PLAZABRIDGE GROUP - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Member of the Plazabridge Alumni & Partners Team
- Senior Business Development and Marketing Executive
Bob is a senior Business Development and Marketing executive with a proven track record of creating new high-impact strategic partnerships.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Plazabridge Alumni & Partners Team
Brian is an experienced troubleshooter, adept at developing solutions that balance client satisfaction and organizational objectives.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Plazabridge Alumni & Partners Team
Dr. Drew helps organizations drive a data culture and the awareness necessary to transition to data-driven, anticipatory practice.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Plazabridge Alumni & Partners Team
Grant is an experienced internet marketer, web designer and developer. He's passionate for helping small businesses promote and improve their online image.
An artist and visual storyteller, Jimmy's assignments and passion for diverse cultures and landscapes have brought him to practically every corner of the globe for over 30 years.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Plazabridge Alumni & Partners Team
Mara is a skilled researcher and problem solver. With a wealth of experience in academic research, her particular expertise is in cultural studies.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Plazabridge Alumni & Partners Team
Marie-Claire has strong experience working in higher education and non-profit management in a variety of roles, from a Division I field hockey coaching to university development.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Plazabridge Alumni & Partners Team
Marybeth spent most of her career with Bloomberg where she managed multiple bureaus in Europe and later New York.
Phil Williams, LLC provides extensive technology and management consulting services to global companies within the aerospace, automotive, defense, electronics, ecommerce, and other market segments.
Job Titles:
- Business Development Consultant
- Chief Product Officer
Richard Spangler is a leading business development consultant and recognized change accelerator who creates actionable results. An original founder of Plazabridge Group, he has an intense desire to help growth companies migrate through the maze of issues and to help the executives and entrepreneurs accelerate into success while minimizing errors. His expertise includes product strategy and management, entrepreneurship, and mergers & acquisitions.
Richard has over 25 years of experience in large corporate branding beginning with product management, corporate development and acquisitions for Compaq Computer Corporation. Following Compaq, Richard was the Program Director of Wireless Strategy at IBM, where he redefined the wireless application business. He continued at IBM as the Worldwide Brand Manager overseeing the Aptiva consumer product and new licensing programs for the IBM logo. After IBM, Richard leveraged his extensive experience in web merchandising, technology and strategic management to create 6 startups including Planet Portal Inc., Square Loop Inc., Creative Leadership Adventures, Interpretis Inc., and his current non-profit, PoleFlyers.
Richard holds a B.S. from Guilford College and an M.B.A. from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. Beyond the Plazabridge doors, you can find Richard flying, golfing or playing the guitar with his band, The Headless Chickens.
Job Titles:
- President & CEO / Colonial Technology Development Co.
Dr. Williams has held multiple executive roles and is an award-winning author and inventor. He is Chairman of the Board of Directors for the non-profit Life Sciences Research Organization.
Recognized as a luminary in the landscape of technology and innovation, Teresa Spangler has been the driving force behind numerous groundbreaking initiatives. As the founder of the Plazabridge Group and the GameDay Decisions Analytics Platform™, an AI-powered strategic tool, her ingenuity has stimulated substantial growth across diverse industries.
Teresa's entrepreneurial insights have been captured in her compelling book, "All That I Am Now That I Know," encapsulating 17 vital lessons from her extraordinary journey. She extends her influence beyond the written word, engaging audiences as a motivational speaker and sharing her expertise on innovation, growth, and digital transformation. Her forward-thinking perspective and strategic acumen have made her an invaluable asset to advisory boards of various influential organizations, such as the Global Innovation Institute (GInI.org) and Women's Business Collaborative. Her previous advisory contributions include significant roles in the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Terrorism Research & Analysis Consortium (TRAC), and Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED).
Teresa also an Adjunct Professor and a Technology Transfer and Innovation Specialist at Appalachian State University since 2023 is a testament to her commitment to nurturing the next generation of innovative minds.
She is In possession of notable credentials from the Institute for the Future, along with qualifications in Emotional Intelligence (EQi & EQi360), Data Science, and as an Authorized Training & Assessment Provider (ATAP)® from GInI, Teresa's diverse expertise shines brightly in the ever-evolving tech landscape.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Plazabridge Alumni & Partners Team
Tim is an energetic innovator of several start-up efforts and lead executive of multi-billion dollar global businesses.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Plazabridge Alumni & Partners Team
Todd has more than 20 years' experience in marketing and management with a variety of companies and organizations, public and private.