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Jermyn Shannon EL --Blacksonville 08:16, 2 January 2007 (UTC) Chief Executive Officer, Blacksonville, LLC

Mr. Jermyn Shannon EL is Chief Executive Officer and Marketing Director of Blacksonville, LLC. The organization has served thousands of companies as the catalyst for new business development, internet marketing and ethnic media distribution since September of 2000.

Mr. Shannon EL is nationally known for creating one of the most powerful internet marketing and networking mediums in the industry, Blacksonville.com. He challenges everyone he meets to close the digital divide and generational gap that prevents the effectiveness of the small business community. Mr. Shannon EL also consults with a revolving door of clientele seeking interactive marketing, entrepreneurship, technology consulting and community relations. Over the years, Mr. Shannon EL has conducted seminars on “The Transition From Business to e-Business”, “How To Turn Strangers into Customers into Loyal Customers”, “Internet Business Models for Emerging Small Businesses”, “Socio-Technology 101”, “Ethnic Media-The Revolution Continues”, “Digipreneur or Black Entrepreneurship - The Wave of The Future”, "Cultural Differences between the Black & American Business Environment" to mention a few.

With a strong passion for community-building and business enterprise, Jermyn Shannon EL founded Blacksonville .COMmunity .NETwork (BCN) - www.blacksonville.com | www.blacksonville.net. Birthed in the wake of a declining IT industry the national, member-driven portal has officially emerged as the premier digital gateway to local urban communities. To date, Blacksonville.com generates millions of impressions per month. The mega portal serves as an avenue for educators, tourists, suppliers, smart consumers, promoters, and local residents to access critical information pertaining to local needs and interest. Additionally, BCN serves as a grassroots vehicle for small business owners to effectively introduce their goods and services to a professional network. Recently, a re-launch of the portal has allowed franchise opportunities for marketing specialists to launch a local version of Blacksonville throughout the globe.

Jermyn Shannon EL is a graduate of Florida State University where he holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Communications and a double major in African studies. He also holds an associate degree from Ohio Wesleyan University and Morehouse College. Accompanied with his collegiate background, Mr. Shannon EL’s diverse experiences allow him the ability to effectively communicate with the community, the corporate sector and individuals from all walks of life.

Mr. Shannon EL continues his commitment by serving as a positive role model to inner city youth and aspiring entrepreneurs. As speaker and educator, Jermyn Shannon EL has reached several thousand students, educators, youth leaders and administrators throughout the United States. Mr. Shannon EL’s most rewarding role is birthed out of his passion to reach young incarcerated adults by delivering a message of hope to those entrapped within the judicial system. He sets his own successes as a marketing professional, an entrepreneur, educator and mentor to hundreds of young adults.

Jermyn Shannon EL consistently performs as a consultant and internet advisor to many businesses and national organizations, including but not limited to: The African American Chamber of Commerce, Sigma Pi Phi, The Links, The Black Pages USA, several HBCUs, Black Data Processor Association, The Florida African American Student Association, and many, many more. In addition to successfully managing the day to day operations of Blacksonville, LLC, he has organized numerous conferences, seminars and workshops to address various public forums pertaining to the future of Urban America.

Currently, Mr. Shannon EL is actively involved with many noted professional organizations throughout the world. He serves relentlessly on several boards and is heavily involved in the growth of Jacksonville, FL. Additionally, he was named "Small Business Leader of The Year 2003" by the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce Northwest Council.

Challenging, diverse, captivating and powerful are a few words that describe Jermyn Shannon EL. He is a visionary gifted to bring about change to the lives of those who encounter him personally and professionally. He is certainly “a critical player” in the emerging industries of urban marketing, technology and the internet.

Core Competencies: Interactive Media Internet Marketing IT Business Consulting Business/Life Coach New and Emerging Technologies Real Estate Investments Inter-cultural Communication Ethnic Media Multicultural Marketing Training and Education Research and development Networking Specialists