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Meeting Preference: In Person, Phone
Languages: English
Mr. Hecht has over 40 years of successful business development, sales/marketing, Social Media and operational leadership experience. His vast experience working in both large and small business environments, provides his clients with a wealth of strategy and tactical resources that focus on goals and execution. Prior to working for US Bank Harry was Managing Director for Buyers Lab, where he developed and scaled the Buyers Alliance consulting services concept. Buyers Laboratory Inc. (BLI)- is the premier lab for independent testing and product analysis for the document imaging industry.Mr. Hechts 35+years in the Office Imaging Industry provides Buyers Alliance clients with the unbiased guidance and expertise they require to achieve the greatest ROI on their technology investments Prior to his time with Buyers Laboratory (BLI) he was Senior executive with Global Imaging Systems, a Xerox company, where he was General Manager/ CMO for Stewart Business Systems, a $60M Xerox core operating company headquartered in Burlington, New Jersey that sells and services imaging and document management technologies to local and national firms. As a highly accomplished leader and General Manager, Mr. Hecht led Stewarts` 200+ employee, 7 office organization to unprecedented revenue and profit growth. Under his leadership his efforts directly resulted in increasing annual sales from $37M to over $60M over a brief 4.5 year period, while maintaining a 19.7% EBIT and earning the coveted Presidents Award. Prior to joining Xerox, Mr. Hecht also spent 23 years of his career with Konica Minolta Business Solutions, Ramsey, NJ holding positions of increasing responsibility ending with becoming Senior Vice President, US Dealer Sales. Under his leadership Konica Minolta USA Inc. achieved 10 consecutive years of record revenue growth, MFP unit placements, aftermarket revenue, and profitability. His staff of 63 directly managed and supported the 379 member independent reseller channel; resulting in $425M combined annual revenues, plus a 11% EBIT via the sale of document output device hardware, software, services and consumables. Mr. Hecht has been a featured speaker at numerous industry events and is a member of the Lake Nona Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Hecht holds a BBA degree from Texas Tech University, with a concentration in business management and marketing. He also is a volunteer with SCORE CHAPTER 138, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Board Member of Beyond Balance and resides with his family in Orlando, Florida
Areas of Expertise
- Budgeting
- Business Plan
- Customer Service
- Ecommerce
- Human Resources
- Management & Operations
- Marketing
- Marketing Strategy
- PR/Media
- Pricing
- Sales
- Social Media
- Strategy Development
- Technology
- Websites
Industry Experience
- Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation
- Business Consulting & Coaching
- Distribution & Transportation of Goods
- Food & Beverage
- Information Technology
- Nonprofit
- Professional Services
- Retail
- Wellness, Healthcare, & Home Health
- Wholesale