Joel Craft, Chief Executive Officer
American Information Strategies, now one of the nation’s fastest
growing lead generation companies, was established by Joel Craft in
1998. Since that time, AIS has serviced over 1,400 clients. Today
with annual revenue in the millions, AIS is one of the largest and
fastest growing privately held companies in its industry. Growing by
over 900% in the last 8 years, the company has become the premier
leader in client and lead generation services.
Joel Lee Craft, founder and President of AIS, is a twenty-year
veteran of the Lead Generation and Data Management Industry. He has
developed and implemented a diverse set of skills, causing AIS to
become the solution of choice for lead generation, data management,
and direct marketing. His vision for all three industries has
consistently set the bar higher and higher among his peers. Joel’s
active role in positive leadership and constant search for excellence
has driven AIS, as well as other companies, to huge successes.
Mr. Craft’s leadership and proven track record of accomplishments
has spanned many companies and industries including Real Estate
Partners, Cinnamour Pictures, Growthink, Bank of New York Mellon
Corporation, Titus Securites and dozens of growth and middle market
companies including business and consumer services, construction and
real estate, oil & gas production and distribution, Internet content
and commerce, software, entertainment, life sciences, alternative
energy and green energy.
- CEO Member, Young Entrepreneurs Organization (YEO)
- Member, National Assoc. Of Telecommunications (ATA)
- Board Member, Child Guidance Center of Orange County
- Platinum member, Anthony Robbins Companies
- CEO Member, VISTAGE Executive Leadership Association
Mcabe Forrester, Chief Technology Officer
With over 12 years of experience in the planning, development and
implementation of complex software applications and network solutions,
Mr. Forrester manages all projects under development from information
architecture to final integration to delivery. He has developed and
expanded the strategic long-term goals, policies, and procedures for
the company’s information technology division. His hard work,
brilliance, and dedication have built an advanced core for data
enhancement services that is light years ahead of the industry.
Mcabe maintains the AIS infrastructure for IT Operations, systems
integration, application and web services support, as well as technical
and customer support.
Drawing upon his technical experience as a ‘hands-on developer’,
Mr. Forrester is highly skilled in a diverse arena of programming
languages including Microsoft Technologies (C#, VB, VB.NET, SQL),
Java, C/C++, ColdFusion, Perl, Assembly, MySQL, Oracle, Linux, UNIX
and Windows. Prior to joining AIS, Mr. Forrester was a
Programmer/Analyst III at Virtual CEO, Inc. where he was instrumental
at designing and developing web-based information gathering
applications and services. Mr. Forrester was responsible for the
re-design of the online assessment application as well as the database
processing and real-time report delivery feature.
Mr. Forrester obtained his Microsoft Certified Solution Developer
(MCSD) as well as Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA)
certifications. He is currently pursuing a Masters in Informatics
Track in Software at the University of California Irvine (UCI).
- Member, VISTAGE Executive Leadership Association
John Beatty, Vice President-Sales
As top salesperson for most of his career at AIS, John has a passion
for educating affluent investors about emerging investment
opportunities.
In addition to supporting a top sales department, John also
advises different departments at AIS regarding product innovation
and marketing communications.
John has an Associates Degree and is currently pursuing his Bachelors
Degree in Finance. At AIS, John has been awarded the Top Salesperson
Award for 2001-2004..
Matt Chila, Sales Manager
A proven leader on the football field and on the sales floor, Matt
strives for excellence when educating investors how to build and manage
their own wealth. Matt prides himself on selling with honesty and
integrity.
A former All-American and National Football League Tight End, Matt
utilizes the same tenacity and discipline in business he once used on
the football field to ensure the success of his team.
Matt holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Interpersonal Communications
from Villanova University and played for the New Yok Jets and the
Hamburg Sea Devils in the NFL Europe.
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