Principals

Kobek’s expertise is in the design, implementation and marketing of products and services as well as assisting existing department heads (including: recruiting, training, human resources, operations, marketing and sales) to determine appropriate processes in streamlining their functions. He has also consulted internationally including Europe and Latin America and has presented at several European marketing conferences. He has been published in several marketing and sales trade publications.

Prior to forming MVP, Kobek spent over 20 years in the direct marketing industry. He successfully launched and then sold or completed mergers of two companies whose core competencies were in the teleservices industry. Kobek has specialized in the integration of marketing and sales through direct marketing with an emphasis on database management & marketing, including the design and implementation of over 150 outbound telemarketing, inbound customer service and order processing operations and interactive information systems.

In 1986 he was accepted as a member of “Outstanding Young Americans”. In 1988, Kobek received a TELO Award for Excellence in Telemarketing from the American Telemarketing Association for his design and implementation of a selling system that increased the sales of a high-ticket product by 150% in 12 months. He has traveled abroad to provide telemarketing strategy presentations to European counterparts in six countries. His articles on sales and marketing have been published in several national and regional trade and business publications.

His experience includes several years in Washington D.C. as the Director of Indiana Liaison for United States Senator Vance Hartke and two years as director of Special Projects for the Indiana General Assembly, Speaker of the House.

Since then, Kobek has worked hands on within the marketing industry, including a position as the National Sales Manager for Terstep Recreation Company and Trans Alaska Energy Corporation. His ownership of AMI Telemarketing, Inc. as business-to-business telemarketing service bureau was the beginning of his expertise as a business-to-business marketing professional.

William Morris
 Email bmorris@mobiusvp.com

Mr. Morris has held a number of executive level positions across a broad range of industries over the past 25 years with an emphasis in Finance, Information Systems and Strategic and Business planning.

Morris started his career in the publishing industry, rising to become the Executive Publisher of the Saturday Evening Post Company and its 18 publications. In this capacity, Bill maintained responsibility for all production, finance, sales and circulation planning and execution.

Along with a small team from Curtis Publishing Company, Bill started a co-operative advertising billing and audit service firm which provided its services to national retail hardware manufacturers such as Stanley Tools, Hudson, Ames and Black & Decker. This firm was subsequently sold to a global advertising agency.

Bill went on to become Vice President of Finance, Planning and Development for Resort Condominiums International which saw its revenues increase from twenty-fold to over $350 million during his 10-year tenure. Morris has also held the position of CEO for a high net worth Family Office, with management and oversight responsibilities for business, traditional and venture investments.

During his career, Bill has also had direct responsibility for turn-around situations, several start-ups, capital funding, acquisitions and large-scale planning and development assignments.

C. Randolph Stone
 Email rstone@mobiusvp.com

Randy Stone has dedicated more than 20 years to maximizing sales and marketing initiatives through the collection, analysis and dissemination of strategic data. Throughout his career, Mr. Stone has designed and implemented market research studies, business-to-business lead generation programs, strategic planning and program consultation that drive results.

Mr. Stone's expertise has served a variety of industries, including manufacturing, high-tech enterprises, health care and financial institutions, professional service organizations, the transportation industry, advertising firms, commercial developers, and business-to-business publishers, among others. His emphasis on making data actionable helps to analyze markets and market segments, evaluate competitor threats and vulnerabilities, enhance market positioning, profile prospective opportunities and open the doors to increased sales.  

A lead generation program developed by Mr. Stone to support the burgeoning national accounts program for a global manufacturer resulted in more than $37 million in revenue for the company in fewer than four years. The program supported twenty manufacturing rep firms and provided a tool to build value throughout the distribution channels (including distributors, contractors, architects, and building owners) in a commodity marketing environment. 

Mr. Stone has also conducted numerous international projects. For example, following the Velvet Revolution in the Czech Republic (formerly Czechoslovakia), Mr. Stone performed training and marketing consulting to introduce free-market concepts and marketing strategies to firms in Prague (1996 & 1998). He also administered an international BPA audit campaign for a global publication, requiring the management of a 24/7 service bureau agency in collecting the data. 

With emphasis on identifying, quantifying, qualifying and penetrating markets, Mr. Stone has administered hundreds of assignments from which clients have benefited. He studied Political Science and Sociology at Indiana University.