Archive for category: Polk County

Carl Hadden

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Regional Director, Florida SBDC at USF, Polk County
Specialty: Market Research, Business Planning, Financial Analysis, Student Teams

Carl Hadden is the Regional Director for the Florida SBDC at University of South Florida. Hadden leads a staff of 20 who serve the 10-county Tampa Bay region. He is also a marketing specialist with experience in workforce development, sales, insurance, entrepreneurship and training.

As general manager for a wireless phone retailer, Hadden directed the marketing, co-op advertising, purchasing, vendor relations, and human resources. He assisted in implementing a point of sales system for the wireless retailer to automate processes and minimize loss prevention. As a workforce professional, Hadden assisted McGee Auto Service & Tires to secure a partnership with the Polk County School District, which would allow mechanics to get additional training and resources to become ASE certified.

He graduated from Leadership Lake Wales Class 13 in 2009. Hadden has an associate’s degree in business administration from Polk State College and a bachelor’s in marketing management from Webber International University. He has an MBA from Muma College of Business at University of South Florida with a graduate certificate in entrepreneurship. He is also a Certified Marketing Executive, TTI DISC Certified Professional Behavioral Analyst, TTI DISC Certified Professional Driving Forces Analyst, and a Certified LivePlan Expert Adviser.

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Greg Manning

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Florida SBDC at USF, Polk County
Specialty: Cash Flow Management, Strategic Planning, Startup

Greg Manning opened his first retail location in Lakeland, Fla., more than 30 years ago. While cash flow planning and analysis, and inventory productivity were constants in his businesses, he experienced virtually all aspects of starting, growing, and closing a small business over the course of 30 years. He negotiated dozens of leases and designed and implemented various marketing plans. With more than 250 employees, Manning dealt with various human resources issues. In addition to his operating career, Manning was also involved in the financing side of business as the president of the board of directors at Crown Managers Acceptance Corporation. The company had a facility of $150 million dollars to lend via term loans and working capital loans, providing a lifeline of funding to a multitude of retail customers. Manning earned a bachelor’s degrees in finance and economics from the University of Florida. He is also a certified Associate Business Continuity Professional (ABCP).

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Randy Hayes

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Florida SBDC at USF, Polk County

Specialty: Startup, Employee Recruitment/Retention

Randy Hayes has more than 15 years of business consulting experience with businesses of various sizes from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. His work with these companies ranged from guiding them through their financial services needs as a banker to ensuring that they met their monetary goals. As recruiter/talent acquisition partner and business owner, Hayes worked with businesses to help them identify, recruit, and ultimately hire top talent to join their companies and addressed turnover, existing market share growth, new market development, and/or succession planning goals. His experience in the financial services and recruiting industries allows him to provide business consulting to entrepreneurs with a balanced understanding of starting and growing their business, by focusing on both the product and/or service they offer and the human capital needed to make it happen. Hayes has a bachelor’s degree from Palm Beach State College and a master’s in human resource management and services from Nova Southeastern University. He is also a Certified Professional with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM-CP).

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