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Compress your revenue cycle and maximize your chances of getting the client using Accelerent’s business development system. Accelerent is a business development platform that targets the middle market business community. Each of Accelerent’s clients is unique to its business category, and Accelerent brings them together in a variety of ways to develop relationships that lead to new business. Strong referrals from trusted advisors increase your chances of success, and Accelerent takes this idea to a whole new level.
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Nick Pruner - Regional President, New Markets
765.337.7779 (Cell)
As a family owned company with offices throughout the Midwest, SumnerOne is a leader in the document solutions market.
Just in our first year as an Accelerent Partner, we have received over $185k in business referred by other Partners. Having a “give to get” mentality isn’t just a saying with our team; it’s our passion and something we practice constantly as part of Accelerent. We regularly look for opportunities and discuss internally how we can help Accelerent Partners. In fact, of the $200k we’ve helped Partners close, a large percentage was “unsolicited” by the Partner.
The most valuable key that has helped build our business has been the relationships that have begun through Accelerent. They truly are priceless relationships. Within the first year of becoming a Partner, we had already seen a 100% return on the investment we made into the group. The trusted Partners that we have developed through this group will last a lifetime, and I don’t believe you can put a value on that. In our first three years of being an Accelerent Partner, our ROI has been 10 fold. We’ve given business to numerous partners and are always looking for ways to give back.
Gian Paul Gonzalez is widely recognized for inspiring the New York Giants to their 2012 Super Bowl victory with the phrase......
Gian Paul Gonzalez is widely recognized for inspiring the New York Giants to their 2012 Super Bowl victory with the phrase “All In.”
Gian Paul Gonzalez is widely recognized for inspiring the New York Giants to their 2012 Super Bowl victory with the phrase “All In.”Gonzalez, a high school teacher in Union City, N.J., was asked to lead a chapel service for members of the New York Giants team the night before the team’s Christmas Eve 2011 game against the New York Jets. To illustrate the concept of commitment, Gonzalez handed each football player a poker chip. Instructing the players to write their number on one side of the chip and write what they wanted to be committed to on the other side. He then shared with the team the meaning behind the poker phrase “All In”. Gian Paul inspired them to be committed and put all their “chips” on the table. He went on to urge players to fully commit to anything they take on, whether as a father, husband, son or even, a football player. The team went on to win every game, up to and including Super Bowl XLVI, where they beat the New England Patriots 21-17.
Gian Paul Gonzalez is himself an inspiration. He was a former NCAA First Team All-American forward from Montclair State University scoring nearly 1,400 points in his 3 year career. Played in the NBA Summer League in 2007 and was offered a few professional basketball contracts, yet he turned them down in order to continue his work with at-risk youth. He is a gifted motivational speaker and is the founder of Hope + Future. This organization is dedicated to using athletics & physical fitness to share a message of hope and striving for excellence in inner-city public schools and juvenile jails.
The Hope + Future Foundation provides opportunities for youth to proactively become empowered members of their community. Hope + Future uses extracurricular activities, events and programming to provide health, and wellness education while bridging the gaps between individual growth and improving families. This unifies communities around a common core belief that there is a hope for each child personally, academically, socially, and economically.
“ALL IN’ is not a slogan, it’s a LIFEstyle.
He has been featured on ESPN as well as had notable appearances on Fox News and CNN. His inspirational talks have made him an internationally renowned speaker for NBA, NFL, English Premiere League & Fortune 500 organizations.
Find. A. Way. Three simple words, yet when composed in a sentence, Merril Hoge has proven that these can be the most power......
Find. A. Way. Three simple words, yet when composed in a sentence, Merril Hoge has proven that these can be the most powerful words in the English language. “Find. A. Way.” helped Merril beat cancer, overcome family tragedies, triumph childhood traumas and conquer his personal demons.
A retired NFL running back and former ESPN analyst, Merril inspires audiences with his story of prevailing over life’s hurdles through strength and determination while achieving success through hard work and perseverance. He began his NFL career with the Pittsburgh Steelers, eventually joining the Chicago Bears before retiring from improper care of head trauma. During his tenure as an ESPN analyst and host, he was well-known for his sharp insights and knowledge of the game.
In 2003, Merril was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, which he fought – and beat – using the same tenacity he demonstrated on the field. He shares his moving story in his memoir Find a Way: Three Words That Changed My Life. In 2018, Merril published his provocative book Brainwashed: The Bad Science Behind CTE and the Plot to Destroy Football.
Merril’s empowering message provides people with strategies to “find a way” as they pursue their own goals.
Commander Kirk Lippold, USN (Ret.) was the Commanding Officer of the USS Cole when it came under a suicide terrorist attac......
Commander Kirk Lippold, USN (Ret.) was the Commanding Officer of the USS Cole when it came under a suicide terrorist attack by al Qaeda in the port of Aden, Yemen. During his command, he and his crew distinguished themselves by saving the American war ship from sinking. This event is widely recognized as one of the most brazen acts of terrorism by al Qaeda prior to September 11, 2001. With this unique and invaluable experience, Commander Lippold has briefed over 5,000 military officers and given over 200 presentations on this seminal event in the war on terrorism.
Commander Kirk Lippold's assignments prior to the USS Cole included Executive Officer of USS SHILOH, an Aegis-class guided missile cruiser. His department head tour was unique in his assignment to the crew that commissioned USS Arleigh Burke, the Navy's first Aegis guided missile destroyer. He served as the Operations Officer responsible for the training and operation of a next generation $1 billion warship with a crew of over 300 Sailors. He had two division officer assignments, which included a tour on USS Yorktown, an Aegis class guided missile cruiser. There, he completed a lengthy seven and a half month deployment to the Mediterranean, where he participated in the Achille Lauro aircraft seizure, Black Sea Freedom of Navigation operations against the Soviet Union, and Attain III combat operations in the Gulf of Sidra off Libya that followed several Libyan sponsored terrorist attacks in Europe. His initial division officer tour was in USS Fairfax County, a tank landing ship, where he completed a deployment to Beirut, Lebanon, in support of the US Marine Corps and the Multinational Peacekeeping Force when terrorists attacked the American Embassy and severely damaged it.
Commander Kirk Lippold is a graduate of the US Naval Academy, and received his commission in the Navy in 1981. He attended the Navy Postgraduate School from 1987 to 1989 where he received a Masters of Science in Systems Engineering (Joint Command, Control and Communications). He is a 1994 graduate of the United States Army Command and General Staff College and is also a 2001 graduate of the Joint Forces Staff College. He has also served as the Administrative Aide to the Secretary of the Navy. He recently served on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Directorate for Strategic Plans and Policy (J-5), where he was instrumental in crafting detainee policy for the war on terrorism during its initial stages following the 9/11 attacks. His last assignment was in the International Strategy Division in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (N5IS).
Commander Kirk Lippold's personal awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (three awards), Meritorious Service Medal (three awards), Combat Action Ribbon, Navy Commendation Medal (two awards), Joint Service Achievement Medal, Navy Achievement Medal (two awards), in addition to various campaign and service ribbons.
Currently, Commander Lippold is the president of Lippold Strategies, LLC, a consulting firm specializing in executive leadership development, strategic planning and training programs, and crisis management. He is also the author of Front Burner – Al Qaeda’s Attack on the USS Cole, which recounts the story of Al Qaeda's bombing of his ship on and the continuing ramifications for the war on terror.
He serves on the Board of Directors for Military Families United, one of the nation’s premier family advocacy groups, and is a member of the Board of Advisors for Halo Maritime Defense Systems. He resides in his home state of Nevada where he is active in the future of the state and expanding opportunities for business.
Accelerent Corporate Staff
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Troy Peple - CEO
703.421.2226 (Office) |
Tom Lipski - President
703.421.2226 (Office) |
John C. Grantham - Vice President of Operations
703.421.2226 (Office) |
Kathryn Peple - Vice President of Communications
703.421.2226 (Office) |
Suzanne Lebans - Office Administrator
703.421.2226 (Office) |
Baltimore, MD
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Rob McGrain - Regional President
443.506.4597 (Cell) |
Cate Paris - Regional Vice President, Partner Services
443.447.8991 (Cell) |
Vickie Johns – Regional Event Manager
443.472.5289 (Office) |
Denver, CO
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Derek Dabbs - Regional President
571.639.9211 (Cell) |
Ted Ivey - Executive Vice President, Partner Services
816.824.1369 (Cell) |
Carina Seib - Regional Event Manager
720.737.0306 (Cell) |
Indianapolis, IN
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Marcus Manges - Regional President
574.707.5543 (Cell) |
Brady Gilreath - Regional Vice President, Partner
Services
317.476.7729 (Cell) |
Aly Walton - Regional Event Manager
317.385.5555 (Office) |
Kansas City, MO
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Nick Pruner – Regional President
765.337.7779 (Cell) |
Ted Ivey - Executive Vice President, Partner Services
816.824.1369 (Cell) |
Nashville, TN
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Steve Minucci - Regional President
615.512.6436 (Cell) |
Jessyca Myers - Regional Vice President of Partner
714.362.6126 (Cell) |
Eileen Cooke – Regional Event Manager
615.332.2831 (Cell) |
Phoenix, AZ
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Scott Crites - President, Phoenix Region
480.309.2538 (Cell) |
Allison Taylor- Regional Vice President, Partner Services
303.956.2280 (Cell) |
Andrew Lombard - Regional Vice President, Partner Services
480.516.9654 (Cell) |
Lynn Wight - Regional Event Manager
602.622.6640 (Office) |
Washington, DC
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Michael Slone – Regional President
720.277.2540 (Cell) |
Ted Ivey - Executive Vice President, Partner Services
816.824.1369 (Cell) |
Lynn Wight- Regional Event Manager
727.452.9215 (Cell) |