1. LARRYE.BUTLER
Growing up in Southern Indiana and having a 6’6’” frame, I had little choice but
to play basketball both in high school and college, earning a full basketball
scholarship from Central State University, Wilberforce, Ohio where I majored in
political science. Following college, I entered the US Air Force serving one tour
of duty in Vietnam. Upon receiving an honorable discharge from the military,
and over the next 15 years, I pursued my entrepreneurial spirit by working my
way up through the ranks within the insurance industry serving first as an agent
selling door-to-door, then becoming regional VP and state director, ultimately
leading the company in annual premium production.
Phone
770.331.1586
E-mail
larry.butler48@gmail.com
Address
7090 Laurel Oak Drive
Suwanee, Georgia 30024
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Married
Two Children
Hobbies include hiking, hunting, fishing & family activity's
Active Member First Redeemer Church
Member of Deacon Board (In-Active)
Member Non-Profit Board of Directors
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BUSINESS / PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
“The Divestiture of AT&T”
Pioneered the first of a kind telecommunications
company to compete head-to-head against
AT&T by providing discount long distance
service. In a three-year period the company had
operations in 62 metropolitan cities nationwide
with annual revenue in excess of $300 million.
The company was awarded
a landmark decision with the
Public Service Commission
of Indiana as the first private
sector company to be
authorized to provide
intra-state resale.
Pelocated to Georgia to establish an Operator Service Provider (OSP) which
blended the attributes of the public switched network with the call center
functionality, needed to provide a full complement of services for Telco issued
calling cards, credit cards and collect calling. This function became known as
“outsourcing” within the telecommunications industry and became a widely
accepted practice among national long distance resellers (IXC’s), small to
regional long distance carriers, hospitality companies and corporate America.
Within 18 months, the company posted sales in excess of $110 million
With the rapid expansion of the Internet and cellular phones,
the market landscape took a major shift. By leveraging the
network and technical capabilities I had assembled, I
retrofitted my call center to provision 411 information services,
i.e., directory assistance and strategically located 5 call
centers in North America and 1 in the Philippines with a
combined employee base of approximately 1,200 live agents
serving a broad base of clients.
Began looking for ways to leverage the
data we had accumulated which
resulted in the incubation of a data
driven direct marketing company for the
express purpose of providing near
real-time Telco sourced data to a host of
direct marketing companies and
non-profit entities.
Divested myself of the call center
operations and the data company. At
present, I am searching for an
opportunity where I can put my
experience, expertise and leadership
ability to assist a viable enterprise
achieve sustainable growth.