Workgroup Experts

Serena Scanzillo is a business communications expert with over fifteen years of experience as a small business owner. She is a knowledgeable guide to helping other small business owners with lifecycle marketing, strategic communications, social media content creation, growth strategies and corporate health + wellness. Her focus is on the customer journey and developing meaningful messaging that garners measurable results. Serena ensures that corporate messaging is clearly defined to the solution being providing and she will work to diligently make sure prospective customers understand her clients’ mission and are aligned to their solutions. When Serena isn’t growing companies you can find her as an on-air guest-host on the QVC Television Shopping Channel, reading suspense novels, power walking, lifting and cooking. 

Vince Burruano has nearly 30 years of professional sales and sales management experience working for a range of companies including JK Moving Services, Ricoh, IKON, and Oce. His background includes selling both products and services, including technical equipment and IT enterprise solutions.

He has led and managed teams that worked with businesses directly, as well as with dealers and distributors, selling to companies of all sizes and industries, including higher education, federal, and state and local government.

Vince is most passionate about helping individual sales professionals and teams succeed. His extensive experience in developing people, and promoting a culture of continuous learning and improvement, is key to his success.

He can best help others develop a sales process that delivers predictable results while developing a sales team that can adapt and evolve to meet the changing face of business.

Marques Ogden is a former NFL offensive lineman and construction company owner. His company, Kayden Premier Enterprises, won Maryland’s 2010 African American Subcontractor of the Year Award. However, Marque’s business eventually went bankrupt, losing almost 2 million dollars on one project in a matter of 90 days.

Marques tells the inspirational story of how he pulled himself together, got a part-time job as a custodian and with hard work and determination became a motivational keynote speaker, executive coach, best-selling author and marketing leader, helping to build the success of others.

Author: The Success Cycle

Paul Darling is a retired Infantry officer who has commanded at every level from platoon to regiment. He is a Project Management Professional as well as a published expert in strategy development, operations and planning. He attended the United States Military Academy and Duke University.

Author: Taliban Safari: One Day in the Surkhagan Valley.

Dan Rene is a strategic communications counselor and problem solver with more than two decades of experience in media relations and crisis communications. His background includes political campaign management, crisis communications, legislative advocacy, grassroots initiatives, and corporate communications.

Dan has protected the reputations of athletes, entertainers, politicians, academics, and corporations facing the most challenging personal and professional issues. Dan serves as a Communications Director for the National Legal and Policy Center, a nonprofit, nonpartisan foundation dedicated to promoting ethics and accountability in government. He also holds leadership roles on various boards and committees including the National Press Club. Dan is a graduate of Longwood College.

One last thing… Dan’s wife and children have exceptional athletic ability, something he lacks completely. After more than 50 races, and thousands of miles of practice, he remains the last one in his family to cross the finish line — proving that nice guys really do finish last.

Joey Musmar is the managing partner of the CPA firm, MillerMusmar CPAs, located in Reston, Virginia. He has over twenty-five years of experience and he leads a team of twenty-five plus experts that provide top-of-the-line tax, accounting, and advisory services. His clientele is multinational with niche businesses including medical practices, government contractors, internationally owned businesses, construction, non-profits, high tech, and diversified real estate agencies. Joey Graduated from George Mason University with a BS in Accounting. He holds several certifications and licenses including CPA, CVA, ABV, CFF, and PFS. He has received the GMU Prominent Patriot Award. Joey is also a board member of the Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Government Contracting Committee and co-chair of the Public Policy Committee in the chamber. Joey resides in Northern Virginia with his wife and three children.

Jeff Roberts is the Founder of Innovation Vista, an IT Strategy consultancy. As a 5-time CIO of midsize companies, both public and private, Jeff has deep experience with all aspects of modern IT. Over 2+ decades in IT Leadership, Jeff has achieved $1B+ revenue from IT initiatives, transformed multiple IT departments into profit centers, and was a Houston finalist for Enterprise CIO of the Year. At Innovation Vista, he and his team of former C-level experts leverage his proprietary Innovation framework to drive top-line growth for midsize companies, helping them Stabilize, Rationalize, and Monetize their IT investments for revenue and market-share.

Robert Hawthorne is President of Hawthorne Search. He has been one of America’s leading recruiters for the last two decades. His firm is a two-time member of Forbes Magazine’s Top 250 Recruiting firms in America list. Robert helps growth-oriented companies attract and retain top performers in sales, marketing, operations and client services. He is a frequent speaker at conferences in Saas, Adtech, Software and Data, Robert has helped hundreds of companies nationally build out their teams over the years. He is noted for his personal touch and he has cultivated relationships with hundreds of top performers in markets across the country. Robert is also a fitness buff who enjoys Crossfit, Tennis and Swimming, as well as competitive scrabble.

Brian is co-founder of XPERIX INC. and the creator of CycleBreak, an innovative solution for Proactive Contact Tracing that uses Bluetooth-based badges and software to track interactions between employees or students and faculty. He is an entrepreneur with over twenty-five years of experience. Brian has a diversified career working in manufacturing and software companies, from start-ups to Fortune Global 100 enterprises, focusing on cross-functional areas of services, marketing, and sales. Brian’s experience provides him with a unique perspective on the challenges of delivering new products that can be manufactured and delivered profitably in today’s global marketplace. He employs digital engineering tools and new manufacturing technologies that continually challenge the status quo. Brian is a graduate of Kettering University in Mechanical Engineering and holds an MBA from Ross School of Business. Brian along with his wife and two children reside in Rochester, MI. Outside of work, Brian can likely be found on the golf course working to improve his nemesis, putting.

Bryan Otte is an HR consultant based in the Washington, DC area with more than 15 years of experience as a human resources executive. As a nationally known lecturer and writer, Bryan is highly regarded in the industry for his well-developed general business mindset, having also held executive-level positions with industry leaders and Fortune 500 companies in operations, procurement, marketing, and administration. Bryan earned an MBA from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and a degree in Marketing from the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. He also holds SHRM-SCP and HRCI professional certifications. Bryan is currently spending his free time locked down with his family, running whenever he gets a chance to escape them, and dabbling in comedy, for which a career in Human Resources is an excellent pipeline of new material.

Jonathan Gessert is the CEO and Founder of 321 Web Marketing, established in 2013. Jonathan brings special expertise in digital marketing, website design & development, SEO, and enterprise architecture. He and his team has supported the growth of over 70 local, regional, and national organizations seeking to capture local markets. Educated as an engineer, Jonathan stands by the following philosophy: “Digital marketing is not magic. It is hard work and should be measured by new business.”

Scott is a professional management consultant with over 30 years of experience in helping to grow small businesses and stabilize midsize companies. His unique skill set combines expertise in trauma, grief counseling, and workplace disruption, providing him with a unique perspective on People and Process within systems. Scott’s approach includes conducting early assessments to identify an organization’s pain points, which allows him to implement short-term programs to address those issues.

Scott is also a nationally recognized mental health care advocate and promotes the use of dialectical and attachment theory methods in coaching individuals and teams. He specializes in identifying the root causes of dis-integration and facilitating unit connections. By assessing an organization’s current culture, he can identify its strengths and weaknesses and develop strong communication strategies that align with the organization’s values and purpose. This approach allows for growth and scale while supporting Sales and Marketing teams and freeing up resources for Project Management and Delivery.

Erik Rexo is a highly accomplished Marketing Executive and Business Strategy Consultant with over 20 years of global B2B and B2C experience in a variety of industries, including Telecom, Media & Entertainment, Automotive, Chemicals, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, and High-Tech.

He is an innovative and creative thinker with a proven track record of developing and executing marketing strategies that drive significant revenue growth, increased market share, and market disruption. He has facilitated and coached Fortune 500 companies in launching nearly 100 new products, services, and innovations, designed and implemented globally recognized marketing programs, and has experience launching new ventures and business units while solving complex business problems in challenging environments.