Adam DeGraide

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Adam DeGraide
Born (1971-09-20) September 20, 1971 (age 52)
Providence, Rhode Island
Occupation(s)CEO/Founder of Anthem Software
CEO/Founder of Crystal Clear Digital Marketing
Founder of Astonish Results
CEO/Founder of Astonish Records

Adam DeGraide (born September 20, 1971) is an American business executive involved in the digital marketing and entertainment industries. He is the co-founder of four software & digital marketing companies, an independent record label and an independent film company. He produced the movie short Most, with William Zabka.[1][citation needed]

Business career[edit]

Anthem Software[edit]

After a 3rd successful business exit,[2] DeGraide began his fourth software & digital marketing company, Anthem Software, in Orlando, Florida. Anthem is a software & digital marketing company assisting the local small business grow their business through business management software & digital marketing.

Crystal Clear Digital Marketing[edit]

In 2013,[3] [4] DeGraide began his third software & digital marketing company, Crystal Clear Digital Marketing, in Orlando, Florida. Crystal Clear is a digital marketing company assisting the local healthcare provider in Internet Marketing. DeGraide successfully completed the sale of Crystal Clear to Patient Now in November 2020 and immediately went on to start his 4th software and marketing company Anthem Business Software, LLC dedicated to helping small businesses.

Astonish Results[edit]

In early 2006, DeGraide co-founded Astonish Results. The company provided digital marketing and training services for independent insurance agencies in the U.S. In 2011, Astonish Results received an undisclosed amount of equity investment from investor Serent Capital to further develop Astonish Results' growth, tools, and services. After being rebranded as Intygral in March 2015, the company was then acquired by Zywave in July 2015 and has since been absorbed.[5]

Astonish Entertainment[edit]

In May 2005 DeGraide founded Astonish Entertainment, also known as Astonish Records. He signed four rock artists: No More Kings with whom he used to play bass, Aranda, Soular, Dirt Poor Robins, and pop singer David Martin.[6]

BZ Results[edit]

In 1997, DeGraide began his first company, BZ Results, in Providence, Rhode Island. BZ is a digital marketing company assisting car dealers in Internet marketing. The company was acquired in 2006 by Automatic Data Processing for $125 million.[7][8]

Elected Positions[edit]

Disabled Veterans Insurance Careers elected Adam DeGraide to its strategic board. In 2006, DeGraide launched Astonish, which was previously ranked 267th on the Inc. 500 list of fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. and served more than 7,000 insurance industry users.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Most (2003) Full Cast & Crew". www.imdb.com.
  2. ^ "Anthem Software, LLC | Clutch Profile". clutch.com. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  3. ^ "Crystal Clear Digital Marketing, LLC | Better Business Bureau® Profile". www.bbb.org. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  4. ^ "Crystal Clear Digital Marketing | Glassdoor Business Profile". www.glassdoor.com/. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  5. ^ "Zywave Acquires Insurance Agency Digital Marketing Firm Intygral (Astonish)". 20 July 2015.
  6. ^ "He's Big in Walgreens". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
  7. ^ Barth, Cindy. "Prepared to be Astonished". Orlando Business Journal. Retrieved 2006-08-18.
  8. ^ Banks, Cliff. "BZ Results is Acquired by ADP". Wards Auto. Archived from the original on 2011-08-27. Retrieved 2011-07-08.
  9. ^ "Strategic Board". Disabled Veterans Insurance Careers. Archived from the original on 2014-03-19. Retrieved 2013-08-07.