Harlan Lyons

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About Harlan Lyons

Harlan Lyons has been building and instilling visionary leadership into startups and corporations for more than 25 years. During his career, he has negotiated key customer agreements with Fortune 500 companies including IBM, Microsoft, Radio Shack, Avnet, Conoco-Phillips, and Toshiba. He has worked for telecommunications and technology companies such as US Cellular and Cellular One, implementing revenue-building and growth strategies. Harlan has raised hundreds of millions of dollars for start-up launch, turnaround, and business growth. He has served as CEO and/or President of more than 11 companies directly or through ASK Consulting Group, a consultancy he founded in 1998 specializing in start-up, M&A, and roll-ups. Most recently, Harlan launched ASK PPE to support government agencies, FEMA contractors, and partners, including Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and US-based PPE manufacturers and distributors in the acquisition, sale, and delivery of critical PPE products and medical supplies. In 2010, in order to ensure continued support to the US AMBER Alert Program, Harlan orchestrated the synergistic acquisition of AmberAlert.com by a privately held company operating in the child safety and mass notification segments. While leading SolarWing, a solar parking startup he co-founded in 2014, Harlan identified an industry-leading OEM franchisee and negotiated the sale of the company which continues to operate today under the same name. In addition to his professional pursuits, Harlan has served on several corporate, philanthropic, and advisory boards including the Arizona Board of Childhelp USA. Specialties: Business Development; Competitive Analysis; Financing; Non-Profits; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Strategy; Startup Launch.