Aspire!One
Roland Jacobs

Roland is the managing director and leads the planning team for Aspire!One. He became a branding and marketing strategy expert in the corporate world and now consults with a wide range of clients, from global corporations to community-based churches and nonprofits. In addition to his consulting and training activities with corporations and churches, he also regularly teaches marketing strategy as a guest lecturer in the MBA programs at Kellogg/Northwestern and the University of Chicago. Prior to founding Aspire!One in 2002, Roland was chief marketing officer of Orbitz, the online travel business founded by the airlines. He led a team of 500 to launch Orbitz in what the Standard said was "the most successful e-commerce launch in the Web's history." Previously, he also led introductions and growth of two other high-profile start-ups, as SVP-Marketing & Business Development for DigitalWork, and VP-Marketing for Petopia.com. Roland's marketing career began with The Clorox Company, where he built his marketing skills over 10 years, rising to global category director with marketing responsibility for Clorox products across 33 countries. Roland received an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.A. from St. Lawrence University. He current serves in lay leadership at Willow Creek Community Church.

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Bret Dalton
Dalton Group LLC

Bret recruits key leaders in general management, marketing, information technology, consulting services, and human resources. His practice is comprised of clients from technology, financial services, manufacturing, and travel. Prior to establishing Dalton Group LLC, Bret was recruited to join Bob Dingman in his boutique search firm in California. In 2000, as a Principal in that corporation, Bret began the process of establishing the firm's first out of state office in Colorado, which opened in 2002.

Before becoming a search consultant, Bret spent three years in strategic marketing developing new business and global alliances for RR Donnelley & Sons Company, a $6B world leader in printing and information distribution.

Previously, Bret served in the US Army rising to the rank of Major. His service included an associate professorship at West Point where he taught courses in leadership, motivation, and organizational dynamics. He also handled special assignments with the Office of the President of the United States and in the development and integration of high technology applications for global information systems.

Bret is a graduate of West Point and holds a Masters degree from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Roger Swaving & Tim Watson
Tridex Systems

Roger is currently co-founder and co-owner of Central Information Solutions. CIS is a technology company focused on information delivery to it customers and partners through data warehousing and reporting tools. Prior to the formation of CIS, Roger was founder and owner of RLS Associates, a consulting firm with a focus in the business intelligence market space. Among his clients were Universal Music Group, Lockheed Martin, and Hewlett Packard. Prior, Roger worked for 11 years at Northrop Grumann as a project planner and systems analyst. He holds an MBA with MIS-emphasis from West Coast University and a BA degree in business from Central College in Pella, Iowa.

Tim is currently co-founder and co-owner of Central Information Solutions. Prior to the formation of CIS, Tim was co-founder and co-owner of Whatwire Colorado Springs, a wireless internet service provider. Previously, he served in several management and executive capacities with NxTrend Technology, Inc.. In his last role with NxTrend, he served as the VP of Channel Operations, working with their software resellers across North America, Europe and Australia. Tim received a BS degree from Central College in Pella, Iowa.

Brad Smith
Northwest Graduate School