WHO ARE WE?
20+ Years of Experience
Our Founders have each spent the past twenty years in continuous, entrepreneurial endeavors. From Keurig, to Sulzer Metaplas, to Carolyn’s Gourmet, and other ventures, our start-up work has never stopped.
Much has changed in the startup world over the past two decades . . . and we have changed with it. Just recently, for instance, WWLC assisted a media start-up raise $4 million in a private placement.
Wide Range of Skills
We have developed a range of up-to-date, small business skills.
These include: strategic planning, operational management, business administration, financial modelling, fund raising, web-design and digital marketing.
We can also call upon our network of successful entrepreneurs and businessmen for assistance in other fields.
Learn From Our Mistakes
Many people, entrepreneurs, focus on their successes, ignoring their failures. We believe that you can learn as much or more by studying mistakes.
Yes, we’ve made mistakes. In fact, you could say that the lessons learned from those missteps constitute a large part of our “value added.” We’ll make sure you don’t have similar, on-the-job-training failures.
We've Been There
You can find countless consultants who quote textbook theories regarding how to run your business, all without ever having taken a similar risk themselves. It’s easy to offer such prepackaged advice when backed by a corporate paycheck. It’s another experience entirely when one has struggled to meet payroll or pay vendors.
We have been there, in the trenches. We’ve can help you determine the best path to success.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
Our Story
WorldWide Local Connect was born out of a need to work with verified startup experts.
Our mission is to help entrepreneurs thrive by building a community of such experts, ones with proven track records, experts who are, or have been, successful entrepreneurs and/or small business owners. We’re looking for recent, real life experience. WWLC is creating a vibrant network comprised of individuals who have been through the trials and tribulations of small business ownership and who want to work with and assist fellow entrepreneurs.
Read our blogs of interesting stories by clicking here for those penned by Peter Dragone and here for those authored by Hans van Putten.
WWLC’s Focus
- Client Happiness 100%
- Mission – Strategic Planning 30%
- Business Plan – Financial Model 30%
- Web Design – Wireframe 20%
- Digital Marketing Strategy 20%
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Problem Solvers
We know how to solve problems, how to get things done. During our many entrepreneurial endeavors, we have dealt with most any problem you may be facing.
Forward Thinking
If you need help strategizing, or simply preparing a five year projection model, you have come to the right address.
Web Design
WWLC can help you with UX/UI Web Design, optimizing your online presence.
Digital Marketing
WWLC has a wealth of experience with best-practices of SEO, Email Marketing and Social Media.
Brands We’ve Worked With
Keurig Inc.
The Gillette Co.
Chiquita
Carolyn's Handmade
Oral-B
Waterman
Parker Pens
Canvas Unplugged
Sulzer
BankBoston
Pascual Hermanos
John Morrell
Co-Founders
Marc Slafsky
CEO
Marc Slafsky is a Certified Insurance Councilor (CIC) with a thirty year history of success in commercial insurance and Insurance Expertise in Start-ups/ Networking Expert / Business Coach.
Marc has built a book of clients throughout the East Coast by becoming a trusted business advisor while providing insurance and operational guidance for his clientele.
Prior to WWLC, Marc owned his own insurance agency and, later, worked for large regional insurance agencies. He currently works for bank owned insurance agencies, helping clients solve both their insurance and funding needs.
Marc has multiple degrees from Bentley University.
Hans van Putten
COO and Creative Director
Hans van Putten ran his food manufacturing company for 17+ years. While growing the Carolyn’s Handmade brand, he transformed 40ParkLane,llc into a company that focuses on strategic planning, operational management, web design and digital marketing.
Prior to founding 40parkLane,llc Hans worked for the Gillette Company for 10 years in various financial roles of increasingly bigger responsibility, culminating in his last position as Director of Business Planning for The International Group at Gillette HQ, Boston.
Hans has an MBA (Marketing & International Business) from Aston University, and a BA in Business Administration from IHBO de Maere.
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Peter Dragone
CFO
Mr. Dragone has spent the past fifteen plus years as an acting/consulting CFO for a number of start-ups in a wide range of industries. Peter’s prior experience is that of a serial entrepreneur, managing various start-up and turnaround projects. He was a co-founder of Keurig, Inc.
Previously, Mr. Dragone was a senior financial/operational manager for Chiquita Brands International. He moved to Chiquita after working in international banking at BankBoston.
He has an MBA from Harvard Business School, an MA (in Spanish) from Middlebury College and a BA from Colby College.
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