In the pursuit of helping other entrepreneurs get their ideas out into the world, Jay Norris believes it is useful for entrepreneurs to have an automated platform to help them scale their dreams.
WESTPORT, CT, February 07, 2020 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Jay Norris has been inducted into Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
The Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Guesst Software since 2017, Mr. Norris excels as a business executive who is especially well-respected by his peers and clients. The Guesst software platform allows "Host" retailers to find and connect with complementary brands aka "Guest" to display, merchandise and or sell their products or goods in their "Host" retail location. This simple process allows retailers to lower their monthly fixed cost, increase revenues and maximize both parties' brand awareness, return on investment and customer experience in a brick and mortar location. Mr. Norris, ICSC certified in Co-retailing Software, is a true go-to-market strategist who utilizes his innovative marketing skillset, invaluable relationships and keen understanding of the retail landscape to curate partnerships and experiential activations between retailers, landlords, media partners and brands in all sectors of retail.
Mr. Norris has further flourished as the co-founder of Detroitbuiltco.com since 2016. Norris and his partners vision was to curate a retail platform for Detroit makers and innovators. Similar to Guesst, he successfully established and executes a marketing strategy to expand market visibility, increase sales and manage the complete redesign and launch of a company's brand image. Likewise, Norris's Growth Business Incubator Lifestyle Equities is a management consultancy specializing in innovative solutions for small, and medium to large size companies who aspire to either expand, streamline or become re-imagined.
In addition to the aforementioned business ventures, Mr. Norris is a REBNY licensed broker and was active as the director of tenant representation at Eastern Consolidated from 2015 to 2016 and both the founder and the Chief Executive Officer of Tastemakers Media from 1997 to 2007, which was a national and international guide highlighting the best lifestyle offerings in each market. Additionally, Mr. Norris found success as a strategic marketing executive at Arista Records from 1994 to 1997, developing marketing strategies for Notorious BIG, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, Deborah Cox, TLC, Pink, Alicia Keyes, and a long list of music artists who have scaled their careers through groundswell campaigns. Before Arista Records, Mr. Norris worked in the promotions department of Sony Music Entertainment from 1993 to 1994.
Constantly in the pursuit of helping other entrepreneurs get their ideas out into the world, Mr. Norris believes it is useful for entrepreneurs to have an automated platform to help them scale their dreams. He attributes his success to his experience, resources and knowledge. Unafraid to take risks, he is proud to be renowned as a "serial visionary" by his peers. Mr. Norris's favorite quote is "one's imagination is everything!! If one can use it wisely, it can become a brief snapshot of life's coming attractions." In addition to his primary responsibilities, he dedicates his time to volunteer at his local soup kitchen and with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Mr. Norris holds a Bachelor of Arts in sociology from Howard University in Washington, D.C. Mr. Norris received a scholarship for swimming and in the 1980's Norris held city and state records in butterfly and freestyle from his high school, Cass Technical, in the state of Michigan.
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