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Strategic Advisor and Deal Maker - Whitey Bluestein has more than 25 years of successful and high-level experience completing smart deals for clients and employers. He has negotiated deals with leading companies, including Verizon, Disney, Microsoft, Best Buy, Qualcomm, American Express, AT&T, Intel, T-Mobile, Kaiser Permanente, MetroPCS, British Telecom, RadioShack, Orange, Nokia and XO, among others. Bluestein knows the fine points of negotiation and can help you put together the deal that makes your company successful. He has been involved in more than 100 mobile deals over his career involving wireless applications, services and spectrum.

Growth Strategy - Bluestein's experience launching new services, businesses and ventures combined with his negotiation expertise provides clients with a unique strategic resource. For nearly 20 years, he was a senior executive reporting to CEOs and Presidents in several well-known and fast-growing companies. With this real world experience, he can put himself in your shoes, and understand your needs and the environment in which you operate. He has sat at the table and participated when important company decisions, strategies and deals were made. Do you need to think through your strategy, develop or refine your product, identify likely prospects or partners, or lay out a go-to-market strategy? Over the years, he has helped bring to market cellular and paging services, the first MVNO (15 years ago), new prepaid wireless services, as well as shared service providers, wholesale broadband companies, Internet service providers, a rural broadband company, and many others.

Vendor Selection and Negotiations - A former attorney and a skilled negotiator who has sat on both sides of the table representing service providers and customers, Bluestein brings a wealth of rich experience and perspective into every situation. He has negotiated service deals in wireless (Verizon, AT&T, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile, MetroPCS and several regional operators), fixed (Verizon, SBC, PacBell, Ameritech, Bell Atlantic, GTE, independent telephone companies) and cable services. In fact, a telecom industry veteran said Bluestein has negotiated more wireless deals in his career than anyone in the US. He has obtained new services for clients and companies, including the industry's first number portability and collocation, negotiated bulk service agreements, and created partnerships with incumbent service providers not accustomed to partnering. His experience is not limited to telecoms. He has worked and produced results for clients in the entertainment, retail, clean tech and healthcare fields.

International Development - Bluestein has managed complex global alliances for leading telecoms companies, and negotiated and managed successful joint ventures in Europe. Asia and Canada. He has also helped UK, European and Australian companies develop strategies to enter the US market. He understands the nuances of language, culture and international deal making. The process starts by talking with leading prospects, picking the right partner with whom you share a common vision, building trust, a relationship and a business construct that makes sense, and negotiating terms that work for both sides. His extensive experience can produce results for you.

Due Diligence and Industry Expertise - Bluestein has written and reviewed scores of business plans for early-stage and established technology and services companies, as well as several international ventures. He has conducted due diligence on scores of wireless companies on behalf of investors and leading venture capital firms/funds in the US and Canada, acted as wireless industry specialist for a leading Silicon Valley VC, and provided expert testimony on wireless industry matters. If you’re evaluating a business opportunity or investment, Bluestein’s business and industry experience brings new perspective and insight into the process.