FireSocket Co-Founders Earn Spots on OC Metro's '40 Under 40' List Press Release | May 2007
ORANGE COUNTY, Calif., May 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The co-founders of
FireSocket LLC, Orange County's fastest growing company and the 43rd
fastest growing nationally, have been honored by OC Metro magazine.
FireSocket co-founders Brad Perry and Jonathan Ord are included in OC
Metro's "40 under 40" list for 2007. The annual list honors the
achievements of Orange County's most successful young entrepreneurs and
executives.
Perry is president and Ord is CEO of FireSocket, which builds industry
specific customer relationship management software. FireSocket has received
many other accolades as well such as being recognized by Deloitee & Touche
as the fastest-growing company in Orange County over the past five years.
FireSocket is a collection of companies providing customer relationship
management solutions to niche markets like automotive retail
(DealerSocket), mortgage (MortgageSocket) and insurance (InsureSocket)
industries. FireSocket has more than 500 clients and over 25,000 users
across the nation, including 40 clients in Orange County.
Perry told OC Metro that the smartest move he ever made was to "jump
off the cliff of risk and start a business from scratch."
Perry and Ord, both 35, have extensive experience developing best
practices for specific technology and business management models. Their
careers ran parallel at Deloitte & Touche LLP and Ernst and Young, and
later they joined forces at Foreshock, a consulting application service
company. Both men are graduates of Brigham Young University.
About FireSocket
FireSocket provides the most comprehensive Customer and Prospect
Relationship Management solution available in today's automotive dealership
market. More than 25,000 users and 425 dealerships use FireSocket's
DealerSocket solution to optimize and manage sales, customer communications
and service department operations. Dealership franchises of all sizes,
including Van Tuyl, Gosch, Larry H. Miller, Ken Garff, Findlay, United Auto
Group, Mossy and Hendrick Automotive leverage DealerSocket to optimize
operations, increase revenue and enhance profits. FireSocket is based in
San Clemente, California. More information is available at
http://www.firesocket.com and http://www.dealersocket.com.
