As CEO of the Closers Group, a business development advisory, Allan Colman has spent more than two decades helping law firms and professional service firms generate more revenue. He has brought in millions of dollars of new business and built business development structures that continue to perform. His clients call him their MENTOR/TORMENTOR.Allan is known for his passion in developing pioneering strategies and for his ability to help clients generate business rapidly. He has spent many years listening to in-house counsel and business executives make decisions. Allan understands their reasoning for selecting outside professionals, and has also worked closely with law firms as they select their own advisors and consultants. Allan holds Masters and Doctorate degrees from New York University. He is a pro bono mediator for the California Court of Appeals and the Los Angeles County Superior Court. His community activities have included Board positions with the Children’s Cancer Research Fund, Los Angeles Council of Boy Scouts of America, Rotary Foundation and California Medical Center Foundation. He was awarded the “Masada Samurai Warrior” in 2004 by Masada Homes honoring his pro-bono work. He has served on the Board of Editors for Marketing the Law Firm and has a featured blog, The Red Zone, on the Law Journal Newsletters home page. Professional articles he has written and co-written have appeared in Bloomberg Law Management, National Law Journal, Los Angeles Business Journal, Diversity & the Bar, Los Angeles Daily Journal, Strategies, Of Counsel, Minnesota Bench and Bar, Law 360. Etc. Allan has been a featured speaker at firm-wide events and practice area groups as diverse as Burt Hill (Architects and Engineers), PriceWaterhouse Coopers, Mississippi and Rhode Island Bar Associations, Legal Marketing Association, American Institute of CPA’s, Federal Defense and Corporate Counsel, Minority Corporate Counsel Association, National Hispanic Bar Association, and companies such as DuPont, Employers’ Reinsurance Co., General Electric and Sears. His webinars on business development have been held by several professional associations.RICK JUSTUS founded 36ixty (three-sixty) in 1986 after relocating from the United States to Japan. During his 29-year tenure at 36ixty, Justus has helped spearhead the value creation and expansion efforts for as many as 16,000 companies through workshops, facilitation meetings and private client engagements. Today, Justus is focused on disrupting and transforming the entrepreneurial space with 36ixty’s global accelerator, where entrepreneurs realize the value of their ideas and the potential of their contribution. Under his leadership, 36ixty manages one of the most powerful and fastest growing intellectual property (IP) portfolios in the world, with more than 200 assets. 36ixty’s global partners include many of the world’s most innovative companies and renowned thought leaders and practitioners. MONIQUE MARTINMonique Martin is responsible for the day-to-day operations and strategic direction at 36ixty across North America and around the world. She is recognized by countless organizations for her exceptional leadership skills and commitment to community involvement, and for being an advocate for businesswomen around the globe. Most Americans know Monique as the co-founder of 36ixty who talks candidly about CEO development and business growth through guest appearances on television, radio, and online media outlets. She is passionate about helping CEOs – as well as young CEOs and 36ixty CEOs – navigate today’s marketplace. To book Monique as a guest on your show, for an interview, or as a speaker for a webinar, workshop or conference, email concierge@36ixty.com.
