About

Advisory Team

Majid Abai – Chief Sherpa

As the founder of Concepts Rise, Majid Abai brings 30+ years of proven expertise in building, transforming, and leading domestic and international organizations. Recognized as a veteran business strategist, Majid is a proven serial entrepreneur and active investor in technology. He founded Concepts Rise to help businesses make their vision a reality.

Majid’s technical expertise is hailed as cutting edge and includes Big Data, Mobile Enterprise, Cloud Computing, and SaaS applications. He is also the coauthor of Data Strategy and Cracking the Business Code. Majid has been featured in publications that include Forbes, CIO Update, and The Los Angeles Business Journal. He is a recognized speaker and presenter at global technology and business conferences.

Harvard Young – Tech Sherpa

Harvard Young has been involved with multiple technology start-ups—most recently, Pringo and MobileBits. With a deep focus on the integration of information with the most groundbreaking technological advances in both B2B and B2C sectors, he showcases a passion for helping clients in industries spanning entertainment, communication, finance, and gaming. Harvard has built a reputation as a Master of Technology and has served as the CTO for multiple organizations.

Masoud Abaei – Management Sherpa

With a specialization in Program Management, Enterprise Architecture, and Enterprise Information Strategy, Masoud has led multiple project management and architecture teams at major corporations. Possessing 20+ years of information technology experience alongside a vast understanding of several different verticals, Masoud has consistently appraised the technical needs of organizations and offered architectural direction recommendations. He delivers sound strategies and oversees implementation and execution based on agreed upon milestones. Based on his negotiation skills, his ability to take a macro-level view in goal attainment, and the capability of deploying on micro-level tasks, Masoud has been the recipient of multiple “Awards of Excellence” from varied client organizations.

Gary Hall – Marketing Sherpa

Gary Hall is an accredited expert in digital marketing strategy and deal negotiation strategic partnership growth opportunities for established and emerging growth brands. with more than 20 years’ experience working with B2B and B2C organizations ranging from; D&B Credibly Corp, MyLife to John Paul DeJoria’s ROK Brands and advises other agencies.

Gary was instrumental in the MyLife.com, formerly Reunion.com, since its inception in 2002, to a top ten community interface while building broad outreaches in both partnerships and users (currently 50 million). He led all the company’s online marketing and overall strategic development. Gary is still an active shareholder in MyLife.com.

John Peterson – Sales Sherpa

John brings broad perspectives and insights gained from his 15+ year sales background to Concepts Rise. Ranging a wide variety of environments, industries, and approaches, his resume includes positions in management and frontline sales roles in SaaS, B to C, B to B, and retail sales organizations, across industries like edTech, govTech, 3PL (Third Party Logistics), health/wellness and real estate.

This background runs the gamut from situations that could be categorized as the highly transactional & volume-based to the highly relationship & practice-focused to the highly complex & process-oriented. These varied perspectives have led to a developed expertise and approach to sales interaction and design that begins with the principle and general, and results in the specific, actionable and measurable.