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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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Marcus Manges - Regional President
574.707.5543 (Cell)
The Indiana Pacers have been a fixture on the Indiana sports scene since 1967 and Pacers Sports & Entertainment is one of Indiana’s largest entertainment industry companies.
When I was first approached about joining Accelerent, I was very impressed with its platform, and I am pleased that my decision to be a Partner has been most successful!
Your group is very diligent about listening to our business needs and helping WestPoint to achieve our outlined goals. In the first six months I have added new clientele and prospects because of Accelerent introductions. These clients will help contribute to our bottom line today, and for many years to come.
Thank you for all you do! I look forward to many more years of working together!
We provided more than 160 introductions in our first year alone, taking advantage of opportunities to solve clients’ issues and make ourselves look like rock stars. In return, we’ve received hundreds of introductions to date. Where we usually would expect to see 10x ROI in the B2B space, we’ve seen 50 to 70x returns through our partnerships at Accelerent.
It’s a given that when we invest the time, Accelerent helps to quickly develop strong relationships in the business community, by being intentional. For us, these relationships have developed through weekly group and one on one meetings that have led to $500,000 in new business, in just a year and a half. To my surprise though, we have also seen an acceleration in the learning curve of our sales team. By investing time, asking questions and giving to our Partners in Accelerent, our reps have gained a better knowledge of how other industries operate and how relationships lead to more efficient prospecting. We also have been able to provide Accelerent Partners access to our Pacers Business Alliance, as well as, Pacers Suites that have allowed partners to generate new leads and close over $200k in new business for them.
We joined the Accelerent Partnership with no expectations for closing new business in year one of our three year Agreement. However, we were able to achieve a 20% jump in growth from introductions made by our new Partners. In the first year, we made at least a dozen quality introductions to our Accelerent Partners. Half of those introductions were converted to new business. We were able to onboard a similar number of new clients as a result of the relationships we built with our Accelerent partners.
Since becoming an Accelerent Partner, Firefly Children & Family Alliance has secured six new corporate partners. These companies have provided unrestricted gifts, event sponsorships and gifts in kind of product or services. These partners enjoy recurring brand recognition on digital and print mediums, first access to our special events and customized volunteer experiences that demonstrate its corporate social responsibility. In addition to fundraising support, Accelerent Partners have been instrumental in communicating Firefly Children & Family Alliance's impact and introducing many area business leaders to the agency's mission. We have provided Partner companies approximately $200,000 in new business and expect this number to significantly increase in the coming year.
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) |
Kim Leduc - Interim Regional Event Manager
410.698.7444 (Office) |
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) |
Dan Feldmann - Regional Vice President, Partner Services
480.338.1212(Cell) |
Emily Herrington - Regional Event Manger
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) |