Golden Reach: Engagement and Growth
Golden Reach Ltd was incorporated in Denver, CO on November 12th, 2003. We formed when ex-colleagues from a couple of companies offered to provide outsourcing opportunities. Two of us had just completed a “most of the world adventure and hedonism trip” which proved to be a far easier way to enter back into the real world of business. The focus has always been on high tech and business. Fred Ledbetter, one of our original founders, earned an MBA from University of Puget Sound and an ME in Computer Science from University of Colorado, so it seemed like a normal way to go – how do you make money off high tech stuff? We have played leading edge roles in technology commercialization as outsourced advisors, consultants, and also executive employees.
Commercializing Leading Edge Technologies
Since 2003 some of the interesting technologies we have helped commercialize include fixed/wireless “convergence”, DSL for faster TV playback in competition with cable, online vertical content search, faster and faster broadband (from fixed line to fiber), and FTTx ( all flavors of fiber to a building), faster and faster mobile wireless data, and then onto WiFi, artificial intelligence (back in favor after a cold 10-15 year winter), VoIP and most recently, all about WiFi: a revenue producing marketing hotspot landing page, a 14,000 access point meshed network and a blockchain-enabled global WiFi network free to end users. With payments in cryptocurrency. We also are doing business development for MAGMA, a 100% clean W2E (Waste to Energy) facility and a patented drag reduction agent for oil pipelines. Our view has always been that technologies are cool. They dazzle, they confuse, they seem like a brilliant idea. They are really cool when they make you some money. It is a dizzying journey with the sheer weight of technology advances every year.
The very best “About US” stories are success stories from our customers.
FRED LEDBETTER
Managing Partner. Technology commercialization, product innovation and development, customer experience, marketing
email: FLedbetter@goldenreach.com
Award-winning, strategic marketing and commercial operations executive with significant success in driving business strategy and change with a focus on innovation. Develop and implement highly successful initiatives while building strong partnerships with business leaders to scale organizations for growth. Build, mentor and direct cross functional, high-performance teams. Adept in developing strong relationships at all levels.
Technology Commercialization from most recent to historical:
- Patented drag reduction agent for oil pipelines
- “MAGMA” 100% clean waste to energy
- Global distribution model for World WiFi “free” global WiFi network
- Successful ICO for World WiFi with hardcap raise of $25m. World WiFi is a “free” global WiFi provider – ICO Advisor
- Deployment of Virgin Connect VNO for Internet broadband in Russia
- Acolyte of 10 Types of Innovation™ (Monitor/Deloitte)
- Acolyte of Net Promoter Score for monetizing customer experience
- Largest meshed public WiFi network in the world (2009)
- Vertical content search company for real estate and personnel security USA
- VoIP as third party mobile app Russia
- First online public auction and reverse auction for corporate purchasing departments in Czech Republic
- Developed first Czech online advertising operator, enabling proliferation of banner ad sales.
- First trans-European broadband and data center network for SME’s
- First network of cellular (AMPS based) in second tier Russian cities
- First commercial fiber ring with international voice overlay network in Kiev
- First cellular company (NMT based) in Russia
- GUI User interface and system integration to support customer service team
- Case based AI to solve telephone switch errors
- First online shopping application for Trintex (a jv of IBM, CBS and Sears)
Other management specializations – business development for Beallara Group (high end residential real estate in Mauritius), Consul for Moscow Wine Lovers, a special interest group in Internations with 580 members from over 70 countries, Porsche driving, scuba diving, snow skiing
Ahmed Hassan
Senior Advisor for Business Growth
email: ahassan@goldenreach.com
Ahmed is a high impact CEO with 30+ years of international business experience in turnaround situations, with a track record of driving double digit sales growth and profitability. His career has seen him recognized and rewarded for his strong problem solving skills and attention to detail. He has consistently tackled larger and more complex challenges needing transformation, and led them to successful turnaround. He fully understands the current climate and how to drive change through; people management, strategically planning routes to market, driving e-commerce and digital growth.
