Ray Silverstein Email & Phone Number

Phoenix, Az, Us

Scottsdale, Arizona, Us

PRESIDENT’S RESOURCE ORGANIZATION (PRO) is an outgrowth of Ray’s passion and mission to help business owners. Since he founded PRO, he has facilitated numerous peer advisory group sessions, nurturing the growth of thousands of business professionals. A long-time student of the mastermind group model, Ray has applied his experience and observations in designing processes for PRO. In this role, Ray provides business owners with a practical roadmap for solving problems and creates a safe environment in which participants can vent, gain valuable third-party insights, and work through their most difficult challenges.Ray's s areas of specialization include, but are not limited to:● Executive Leadership● Peer Group Facilitation● Relationship Building● Project Management● Business Development● Marketing Strategy Design

Scottsdale, Arizona, Us

● WRITING & MEDIA CONTRIBUTIONRay is the author of the critically acclaimed books, The Best Secrets of Great Small Businesses (Soucebooks, Inc.) and The Small Business Survival Guide: How to Survive (and Thrive) During Tough Times. He writes monthly columns for www.entrepreneur.com and the Phoenix Business Journal. Another monthly column, “Advice from the Pros,” appears in the Business Ledger in suburban Chicago. Additionally, Ray is frequently quoted in many prominent publications, including INC., Entrepreneur, and the Wall Street Journal.

Scottsdale, Arizona, Us

● WORKSHOP FACILITATION, LECTURER AT SYMPOSIAS, SEMINAR HOSTRay is a highly sought-after public speaker on peer advisory groups, business development, marketing and issues facing small business owners. The Young Presidents Organization was instrumental in his career development. There, he received exposure to peer advisory groups and gave him the basic knowledge and insight to grow VACO and make it remarkably profitable. He has spoken at the YPO University in Acapulco, Mexico. He has also lectured at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business Marketing Forum (2009). In September, 2011, Ray delivered a presentation entitled “Tools to Build a Killer Sales Team” to the Arizona Small Business Association (ASBA).

Scottsdale, Arizona, Us

Sensitive to the needs and challenges of business owners, Ray is a natural mentor who brings out the professional and personal best of his group members. His approach, a harmonic blend of empathy and whip-cracking, is designed to help business owners get past their obstacles and achieve on an extremely high level. Ray feels that the premise of a peer advisory group is that although you may be in business for yourself, you are not in business BY yourself. “All of us are smarter than any one of us,” explains Ray. “The key is to create breakthrough moments and help people reach their full potential in business.”In this venture, Ray provides complete training, marketing support and all proprietary materials required to start a small business peer advisory board facilitation enterprise.

2 Small Biz Guys is a business-talk focused radio show about small business concerns and opportunities with a twist of humor and personality. We'll be launching in October, 2015 Check out 2SmallBizGuys.com for more information and to schedule your time.2 Small Biz Guys showcases local business owners from an array of solopreneurs, micro- and small businesses, local business notables and community leaders.We’ll cover topics that include being an entrepreneur, micro-business, self-employment, business coaching, peer groups, strategic coaching, solopreneurs, how to grow your business and how to find business mentors. We don’t want you to go it alone. In today’s marketplace small business owners need help that many find hard to afford. Now you’ll be able to get sound advice and insights without added expense.Each week we’ll explore the dynamics of particular challenges and opportunities in a live show with our guest(s). Ray Silverstein and Zen Benefiel have over 60 years of combined experience across a variety of business environments. Ray built two companies to over 1,000 employees and sold them, creating President’s Resource Organization in 1993, forming and facilitating peer advisory groups for over 20 years. Zen has an MA in Organizational Management and an MBA in Project Management, with over 20 years of putting people, places and things together to achieve goals and objectives.

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