Social Media Managed Services and LinkedIn Managed Services are geared toward the specific needs of busy professionals. We do the heavy lifting in the area of Profile Development, Network Building, on-going communications management so you can get on with your business.
  
  I am the most experienced LinkedIn trainer there is, but I do not provide Authorized LinkedIn Training nor do I provide Certified LinkedIn Training.

• LinkedIn Trainer, Social Media Marketing Trainer, Twitter and Facebook for Business Consultant

  IA LinkedIn Training, Workshops and Webinars

  (Professional Training & Coaching industry)

  March 2006 — Present (3 years 9 months)

  IA develops and delivers comprehensive LINKEDIN TRAINING for businesses, associations and select individuals. IA has held more LinkedIn Workshops and Webinars than any organization in the world – over 400 total in 3 ½ years.
  
  IA LINKEDIN HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS and WEBINARS Line-up:
  
  ♦ LinkedIn 101 Fundamentals Training
  ♦ LinkedIn Advanced Training – LinkedIn 201 Power User, LinkedIn Groups
  ♦ LinkedIn Profiles Training for Individuals and Companies
  ♦ LinkedIn Network Building Training
  ♦ LinkedIn Sales Training, LinkedIn Marketing Training
  ♦ LinkedIn Recruiting Training, Recruiter Training
  
  ♦ Social Media for Business Training
  ♦ Twitter for Business Training
  ♦ Facebook for Business Training
  ♦ Twitter for LinkedIn Users Training
  ♦ Facebook for LinkedIn Users Training
  
  While I am the most experienced LinkedIn trainer there is, I am not an Authorized LinkedIn Trainer nor am I a Certified LinkedIn Trainer.
  
  Many consider me to be a GoToWebinar (Go2Webinar) power user since I have done so many LinkedIn Webinars.

• President, CEO, Entrepreneur, Business Owner, Social Media Marketing Advocate

  Integrated Alliances

  (Privately Held; Professional Training & Coaching industry)

  2003 — Present (6 years )

  Integrated Alliances (IA) was founded in 2003. It’s audience started in the technology sector and has expanded to include representatives from all areas of business, primarily B2B.
  
  Our audience includes many of the following types. Is this you?
  
  ♦ CEO, COO, CFO, CMO, CTO, CIO, SVP, VP, Controller, Executive
  ♦ Sales Professional, Account Manager, Account Executive
  ♦ Sales Manager, Director, VP
  ♦Marketing Manager, Director, VP
  ♦ Business Development Manager, Director, VP
  ♦ Channel Manager, Channel Management
  ♦ Entrepreneur, Business Owner
  ♦ Recruiter, Recruiting Professional
  ♦ Staffer, Staffing Professional
  ♦ Talent Acquisition Manager
  ♦ Human Resources Professional, HR Professional
  ♦ Coach, Consultant
  ♦ Technology Professional
  ♦ Association Leader, Executive Director
  
  If so, you might look at how we might be able to help you get further, faster with IA’s Social Media help.

• Event Host, Event Promoter, Event Organizer, Event Planner, Meetup Host, Social Media Marketing Host

  Integrated Alliances

  (Privately Held; Professional Training & Coaching industry)

  2003 — Present (6 years )

  Integrated Alliances (IA) was founded in 2003 as a business event company catering to the technology community. The events appeal to business owners, technology professionals, sales and marketing professionals, networkers, those in recruiting and even job seekers.
  
  The weekly, monthly and annual events have been held for 6 years across the greater Denver area, in Colorado and around the US.
  
  IA still hosts B2B and Technology networking events today under the SocialNet and LinkedIn Live brands. They are still held in Colorado and across the US.
  
  Integrated Alliances has expanded its event operations to include Social Media training, consulting and professional services. The event operations are a small part of the IA business operations in 2009.
  
  I also host and organize the Denver Business Networking Meetup Group, Colorado LinkedIn Users Meetup Group and the Denver WordPress Social Media Meetup Group.
  
  The Denver Meetup Groups is in association with partners Jayson Cote and Mike Hanbery.

• Chief Networking Officer, Social Media Marketing Consultant and Trainer

  Social Media Connection

  (Privately Held; Broadcast Media industry)

  March 2002 — Present (7 years 9 months)

  I am the host of the Integrated Alliances Show on the Social Media Connection Broadcast Network. The show covers LinkedIn, the Social networking industry and topics of interest to users of these systems. Integrated Alliances Show Rock and Roll Edition where we interview the social media experts and elite about their musical experiences attending live rock concerts.
  
  The organization was developed by some of the social media industries brightest and most forward thinking minds. This organization develops video content covering social media and distributes the content through a very large internet audience.
  
  Partners in the business and fellow on-line media talent include Jay Deragon, David Cooper, David Bullock, Dan Ryan, Irene Williams, Sherman Mohr and Jack Massari.

• Sales Manager

  Send Out Cards

  (Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  February 2002 — Present (7 years 10 months)

  SendOutCards lets business professionals and individuals send true paper greeting cards to others via an Internet-based interface. This is a novel way to build, maintain and expand business relationships.
  
  ♦ They are delivered via US mail, postage stamp and all.
  ♦ They can include pictures, including those that YOU upload.
  ♦ The text can even be IN YOUR OWN HANDWRITING, which is scanned in.
  
  Let me know if you are interested in knowing more.
  
  Information is available at www.SendOutCards.com.

• Sales Engineer

  Internap

  (Public Company; INAP; Internet industry)

  2001 — 2003 (2 years )

  Internap provides very high end Internet service for advanced Internet applications. I worked as a pre-sales engineer designing custom Internet-based business solutions for service providers and large corporate customers.
  
  I worked with advanced Internet technologies including streaming media. I supported the direct sales teams and the indirect sales team (channels).

• Sr. Consultant

  Cable & Wireless

  (Public Company; CW.L; Telecommunications industry)

  1998 — 2001 (3 years )

  Cable & Wireless was an International Internet and telecom provider selling to service providers and large multi-national companies around the world. I worked as a pre-sales engineer and systems consultant supporting both the direct sales team and indirect sales operations (channels). Cable and wireless sold its US operations to SAVVIS.

• Data Applications Consultant

  US West

  (Public Company; Q; Telecommunications industry)

  1997 — 1999 (2 years )

  US West was a large ILEC providing telephone, Internet and web hosting services. Worked in group that sold to small and medium sized business customers in a 12 state area.
  
  We specifically worked with Internet, PRI, ISDN, Frame Relay, Point to Point, Private Line, DSL and POTS phone services. US West was acquired by Qwest Communications in 2001.

• Data Applications Consultant

  Qwest Communications

  (Public Company; Q; Telecommunications industry)

  1997 — 1999 (2 years )

  Qwest acquired US West in 2001. See above.

• Business Development Executive

  Interlink

  (Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

  1997 — 1997 (less than a year)

  InterLink Group is a Colorado-based systems integrator and developer of database applications, Web applications and CRM systems. Sold to medium and large companies mostly in Colorado. I was a hunter, charged with finding new business for the company.

• Technical Sales Manager

  CompuCom

  (Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

  1996 — 1997 (1 year )

  CompuCom is a large nationwide systems integrator selling to medium and large companies around the US. I managed a team of 4 that specialized in systems integration projects.

• Technical Sales Executive

  ENTEX

  (Computer Networking industry)

  1995 — 1996 (1 year )

  ENTEX acquired Random Access in 1996. They are a large nationwide systems integrator selling to medium and large companies around the country. I was a systems integration sales rep. and a systems consultant.

• Technical Sales

  Random Access

  (Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

  1991 — 1995 (4 years )

  Random Access was a regional PC distributor and systems integrator selling to medium and large companies mostly in Colorado. Worked in the systems integration sales dept. as a hunting sales rep. who did a lot of systems consulting in the process. The company was sold to ENTEX.

• Sr. Sales Associate

  The Sextant Group

  (Privately Held; Architecture & Planning industry)

  1990 — 1991 (1 year )

  Sextant Group was a small networking consulting company selling systems integration to anybody we could find. We worked a lot with Banyan. I was a hunting sales rep.

• Sr. Sales Consultant

  Connect Computer

  (Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

  1987 — 1990 (3 years )

  Connect Computer was a medium sized networking consulting and training company selling to medium sized businesses in the Twin Cities area in Minnesota. I was a hunting sales rep. and I did a lot of consulting with clients. 3M and Rollerblade were my 2 biggest accounts.

• Systems Engineer, Network Engineer, Computer Engineer

  Arizona Public Services (APS)

  (Public Company; PNW; Utilities industry)

  1985 — 1987 (2 years )

  APS is the primary electric utility in Arizona. I worked as a systems engineer in the IT dept. on PC and PC LAN projects, many involving IBM mainframe connectivity.

• PC Specialist

  Ramada

  (Partnership; Hospitality industry)

  1983 — 1985 (2 years )

  Ramada Hotels is based Phoenix Arizona with 700+ properties at the time. Ramada also owned the Tropicana Casinos in Las Vegas, Reno, and Atlantic City. I worked in the IT dept. researching PC applications for the company.

Mike O'Neil’s Education

• Integrated Alliances University

  PhD , LinkedIn Training, Social Media Training , 2006 — 2009

  Taught hundreds of LinkedIn training sessions to thousands of students. Topics range from LinkedIn basics to very advanced topics like LinkedIn Groups, Network Building, etc.
  
  Taught special programs for Sales, Marketing, Recruiting, Career Development, Job Hunting, Job Seeking, Technology, Telecom.

  Activities and Societies:

  LinkedIn 101, LinkedIn 201, LinkedIn Profiles, LinkedIn Network Building, LinkedIn for Sales, LinkedIn for Marketing, LinkedIn for business development, LinkedIn for Recruiting, LinkedIn for Career Development, LinkedIn Groups, LinkedIn Answers,

• Dale Carnegie Training

  Graduate , Effective Communications and Human Relations , 2007 — 2007

  12 week course on creating and managing personal and business relationships.

  Activities and Societies:

  Role plays and group collaboration.

• Landmark Education

  Graduate , Landmark Forum, Interpersonal Communications , 2000 — 2000

• University of Denver

  Attended , E-Commerce and Web Development , 1999 — 2000

  Took specific classes at the University of Denver University College on E-Commerce and Web Development to further my career.

• Miller Heiman

  Graduate , Strategic Selling, Conceptual Selling , 1996 — 1996

  Intense training on Miller Heiman's top selling strategies.
  
  1. Strategic Selling
  2. Conceptual Selling
  3. Large Account Management Process - LAMP
  
  This training influenced my selling pattern for the rest of my life and also influenced many other important parts of my life.
  
  I was one of hundreds to go through the program while working at CompuCom Systems.

  Activities and Societies:

  Role plays and group collaboration.

• Arizona State University

  BSE , Industrial Engineering , 1980 — 1983

  I was recognized as a PC expert in the very early PC days, while still in school. I helped the ASU engineering dept. bring in its first 50 PC's and integrated them with other systems.
  
  Earlier, I invested in a REAL IBM PC so I guess that made me an expert. It had 64k of RAM, a single floppy, a green screen, DOS 1.1 and an Epson MX-80 dot matrix printer. Almost overnight, I was a Wordstar, Lotus 1-2-3 and dBase expert. What if I had bought an Osborne? Wow!

  Activities and Societies:

  Alpha Tau Omega, ATO, Fraternity

• Iowa State University

  xfer , General Engineering and Industrial Engineering , 1978 — 1980

  Transferred to Arizona State University (ASU) in Tempe, AZ after 2 years at Iowa State University (ISU) in Ames, IA.

  Activities and Societies:

  Alpha Tau Omega, ATO, fraternity.

• Burnsville High School

  Graduate , Math and Automobile , 1976 — 1978

  Activities and Societies:

  Tennis Team, Football team, Honor Rolls

Additional Information

Mike O'Neil’s Interests:

Social Media, business networking, social networking, networking, technology, live music, ♫, concerts, ♫, gadgets, tennis, racquetball, foosball, football, basketball, hockey, pool, billiards, dancing, dogs, cats, Aspen, Vail, Breckenridge, Microsoft, Apple, McIntosh, iPod, iPhone, iTunes, Linux, Mountain Dew, Heineken, Stella Artois Favorite Movies, Forrest Gump, Office Space, Scarface, Vacation, Swordfish, The Italian Job, The Godfather, Good Fellas, - - Favorite TV Shows, Boston Legal, The Office, The Family Guy, The Simpsons, NBC Nightly News, 9News, Saturday Night Live, Seinfeld, Favorite Music, Pink Floyd, Steve Winwood, Steely Dan, Sade, John Mellencamp, Counting Crows, Rolling Stones, James Blunt, Favorite Automobiles, Classic Automobiles, Muscle Cars, Ferrari, Corvette, Camaro, Mustang, Shelby, BMW, Mercedes Benz, Porsche, On-Line, Facebook, Myspace, Google, Orkut, RYZE, SalesForce.com, Yahoo, Twitter, Digg, delicious, Plaxo, Flickr, Ning, MeetUp, YouTube, Grouply

Mike O'Neil’s Groups:

Rotary, Rockies Venture Club, RVC, Communications Technology Professionals, CTP, Colorado Technical Recruiters Network, CTRN, Rocky Mountain Association of Recruiters, RMAR, National Speakers Association, NSA, National Association of Personnel Services, Behind The Moon, BTM, National Association of Personnel Services, NAPS, Colorado Human Resources Association, CHRA, SHRM, Jobing.com,
ASTD, Cherry Creek Arts Festival, CCAF, DaVinci Institute, eWomenNetwork, Make-it-Fly, MIF, Club Entrepreneur, Club E, Boulder Chamber of Commerce, Telecom Association of Colorado, TAC, Better Business Bureau, BBB, The National Networker, TNNW, Relationship Networking Industry Association, RNIA, NoCoNet, Landmark Education, International Network of Social Entrepreneurs,
eCademy, BlackStar, Plaxo, FastPitch, FaceBook, Hi5, Match.com, Classmates.com, YouTube, LION, TopLinked.com, OpenNetworker.com, InvitesWelcome, Tech Cocktail, MeetUp, DallasBlue, Door64

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Mike O'Neil’s Honors:

Consistently earned: Presidents Club, Deans List, Top Sales Engineering Consultant Awards

Featured Speaker at (sample):

- Phone + Channel Partner Conference - 2009
- National Association of Personnel Services (NAPS) Conference - 2008
- Midwest Super Conference (MSC) - 2009
- Miller Heiman Client Summit - 2008
- Jobing.com Career Conferences - 2008, 2009
- Career ReBoot Camp - 2009
- Colorado Society of Association Executives (CSAE) - 2008
- Rocky Mountain Association or Recruiters (RMAR) - 2007, 2008
- Colorado Business & Professional Women Association (BPW/Colorado) - 2009
- Colorado Local Capital Summit - 2009
- Tie-Rockies Association - 2009
- Minnesota Workforce Center - 2008
- Rotary International - 2008, 2009
- Larimer County Colorado Workforce Center - 2008
- Meeting Professionals International Conference (MPI, MPISCC) - 2009
- Denver Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce - 2009
- Steven's Alumni Association (2009)
- Many more

Mike O'Neil’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

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