Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> November 5, 2004

J.BENTLEY RADCLIFF – COMPETENET

J. BENTLEY RADCLIFF has served as CEO since founding CompeteNet in 1997. He has over 20 years of experience in the technology industry with such notable high-tech firms as Sun Microsystems, Apple Computer, and Unisys Corporation. Mr. Radcliff is considered an expert in the development of effective competitive selling strategies, and, as such, has consulted with many top technology companies, including Apple, Compaq, Dell Computer, Digital Equipment, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel, Motorola, Sun Microsystems, and Unisys. While spending over five years in Silicon Valley with Sun and Apple, Mr. Radcliff performed a variety of sales and marketing functions. While he was a Senior Sales Executive with Apple Computer, the company achieved its highest success in software sales since the introduction of the Macintosh. At Sun Microsystems, he developed software strategies with Sun's senior management, including the CEO and COO, and helped create the Solaris operating system brand. From 1997-2001, Mr. Radcliff served as Marketing Chairperson for the UNIX international standards organization, which was responsible for driving standards for UNIX system software throughout the industry. In high demand as a motivational speaker, Mr. Radcliff has made presentations before large sales audiences worldwide in over 39 countries since 1995. His focus is in helping drive more effective sales programs, which led to his invention of SimSell(tm), a state-of-the-art continual learning solution that helps sales forces gain and maintain a sustainable competitive advantage. Mr. Radcliff holds a B.B.A. in Marketing and Franchise from the University of Miami. As CompeteNet CEO, he plans and directs all aspects of the company's policies, objectives, and initiatives. Profile
TWST: If you would, give us that entry point, what is CompeteNet?

Mr. Radcliff: Since 1997, CompeteNet has helped companies increase their

revenue by making them more effective competitors.