Brian Conner is a Speaker, Coach and Motivator, as well as being a results-driven Marketing Expert. He serves as the Owner and Chief Operator of Best University, a wellness consulting company. Since he is passionate about health and wellness, he inspires audiences with messages that encourage well-being in the workplace, schools and personal life. Brian has also created a marketing plan to penetrate high potential demographic segments including the health/wellness sector, college/university alumni & college students, in addition to professionals with various core competencies.
Brian also serves as the Immunization Outreach Coordinator for the South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control. In his role with them, he works primarily with the immunization clinical team, but also as needed with other areas of the division with the primary goal of increasing immunization coverage rates in South Carolina and he is responsible for the development and maintenance of their communication plan.
A FEW ORGANIZATIONS THAT BRIAN HAS PRESENTED TO
* The American Red Cross
* Black Girls Run
* Metso
* Drew Wellness Center
With a proven track record of experience and accomplishments for developing/implementing targeted marketing strategies, Brian was the critical contributor that increased name recognition and improved brand awareness for a start-up health plan provider that grew to 80,000 members in less than three years. During this time, he created the annual marketing strategy with a forecasted $800,000+ budget, hired/managed seven community relations representatives and maximized marketing impact through the efficient use of limited resources. He assisted in securing 66% of the marketplace business in their first year.
WHAT PROFESSIONALS SAY ABOUT BRIAN
“He is innovative, creative and always has a positive attitude. I’ve had the pleasure to work with him on several projects and he is highly intelligent in his field; I have personally learned a lot from him.” – Kayla Bates, Policies and Procedures Analyst at Regional Finance (Regional Management Corp.)
“Great intuition, great work ethic and great results.” – Chuck Lindstrom, Master Business Professional
Much of Brian’s success is attributed to his strengths in public relations, marketing strategy development, event coordination planning, advertising, social media campaign strategy, brand/image development, marketing material development, demographic research, public speaking, grassroots marketing, community relations and channel marketing. Below are just a few of his accomplishments.
