Richard has a diversified background working with CEO Peer Groups and developing and growing valued relationships between businesses and associations.

• Manchester, England-born Richard Bright, founded Bright Concepts, Inc., an association consulting organization in 1997. www.brghtconcepts.net
  
• Bright Concepts primary focus is on developing and growing valued relationships between businesses and associations.
• Bright Concepts handles several major association accounts including the Painting & Decorating Contractors of America (PDCA), the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA), and the American Subcontractors Association (ASA).
  
• Bright Concepts supports associations’ operational efforts in a number of areas ranging from Sponsorship Program Development to Chapter Relations. By establishing mutual beneficial relationships between for profit companies and his association clientele Richard has established a solid base for his association clients future financial and operational success.
  
• Prior to founding Bright Concepts, Inc., Richard was Marketing and Communications Director for the Young Entrepreneurs’ Organization (YEO). In such a position, he developed valuable relationships with major corporations and institutions, such as IBM, Solomon Smith Barney, AT&T, Ernst & Young, UPS, and The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, as well as establishing meaningful connections to CEOs of growing companies and their unique needs.
  
• In 2000, Richard joined forces with a long time association executive, Roger Jask, to start AssociationsConnect, an organization that is destined to be the ultimate outsourcing resource for association management.
  
• Along with his success as an entrepreneur, Richard is also an international speaker who addresses topics on CEO Peer groups, entrepreneurship, sales and marketing and motivation based on a solid foundation of knowledge and experience with a blend of humor and enthusiasm.
  

Ron has a varied background of construction experience, providing him with a strong foundation for strategic planning, business planning, and marketing planning for the construction industry. Below is a summary of Ron's accomplishments

• President of McKenzie Marketing Group, Inc., (MMG, Inc.) a strategic planning company which focuses on strategic business planning that drives marketing
• President of Construction Peer Group Corporation that provides a competitive-free environment for construction leaders to meet, exchange ideas and seek solutions for improvement.
• Graduate of California Polytechnic (Cal Poly) School of Architecture with a 5-year Bachelor of Architecture Degree
• Registered architect in California with full NCARB registration
• Developed Parthenon Planning Software that provides business planning software to the construction industry
• Publisher of Strategic ThinkingTM Newsletter
• Four years experience as a business development manager for a design-build general contractor
• Nationwide Marketing Seminar Series providing marketing and business development seminars for the construction industry
• Guest speaker at the Design-Build Institute of America Marketing Seminars
• Guest speaker at AEC trade shows
• Guest Speaker University of Illinois Graduate School of Architecture
• Author of Successful Business Plans for Architects, McGraw-Hill
• Member of the Editorial Board and regular columnist in Metalmag Magazine
• Regular contributor to other industry publications and journals