regularly mentors entrepreneurship students at Saint Louis University and is past-president of the St. Louis Alumni Chapter of Delta Sigma Pi, an international professional business fraternity.  During his term the St. Louis Alumni Chapter won the National Most Outstanding Alumni Chapter Award beating out over 60 other chapters. 

Dan recently contributed a segment on business planning for a new collegiate text book, Entrepreneurial Small Business (authored by Jerome A. Katz, published by McGraw-Hill, ISBN # 0072967986).  He is a regular contributor to David Jay’s Open Source Photo forum and receives frequent praise for his timely business advice.  He has been a Pictage partner since July of 2005. 

Dan and his wife Maria live in St. Louis, Missouri with their three children. 

Speaker Topic:
Coopetition and Viral Marketing
Creative, Strategic Ways to Grow Your Business
Learn how to grow your business with the help of competitors and strategic vendor partnerships!!   “Coopetition” is a blend of the words cooperation and competition – and is seen as a highly effective strategy for growing businesses. Many photo studios are learning the value of cooperating with their competitors as well as leveraging their resources with vendors such as Pictage. Viral marketing describes any strategy that encourages individuals to pass on a marketing message to others.  Viral marketing is synonymous with the expression “creating a buzz.”  Learn to use these methods to help you exceed your business goals.