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    Philip Hoberg

    Philip Hoberg

    CEO | Elowire | Streamlining and Automating the Direct Sales Industry

    CEO Minneapolis University of Michiga...
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    About
    Achievements

    Being a good older brother

    Describe the most impressive thing you've done.
    Skills
    Entrepreneurship Problem Solving Brand and Product Marketing Management Early-Stage Startups Product Marketing Business Plan Cloud Computing Data Mining Microsoft Exchange Mining Publications Research Technical Research Telemarketing
    Locations
    Oxfordshire Minneapolis
     
    Experience
    Said Business School
    Said Business School
    Founder, Venture Idea Exploration Workshop - Minneapolis Extension 2018 - Present (over 8 years)
    Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

    An extension of the University of Oxford Saïd Business School's Venture Idea Exploration Workshop, this course aims to help Minneapolis... more
    HEADING ON
    HEADING ON
    Board Member 2017 - Present (about 9 years)
    BullBear
    BullBear
    Board Member 2016 - Present (over 10 years)
    Premier Master Agent
    Premier Master Agent
    Founder, CEO 2010 - Present (about 16 years)
    Minnesota, USA
    1300 Sales Professionals, On Demand

    • Incubated, accelerated, and scaled sales processes for 8 Fortune 500 telecom clients
    • Earned exclusive... more
    Skoll Foundation
    Skoll Foundation
    Advisor 2016 (3 months)
    University of Oxford
    University of Oxford
    Advisor 2015 - 2016 (about 1 year)
    Hoberg-Shatto Group
    Hoberg-Shatto Group
    Founder, CEO 2008 - 2014 (over 5 years)
    Telemarketing and Robotic Process Automation
    MINNESOTA, USA

    • Acquired and recovered a failing call center
    • Grew from cold call closing with a few friends... more
    Northland SMS
    Northland SMS
    Founder, CEO 2008 - 2012 (about 4 years)
    Customizable online text-message alert system
    MINNESOTA, USA

    • Created the first cross-platform SMS company in the Midwest to connect customers to favourite events... more
    Elowire
    Elowire
    Founder, CEO 2017 - Present (almost 9 years)
    Oxford, UK
    Streamlining and automating marketing -- in progress @ www.uknewco.com / www.elowire.com
    Sales Tech
    Sales Tech
    Founder, Co-Founder, CEO 2016 (2 months)
    Elowire progress) Co-Founder, CEO
    Direct Sales Firm
    Direct Sales Firm
    Premier Master Agent 2010 - 2015 (about 5 years)
    Founder, CEO 2009 - 2014 (about 5 years)
    * Outperformed hundreds of competitors to win a contract with fourth-largest internet provider in the United States * Recruited and trained a team of 15 top-performing sales... more
    University of Michigan
    University of Michigan
    Laboratory Manager/Researcher 2005 (about 1 month)
    * Coordinated technical research & provided support for a behavioural neuroscience lab focused on motivation, reward, addiction, and decision making * Recognized by professors... more
    Founder
    Sales Tech, Elowire, Northland SMS, Hoberg-Shatto Group, Premier Master Agent, Said Business School
    Employee
    University of Michigan, Direct Sales Firm
    Advisor
    University of Oxford, Skoll Foundation
    Board Member
    BullBear, HEADING ON
     
    Projects
    Invited Presenter - Oxford Said Business School - OSEF '16
    University of Oxford
    A showcase of some of the brightest and upcoming entrepreneurial ideas from Oxford Saïd students.
    Press: Feautred in Business Magazine (p.32-39)
    Positively Superior Magazine
    Positively Superior, Business, Digital Edition, Superior, Wisconsin, Magazine
    Press: Success and work with Venture Capital
    Northland Foundation
    Read recent and archived press releases, Northland Notes newsletters, and Early Word newsletters.
    Press: Launching an SMS and Web App company in the Northland
    Duluth News Tribune
    By Patrick Garmoe RISMEDIA, August 5, 2008-(MCT)-Duluth, Minnesota area advertisers are on the verge of adding text messaging to their arsenals. Within the… · More
    Senior Honor's Thesis
    Behavioral Underpinnings of 'liking' and 'wanting'
    Press: Finding Success in a Small Town
    Wireless News, Reviews, and Analysis
    Superior Telegram
    Press: On changing election outcomes
    Duluth News Tribune
     
    Q&A
    What's the most useful business-related book you've ever read?

    How Google Works | Book by Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg

    What's your favorite non-business book?

    Hatchet | Book by Gary Paulsen

    If money were not an issue, what would you be doing right now?

    Same thing.

    What words of advice would you give your younger self?

    Tune the world out, listen to yourself

    What's the most creative thing you've ever done?

    (insert childhood prank here)

    Which founders or startups do you most admire?

    Sean Peters | DryGrow ;
    Andra Necula | New Age Meats;
    Alexander Koebl | Heading On

    What's your super power?

    In a room full of people, changing minds.

    What's the best way for people to get in touch with you?

    [email protected]

    What words of wisdom do you live by?

    Tune the world out. Listen to yourself.

    What aspects of your work are you most passionate about?

    SalesTech - eliminating waste in current practices in connecting people with goods and services.

    What was the most impactful class you took in school?

    Behavioral Neuroscience

    What's something you wish you had done years earlier?

    Moved to a bigger city

    What's an obstacle you've overcome?

    High school dropout turned Oxford-educated entrepreneur

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