Ken Dicken
Serial entrepreneur, executive leader, angel investor, military veteran, Kentucky Colonel, & LMPD Ambassador and Graduate of Citizens Police Academy – Class 38; Spring 2025
- Role
- Business Director at Strategic Wealth Designers
- Location
- Louisville, KY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Ken Dicken
Successful entrepreneur and management professional in start-up and growth operations, marketing, and consulting. Expertise in leading and organizing teams to achieve business objectives effectively utilizing technology, project management methodologies, and business systems design.Actively involved through network of enterprise companies:A. evaluating business development opportunities for investment, mentoring, and/or consultingB. providing individual health insurance benefits i.e. medical, dental, & vision, Life, etc.C. providing small company employee benefits i.e. Medical, Dental, Vision, STD/LTD, Group Life, etc.D. offering executive benefits, i.e. Key Person & Partnership Protection, Buy/Sell Agreement FundingE. offering Senior Citizens Medicare Supplement, Advantage, Prescription, and Specialty insuranceF. offering Life, Disability Income & Critical Illness Insurance, and Long Term Care PlanningG. evaluating investment opportunities in start-up and growth companies including: 1. entertainment industry (film making, games, and/or media) 2. commercial real estate 3. technology ventures in software and/or devices 4. wholesale/retail products and/or servicesSpecialties: Professional• 40+ years experience• Founder, president & CEO of multiple companies (2)• Business director of multi companies (4)• Fortune 500 experience – 6 companies• Instructor – courses include Project Management, Presentation Skills, and Technology Concepts• Lecturer – topics include Sales Force Automation, Organizational Leadership, Technology Migration Planning, Film Making in Kentucky, and Residential Building in Various Economies
Experience
Business Director
Jan 2003 — Present
Firm\'s Entrepreneur and Business Advisor and Producer for:1. Individual and Worksite Health Benefits2. Providing Peace of Mind3. Protecting Wealth4. Replacing Income in most unexpected times5. Medicare Consultation and Products
Education
University of Louisville
BSBA, Management
1975 — 1985
US Air Force & KY Air National Guard
TSGT - NCOIC, Communications Specialist
1965 — 1971
University of Louisville
AA, Natural Sciences
1964 — 1973
University of Louisville
Certificate, Information Systems
1964 — 1972
Skills
- Management Consulting
- Strategic Planning
- Budgets
- Finance
- Strategic Partnerships
- Training
- New Business Development
- Process Improvement
- Financial Modeling
- Organizational Leadership
- Venture Capital
- Private Equity
- Crm
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Business Strategy
- Entrepreneurship
- Strategy
- Enterprise Software
- Small Business
- Project Management
- Sales
- Consulting
- Marketing
- Leadership
- Project Planning
- Executive Management
- Business Planning
- Business Development
- Networking
- Mergers
- Selling
- Start-Ups
- Management
- Team Building
- Investments
- Fundraising
- Marketing Strategy
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