Your Kansas City web services company.
Passion //
Alvin H. hearts business and the web, and recognizes that the web has changed the way businesses do business. It presents endless possibilities for business owners to unlock new revenue streams and pursue smart growth opportunities. Your competitors recognize this and are taking action...are you?
Grounded in business fundamentals first and armed with intimate knowledge of the web, Alvin H. is able to provide a unique "business meets the web" service in relentless pursuit of what's best for your business - growing with today's internet-based economy.
Guidance //
Today's environment requires businesses to adapt and leverage the web to stay ahead or they will quickly lose ground. New web-based technologies such as the interactive web and social media have huge implications for businesses and present a world of opportunity. Not to mention, they also offer cost, time, and resource efficiencies to be gained.
Opportunities for generating new revenues, driving traffic to your website/store, augmenting brand awareness, automating systems and pursuing smart growth opportunities abound...
But how do you get started if you don't know where or how to start? Call Alvin H. today.
Knowledge //
Let Alvin. H. help you hit the ground running. Unlike stand-alone internet consultants, Alvin H. approaches your online business objectives from a business perspective first. The internet is not just "cool" to us - we know it is poised to transform businesses and we understand how it parallels core business fundamentals. Our clients have experienced tremendous success and can speak to this. From advisory services to turnkey solutions, we'll unleash the power of the web in your business, so you can stay focused on running your business.
Principal // Carrie Fry
Carrie was born and raised in Kansas City. A graduate of Indiana University's prestigious Kelley School of Business, Carrie was recruited, relocated, and trained by Deloitte Consulting's San Francisco office. She was selected into their national team for Growth & Innovation in the Corporate & Competitive Strategy group. There, Carrie was thrust into the ranks of an elite team whose focus included some of the best known brands of Fortune 500 firms. Her work often included direct dialog with CEOs, C-Suite and key executives.
Her projects spanned business model assessment, innovation and development, new market entry strategy, new growth platforms, new product development strategy and organizational models. Her team achieved successes across industries, sectors, and markets with a focus on the "Business First" approach to the pursuit of new growth opportunities.
Life in San Francisco further sharpened Carrie's knowledge and business acumen wit the world of the web.
The technology-infused energy of the city fueled Carrie's interest in learning more about the companies flourishing in the new web economy. A life shaped by constant research and practicality helps her keep pace with new and current business models and trends. As an ardent competitor, prior academic All-American athlete and a winner of numerous awards, Carrie has grown to never accept second best and expects the same of the entire Alvin H. team.
A Midwestern soul, Carrie's time away from business includes spending time with family, coaching youth soccer teams and working to better her community. She is a principal and actively involved in StartupKC (http://startupkc.com/about/)—a non-for-profit organization striving to connect, enrich, and promote the Kansas City and technology scene.
History //
Who is Alvin H.?
When I first started helping companies unleash the power of the web, my now 90-year-young grandfather was constantly asking me to tell him more. A curious man, passionate for new knowledge and a different approach to the traditional, a simple "it's easy, you just need to know the right strategy and best channels and mediums" wouldn't do. How do you describe the power of the web to a 90-something retired businessman? How do you tell him that this new infrastructure and technology poised to transform the way we live and conduct business.
After all, Alvin Howard Fry built his distribution business in the '70s not by using social media; not by selling and promoting online; not by having a blog or using Facebook/Twitter to communicate with his customers; not by having an optimized, professional website. He built it on relationships. He built it on integrity, ingenuity, and honesty—business fundamentals that, despite advances in technology, haven't changed. These are the fundamentals of Alvin H. and the pursuit of business.
With a tremendous amount of respect for my grandfather's approach to good business, helping customers grow their business and his unmatched desire to learn, my company shares his namesake. He's a reminder that hard work earns respect and builds businesses; knowledge transforms our capabilities; and all things become more possible when you are armed with the right tools.
This is Alvin H. I promise to you the same integrity, and dedication to working hard and asking the right questions. I look forward to exploring the possibilities of how your business can unleash the power of the web and add real value to your bottom line.
Best regards,
Carrie Fry