Mark Chambers Email & Phone Number

Colorado Springs, Co, Us

Miracle Method is the largest bath and kitchen refinishing company in the country, having satisfied over 1,000,000 customers over the past 45 years. With over 190 U.S. franchise territories, we specialize in repairing and restoring all types of tubs, ceramic tile, and countertops. Specializing means we don’t do drywall, painting, carpentry, or windows. Specializing means we are the very best at refinishing ... and constantly improving.Each of our franchisees live in the market they serve. They are local. It’s very possible they’re your neighbors or friends you see at church or at your children’s school. They are independent small business owners who are working hard to build a good reputation and good business by delivering quality work and superior service.I work with our CEO and the great team at Miracle Method headquarters to provide support to our franchisees, provide direction and oversight for our operating units, and manage the company’s operations.

Monument, Co, Us

Woodmoor Group—an Executive Search Practice founded in 1994—provides services to clients ranging from Fortune 500 to small and medium sized companies in a variety of industries. We are dedicated to the idea that extraordinary companies should be presented with nothing less than extraordinary candidates.At Woodmoor, we focus on helping find three types of people:• High level "strategic" talent (typically VP and above).• Confidential "replacement" talent (often the position is still occupied).• Difficult to find "purple squirrel" talent (you know ... "there are only 15 people in the US who are qualified for this position ...").

QSpike was a social media outsourcing firm. We built and maintained online reputations for busy social executives and companies. By outsourcing to QSpike, our clients engaged their social space in a way that freed them up to remain focused on their business.My time at QSpike allowed me to improve how I lead others in career advancement, help them develop their social profiles, and share the importance of STORY when it comes to Social Media. It has also given me insights and tools that I use in my volunteer work with the Small Business Development Center and the many individuals who are just starting on their entrepreneurial journeys.

Colorado Springs, Colorado, Us

Managed Strategy, Project Portfolios, Business Analysis and Relationship Management within the IT department.I had the privilege of reporting to Bob Wood, the CIO of Focus. Under his direction, I learned the power of making processes Repeatable, Scale-able and Measurable. I was the recipient of untold knowledge and experiences he had gained over nearly 25 years of high profile consulting to Fortune 500 companies. Once again, I was learning from masters in their field and furthering my education in business!

Slipglass provided security and engineering services to businesses, government and military information systems in the banking, defense and homeland security industries.When I got the call from the founder and CEO Mark Baisley (who had previously sold a security company with a couple of partners) it went something like this: Mr. B: "Mark, I'm getting the band back together!"Mr. C: "Great! What do you want me to do? Sales? Operations?"Mr. B: "I want you to be the CFO." Now if you haven't gone down to the Education portion of my profile, do so now and you will see my training out of high school was in Broadcasting ... not what you would traditionally see for the CFO of a company. But back to the story:Mr. C: "Mark, you need someone with letters after their name if you want to raise seed money and venture capital!" Mr. B: "Now wait a minute, didn't you just leave a company that had annual audits, quarterly investor updates and monthly board meetings with full financial accountability? I need someone I can trust!" So ... I created full financials for a Private Placement Memorandum used in raising $600K of early stage capital and got to walk potential investors through 84 pages of financials. Additionally, I set up all accounting and financial operations, developed recruiting and human resource policies and procedures and defined communications and reporting procedures. We took the company from a concept to a fully functioning company in 6 months.This opportunity allowed me to get a view of the "Big Bang" approach to starting a company that was much different from the "Boot Strap" approach I had known.

TechStart provided staffing of Mission Critical Talent for both commercial and Department of Defense engineering projects. It was a for profit company that was majority held by a non-profit corporation. This unusual arrangement required quarterly shareholder updates and annual financial audits. Over 7 years, our company grew from one employee to over 23 employees working in Department of Defense, Aerospace, Banking, Credit Card and Non-profit companies. I reported to the Chairman of the Board, Rocky Scott, whom was the President of the Economic Development Corporation for Colorado Springs (and TechStart's majority shareholder). I can still remember my first meeting with Rocky when he asked me "Where are your financials?" to which I pointed at my checkbook and said "You mean this?" ... that was the beginning of what I call my MBA in the school of Rocky Scott. Over the years I developed strategic marketing and sales plans to support corporate goals and growth objectives resulting in company revenue increasing over 800% with full P&L responsibilities including budgeting, cash flow and financial reporting. I recall thinking "What have I done? I went from this nice little company where I was my own boss to this sometimes overwhelming responsibility with accountability to many!" That was when I began to live by "looking forward to looking back." When life get's crazy, don't get caught up in the present. Picture yourself at Christmas (or another time) looking back and seeing how it all came together. It's a great way to see your way through challenging times.

Datanomix was a Midrange computer engineering firm specializing in the banking and credit card industry. I was recruited to help launch a consulting practice and during the 15 months I was there, I hired over 30 consultants. The company grew from 35 to 96 employees, and my commissions began to skyrocket! What does the new VP joining the company do? "Mark, we see where we are going and where you are going, and we want to make today your last day ..."To say I was floored was an understatement! Just when it looked like my ship had sailed, it got sunk! Now I know what you might be thinking, but you can't look at each situation without looking at the big picture ... and you might not see that picture for some time. I know it took me years to see the value in what had happened.In hindsight, I have to thank that VP because had it not been for his shortsightedness, I would never have started the company that was to become TechStart! And, had I planned to start a company with 3-6 months of reserves in the bank, I would never have adopted the mantra I share to this day with other Entrepreneurs "If you are not selling, you are dying!" If you have recently-or are thinking about-launching a company: Sell, sell, sell! Don't get caught up in Logo's, Websites, Letterheads, then 3 months later think "I had better start selling something ..." By then it's too late. Those other things are important, but get the cash flow started ... FAST!

Ashburn, Va, Us

Telos / Comsys was a nationwide consulting company focused on senior level engineering services.This was my start in the Recruiting field. After working on a small project, I was asked "Would you like to come in the office and recruit?" I had no background or training in recruiting to which my boss said "I don't care what you know, I care who you are and I'll teach you ..." What I began to learn over that chapter was how to work with plans, budgets, methods and personnel. I learned how to gain the respect of employees-many years my senior-by respecting them first and then working hard to earn their respect. I always took the posture that I worked for them and not the other way around. That foundation has been crucial ever since.

This little chapter was my foray into the entrepreneurial world. While working full time for another company, I hung my shingle and began to support various organizations in the evenings and on weekends. I was an Independent Consultant to small businesses and delivered services including: hardware/software installation, configuration and maintenance; network installation and administration; purchasing consultant; and training on hardware and software.I remember fondly getting my first business name and setting up a business account. Boy what a ride I was about to embark on!

Effective Communications Course & Sales Advantage Course

Class Iii Radiotelephone License, Broadcast And Production Engineering