About Us
Gary Bennett
Gary Bennett is the President of Accelerated Internet Strategies, LLC. Accelerated Internet Strategies was formed in 2006 and is located in Scottsdale, AZ.
Gary has worked for 25 years in the technology and defense industries. He served 10 years in the US Navy as a Nuclear Engineer aboard 2 nuclear submarines and received several awards (2 Navy Achievement Medals) for developing software and his expertise in training.
After leaving the Navy, Gary worked for several companies as a software developer, CIO and President. As CIO, he helped take VistaCare public in 2002.
In 2008 Gary helped write and publish 2 iphone applications; Colorado Ski Report and Utah Ski Report.
In 2008 Gary was an Adjunct Instructor at Collins College - Game Design.
Gary just completed iPhone Cool Projects as the lead author and technical reviewer for Apress Books.
In July 2009, he completed Tee Shot Live for EA Sports. This very popular and cool golfing iPhone application, links all golfing information on the iPhone with EA Sports interactive social networking site for golfers.
Gary is currently consulting for a national bank, writing a native iPhone online banking application. Woodforest Mobile Banking app version 1.0 was released 12/23/2009. Version 2.0 will really be exciting.
To date, over 100 students have completed Gary's and Jeff's iPhone classes.
Gary lives in Scottsdale, AZ with his wife and 4 kids. While not working he enjoys training for marathons and bike tours.
To view Gary's professional profile along with student and client recommendations, see his LinkedIn profile.
Jeff Hughes
Jeff Hughes brings over 18 years industry passion as a marketer, publisher and keynote speaker in high technology industries including such companies as McAfee, Blue Coat Systems, Webroot, and Novell. Hughes is the author of 12 technology books and numerous trade press articles on technology and marketing topics.
He is the developer and lead instructor for Xcelme's iPhone App Marketing, a course that helped scores of developers learn how to market their iPhone apps the right way in a very competitive market. He has recently released his latest book, "iPhone and iPad Apps Marketing: Secrets to Selling Your iPhone and iPad Apps (Que Biz-Tech)"
Jeff is a frequent contributor to popular iPhone sites including 148Apps.Biz, an iPhone development and news site. He has also consulted to a growing number of independent developers and small companies on how to launch their iPhone apps, offering marketing expertise and consulting services to gain maximum exposure.
Hughes has a BS in Marketing/Minor in Computer Science from Brigham Young University. He resides in Scottsdale, AZ.
