Jay Deragon: Managing Partner - Strategy Link to Your World - http://www.linktoyourworld.comFor the last three years, Mr. Deragon has been consumed with and focused on the emerging market of social networking. He is considered one of the premier thought leaders in the social networking space and his blog - http://jayderagon.com/blog is the repository of his publications. He is a consulting contributor to http://www.rnia.org and to Link to Your World - http://www.linktoyourworld.com .

In addition, he founded Wireless Factors, which has as its mission to serve the networking needs of the global Wireless Communications Community -http://www.wirelessfactors.com ). He is also a co-founder of social networking groups with Margaret Orem, including:

* Link to New York - http://www.linktonewyork.com , and

· Link to Wall Street - http://www.linktowallstreet.com .

Jay has studied numerous platforms, features, functions and the markets behavior. His analysis and findings led him to believe that this space has tremendous potential for individuals, companies and entire industries. He espouses that there is an art and science to social networking that requires constant learning as the market matures.

From 2000 to 2005 Mr. Deragon was Chairman of XSVoice, a mobile application company that provided technology for live and on demand audio broadcast to mobile devices. XSVoice partnered with Sprint/Nextel and provided services to such media companies as NASCAR, Disney, ESPN, and hundreds of internet radio stations, and provided Homeland Security Alerts, Comedy broadcast, Horoscopes and a host of other premium mobile content. XSVoice was bought by a public firm in January of 2006.

From 1992 to 2000 Mr. Deragon was Chairman of a management-consulting firm that performed strategic consulting services for numerous firms in a variety of global industries, including numerous Fortune 500 Companies. He is schooled and certified in most management disciplines including: Six Sigma, ISO 9000 and 9001, Certified Quality Engineer, Certified Risk Manager, Hoshin Planning and Certified Instructor, Market Research and the Kano Model, SPC and Advanced Statistical Analysis, Group Facilitation, Group Dynamics and Organizational Dynamics from a number of universities and professional organizations and institutes. He has spoken at industry conferences around the world and personally conducted over 100 international seminars on a variety of management topics.

During the .com boom, he started several web initiatives and sold them while working with some of the best internet starts that are still successful today. Prior to 1992, he was a serial entrepreneur by founded, operating and selling other businesses. To see more about me go to My Linkedin Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jayderagon

Business is a journey. Learning, growing and building relationships.

“Jay is a formidable force of nature. Together with a prodigious talent for strategic thinking, his intuition for ‘what next’ drives both his ambition and curiousity. He gets the big picture and the microcosm. He gets that human needs and bottom line are not exclusive but profoundly inclusive. Jay is the epitome of the Renaissance Executive forging the template for a new paradigm of 21st Century business.” July 22, 2007

Tia Carr Williams, COO, www.amodusconsultants.com
worked directly with Jay at Link to Your World

“Jay is one of the few really deep-thinkers about both the socio-cultural implications of social networking as well as the practical business application across a range of industries and sizes of business. Jay challenges me to “up my game”.” July 21, 2007

Scott Allen, Coauthor, “The Virtual Handshake: Opening Doors and Closing Deals Online”, TheVirtualHandshake.com
was with another company when working with Jay at Link to Your World

“Jay is a professional with some of the highest integrity that I have ever seen in an individual. He is a “bulldog” when it comes to commitment to getting the job done right, he is insightful and he is a prolific writer. His direct-and-to-the-point nature make him a valuable asset to any team.” July 17, 2007

Adam J. Kovitz, Executive Director, Relationship Networking Industry Association (RNIA)
worked directly with Jay at Link to Your World

“Jay has an endless amount energy, is a wealth of information and he shares all this freely. He has helped so many people in so many ways, and is widely known as a key driver in the business social networking community, in the US and beyond. He is a great inspiration to me on the Chicago projects I work on and continues to be a driving force in connecting us all!” July 4, 2007

Mary McFarlin, Senior Consultant, International Business Development, World Trade Center Illinois
was with another company when working with Jay at Link to Your World

“I met Jay through the another networking group, and within a week, he had given me work and more leads than I had gotten on my own during the past six-months! Thanks, Jay, for letting On the Mark Writing work for you and Link to Nashvile. I appreciate your coaching me into the business world with your expertise!” May 12, 2007

Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, Expert

Mark Kerrigan
hired Jay as a Career Coach in 2007

“When I first saw Jay’s initiative of WirelessFactors, I was impressed. He discovered a true need, i.e. to have a Wireless-related forum that is open to anyone in the industry who wants to share his ideas, new concepts, challenging thoughts, exciting business opportunities, etc. with other members. Through conversations with Jay, I have come to appreciate Jay in person, as an excellent networker, as courageous entrepreneur. For me Jay is someone who makes things happen, to the benefit of a whole industry ! Looking forward to further collaboration …” January 20, 2007

Peter De Groof, Sr Controller ICT, BASE
was with another company when working with Jay at Wireless Factors

“I worked with Jay for several years while at Nextel, launching several XSVoice services and strategic offerings to support our NASCAR and Latino sponsorships. Jay brings tremendous energy and passion to all that he does. He is resourceful and flexible in his approach, and is not afraid to challenge conventional thinking. I’m sure Jay will bring the same energy and enthusiasm to Wireless Factors.” December 15, 2006

Stephen Ryan, Sr. Manager, Digital Media, Nextel Communications
was with another company when working with Jay at Wireless Factors

“Having had numerous opportunities to speak with Jay, I am impressed with his responsiveness, knowledge and passion for delivering value via Wireless Factors.” December 11, 2006

Steve Bueling, Business Development Specialist, eWork Markets
was a consultant or contractor to Jay at Wireless Factors