Dennis Gonier Email & Phone Number

Dennis is widely known for big accomplishments in technology and business. He is a proven innovator -- the holder of several patents that have transformed industry sectors. He has successfully started, run, and sold multiple businesses and executed turn-arounds. He was named one of the “Top Ten 21st Century Stars" by American Demographics. In 2019, Dennis took the best of his consulting firm The DGC Group, and formed WageUp, Inc. His vision is to help hardworking skilled workers succeed and be seen as the real celebrities at work and home. His business strategy to put AI technology in the center of WageUp's product design has proven him prescient, again.As WageUp CEO, Dennis gets up everyday to make "AI go to work", equipping and elevating hard working Americans for success. WageUp provides advanced apps to thousands of frontline workers, driving enterprise results and helping each person perform better, stay encouraged, and earn more.Today's AI land-rush harkens back to mid-1990s when Dennis was one of the few genuine internet pioneers. His online ideas transformed marketing, loyalty programs and survey research -- he was the founder of Digital Marketing Services, Inc. As America Online was lifting off in 1999, they bought DMS and immediately put him in a new role: EVP of Member Retention. He was key to helping AOL reach new heights, putting the 1st million homes on broadband and generating over $1B in profit from 2002-2005.Dennis has served as a valued adviser to business leaders, consulting on mission-critical projects -- seeing and solving big challenges. He is one of America’s top business thinkers and doers -- his unique style, acumen, service-mindset, problem solving ability and charisma is appreciated in C-suites nationwide. Dennis was the Valedictorian Graduate of Austin College (Political Science) with multiple honors, and completed his Graduate work in Social Science at University of Texas. He is an active, engaging speaker, and a formally trained debate champion. He serves on multiple boards, is passionate about his children's education and active in his church.

Listed skills include Marketing Research, Business Strategy, Online Marketing, Digital Marketing, and 46 others.

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  Austin College

  Political Science