Argonomo

My passion is taking new challenges and experiences head-on and developing into perfection quickly.

Bryan Culver is a managing partner, co-founder, and CTO of Argonomo, LLC. He has worked and consulted for numerous organizations on building stable and highly available infrastructures. His expertise expands from security, SaaS architectures, and web development to blockchain, machine learning, and business procedure analysis.

He grew up the child of two automotive employees, father an engineer and mother a business process manager. He never shied away from learning the underpinnings of a high functioning individual or enterprise. As a kid Bryan had a passion for taking things apart to see how they work. As he grew older he started to build his own gadgets first out of blocks and later out of code. While studying computer science at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, he worked in the telecommunications industry serving the Metro Detroit area organizations ranging from hospitals, Fortune 500 enterprises, and emergency services. With his partners at Argonomo, they have brought the industry changing concept of a venture studio to Michigan. Uniting business acumen, technology expertise and capital investment, Argonomo has brought down the total cost of going to market with new ideas.

He resides in Clarkston, MI with his wife and two daughters. When he isn’t designing and architecting platforms, he enjoys getting his hand dirty around the house with construction and welding. Ever tinkering, Bryan’s passion lies squarely in the pursuit of perfection.

My passion is entrepreneurship and taking peoples bold vision and translating it into business success. I have discovered my true gift in life—introducing ordinary people to the possibility of being extraordinary. Creating a business world where business leaders focus on the future, operate free of the past, and boldly dance in the unimaginable, with a powerful relationship with reality, team work, and an unconditional contribution to community. I am a business builder with endless passion and drive in making the impossible happen anytime, anywhere. and under any circumstances

A Special Forces officer, a husband, a father, passionate entrepreneur, a business driver, and a coach; For over 30 years, I have successfully applied the "Navy SEAL" mindset and principles to the great game of business.

Born and Bred in Tel Aviv—Startup Nation of the World—I am a “Die Hard” entrepreneur with a passion and a soft spot for technology. At the age of 22 I started my entrepreneurial journey and never looked back. In the early 1990s, I had started, built, scaled, and sold several tech-based companies, with two highly lucrative eight-figure exits.

Thanks to my background and successful entrepreneurial journey, I have developed an extraordinary ability to develop ordinary people into high performers with vast experience in translating any solid vision into business realities. At the same time of managing my own business, I had begun providing coaching services to Fortune 100 companies' senior executives in creating “Intrapreneurship” within their organizations, causing breakthrough results in a short time and over 200+ startup companies globally.

I have had the privilege of working with distinguished and impressive clients, which include some of the market's big names such as, HP, Sterling Commerce, EDS, Vision IT, Ford, JPMorgan, Nationwide, LEAR, and many more.

Thanks to my coaching, several companies reported a 120%-200% increase in sales over an 18-month cycle and a 25% increase in market share in just 10 months. Additionally, a 15-year-old Fortune 100 corporation reported a 39% increase in stock trading value within 9 months.

“There is no cause and effect relationship between time and money. The single tool one needs to make money is an unconditional commitment; the rest will follow.”

My high-level experience as an officer in the elite Navy SEALs, along with my passion for business and human performance helped distinguish myself as the “Navy SEAL” of business coaching, known as High-Impact Disruptive Coaching™. The coaching model I have created combines more than 50 years of proven high-performance leadership models that are second to none.

“My mindset is that is people are fully committed to applying this body of knowledge and by rigorously following this methodology and these practices with a high-level of professionalism and work ethic, I am confident they will produce extraordinary results. And not just any results, specific and measurable, long-lasting business results that go way beyond your expectations.”

A die-hard Michigander, a devoted husband, a father to two extraordinary human beings, I have resided in West Bloomfield, Michigan for the past 32 years, committed to being a positive force in making Michigan a global technology hub.

Passion to create, to build, to take risks, to dream, and to do. Meeting and networking with people is what I love to do, and my greatest passion is to take what people dream and ignite it to become reality. I believe that one person can start a movement, but it takes a team to change the world. With that in mind, everything I do is with a positive attitude and grand vision to build something that can have a powerful and positive impact in the world today.

From a research background in medical labs to building businesses in the field, I have always been a self-starter with a world vision. With a passion for learning and a drive to make change, I took on the challenge of an entrepreneurial journey in everything I did.

Always involved in becoming a resource, I participated in leadership roles for many organizations. From learning programming in university courses and day-to-day research in a lab to participating in speakings at national events and participating as a judge or mentor in hackathons, I have grasped experiences from everything I could.

After graduating University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and fast-forward to today, I have been focusing on serial entrepreneurship in Michigan to impact today's startup and venture scene. Starting from my hometown in Metro Detroit, I found success in one of my first ventures, Argonomo — a venture studio.

As a full-time entrepreneur building Argonomo and as partner in the venture group, City Side Ventures, I have co-founded several startups as part of the portfolio of companies including up-and-coming companies such as Sidepitch, SafeWhistle, and Ensureum. I am well involved in the entrepreneurial ecosystem of Michigan and participate in many organizations and events as a member, mentor, investor, judge, and speaker. Not only Michigan, but I have helped judge competitions and pitch events for international startups as well as venture firms in the west coast. I am instrumental in helping emerging early-stage startup companies connect with the right resources and provide active advice for ambitious entrepreneurs.

With the passion for networking and having the ability to meet with both startup founders and investors, my goal is to unite investors locally and globally to fund, launch, and scale industry changing technologies and companies together.

I am passionate about creating an environment where the team has the individualized experience of being heard, knowing that they make a difference.

My true passion is teams and communication—that people experience being heard and understand the difference that they make in their team, their communities, and the world. I have committed 25 years of my life to training and developing myself and others around teams and communication, especially listening. When the individual wins, the team wins.

I’ve been involved with technology companies for almost 25 years. During my 15 years at Cisco, I had the privilege to manage boutique and large national channel partners and was the global team lead for one of the automotive OEMs. In addition to an award-winning Cisco tenure, I’ve been honored to also provide sales leadership value to smaller companies and teams.

As the Argonomo VP of Business Design and Strategy, I consult with small businesses who need a winning brand and revenue strategy as a “Start Up,” or “Re-Start” businesses that need to fortify their competitive position. The secret sauce is creating an operational small business platform that tightly integrates brand, customer focus, marketing, technology and sales management.

I’m a Detroit native who enjoys family time, volunteering, and traveling to Midwest universities to watch our daughter play hockey.

My passion is my community, building relationships, and being the best at what I do. I strive for excellence and do not except less of myself or anyone I work with. Wayne Gretzky once said, “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” Shoot high in life and capitalize on all opportunities that come your way.

Adam York, a long time hockey player, caring brother, son to two Israeli parents, is Argonomo's Michigan-native regional business developer, specializing in creating, building, and retaining mutually beneficial relationships with entrepreneurs and companies alike. Adam wants to help take you, or your company, through the journey of creating a strong presence in today’s complex and ever-changing digital world.

Playing hockey his whole life, Adam is a fierce competitor, a leader, a hard worker, and an excellent team player. Coming from a sport where teamwork is extremely important, you develop a camaraderie and chemistry with your teammates. Adam likes to integrate this same type of synergy with his clients. He thrives on working with you to transform your vision into reality, and creating a better, brighter future for you or your company.

Adam is an Ocelot, having graduated with an associate's degree in business administration and management from Schoolcraft College. During his time at Schoolcraft, Adam found excitement in business, as well as in public speaking. Voted the best public speaker, and interpersonal communication skills by his peers, he exceeds expectations in this arena. Being a student of business, he understands and grasps all aspects of business operation and marketing.

Adam York's goal is to innovate, motivate, and drive the integration of businesses and technology forward. He wants to create a large network within the Midwest to help make Michigan a startup region that is second to none.

I have the passion to motivate and lead others by empowering my audience within every encounter. The only way to predict the future is to create it.

Darius Norwood is Chicago’s Senior Business Developer who operates as the “entrepreneur's entrepreneur.” Norwood contributes an outside perspective for companies, brands, and individuals wanting to elevate their current business results by providing an open-minded approach that comes from broad based research and keen decision making.

Before founding the nationally recognized Coca Cola sponsored Music Festival, ChirpFest; Norwood gained his business intellect while directing public relations for the Midwest Fashion Week, building the sales and marketing department for Secure Life Networks, and managing more than 10 million dollars of retail for Stanley Black & Decker.

Having graduated from Ball State University with a degree in Public Relations and Marketing, Norwood’s creative problem solving and attainable risk-taking attitude translates into highly individualized campaigns for all of his clients. Norwood enjoys acting as the conduit between artistry and professionalism during his free time as a music manager, photographer, and creative director for multiple brands. - “Understand the rules like a pro, to break them as an artist.”

I’m most passionate about telling meaningful stories. Sometimes that’s through video or photography and sometimes it’s through design. Seeing those stories help promote a purpose or build a brand is the most rewarding thing to be a part of.

I’m a designer, videographer, and/or photographer depending on the day, and I help manage the creative for Argonomo’s clients and ventures. I have worked for a variety of organizations and industries throughout Metro Detroit from corporate to non-profit, education to editorial, and consumer to business-to-business.

I am a proud Golden Grizzly and Oakland University alum where I worked in communications and marketing prior to joining the Argonomo team. During my time there I worked on a variety of media projects to market OU through digital advertising, social media, the university’s website, and publications. I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art and a minor in Graphic Design. I’m still involved at OU where I teach multimedia classes for the Oakland University Center for Autism.

My interest in the creative field began in high school newspaper and yearbook classes (where I met my now wife, Angie). That interest in telling stories and documenting events led me to a local photography studio after high school where I grew my skill set while in college. Over the years I’ve had the opportunity to work with many local businesses and non-profits including the American Heart Association, Automation Alley, Downtown Detroit Partnership, DTE Energy, GTB, Warrior Sports, Brine Lacrosse, and many others.

When I’m not working I can often be heard in the basement playing drums or guitar. I was in a band during high school and recently got back into playing music and taking lessons. I’m always finding new music on Spotify and obsessively tracking my listening on Last.fm. My wife and I are also big Oakland University basketball fans and make it to nearly every home game. We love to travel and plan to visit every national park someday.

I’m most passionate about helping people. Whether that was helping my son take his first steps at home or educating clients and coworkers about search engine optimization and digital marketing at work, I’ve always been interested in making sure others have what they need to succeed.

Going into college, I was sure a career in journalism was in my future. I had written for my high school newspaper and ended up working for the Oakland Post, Oakland University’s award-winning student newspaper. During my time there, I got to interview celebrities visiting campus and Oakland personalities ranging from athletes to the president of the university. Along the way, however, I switched majors and focused on marketing. It was this switch that created the career path I’ve been on for the last 5 years.

Coming out to college, I worked at iProspect, a digital marketing agency in Detroit. Our main client was General Motors, and this is where my love of search engine optimization (SEO) started. I was hired due to my writing background and began working with Chevrolet Culture, the brand site’s content section. From there, my skills evolved to encompass more overarching strategy, including developing and presenting keyword strategy and recommendations for the yearly cycle of new and returning vehicles.

When Chevrolet partnered with Manchester United to form Chevrolet FC, a partnership designed to bring the international game of football to underprivileged areas of the world, I was tasked with creating the entire SEO strategy for this new branch of the Chevrolet brand. After creating the strategy, organic traffic to the site increased by 96% in the first two months.

After moving to Colorado in 2015, I began working at Location3, a digital marketing agency focused on multi-unit and franchise businesses. This dramatic shift in client was a welcome change, as SEO focused on local search was an area I had never worked in. While there were challenges along the way, learning this new discipline has helped me grow as a digital marketing professional.

Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my wife Annie, son Peter, and our two dogs, Dewey and Mack. I love to create culinarily - cooking all sorts of food and brewing beer are two of my favorite activities. I’m also very passionate (probably too much) about all my Detroit-area sports teams: Golden Grizzlies, Detroit City FC, Pistons, Lions, Tigers, and Red Wings.