User:SallyReed/Tor Cannady

Tor M. Cannady (March 9, 1985 - Present) is an American entrepreneur and a social media consultant. He founded Maverick Business, the pioneering firm widely accepted as the lead consulting firm for many Real Estate Development and Service providing firms. His niche is providing Brand Equity consulting and management to small and mid size businesses. His current associations/clients are Thoron Development, Thoron Facilities, Cellular Sales/Verizon Wireless and WilCan Services.

Education, Career and Involvement with Thoron

He has been associated with Thoron since May 2006, beginning as an intern while attending Hampton University. After earning a Bachelor's Degree in Entrepreneurship and Economics. Cannady co-founded Penykap Entertainment, an independent record label, that for four years debuted the top-talented R&B and hip-hop artist on HBCU campuses on the East Coast. At PenyKap, Mr. Cannady was responsible for the business and strategic management plans, as well as for building the label's Internet marketing presence.

In the fall of 2007, he co-founded The WorldSpace Group, which serviced a number of Washington, D.C. Metro area clients and marketing industries. Since then, he has consulted in the fields of marketing, business development and social media to a number of Washington, D.C. Metro area small businesses, such as general contractors, distributors, real estate professionals, telecommunication firms and retailers. He joined the Thoron team bringing increased marketing experience to extend Thoron's global client base and strategic alliances. Since 2008 he has lived in Northern Virginia with his family.

References

Tor & Thoron: Real Estate BOOM Urban Land Institute: Tor's Work with Thoron and The D.C. Community Tor Cannady: Growing up in Northern Virginia