What Clients and Colleagues Say

What conference and speaker organizers say

Jack Bicer — CEO & CTO, Septium Corporation

“Jeof has this amazing ability to distill a site/product to its basic usability functions and point out what is working and what is not. And once you hear it, your reaction is, “Of course, I see it now.” He has this rare skill in pointing out the obvious that is not so obvious to the rest of us, who do not possess his trained eyes. Jeof’s positive impact on a project is immediate.”

Pam Maple — MBA, CPDM, Speaker Manager, ProductCamp SoCal

“Jeofrey Bean has been one of our top speakers for the last two ProductCamp SoCal events. I had the pleasure of working with Jeof to prepare for these two events. He was always timely and thorough in his communications…a joy to work with in this sometimes impersonal work world. I strongly recommend Jeof as a highly professional speaker and subject matter expert in field of product development and marketing.”

What consulting and advisory clients’ say

Gari Garimella — Founder and CEO, I Drive Safely, LLC

Gari hired Jeofrey as a Business Consultant several times from 2004 – 2008

“It has been an absolute pleasure working with Jeof over the last year and more. Along with a deep understanding of the subject matter he brings a refreshing “demand-side” view of the market. He brings multiple years of real-life experience which he ports over to the problems at hand. It has been educational working with him on several engagements over the past year and more.”

Top Qualities: Personable, Expert, High Integrity

Ron Ahlensdorf — National Sales Vice President, Pro-Teck Services

Ron was the Director of Sales and Business Development at Collateral Risk Solutions (CRS) when he Jeof worked together.

“Jeof and I have worked together over the past few years (2005 – 2007) to establish best practices for the sales and marketing efforts at Collateral Risk Solutions. Since our first meeting I have been impressed with the depth of knowledge Jeof brings to his clients.

Jeof has brought to the company specialized business development and marketing experience including Lead Agent programs, how to set up business alliances and select partners along with how to gain Market Intelligence on my competition and our industry. Whether you are a start-up, a six year old company (like we are) or an established business, Jeof will add tremendous value in developing a very effective strategic and effective approach to your sales and marketing team.

Jeof is a consummate professional who can be counted on to get the job done. Best of all, when you have finished achieving the goals and seeing the results, you will be amazed at how much you have retained and can pass on to others, really improving the level of marketing and business development effectiveness overall.”

Top Qualities: Great Results, Expert, High Integrity

Ken Muntz — Senior Vice President at LPL Financial Services

“Jeofrey worked on an assignment for me to evaluate a line of business that LPL had established but had not, until that point, realized its full potential in 2003. Jeofrey leveraged existing basic research as well as direct client interviews to frame the business proposition that LPL had undertaken, and identified not only the potential market that might be realized but also the key missing element from LPL’s offering that needed to be addressed to make the line of business successful. Jeofrey clearly laid out this information very effectively in both written and presentation format that enabled LPL to understand this market place and make an informed decision on how to proceed.”

Top Qualities: Great Results, Expert, Good Value

What colleagues say

Thomas Parham — Principal, Technology Leadership Services

“Jeof Bean and I have known each other for several years. When I introduced Jeof to a client in need of strategic marketing direction, he very quickly ramped up from initial conversation to brainstorming to collaboration, critical planning and execution, much to the very impressed client’s satisfaction. Jeof is a master of marketing strategies and tactics, expert in identifying gaps in existing marketing models as well as in crafting new ones, and accomplished in implementing successful marketing plans and campaigns. Certain to delight the most demanding client, I endorse Jeof wholeheartedly and eagerly anticipate our next chance to work together.”

Sean Van Tyne — User Experience Director, Fair Isaac

“Working alongside Jeof, I have witnessed first-hand how his years of experience and expertise consultation in market intelligence and business development bring measurable, tangible results to his clients’ bottom line. Companies that work with Jeof gain insight into their market and develop strategies that delight their customers and win their market. Jeof is both a people person and results oriented. He not only gets the job done but gets the job done RIGHT!”

Frank Cool — Director Marketing Operations, Sprint

“I worked with Jeof for several years (1993 – 1996) and found him to be a marketing and
market research professional. He developed several market programs for the business sales reps and agents to utilize. He is an extremely intelligent and engaged individual who has excellent communication skills. It would be a pleasure to have the opportunity to work with Jeof again.”

Thomas Brophy — Vice President, IT Operations & CISO, Sirius XM Radio Inc.

Tom was a Product Manager at AT&T Business Services when he worked with Jeofrey

“Jeofrey is simply the brightest marketing mind I have ever come across in my 25+ years in the business. He has a remarkable working knowledge of the marketplace and customer spending behavior, enabling him to quickly assess opportunities and focus on those with the greatest chance of success or quickest ROI. On a personal note, I have found him to be a consummate professional and very personable. He is truly a delight to work with and be around. Jeofrey has my highest professional and personal recommendation.”

Ajit Bhatia — Vice President, Innovation and New Product Development, AAA

Ajit worked with Jeofrey at Hayes Microcomputer Products, Inc.

“I met Jeof Bean as a co-worker at the industry-leading and modem pioneer Hayes Microcomputer products.

Jeof and I interacted frequently in his role as the principal marketing planner for the company. The modem technology business was in tumult and Jeof played a critical role of market seer, strategist and market planner. He diligently dissected the complex competitive environment and eloquently conducted senior management reviews to provide marketing plans using penetrating insights and recommendations about the direction the company should adopt.

Consistently raising the bar, his recommendations and resulting successes did not just include marketing, but covered a wide functional span including channel and distribution strategy, pricing, market and product positioning, product development as well as technology trajectory. This is testament to his innate business acumen and ability to see the ‘big picture’. Needless to say, his presentations and analysis sessions were a destination, well attended, detailed, penetrating, clear and almost always prescient.

More importantly, Jeof was and is a true collaborator, always seeking advice, working closely with functional counterparts on any topic and ready to help. He was and continues to be frequently looked upon as an expert on a wide variety of topics beyond what would be considered his functional domain.

His vast knowledge and sense of camaraderie has served him well in roles of increasing responsibility at Sprint, AT&T and continue to serve him well as an independent consultant, market and business strategist.

His professional demeanor, sense of immediacy, integrity and character will continue to bring him and his clients much success.”