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Pat Ghere, Principal

Pat Ghere

Portland, OR

Patrick's entrepreneurial spirit began by forming his own finance and insurance agency and since has been instrumental in developing consumer finance programs in the near prime and sub-prime markets. After selling his agency in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Professional Investors Insurance Group, he went on to form one of the first sub-prime automobile finance companies in the country. The company produced over $500 million dollars of automobile loans per year. Patrick oversaw all corporate and operations, servicing, marketing and sales to the secondary market. Patrick resigned to go on to form his own company, Auto Marketing Network, Inc. AMN, Inc. was a national automobile and consumer finance company with over 550 employees originating over 1 billion dollars a year of automobile and other consumer loans. As the President of AMN, Inc., Patrick oversaw all aspects of corporate and operations and all loan purchases through whole loan sales and securitizations. AMN. Inc. was sold to Imperial Credit Corp, a California financial institution. Patrick has been Managing Principal of Resource Advisor Unlimited. Inc., a specialty consulting company to Financial Institutions, Hedge Funds, Private Equity/ VC firms and companies on market strategies growing company's and capital raising on a national scale.

Cort Pouch, Principal

Cort Pouch Principal

Newport Beach, CA & Salt Lake City, UT

With four profitable company sales and one IPO, the results of Cort’s efforts and leadership abilities demonstrate a repeat pattern of success. Cort is an accomplished senior executive with over 20 years of management experience focused on emerging technologies, generating revenue for enterprise software solutions, B2B, B2C, mobile eCommerce and professional services. He has established himself building revenue in early stage companies turning them into dominant market leaders. Furthermore, he has extensive experience working with venture capital and private equity backed companies who were looking for successful liquidity events.

Bryan Shirley, Principal

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Newport Beach, CA

Bryan makes teamwork win. He has spent his entire life leading teams in sales and marketing. For over 30 years he has inspired people with creative collaboration. Bryan excels at bringing teams to significantly higher levels of efficiency, productivity and success. His high energy and open approach causes all participants to engage with solid candor.

Ian Garbutt, Principal

Ian Garbutt

Portland, OR

Ian Garbutt has operated at the executive and C-level for over 30 years in companies ranging from Fortune 500 to small start-ups, and is recognized as a practical, results oriented innovator and change agent. His strengths are working in market-driven new business development, enterprise level strategic planning, product marketing and management, sales management, and leadership development. Ian’s experience and skills have successfully brought executive, technical and marketing teams together, starting at the strategic level down to the tactical implementation phases.

Wayne Pignolet, Principal

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Couer D'Alene, ID

Wayne is a seasoned CEO, with an emphasis on brand and business building, who over the last 10 years has successfully led start-up and turn around organizations to profitability. Wayne brings careful business and industry analysis, innovative sales/marketing and product branding initiatives, training and development processes, and creates a culture and environment conducive to carrying out the corporate mission and fiscal goals. Most importantly Wayne also brings his passion and care to all of his clients.

Vince Sheeran, Principal

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Southern California

Vince Sheeran is a business executive with over 29 years experience in the Software and Business Services Industries. He has built global sales organizations, run corporate marketing, and grown public and private companies through acquisition and organic growth. Vince has sold companies and built successful operating teams as a COO, CEO and Board Member. Vince has a wide range of skills across all functional areas, including sales & marketing, operations, and finance. He has extensive experience working with sales teams that market and sell complex products and solutions which require the quantification, communication and delivery of measureable value in order to secure the business. Vince has a track record of hiring, training and coaching sales and sales management teams that execute a repeatable sales process that focuses on a sales team's total revenue performance. His strength is in the application or reengineering of technology, methods and processes used in the daily activity of producing revenue and ensuring maximum revenue performance through the up-front analysis, planning and communication, delivery and management of critical revenue enhancement projects.

Denise Kuhn, Principal - NFP Practice

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Southern California



Denise comes to the Not-for-Profit Practice of OneAccord with 30 years of experience serving nonprofit organizations that are making a difference in lives as diverse as junior high students and top media executives. She knows what it is like to approach a daring and bold vision with limited human and financial resources.

Jeff Rogers, Chairman & CEO

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Seattle, Washington

Originally from Edmonds, WA Jeff graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in Finance and Marketing. He has been involved in both sales and management development for the last 25 years and is founder of OneAccord.

Scott Smith, President and Principal

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Seattle, WA

Scott Smith has an extensive performance history in creating revenue. Scott's revenue experience covers two decades of implementing sales and marketing strategies including consulting, manufacturing, telemarketing, telecommunications, and mergers & acquisitions. Scott joined OneAccord in June of 2009 and immediately joined the ranks as one of the highest producers at the firm. Complimenting his operating experience with several successful customer engagements and his unique ability to develop and train sales leaders, Scott was promoted to the role of President effective January of 2011.

Dave Parker, Chief Revenue Officer & Principal

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Seattle, WA

Over the last 20 years Dave's career success has included both product and service industries, selling both tangible and intangible products in the technology market segments including hardware, software, and wireless. For the last 10 years he has held executive positions in IT services, software distribution and hardware development companies, including founding roles and CEO/President at both License Online, Inc.

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