Charles "Max" E. Million

Experience

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  Million Dollar Ideas, Inc

  Jan 1981 - now

  President

  Million Dollar Ideas, Inc. does strategic planning, advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations and direct marketing for clients which have included such giants as Southwestern Bell Telephone and Coca Cola. MDI Inc is also the parent company for other ventures: Million Dollar Artists (management firm) American Eagle Recordings (record label) and othersIn the last few years I have concentrated my efforts in the entertainment industry. Related Experience: Author, speaker, presenter for major regional and national conferences including “The Success Symposium” sponsored by the Small Business Administration and Southwestern Bell, the Oklahoma Governors’ Conference on Small Business and the Texas Governors Conference on Small Business. Accomplishments: Initially hired to speak at Success. After the first seminar which was poorly attended, I proposed a test mailing of a package I designed against their control. My package took Success programs from red ink to black. Show less

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  Batz, Hodson, & Neuowner

  Jan 1985 - Jan 1990

  President of the Direct Marketing Group - Corporate Vice President

  BHN was an integrated communications agency ( members of A.A.A.A., P,R.S.A., and D M.A.) which provided marketing research, advertising, direct marketing, public relations and sales promotion to both consumer and business to business clients.At BHN I was creative, strategy and managerial head of the direct marketing subsidiary, while providing account supervision and strategic direction for several of the agency's major general agency accountsClients- Anheuser-Busch, Southwestern Bell Telephone, Copying Concepts, Monsanto, Coca-Cola U.S.A.Related Experience: Lecturer for American Marketing Association Business to Business Council, Maryville College, Direct Marketing Association of St. Louis, University of Missouri - Columbia. Speaker “How to Make Direct Marketing Pay Off,” in St. Louis and Columbia, Missouri., Wichita, Kansas, and Cedar Rapids, Iowa.Accomplishments: Major new business developer, bringing in Coca Cola USA and Southwestern Bell to BHN. Show less

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  Marketing Resources of America

  Jan 1990 - Jan 1991

  Vice President

  MRA is a company that does marketing and strategic planning. I was originally hired to head the Direct Marketing Division of the firm. Within six months I also headed up the Account Executive (Advertising) Group as well as the Public Relations Group.

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  The Relationship Centers Inc.

  Jan 1991 - Jan 1996

  President

  The Relationship Centers Inc. was an introduction service. Think of E-Harmony but with licensed professional counselors as part of the screening and education process. We did research on relationships, introduced people to each other and gave them the educational opportunities and knowledge to make better choices.Related Experience: In addition to my other responsibilities I was responsible for the entire marketing, advertising, direct marketing and public relations programs for the company. I appeared on just about every morning drive time radio show in St. Louis. I hosted the weekly radio show “InterAct....All About Relationships,” and interviewed prominent local and national experts in relationships. Accomplishments: Married 400 members in 5 years with low divorce rate.I sold this company to Great Expectations in 1996. Great Expectations adopted some of practices developed at TRC nationwide. Much of the E-Harmony system is based on our concept. One of my advisory board, Dr. Helen Fisher, is now chief science officer at Chemistry.com Show less

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  Relationship Counseling Associates

  Jan 1992 - Jan 1996

  President

  RCA was a full service counseling practice including 4 state licensed therapists and a supervising psychologist.

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  Spiritual Growth Fellowship

  Mar 1993 - now

  Minister

  The Spiritual Growth Fellowship is an Interfaith Church, "bringing together people of all faiths in trust and friendship, to worship and communicate, without fear or prejudice"SGF is a church of the Sovereign Order of Saint Raphael, a Catholic order with Apostolic Succession.Reverend Million has served as Bishop and Archbishop of several religious denominations.

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  Remembrance Weddings

  Mar 1993 - now

  Minister/ Owner

  Remembrance Weddings is a wedding ministry which specializes in Beautiful, Meaningful and Memorable wedding ceremonies.

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  Million Dollar Artists

  Jan 2001 - now

  President

  Million Dollar Artists provides management and representation for artists, musicians and those in the entertainment industry. Our extensive background and knowledge of the industry allows us to work with artists to create short and long term strategic plans to advance their careers and income. In 2006 one of our artists was named "Country Band of the Year." Another of our artists was named a 2009 Country Breakthrough Artist of the Year. Both awards are from radio stations reporting to New Music Weekly Magazine, a Los Angeles based publication. Show less

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  American Eagle Recordings

  Jan 2002 - now

  President

  AER is a successful indie record label with national distribution in the United States and a solid track record. Small, focused and dedicated we have released only 4 CD's since 2003 but have 8 nationally charted hits from those CD's.

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  United Fellowship of Interfaith Ministers

  Oct 2009 - now

  Moderator

  The United Fellowship of Interfaith Ministers is a group forum for practitioners of all faiths to foster better communication and understanding. Currently membership represents most of the world's religions.