Barry Batson
President

Barry Batson's 13-year career in sales, marketing, and business development has included a diversified portfolio of general management in both wholesale and retail markets. As vice president of sales and marketing at Aldon Industries - a subsidiary of The Moore Company, Barry was instrumental in directing and managing multi-million dollar projects that led to over 900% revenue growth in just under seven years. During that time he was selected as a member of the Strathmore Who's Who of Business Leaders in 1995/96 and was recruited by Myco to expand their national dealer base and to lead their company into the original equipment market.

Barry later joined America Holdings Corp., a nationwide property management firm, where he was responsible for all phases of property management, including tenant negotiations, retail and wholesale financing, sales, marketing, and advertising. Barry returned to his home city of Bradenton, FL as Vice President of Corporate Development for ClearAccess Communications, a firm providing regional communication systems and business network solutions, including high-speed wireless Internet connectivity and web design and marketing.

Barry is a 1988 graduate of The University of Charleston, where he earned a B.A. degree in Communications. In 1988, he represented UC in the Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges and graduated with Honors. While at UC, Barry received the Ted Turner Fellowship Award in both 1987 and 1988 and student-produced the University's promotional video - "Path of Excellence" in 1988. During the same year, Barry produced "University Report", a thirty minute weekly news report airing on a local PBS broadcast. In 1994, while working full time, Barry studied Business Management at the Owen Graduate School of Business, Vanderbilt University.