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Introduction

 
Chance Wilson has over eight years of experience in commercial marketing, project development, media development and coordination, public relations, corporate branding, business training, small business consultation, strategic planning, and project management. Developments and businesses by Chance have won multiple awards and have been recognized locally for their innovation and commitment to excellence. Chance is extremely active in the local community with assisting in various campaigns for non-profit development and promotion. Among the multitude of business training and social events facilitated by Chance, he is also the founder of one the first celebratory events to recognize the region of Hampton Roads that consist of 1.5 million residences that received record breaking support of over 50 companies and major organizations. Chance was the executive producer and host of the Hampton Roads LIVE TV Show and has conducted a list of inside interviews ranging from everyday people, executives, celebrities, to the Chief Technology Officer and Assistant to the President of the United States. As you will read, below developments by Chance have contributed to successful development of various small businesses, projects and has established a series of professional promotion networks that have exposed national celebrities, diverse events, and a myriad of local organizations.
 
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MiD World Services, Inc.
 
Founder, Chief Executive Officer Quick Reference Links: Click any of the links below for more information.
2003 - Present

View Now : MiD World Services, Inc. Website View Now : Hampton Roads LIVE Network Website
View Now : BINCHMARK Website View Now : PAOB Website
  Responsible for establishing MiD World Services, Inc., a multi divisional company that seeks to develop quality services in the areas of commercial marketing, TV production, business organizational services, promotional campaigns, major event development, branding, media development, and management. MiD World Services, Inc. provides this series of diverse services for all types of business developments and special projects through three primary brands.

Hampton Roads LIVE Network (HRL). HRL is a multi-media network delivering national and local news content via a locally produced television show in partnership with WSKY-TV Channel 4, mass e-mail news distribution, and publishing.

BINCHMARK. BINCHMARK offers business and project development to various businesses and organizations with consultation, marketing, media, and management services.

PAOB. PAOB is an invitation only free business membership group designed for the development, growth, and collaboration among business executives and professionals.

Additional responsibilities also include driving results, managing staff, reporting and analysis, strategic relationship management, partnership development, and quality assurance for all three company brands.

 
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BINCHMARK
 
Founder Quick Reference Links: Click any of the links below for more information.
2003 - Present
View Now : BINCHMARK Website View Now : Service Articles & Project Samples
  Responsible for establishing BINCHMARK, a division of MiD World Services, Inc. BINCHMARK offers business and project development to various businesses and organizations with consultation, marketing, media, and management services. BINCHMARK has serviced businesses and individuals in industries such as television, health care, construction, clothing design, restaurants, real estate, media, legal, event production, event planning, life insurance to non-profit organizations.

Additional responsibilities include establishing and coordinating the development and implementation of a line of comprehensive services through the BINCHMARK support team ranging from television show production, video production, branding, promotional campaigns, media acquisitions, print collateral development, full media development, administration, and management services.

 
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Hampton Roads LIVE Network
 
Founder Quick Reference Links: Click any of the links below for more information.
2009 - Present
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  Responsible for establishing Hampton Roads LIVE Network (HRL), a division of MiD World Services, Inc. HRL is a multi-media network delivering national and local news content via a locally produced television show in partnership with WSKY-TV Channel 4, mass e-mail news distribution, and publishing.

Responsible for developing and executive producing local content in the form of locally produced TV shows starting with its development of the Hampton Roads LIVE TV Show. The Hampton Roads LIVE TV Show can been see on WSKY-TV Channel 4 bi-weekly at 6:30pm. With the strength of Channel 4's reach and advantageous time slot, The Hampton Roads LIVE TV Show reaches 800,000+ households within Hampton Roads and several Northeastern counties of North Carolina including the Outer Banks. Channel 4 is available on COX Cable, Verizon FiOS, Charter Cable, Time Warner Cable, Mediacom Cable, and Dish Network and HD channels.

Since its development in 2009, the Hampton Roads LIVE TV Show has interviewed everyday people, business executives, to NBC's Today Show host Al Roker, NASCAR driver Jeffrey Earnhardt, NASA Astronaut Dr. Guy Bluford, Founder of Promise Keepers International Bill McCartney, New York Times Best Selling author of ’The Shack’ William Young, Super Bowl XXII Champion Quarterback Doug Williams, Fidel Valdez Ramos popularly known as FVR, the 12th President of the Philippines to Aneesh Chopra, Chief Technology Officer and Assistant to the President of the United States, and others.

Responsible for developing the HRL digital newspaper called E-Paper that is sent out weekly to over 12,000+ recipients within the Hampton Roads area using mass e-mail marketing.

Responsible for developing the HRL Magazine that is a limited annual publication that reaches a select demographic of local executives and business leaders by direct mail.

Additional responsibilities include television segment concept development, production and editing coordination, marketing campaign development, corporate partnerships, community involvement programs, advertisement, and segment placement.

 
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Professional Association of Businesses
 
Founder Quick Reference Links: Click any of the links below for more information.
2010 - Present
View Now : PAOB Website (Pending)     
 

Responsible for establishing the PAOB, a division of MiD World Services, Inc. The PAOB is an invitation only free business membership group designed for the development, growth, and collaboration among business executives and professionals.

This project is in development and is projected to launch in March 2012.

 
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Hampton Roads Week / Hampton Roads Gala
 
Founder  
2010 - Present
 
 

Established the first annual Hampton Roads Gala, a regional development of MiD World Services, Inc. The Hampton Roads Gala is one of the first events to recognize and celebrate the region of Hampton Roads that consists of over 1.5 million residences. This historic event received record breaking support from over 50 companies and organizations that included the Make A Wish Foundation, Virginia Beach SPCA, Relay For Life American Cancer Society, WSKY-TV Channel 4, City of Norfolk, Hampton Roads Partnership, Sinclair Communications (Hampton Roads Radio Stations), Hope House Foundation, The Noblemen, Asian Association of Hampton Roads, Hospice Alliance of Hampton Roads to AsiaTown, and others. Not to mention letters of support from the City of Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, and Suffolk Department of Economic Development. The development of this event sought to contribute to the growth, unification, and appreciation of Hampton Roads. The Hampton Roads Gala is a part of Hampton Roads Week, which is an event hub founded by Chance to develop a series of professional planned events that would reflect the interest of the local area and would conclude with the Hampton Roads Gala.

Additional responsibilities include marketing campaign development, acquiring corporate and non-profit sponsorships, presentation development, developing strategic partnerships, coordinating mass media campaigns, overseeing all aspects of branding, committee board, and administration.

The Hampton Roads Gala was premiered in the TravelHost Magazine of Virginia Beach, Hampton Roads Bravo Magazine and Living In Hampton Roads, a regional publication that the Hampton Roads Gala was not only in the publication but mentioned on the cover.

 
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Accolades

   
 

2011 - Awarded the 2011 Best of Business to Business Silver Award. The Hampton Roads LIVE Network won the 2011 Silver Award for Best of Business to Business for Hampton Roads as Best PR/Marketing Firm/Advertising Agency in the region by the Virginian-Pilot and Inside Business.The Hampton Roads LIVE Network is a division of MiD World Services, Inc.

2010
- Awarded the 2010 Bryant & Stratton College “Commitment to Excellence Award” for the participation of Hampton Roads LIVE as a host site in the Winter 2010, Internship Program. Other nominees included Sentara Family Medicine Physicians, Chesapeake Care Free Clinic, Thesier Chiropractic Clinic, P.C., and the Virginia Beach Police Department.

2010 - Certificate of Appreciation from Teens With A Purpose presented by Executive Directors, Deidre A. Love and Al Roker.

2010 - Certificate of Membership for serving on The School of Business Advisory Committee by ITT Technical Institute.

2009 - Awarded “Business Of The Year” by the Aaron Wheeler Group.

2009 - Awarded the Area II NAACP ACT-SO Award for Entrepreneurship.

2009 - Awarded the ULHR “Business Innovation Award” at the 2009 Empowerment Summit held at the Hampton Convention Center in Hampton, Virginia.

 
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Speaking Engagements
   
 

2011 - Guest speaker for the national small business organization called JC+1 at Ruth Chris in the Virginia Beach Town Center. Chance spoke about "The Power of Your Business, Attracting Clients, and Repositioning in Today’s Times."

2011 - Guest speaker at Harvest Outreach Ministries Annual Convention at the Portsmouth Renaissance Hotel. Chance was asked to speak about what women should look for in men.

2011 - Guest speaker at the “SALT” New Year’s Goal Setting Seminar held at Little Grove Baptist Church in Suffolk, Virginia. Chance spoke about the hidden elements of successful goal setting.

2010 - Guest Speaker for the Teens With A Purpose Teen Forum which encouraged youth to take a closer look at the decisions they are making today which will affect and influence their future.

2010 - Guest speaker for The Local Marketing Expo (LMX) at the Virginia Beach Convention Center. LMX 2010 was a one day conference of education and tips to help businesses evolve in the world of marketing. Keynote speakers for this event included Maurice Jones, President and Publisher of the Virginian Pilot, Norfolk, VA, Sharon Frazier, VP of Sales for Cox Media, Atlanta, GA and Kurt Noer, CEO of Customer Magnetism, Virginia Beach, VA. The event was also attended by a representative of GOOGLE. Sponsors for this event included Pilot Media, Cox, Customer Magnetism, Hampton Roads LIVE, The Multi-Media News Network, Admobile, Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce, Executive Lifestyle Magazine, Retail Alliance and Inside Business.

2010 - Moderated the UMC Community Appreciation Day Event. This event recognized UMC members and friends who volunteer in the community-at-large. This event brought citywide neighbors together and celebrated those who freely serve. The guests included Virginia Beach Mayor William D. Sessoms, Jr.; AARP; For Kids; Lee’s Friends; Lions Club; VBCERT (Community Emergency Response Team); Volunteer Hampton Roads and Widowed Persons.

2010 - Moderated The 5th Chamber Play at the Virginia Beach Sandler Center for the Performing Arts which told the story of the attempt on the life of Pastor Aaron Wheeler by a group of gang members.

2010 - Guest Speaker for the Stop Gang Violence Campout held at the New Hope Baptist Church which encouraged youth not to join and participate in gang activity.

2009 - Guest Speaker at the ULHR Empowerment Summit at the Hampton Convention. Chance spoke about understanding marketing to new entrepreneurs and business owners.

2009 - Guest speaker for the Money Wise Self-Empowerment Seminar with Kelvin Boston, a PBS Television Money Wise Host and Award Winning Author. Chance's Topic: Understanding marketing and becoming successful.

2009 - Guest speaker for the Stop Organization’s Youth In Crisis Program. (Chance's Topic: As a kid you are a KING). Feedback from this topic deemed Chance as one of the best speakers that spoke to the children of this organization.

2008 - Guest lecturer at the 2008 East Coast Ministries Conference held at the Founder's Inn in Virginia Beach. Conducted two seminars on 'Understanding the Power of Marketing for Kingdom Living'.

 
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Community Involvement
   
 

2011 - Present - Board Member and Director of the Marketing Committee of the Cultural Alliance of Hampton Roads a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and celebrating the arts.

2011 - Present - Board Member and Chairman of Marketing & Development for Montero Medical Missions a non-profit organization that conducts medical missions and develops sight, hearing, and prosthesis programs to impoverished countries.

2011 - Present - Supporter of S.N.V., Inc. Survivors Not Victims a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting survivors of sexual abuse, and a government funded after school feeding program for local schools and organizations.

2011 - Present - Supporter of the Hospice Alliance of Hampton Roads that provides services, education, and programs for individuals needing end of life care.

2011 - Present - Supporter of Victorious Living Church which is a Christian organization that provides community and empowerment services for the local community.

2010 - Present - Marketing Committee Chair, Teens With A Purpose. A non-profit organization founded by Deidra A. Love and co-directed with NBC Today Show Host Al Roker. TWP provides young people with a platform to empower their peers to use their voices, their energy, and their abilities to demonstrate the power to effect personal change, improve the lives of others, and foster a more knowledgeable community that is more invested in both themselves and each other using the arts and through peer-led programs and events.

2010 - Committee member of the first annual Million Dollar Rockfish Tournament & Rockfish Cook-off. Sponsors for this event included Hampton Roads LIVE, City of Virginia Beach, GEICO, Budweiser, The Virginia Beach Resort Hotel, Beach Ford, The Virginian Pilot, Sinclair Communications, Ryder Madison, and Loyola Audio-Visual Systems.

2010 - Served on The School of Business Advisory Committee for ITT Technical Institute. ITT Educational Services, Inc. ("ITT/ESI") provides accredited, technology-oriented undergraduate and graduate degree programs through its ITT Technical Institutes and Daniel Webster College to help students develop skills and knowledge they can use to pursue career opportunities in a variety of fields.

 
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Press
   
 

2010 - Interviewed by Vincent Schilling host of The Native Trailblazers Radio Show. Schilling is a Native American Photojournalist and Award-Winning Book Author.

2010 - Interviewed by J.P. Godsey of "The J.P. Godsey Show". Godsey was named the “Happiest man in America” by USA Weekend Magazine. "The J.P. Godsey Show" is an entertainment and variety show that covers sports, politics, breaking news and local events with local and national celebrity guests.

2009 - Highlighted on the cover of Virginia Beach Woman Magazine, a publication that distributes throughout Hampton Roads for being awarded “Business of the Year”.

2009 - Premiered in Inside Business Publication (The Hampton Roads Business Journal) for the successful development of the town hall meeting with Congressman Glenn Nye at the Marina Shores Marina Yacht Club.

2007 - Featured twice on The CW27 Television show Here & Now with host Kafi Rouse.

2005 - Interviewed by Regina Mobley of Channel 13 (WVEC) for the news segment called “The right ingredients make for successful business”, part of the two part series entitled “Who wants to become a millionaire”.

 


 
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