Don Berry

2059 Edgewood SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546

P: 616.949.5335
C: 616.446.6833

email: diane@cjonesgroup.com
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Donald W. Berry

BlendonGroup consulting is focused on advising organizations in technology commercialization, business development, and key message development. Principal and Founder, Don Beery, has 20 years of experience with companies spanning the range from Fortune 100 to small, privately held firms.

Practice areas include:
• Technology Marketing
• Business Development strategies
• Product Commercialization
• Product Strategy plans for technology/technical solutions
• Key message development:
- Sales & Marketing communications
- Technical solutions made approachable to varied audiences
- Investor presentation development

Don has grown and cultivated Fortune 100 business portfolios of nearly $200 million and forged new multi-million dollar business portfolios from the ground up with smaller businesses. His accomplishments include establishing new markets, building strategic customer relationships and launching new products. With a degree in electrical engineering from Michigan Technological University and an MBA from Western Michigan University, he has guided technical product teams of engineers, finance professionals, product designers, and program managers in product commercialization on a global scale, across multiple worldwide locations. Don has also hired and managed internal and external specialists in the fields of product design, advertising, media, legal, and public relations in these efforts.

Don brings experience in leading contract negotiations with Fortune 100 customers and cultivating executive-level relationships. In the course of his business development work Don has been granted a wireless electronics technology patent and has three additional patents pending.