Blake joined Tenacity as a principal and shareholder in 2004. He was introduced to Tenacity and the Clients for Life® process while starting and operating Southeast Medical Registry (SMR), LLC, based in Atlanta, GA. SMR contracted with healthcare facilities around the Southeast involved with treating cancer patients. SMR provided the staffing that performed a full assortment of cancer registry services from relieving backlogs to managing the entire department. Blake's business career started as an account manager with Dietary Products, once a division of Baxter Healthcare then Alliant Foodservice. After a successful tenure with Dietary Products, Blake moved into a sales position with Medicis Pharmaceuticals, where after climbing to the top of the sales force, he left to start the development of SMR. His experiences range from sales to managing contracts and workforces to website development. Blake is a graduate of the University of Alabama's College of Commerce and Business Administration. Blake is married with a son and a daughter and lives in Alpharetta, Georgia. |