Waylon Ford
Native American Indian, 30, Luthier, Marketing Guru, and Co-Founder of Halo Custom Guitars, Inc.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Employed Full-Time |
| Website: | http://www.haloguitars.com |
| Industries: | Education, Entertainment, Internet, Lifestyle, Media, Retail |
| Skills: | Business, Copy Writing, Design, Entrepreneurship, Event planning, Graphic design, Guerrilla marketing, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Negotiation, Product design, Public Relations, Public speaking, Recruitment, Retail, Sales, Viral marketing, Web design, Writing |
| Next step: | Is to take HALO Custom Guitars to the next level needed to impact the MI industry even more than we have already. We are the youth gone wild, and we are the future of the MI industry. |
| Location: | Cupertino, California |
| Groups: | E-Challenge Competition 2008 |
| Visas: | USA |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Consulting opportunities, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Getting press, Meeting new people, Participating in a competition, Patenting my idea, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting, Recruiting for my startup |
FEATURED STARTUP
Halo Custom Guitars, Inc
Halo Custom Guitars, Inc
Halo Custom Guitars--BUILT BY MUSICIANS and PRICED FOR MUSICIANS®.
- Startup type: Company
- Status: Active
- Stage: Growth
FULL BIO
I am a Marketing and Product Development Professional with over 13 years of experience in the Music, High Tech Audio, and Electric Musical Instrument Industry. Currently looking for new product development opportunities for Halo Guitars and also currently looking for strategic business opportunities for Karma Audio Productions. I also consult on brand identity, brand re-birthing, and offer a new realm of marketing to everyone else. I am the out of the box guy everyone is looking for.
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Recommendations for Waylon -
“Waylon Ford goes out of his way to make sure the job is done right and with complete focus. He is a one of kind individual who puts others ahead of himself. When something is asked of Waylon he does the job no questions ask. I highly recommend Waylon Ford. He is 100%”
- Jenna Sawcher
hired Waylon as a Business Consultant in 2007
“Waylon is a visionary beyond his years. His insight is a guiding force that takes the ordinary and makes it extraordinary!”
- Dan Alvidrez, Web Developer, Halo Guitars
worked indirectly for Waylon at Halo Custom Guitars, Inc.
“Waylon is one of most solid guys in industry. Makes great guitars, treats artists well, and is a cool and intelligent fella to boot!”
- Marcus Henderson, RedOctane, Activision, and Wavegroup sound
worked with Waylon at Halo Custom Guitars, Inc.
“Waylon is truly an out-of-the-box innovator and thinker, which is why he has been so successful at such an early age. His guerilla marketing plan for HALO Guitars is one that marketing schools should use as a case study.”
- Denise (McDonald) Dorman, Owner, WriteBrain Media
“Waylon is as good as it gets, a real GEM. His ability to understand projects,hit the floor running and get the job done makes my job very easy. I look forward to working on many more projects with Waylon in the future”
- Michael Connolly, Director of Artist Relations, Dean Markley Strings, Inc.
“Enjoyed every minute working with Waylon. We share a very common vision on many subject and have always been able to come up with creative solutions to our endeavors.”
- Eric Morris (Cloer), Video Editor, NBC/ Universal
“Waylon has a creative energy that's infectious. Every conversation with him nets more ideas”
- Mick Donner, Musical Instrument Designer, Dean Guitars/Luna Guitars
“I have known Waylon for a number of years. He is creative and always has a pathway to success. Waylon is great business associate and extremely talented musician.”
- Michael Logue, Business Development Software Products, Presonus
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Halo Custom guitars, Inc. |
| Position: | Executive Vice President |
| Time period: | May 2000 - Present |
| Description: | >Brand development
>New product development >Marketing & Strategic Creative Marketing >Web site traffic growth >Creating web site. >Developed brand strategy and statistics systems. >Strategic Consulting, including sales strategy development. |
PUBLICATIONS
| Articles: | > http://abcnews.go.com/Busin...
> http://www.ktvu.com/slidesh... > http://www.modernguitars.co... |
| Papers: | > http://www.svcn.com/archive...
> http://www.thedailytimes.co... |
INFORMATION
| Sports: | NHRA, IHRA, NASCAR |
| Hobbies: | Digital Photography, Web-Design, Playing Bass Guitar, Song Writing, Music Engineering, and travel |
| Memberships: | > NAMM - National Association of Music Merchants
> GAMA - Guitar and Accessories Marketing Association > http://www.linkedin.com/in/... |
| Awards: | * Two Awards from Future Music Magazine for two of my microphone designs with Karma Audio Productions - K58 Multi-Pattern Tube Microphone & K6 Phantom Powered Ribbon Microphone (2007)
* Number One Band in Los Angels, California - Rock City News (2005) * Readers Choice Award - My creation of the BH-VII seven string guitar (2004) * Two MIX Pick Awards from "MIX Magazine" for my work on two sE products - ICIS Tube Microphone, GEMINI Dual Tube Microphone (2003) * Sales person of the year - sE Electronics, USA (2000, 2002, & 2003) * Number Two Bass Player in Houston, Texas - Rivethead Magazine (1994) |
Waylon's Startups (2)
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Halo Custom Guitars, Inc
Halo Custom Guitars--BUILT BY MUSICIANS and PRICED FOR MUSICIANS®.
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Waylon's Contacts (15)
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Alicia Navarro
Aussie entrepreneur, founded Skimbit in Sydney in 2006 and brought it to the UK in 2007. Skimbit is a social decision-making tool, that skims the best bits of sites you like, so you can compare and share findings, and make a collaborative decision.
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Koussalya Balasubramanian
I am from India pursuing MS in EE at Stanford. I am involved with Asha for Education, a on campus organization which helps eduction in India. I aim to restructure the educational system, especially in rural areas of developing nations, which h...
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Jeff Lee
Co-Founder of Halo Custom Guitars, Inc., Majoring in Business Finance at San Jose State University, 22 years old, Chinese American.
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Grace Lee
Stanford Continuing Studies student researching industrial design and manufacturing. ABOC optician interested in optics, acoustics, biomechanics, and prototyping.