Partner LJCooper. Registered Investment Advisor with the SEC. Propelled LJCooper to a Top Investment Advisory Firm 2008-2011, and Top Wealth Manager 2008-2011. Recipient of the Senator Arthur V. Watkins Award for Outstanding Business Public Partnership. Specializes in positioning highly appreciated assets through tax efficient methods. Published author in financial industry, sales, and leadership. Board member Center for Leadership UVU.

USMC and Nike trained leader. 30 years enterprise technology operations, business development, software development, and organizational leadership at VP level. Accustomed to high pressure. Captain-USMC (Desert Storm), varsity football coach, startup business leader, organizational leader (USMC, Nike, CorVel, Sequent). Opened new markets with top customers (Nike, Nordstrom, LSI Logic, etc.). Leadership author. Doctorate George Fox University.

Nike Director of Global Distribution Solutions (IT). Senior Director within Nike Inc’s Technology organization, with over 17 years of leadership experience across a wide range of organizations at Nike. Has led large organizations supporting Nike’s Information Security operations, Global HR operations and technology solutions, Global Distributions Systems (WMS), as well as leading all IT functions for subsidiary brands Cole Haan and Hurley.

Partner Manager at Infusionsoft. Consultant and national speaker helping entrepreneurs lay foundations for solid business systems. Successfully ran several businesses. Consulted and worked with businesses across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Former educator. Master’s in Education from BYU. Experienced in highest levels of Academic leadership and has led multiple successful sales teams in the Financial Services industry.

Experience: Senior Vice President and General Manager for Wolf Electronix, Worldwide OEM Sales Manager for IBM, and Director of Sales Administration for Toshiba America Computer Systems Division. Over 30 years of experience in sales leadership in electronics, computer, and construction industries. Successful track record in sales, operations, and developing teams and programs across all levels of complex organizations.

Woodbury School of Business at Utah Valley University. Ph.D. in Personal Financial Planning from Texas Tech University. Brigham Young University Master's degree in Marriage, Family, and Human Development and a Bachelor’s degree in Linguistics, minor in Korean. Research focus: inheritance and wealth transfers. He also works as an Associate Planner for Evensky and Katz Wealth Management in Coral Gables, Florida.