Ernst & Young Name Flippen Group Chairman and CEO Entrepreneur Of The Year

Houston, Texas (PRWEB) October 18, 2011

Flip Flippen, Chairman and Susan Flippen, CEO of the Flippen Group, a Texas based leadership and organizational development company that specializes in talent assessment and alignment, were named Entrepreneurs Of The Year 2011 for the Gulf Coast Area by Ernst and Young.

This prestigious Ernst & Young award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in areas that include innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. An independent panel of judges selected Flip and Susan Flippen, and the award was presented at a gala event at the Houston InterContinental Hotel. View the acceptance speech at http://www.flippengroup.com/EandYvideo.html

It is an honor to be recognized by Ernst & Young as an Entrepreneur of the Year, said Flip Flippen. Were so fortunate to be a part of such a transformational company like the Flippen Group. Over the years, weve learned that entrepreneurship is about strategic and intentional teamwork. We have been able to accomplish more together than we could apart. Our success is a direct reflection on our teams dedication and commitment to the success of others.

This year the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Award program celebrates its 25th anniversary. Past award winners include Howard Schultz of Starbucks Coffee Company, Arthur M. Blank of AMB Group, LLC (Home Depot, Atlanta Falcons), Pierre Omidyar of eBay, Inc., Ruth Fertel of Ruths Chris Steak House, Inc., Maxine Clark of Build-a-Bear Workshop, Tom Adams of Rosetta Stone Inc., Matt Szulik of Red Hat, Inc. and last years national winner, Howard Lutnick, Chairman and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald and BGC Capital Partners, Inc.

Since Flip and Susan Flippen founded the company in 1990, they have enjoyed a rapidly expanding national presence and are on the forefront of industry-leading product innovation that is impacting organizations and transforming the lives of people all around the world.

Today, the Flippen Group is a premier leadership and organizational development company, specializing in talent assessment and alignment in the education, corporate, government and sports sectors. Their clients include Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, professional athletes and franchises. Their education training division provides breakthrough processes and curricula in thousands of school districts and campuses nationwide, making them one of the largest educational training organizations in North America.

Flippen Groups revolutionary and innovative processes help leaders create clarity, improve culture, uncover constraints, and build action plans that improve performance and increase profitability.

Flippen Groups success has been documented on The Today Show, the Super Bowl Pregame Show, Speed Channels NBS 24/7, in Success Magazine and numerous other publications for more than twenty years.

As a Gulf Coast Area award winner, Flip and Susan Flippen are now eligible for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2011 National Award to be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California on November 12, 2011. The awards are the culminating event of the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum

Capital Factory Announces 2011 Accelerator Programs Call for Startup Applications Deadline March 27th

Austin, TX (PRWEB) March 10, 2011

Capital Factory, an Austin-based accelerator for tech startups, officially kicked off today the start of its 2011 season by opening up its call for startup applications. Founded in 2009, the programs goal is to get a startup pointed in the right direction with a clear path to profitability and growth through an intensive 10-week mentoring program. In addition to these key relationships, the companies will receive benefits including up to $ 20,000 in cash, legal and business support and office space downtown.

The deadline for startups interested in applying to be part of the 2011 Capital Factory program is March 27, 2011. The application is available online at http://www.capitalfactory.com. While the focus is primarily on early stage technology companies, every application will be considered. Capital Factory will announce the five selected companies in April, and then will kick off its 10-week summer program on May 27th.

"It's amazing to witness what a small, dedicated, mentored team can accomplish in just ten weeks," said Jason Cohen, who is a Director of Capital Factory this summer. "It's not unusual for a startup to come in with an idea and a passion and exit a few months later with paying customers and an angel round of financing. And it's equally fulfilling for the mentors who went through this themselves and now have a way to 'give back' in a meaningful way."

Companies who apply early may be accepted early, so entrepreneurs should submit their application as soon as possible.

While the main focus of the program is one-on-one time with the mentors, Capital Factory and select partners will also provide the 2011 class of companies the following resources and benefits:

Up to $ 20,000 in cash
Weekly group dinners with a speaker
Investor introductions
Basic IT infrastructure for email, website, version control
Office space downtown
Company formation and legal documents
A logo and corporate identity if needed
Service provider introductions
Press support

Capital Factorys 2011 season will culminate on September 7th when they host Demo Day for the selected companies. Angel investors, early stage venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, and media will be invited to come out and see the portfolio companies demos as well as help them identify next steps and make suggestions for achieving optimal success.

In return for the mentorship, Capital Factory receives a five percent equity stake in the portfolio companies under founder-friendly terms. Capital Factory has a right to participate in future financings and has invested more than $ 500,000 in companies from 2009 and 2010 as part of Series A and B financings.

MENTOR CLASS OF 2010

Capital Factory is pleased to announce four new mentors coming on board to participate this year, including:

Neelan Choksi - President and COO at Tasktop Technologies
Bill Boebel - Founder of Webmail.us (now Rackspace)
Josh Kerr - Founder of Zosh (now YouSendIt)
Jack McDonald CEO of Silverback Ventures and Chairman, Perficient
Chris Porch Founder of Trilogy and CEO of RecycleMatch
Marc Smookler - Co-Founder of Fonality and SakeSocial.com

Aspiring entrepreneurs want to talk to other successful entrepreneurs who have been through it before, said Joshua Baer, Director of Capital Factory. This year we've raised the bar again.

Just being able to talk to someone who has done it before and who probably knows if not the right answer, something close to the right answer, is invaluable, said Chuck Gordon, CEO of Sparefoot, a 2009 participant that has raised millions of dollars in venture capital.

BRS Media Inc. Named as One of The Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America for 2011.

San Francisco (PRWEB) August 24, 2011

BRS Media Inc., a diverse and growing media e-commerce firm that helps traditional and interactive media companies build and brand on the power of the Web, announced today that the company has been included in Inc. Magazine's 2011 "Inc. 5000" list of fastest-growing private companies in the USA.

BRS Media has the honor of being named to the annual ranking of fastest-growing private companies for an astonishing fourth year in a row (2008, 2009, 2010 & 2011). In addition, BRS Media ranked in the Top 75 Media Companies, that featured prominent companies like: Pandora, FriendFinder and Demand Media.

"We're thrilled to be recognized among the top U.S. privately held businesses yet again, it is truly an honor to be named to the Inc. 5000 list for a fourth consecutive year. remarked George T. Bundy, Chairman & CEO of BRS Media Inc. "This prestigious distinction is a testament to our dedication to building a successful online company that provides innovative, cutting edge services to our first class clients and successful partners worldwide. We look forward to even more progress and growth in the coming years."

BRS Media has pioneered the 'multimedia' domain space since launching the .FM & .AM Top Level Domains over a decade ago. For nearly 14 years, BRS Media has been actively and successfully promoting and marketing dotFM and dotAM to media companies around the world. The .FM TLD has some of the most recognizable and Innovative brands in streaming and social media today. Including: Last.fm, Turntable.fm, Blip.fm, Ping.fm, Digster.fm, Shuffler.fm, Headliner.fm and thousands more.

In 2012, BRS Media will embark on a new endeavor to operate, manage and market the .RADIO Top Level Domain. dotRadio will be positioned as an Innovative New Way to "Tune In" the Net! The plan to launch ".Radio" follows ICANN's decision to expand the domain space beyond the standard .com, .net, and .org. Being called the "Biggest Domain Name Expansion" in the history of the Internet, the move is expected to open the top level domain space to an unlimited number of extensions.

About Inc. 5000:

Inc. 5000, an extension of Inc. Magazine's annual Inc. 500 list, catches many businesses that are too big to grow at the pace required to make the Inc. 500, as well as a host of smaller firms. Taken as a whole, these companies represent the backbone of the U.S. economy. The 2011 Inc. 5000 list measures revenue growth from 2007 through 2010. Complete information on this years Inc. 5000 can be found at http://inc.com/inc5000 Inc. 5000 is a registered trademark of Mansueto Ventures LLC.

About BRS Media Inc:

Based in the South of Market district (SoMa) of San Francisco CA, BRS Media (http://brsmedia.fm) is a member of the National Association of Broadcasters, the International Webcasting Association and the Webcaster Alliance. Listed as one of the fastest growing privately held companies by the SF Business Times and Inc. Magazine, its portfolio of Online properties includes: dotFM

Wall Street Financial Thriller THE DEN OF THE ASSASSIN by Peter Thomas Senese Captivates Readers Available In Spanish, Italian, and French December 1st, 2011

New York, NY (PRWEB) November 07, 2011

In best-selling author Peter Thomas Senese's Wall Street thriller titled THE DEN OF THE ASSASSIN, the words, 'There is a small patch of land in New York City that may have more symbolic meaning of what is America than any other place. Deep in the frenetic canyons of capitalism, surrounded by glass and concrete and steel that is the framework of the towering structures known as Wall Street, nothing ever is what it appears to be."

Senese's words ring especially true as his electrifying financial thriller depicting how the American banking system is consistently under attack by nations and their fanatical leaders who seek a new world order in the Post 9-11 aftermath have caused many critics to praise THE DEN OF THE ASSASSIN as an extraordinary international financial espionage thriller steeped in the modern-day realities of our today's global world, providing the story a visceral prescience teeming with realism and frightful possibilities of global cyber and biological terrorism, and Peter Senese as a masterful writer of international intrigue.

THE DEN OF THE ASSASSIN, presently available in hardcover and E-book in English, will be released on E-book in Spanish, Italian, and French on December 1st, 2011.

The multi-dimensional plots is set on Wall Street and is based upon historical events that jettison the reader on a thrilling global geopolitical journey into the hidden and unseen worlds that exists within nations that have highly questionable agendas towards the United States and the West, including but not limited to China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran. And it is here, in these hidden worlds that disturbing plans that stand against America and the West's idea of liberty and freedom are carefully hatched and cultivated. Most concerning, as each nation has become more reliant on one another in our global society, a new level of extraordinary vulnerability to our national security has been created, one perhaps we may not be prepared for. In THE DEN OF THE ASSASSIN, believe readers will find the uniquely accurate information on this subject that is carefully weaved through an intricate, entertaining storyline to be quite fascinating - and disturbing.

Peter Thomas Senese commented, "In THE DEN OF THE ASSASSIN it was my hope and intent to create a historical novel readers will not want to put down due to a cleverly created plot combined with a high dose of important facts and information that I believe important to share that when combined drives the story in a way that both entertains, educates, and causes my readers to think about the subject matter presented. Specifically, I do think each nation, particularly the United States, needs to be thinking about our vulnerability to new forms of terrorism and warfare, particularly biological and cyber-warfare. The reality is there are nations including China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran who would like to see America fail and who have created legions of cyber-warfare experts while also spending great resources on biological and chemical warfare."

THE DEN OF THE ASSASSIN opens in New York City, where an unassuming investment banker, Tyler Boxter, is preoccupied with his all-consuming career on Wall Street that acts as a personal shield against the trappings of life that hide guilt and pain and memories he doesn't want. In the midst of the biggest deal of his successful career, and unknown to Boxter, he is about to play a sophisticated but explosive game against a madman who is more savage and merciless than the winds of an atomic holocaust.

Once a mysterious theft leads Boxter from the sanctity of his Wall Street office and thrusts him into the dark world of international terrorism -- where zealot religious leaders stir and awaken hateful minds in the brutal desserts in the capitol of the Middle East's ancient, once mighty empire, where dark, sunken eyes eager to return to world-glory look into the abyss of Siberia's desolate terrains, where prisoners -citizens- who live on a remote peninsula in Asia would rather submit to isolationist cleansing than feel the wrath of a deceitful troll intent on destroying the ideals of the West - and where a city of scientists continue their unseen diabolical activity deep in the earth and protected by the menacing walls that surround the Forbidden City - knowing that what they have embarked upon is the West's greatest nightmare.

THE DEN OF THE ASSASSIN(hardcover) is available wherever books are sold and also available in E-book at traditional online retailers including Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Peter Thomas Senese added, "I am thrilled to know that my writing is reaching audiences all over the world. Having THE DEN OF THE ASSASSIN in available in multiple languages on E-book further allows me to reach a wonderful and growing fan base. This is an exciting time in the world of publishing."

To read more about Peter Thomas Senese please visit the author's official website.

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Valorie Burton and Reshonda Tate Billingsley Top July 2011 BCNN1/BCBC National Bestsellers List

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) July 04, 2011

For the second consecutive month, bestselling author, Valorie Burton (Where Will You Go From Here?--Nonfiction) leads the bestsellers list of Black Christian authors in the Nonfiction category on the July 2011 edition of the Black Christian News/Black Christian Book Company National Bestsellers List. Reshonda Tate Billingsley (Say Amen, Again--Fiction) leads the bestsellers list of Black Christian authors in the Fiction category on the July 2011 edition of the Black Christian News/Black Christian Book Company National Bestsellers List.

BCNN1.com has also released the thirteenth edition of the BCNN1/Amazon.com Kindle E-book Bestsellers List. This list ranks African-American Christian e-books based upon their sales rankings in the Amazon Kindle e-book store. Also, BCNN1 is releasing the seventh edition of a new bestsellers list, The BCNN1/Barnes & Noble Nook E-book Bestsellers List. This list ranks African-American Christian e-books based upon their sales rankings in the B&N Nook e-book store. Please note that a significant number of the books that BCNN1/BCBC rank are not listed as e-books on Amazon.com or BarnesandNoble.com. In order to have a fair E-book bestsellers list, BCNN1/BCBC want to encourage all authors and publishers to make sure their books are sold through Amazon.com Kindle and Barnes & Noble Nook.

The next BCNN1/BCBC Bestsellers List will be published on Monday, August 1, 2011.

July 2011 Top 50 Black Christian Bestsellers List (Non-fiction)

1. Where Will You Go from Here? by Valorie Burton (Random House)

2. Left to Tell, by Immaculee Ilibagiza (Hay House)

3. Same Kind of Different As Me, by Ron Hall and Denver Moore (Thomas Nelson)

4. The Mentor Leader, by Tony Dungy (Tyndale)

5. I Beat the Odds, by Michael Oher (Gotham)

6. Extraordinary, Ordinary People by Condoleezza Rice (Random House)

7. Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (Zondervan)

8. Produced By Faith by DeVon Franklin and Tim Vandehey (Howard Books)

9. Commanding Your Morning by Cindy Trimm (Charisma House)

10. Reposition Yourself by T. D. Jakes (Atria)

July 2011 Top 50 Black Christian Bestsellers List (Fiction)

1. Say Amen, Again by ReShonda Tate Billingsley (Gallery)

2. Redeeming Waters by Vanessa Davis Griggs (Kensington)

3. Love, Honor, and Betray by Kimberla Lawson Roby (Grand Central Publishing)

4. The Deal, the Dance, and the Devil by Victoria Christopher Murray (Touchstone)

5. Someone to Watch Over Me by Michelle Stimpson (Dafina)

6. Get What You Give by Stephanie Perry Moore (Dafina)

7. The Pastor's Woman by Jacquelin Thomas (Kimani)

8. A Good Man Is Hard to Find by ReShonda Tate Billingsley (Gallery)

9. Be Careful What You Pray For, by Kimberla Lawson Roby (Harper Collins)

10. You Can Be a Friend by Tony Dungy (Little Simon Inspirations)

July 2011 Top 50 Black Christian Independent Publishers Bestsellers List (Non-fiction)

1. LIFE...What's Up With Yours? by C. NaTasha Richburg (St. Paul Press)

2. Letters to Young Black Men, by Daniel Whyte III (Torch Legacy Publications)

3. From Performance To Praise by Joe Pace (Serenity Publishers)

4. Who Stole My Joy? by Sandra Steen (Bridge-Logos Publishers)

5. Closing Doors on Echoes of the Past, by W. L. Washington (AuthorHouse)

6. The Best Sex of My Life, by Lindsay Marsh (Trafford Publishing)

7. Letters to Young Black Women, by Daniel Whyte III (Torch Legacy Publications)

8. Completely Whole, by Paulette Harper (Thy Word Publishing)

9. Who's Renting Space in Your Head by C. NaTasha Richburg (St. Paul Press)

10. The Priority of Praise and Worship by Ron Kenoly (Parsons Publishing House)

July 2011 Top 50 Black Christian Independent Publishers Bestsellers List (Fiction)

1. The Sunday Morning Wife, by Pamela D. Rice (Peace In The Storm Publishing)

2. Right Package, Wrong Baggage by Wanda B. Campbell (Urban Books)

3. For Love and Grace by Kendra Norman-Bellamy (Kimani)

4. Selling My Soul, by Sherri Lewis (Urban Christian)

5. My Mother's Child, by Dwan Abrams (Urban Christian)

6. Me, Myself and Him, by E. N. Joy (Urban Books)

7. He's Fine...But Is He Saved? by Kimberley Brooks (Kimani)

8. Crowning Glory, by Pat Simmons (Urban Books)

9. A Womans Revenge, by Tiffany L. Warren, Sherri Lewis and Rhonda McKnight (3 Sisters)

10. A Woman's Worth, by Nikita Lynette Nichols (Urban Trade)

July 2011 Top 50 Black Christian Amazon.com Kindle E-BOOK Bestsellers List (Non-Fiction)

1. Same Kind of Different As Me by Ron Hall and Denver Moore (Thomas Nelson)

2. Quiet Strength by Tony Dungy (Tyndale House Publishers)

3. Left to Tell by Immaculee Ilibagiza (Hay House)

4. The Mentor Leader by Tony Dungy (Tyndale)

5. I Beat the Odds by Michael Oher (Gotham Books)

6. What Difference Do It Make? by Ron Hall and Denver Moore (Thomas Nelson)

7. Life Interrupted: Navigating the Unexpected by Priscilla Shirer (B&H Publishing Group)

8. Extraordinary, Ordinary People by Condoleezza Rice (Crown Archetype)

9. Oneness Embraced by Tony Evans (Moody Publishers)

10. Liberty Versus the Tyranny of Socialism by Walter E. Williams (Hoover Institution Press)

July 2011 Top 50 Black Christian Amazon.com Kindle E-BOOK Bestsellers List (Fiction)

1. The Deal, the Dance, and the Devil by Victoria Christopher Murray (Touchstone)

2. Love, Honor, and Betray by Kimberla Lawson Roby (Grand Central Publishing)

3. The Pastor's Woman by Jacquelin Thomas (Kimani)

4. Say Amen, Again by ReShonda Tate Billingsley (Gallery)

5. All Up In My Business by Lutishia Lovely (Kensington Books)

6. The Sunday Morning Wife by Pamela D. Rice (Peace In The Storm Publishing)

7. Faithful by Kim Cash Tate (Thomas Nelson)

8. A Love for Tomorrow by Vanessa Miller (Whitaker House)

9. ...And Family Drama Just Won't Stop by Daniel Whyte III with Meriqua Whyte (Torch Legacy)

10. The Someday List by Stacy Hawkins Adams (Revell)

July 2011 Top 50 Black Christian BarnesandNoble.com Nook E-BOOK Bestsellers List (Non-Fiction)

1. Left to Tell by Immaculee Ilibagiza (Hay House, Inc.)

2. Gifted Hands by Ben Carson (Zondervan)

3. I Beat the Odds by Michael Oher (Penguin Group)

4. Extraordinary, Ordinary People by Condoleezza Rice (Crown Archetype)

5. Same Kind of Different As Me, by Ron Hall and Denver Moore (Thomas Nelson)

6. The Mentor Leader, by Tony Dungy (Tyndale House Publishers)

7. Quiet Strength by Tony Dungy (Tyndale House Publishers)

8. What Difference Do It Make? by Ron Hall, Lynn Vincent, Denver Moore (Thomas Nelson)

9. Commanding Your Morning by Cindy Trimm (Charisma Media)

10. Uncommon by Tony Dungy (Tyndale House Publishers)

July 2011 Top 50 Black Christian BarnesandNoble.com Nook E-BOOK Bestsellers List (Fiction)

1. The Deal, the Dance, and the Devil by Victoria Christopher Murray (Simon & Schuster)

2. Love, Honor, and Betray by Kimberla Lawson Roby (Grand Central Publishing)

3. Be Careful What You Pray For, by Kimberla Lawson Roby (William Morrow)

4. The Pastor's Woman by Jacquelin Thomas (Kimani)

5. Sins of the Mother, by Victoria Christopher Murray (Touchstone)

6. All Up In My Business by Lutishia Lovely (Kensington Publishing)

7. The Sunday Morning Wife by Pamela D. Rice (Peace in the Storm)