Arizona Entrepreneurs Create Verona Golf Company, a New Resort Style Country Club and Membership Program

Arizona Entrepreneurs Create Verona Golf Company, a New Resort Style Country Club and Membership Program

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SCOTTSDALE, AZ--(Marketwire - June 30, 2008) - Retired Manitou Springs, Colo. Police Sgt. Michael Herst was told he would never walk again after being injured in the line of duty while apprehending a dangerous criminal. Doctors told him he would spend the rest of his life in a wheel chair.

After developing severe rheumatoid arthritis, his doctor recommended Herst use the game of golf to assist in rehabilitation. He turned his passion for golf and a passion for the entertainment industry into several business ventures, including the Verona Golf Company, which launched this month. The Verona Golf Company is a private country club that plans to offer its members a network of more than 1,500 private golf clubs nationwide, opportunities to play some of the most exclusive courses worldwide and provides unique international golf and entertainment travel packages.

According to the PGA of America, the golfing industry is a well-established business where in 2005 golfers spent an average of $24.3 billion on equipment and fees. Of that, they spent $19.7 billion on public and private green fees and dues, which accounted for 81 percent of all spending.

Herst and fellow entrepreneur Neal Duncan collaborated to form the company. Herst is the president of MBS Elite, Inc., a charitable golf tournament management company, with four years of experience operating celebrity tournaments. Duncan is the president of AbleTel, Inc., a successful business management firm focused on building hyper-growth startup companies.

As CEO, Herst is responsible for company operations, real estate management and developing the Verona Lifestyle™. This lifestyle includes traveling to exotic locations with the status of being able to play some of the most exclusive golf courses worldwide. After retiring from the police department, Herst developed two international film festivals and a series of successful screenwriting conferences. With 10 years of corporate management experience, he later founded MBS Elite to help support charitable organizations dedicated to assisting the families of fallen police officers and firefighters.

As COO, Duncan is responsible for marketing, customer service, sales operations, systems and finances. Duncan has more than 18 years of business experience in the field of sales, marketing and customer management. Prior to co-founding the Verona Golf Company, Duncan was vice president of client services for LifeLock, an identity theft prevention service. Duncan also spent five years with AT&T, where he was responsible for business sales and marketing activities.

The Verona Golf Company will cater to the avid golfer who prefers playing a variety of courses and may already be a member of a private golf course, but is looking to experience the Verona Lifestyle™ through the many available membership benefits.

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Young Entrepreneur: "Jonathan's Q BBQ" Goes National

Young Entrepreneur: "Jonathan's Q BBQ" Goes National

Supermarkets Nationwide Are Stocking up: 23 Year-Old Entrepreneur Goes From College Student to Rising Business Star as His "Jonathan's Q" Brand of Gourmet BBQ Sauces Hits More Than 5,000 Grocery Stores Across the USA.


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Jonathan's Q BBQ is available today in Wal-Mart, Safeway, Publix, Food Lion, Winn-Dixie, Kroger, Stop & Shop, Shop Rite, Big Y, Cub Foods, Harmon's and hundreds of other locations across the United States. Q BBQ is a sweet, succulent and smooth sauce that is driving taste buds crazy all over the country. Additionally, Q Products, Inc. has launched their entire "Jonathan's Q Fusion" line of gourmet marinades into Food Lion stores across the Southeast. Their Asian Fusion Mango Chile Teriyaki marinade is also featured in select Wal-Mart stores across the country.

"I joke with him that his middle name is Hustle," said Stew Leonard Jr. CEO of the Norwalk-based Stew Leonard's four-store chain. "We get thousands of requests a year from people who ask to bring products to the store. Some people knock once and you never see them again. Jonathan camps outside your door."

Q Products, Inc has taken the country by storm and is gearing up for a saucy summer grilling season. Jonathan Soares, the 23 year-old entrepreneur and CEO of Q Products, Inc. has overcome every imaginable obstacle in launching his brand nationally. Jonathan single handily pioneered his brand in three years of operations, secured distribution through every major specialty distributor and developed a national network of specialty food brokers. This tenacious entrepreneur has managed a fully operational outsourced business model and taken the term "bootstrapping" to a new level.

"Many told me I was crazy for marketing a BBQ Sauce and when I expressed my vision of national expansion I was laughed at. But I knew by trusting in God along with the support of my family, friends, colleagues and a tremendous amount of persistence I could accomplish anything. I'm looking forward to an exciting yet busy summer and gearing up for continued expansion." Soares laughs, "I've worn so many hats I'm surprised I still have hair on my head, I think its time to start hiring!"

Jonathan's Q BBQ is great for marinating, baking, dipping or broiling and comes in three mouth watering flavors. Original Honey BBQ which is sweet and smooth, Hickory Teriyaki which is sweet and smoky with an Asian zing and Spicy Cajun which is sweet and spicy. The three flavor profiles are unlike any other BBQ sauce on the market and consumers are having a blast transforming their meals into culinary experiences.

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