LAS VEGAS, May 14, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via OTC PR WIRE -- EQ Labs, Inc. (OTC:EQLB) -- At the Last Shot Marketing Advisory Board meeting in Las Vegas this weekend, it was announced that Cassius F. Butts, former Region IV Administrator for the United States Small Business Administration (SBA) appointed by President Barack Obama.
Previously employed as one of three Chiefs of the Real Estate Owned Division within the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development where he began his federal career as a Presidential Management Fellow in 2002 during the George W. Bush Administration. Previous to his civil-federal career, since 1992 Cassius has worked in leadership positions for NationsBank, Fleet Bank and Bank of America (MBNA) as well as the City of Atlanta.
In 2011, Cassius Butts was appointed by the 44th President of the United States as the first African-American to hold this position for SBA Region IV. He was responsible for delivery of SBA programs in the Southeastern Region of the U.S. According to the Atlanta Business Chronicle, "Cassius Butts achieved a 36% increase in SBA lending during fiscal year '15. He also lead Region IV to five record-breaking years for SBA lending surpassing $20 billion in government backed loans to small businesses." Currently as a small business owner and consultant, he co-founded CB Consulting Group, LLC which primarily offered entrepreneurial strategy and community engagement services".
"Cassius will bring a wealth of valuable professional business development and networking relationships to our Last Shot marketing & sales efforts and we are excited that he has joined our team of experts," said Mo Owens, EQLB, CEO.
EQLB is rapidly expanding its business development and customer capture strategic team of professionals and with the inclusion of Butts they have secured a valuable resource in developing and executing their market development plans.
"I am looking forward to working with Mo and his team," says Butts. He goes on to say, "Already I have been experiencing the excitement about Last Shot everywhere I travel, and this excitement will only get stronger as we grow the product's visibility."
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EQ ENERGY DRINK, Inc
Maurice Owens, President and CEO
Phone: (702) 806-5943
Email: mo@drinkeq.com