Leonard Scales
Small Business Owner in Ocala, Florida
Leonard Scalesoffers more than 35 years of product and services sales experience with more than 20 of these years involved with technology sales, business to consumer marketing, e-commerce, and social media marketing. More recently, Leonard has created and delivered digital marketing campaigns. He has worked with e-commerce platforms to implement end-to-end solutions for online retailers and b-to-b clients. Leonard has worked for Fortune 500 companies and tech startups and understands the challenges facing an early stage company. Additionally, he has developed and executed traditional marketing, internet marketing, social media marketing, and promotional sales strategies for food related Fortune 500 companies and for smaller food and beverage brands. Through his expertise, he will be able to bring the operations of the business to profitability within its first eighteen months of operation.
Leonard currently delivers sales and marketing consulting for hi-tech manufacturing, and serves as the VP of Strategy and Business Development for a hi-tech recruiting firm. He has worked for early stage Silicon Valley tech companies at the Vice President level and has an excellent understanding of the technologies required for a successful e-commerce launch. He also served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing for and integrated marketing firm where he landed major food companies as clients. Leonard is a “foodie”, and sourced the food manufacturers that produce the gourmet products Celebrity Kitchen US will private label.