Former Bush and
Obama SBA Appointee Joins
EQLB's Last Shot Business Development and Marketing
Team
Las Vegas, NV -- May 14,
2018 -- InvestorsHub NewsWire -- At the Last Shot Marketing
Advisory Board meeting in Las Vegas this weekend, it was announced
that Cassius F. Butts, former Region IV Administrator for the
United States Small Business Administration (SBA) appointed by
President Barack Obama.
Previously employed as one
of three Chiefs of the Real Estate Owned Division within the United
States Department of Housing and Urban Development where he began
his federal career as a Presidential Management Fellow in 2002
during the George W. Bush Administration. Previous to his
civil-federal career, since 1992 Cassius has worked in leadership
positions for NationsBank, Fleet Bank and Bank of America (MBNA) as
well as the City of Atlanta.
In 2011, Cassius Butts was
appointed by the 44th President of the United States as the first
African-American to hold this position for SBA Region IV. He was
responsible for delivery of SBA programs in the Southeastern Region
of the U.S. According to the Atlanta Business Chronicle, "Cassius
Butts achieved a 36% increase in SBA lending during fiscal year '15
He also lead Region IV to five record-breaking years for SBA
lending surpassing $20 billion in government backed loans to small
businesses." Currently as a small business owner and consultant, he
co-founded CB Consulting Group, LLC which primarily offered
entrepreneurial strategy and community engagement
services".
"Cassius will bring a
wealth of valuable professional business development and networking
relationships to our Last Shot marketing & sales efforts and we
are excited that he has joined our team of experts," said Mo Owens,
EQLB, CEO.
EQLB is rapidly expanding
its business development and customer capture strategic team of
professionals and with the inclusion of Butts they have secured a
valuable resource in developing and executing their market
development plans.
"I am looking forward to
working with Mo and his team," says Butts. He goes on to say,
"Already I have been experiencing the excitement about Last Shot
everywhere I travel, and this excitement will only get stronger as
we grow the product's visibility."
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Contact
Information:
EQ ENERGY DRINK,
Inc
Maurice Owens, President
and CEO
Phone: (702)
806-5943
Web: www.drinklastshotlv.com
Email: mo@drinkeq.com