Ascendant Group

Ezz Eldin El Nattar comes from a part of the world where friendship still matters. His approach to business is built on trust and he has been a certified business development expert with over 20 years of experience in creating and managing start-ups from conceptualization to maturity.

A modern Arab woman with a heavily sought-after mind. Aleen Zakkas Net2Work Solutions (a vertical of Ascendant Global) features experts from all over the world, discussing connected workforces, business networking, likability, personal branding and personal brand reputation.

Regularly contributes for Forbes, American City Business Journal, and was one of 100 small business owners under 40 invited to a one-day U.S. Chamber of Commerce, U.S. Congress, and White House symposium in 2011. Founded Ascendant companies in 2004.

Merilee Kern is a Forbes Business Council member anda highly-regarded brand analyst, strategist and futurist who reports on industry change makers and innovators across all B2B and B2C sectors. She is founder, executiveeditor and producer of The Luxe List and host of Savvy Ventures business TV

A bilingual writer, publishing vet, and enthusiast for the Latino community, Gomez provides the energy, contacts, and relentless attitude to lead one of the nations most effective literary agency units. Her stunning 87 percent success rate is more than double the typical industry standard.

Serialpreneur, migrated from Russia, and believes the visual aspect of a brand dictates the impact of the brand. He has been with Ascendant for more than three years.

Payne is a communications veteran having worked in ministry, higher education, and with Fortune 500 companies on crafting messages that resonate. She believes how you present the message is the single most important factor in determining if the phone will ever ring.

Kimberly Reed known as Americas Corporatepreneur for her unparalleled ability to navigate back and forth between the world of fortune 500 and small business owners; Kimberly has been with Ascendant for more than eight years and has one of the most distinctive voices in radio and public speaking.

An MBA and an investor in eight different businesses, Novak can sniff out a bad business model a mile away. He helps Ascendant clients rethink their approaches to the marketplace to ensure they have concepts that are investable, scalable, and sellable.

Foote has more than 35 years in journalism, public relations and marketing. He has a vast career in media, establishing himself as a nationally known journalist, digital media strategist, public relations professional, author and educator.

Kashif has done post-graduation in Entrepreneurship with a MBA (Marketing and HRM). He has more than 15 years of proven experience in Project Management, Operational Management, Reputation Management, SME development & management, Brand Management, Sales & Marketing, Customer Services, R&D, and SMM

Sophia Supports the management of high-level clients and facilitates their success with a growing expertise in personal branding and brand strategy. Leans on her educational background to understand each client's values and identify meaningful opportunities for them to connect with their audience.

Stella specializes her work in social media. Stella specializes her work at Ascendant Group in social media strategy and is passionate about seeing clients' personal brands be a powerful reflection of their social media presence.

He has been serving on admin support and brand research as an expert since 2018 for The Ascendant team. More than 10 years of experience with expertise in Research, Lead Generation and LinkedIn Marketing. His assurance to quality and accuracy always for the Ascendant admin support projects.

Shannon have over 15 years of experience in Graphic, Web, and Product Design. This experience has garnered a wealth of knowledge in the importance of visual representation and how it can elevate the product, business, or person behind it.