• Shane Jones
• Website: 
  astragroup.com
• Position:
  Founder
  The Astra Group
  Ace Personnel 

Topic - Instant Advisory Board Experience – Power Networking to Create Powerful Business Results

WANTED: 64 Business Owners who are eager to experience firsthand a "management think tank."
Can-do attitude required. Must be fearless and willing to discuss what keeps you up at night. Bring yourexperience, your ideas, an open mind ... and a sense of adventure.
If you think your business is too small to have an advisory board ... think again. From start-up businessesto mature companies ... there's always something to be gained from the expertise and perspective ofothers. So, don't go it alone. Experience the power and synergy of an advisory team in this interactiveworkshop. You'll learn:

• How an advisory board can strengthen your business and give it a competitive edge.
• How to moderate advisory meetings to get results.
• How to propel your business forward with the experience and expertise of others.
• How to assemble your "dream team."
• A quick and easy way to find solutions.
• What the heck an advisory board does, and how it can work for you!

Bio

As founder of Ace Personnel, The Astra Group, and the mastermind behind both the Young Entrepreneurs Organization and the Alliance of Community Educators, Shane Jones has a lot on his plate. And although quite busy, Shane has become an advocate of entrepreneurship in the Kansas City community through both his work life and his civic activities.

In 1989, Jones established Ace Personnel from the spare bedroom of his apartment. In its 10th year of business, Ace Personnel grew to reach $10 million in revenues and became a nationally recognized staffing service. Jones also helped Ace Personnel to become an Inc. 500 company twice.

Jones then founded The Astra Group, a company that works with other organizations to provide human resource services, strategic planning, and other outsourcing services. Since Jones's involvement in the company, The Astra Group has experienced remarkable growth and has been recognized by Inc. magazine twice as one of the fastest growing companies in the world.

But the most notable of Jones's work is that of which he has done for the Kansas City community. In 1999, Jones founded the Kansas City Chapter of Young Entrepreneurs Organization (YEO) for business owners and founders under the age of 40 who have achieved annual revenue exceeding $1 million. Jones served as President for the first two years where the chapter was awarded Best Emerging Chapter in North America and Fastest Growing Chapter in the World. In addition, Jones founded the Alliance of Community Educators, a not-for-profit organization aimed to educate students about career opportunities.

Jones has also served on the board of directors for various Kansas City organizations such as the Starlight Theatre, the Kansas Chamber of Commerce, the Enterprise Center of Johnson County, and many more. Jones graduated from the University of Kansas with a Bachelors Degree in Personnel Administration.