Leland Harden is a senior-level executive with a quarter century of experience in creating and penetrating markets for leading-edge technologies and services. Mr. Harden, an effective leader, speaker, communicator and manager, is an expert in creating new business ventures and building strong teams to meet and beat expectations. His business development and relationship building skills are legendary. He maintains strong networks on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter which enable him to make connections to achieve business objectives quickly. He is an expert in online communities, social media, Internet commerce to business markets and consumer markets, Internet commercial applications, Internet branding strategies, Internet marketing communications, online learning, and leveraging cross channel communication strategies to facilitate optimum ROI.
Leland also has an intimate knowledge of information retrieval and delivery technologies having worked in these disciplines since 1985.
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Current Projects:
Mr. Harden currently serves as the Executive Vice President of Marketing of Usee, Inc., the lifestyle telemedia company. He is responsible for all marketing activities including online and traditional advertising, social media marketing, SEM/SEO, website development, interface development, product development, and online and traditional PR.
Interests:
Leland is active in his community. He has served on the board of the Grace Museum for 5 years, 4 of which have been on the executive committee. He currently serves as chairman of the board for the museum. He also serves on the community advisory boards for KACU-FM, Abilene’s public radio station, and the Junior League of Abilene.
While in San Francisco, Leland was very active in Nineteenth Avenue Baptist Church where he served as music leader and other lay leadership roles.
Family:
Leland has been happily married to Elise Pryor-Harden since 1992. They have two children, Verity and Nathanael.
University Affiliations:
Bachelors of Business Administration, Management, Hardin-Simmons University, 1980-1984.
Masters of Business Administration work, Hardin-Simmons University, 2005-2008.
Contact Information:
http://www.facebook.com/leland.harden
http://www.linkedin.com/in/lelandharden
http://twitter.com/LelandHarden
Charities/Causes:
Leland is active in his community. He has served on the board of the Grace Museum for 5 years, 4 of which have been on the executive committee. He currently serves as chairman of the board for the museum. He also serves on the community advisory boards for KACU-FM, Abilene’s public radio station, and the Junior League of Abilene.
While in San Francisco, Leland was very active in Nineteenth Avenue Baptist Church where he served as music leader and other lay leadership roles.