Larry is a very creative Businessman, Author and Speaker who has owned and/or operated several Multi-million dollar Corporations in the past in such areas as Architecture, real estate development, banking, telecommunications, energy development, aviation, on-line marketing and both personal and business consulting. Larry also served a term as a nationally recognized Mayor and turned down a personal invitation to run for State Senator by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma. Larry is a humorous and motivation speaker. His no-topic-off-the-table frankness is both refreshing and makes for an easy-to-listen-to time together.

Several years ago Larry founded Maven Holding Company, Inc. which owns and manages several businesses and investments such as JirehComm Marketing Solutions, Inc., d/b/a Saversfriend.com, a web based sales portal and Broadband IP Phone Company, GatorPond Entertainment Group, an internationally-expanding entertainment media trading company, Kingdom Missions International, an up and coming commodities trading software platform, EveryNumber.info, an international phone book with literally every phone number in the world, Maven Consulting, which contracts with companies and individuals in the area of sales and marketing consulting, branding and management strategies, handles mergers and acquisitions, and also does work with several joint-venture partners.

He and his team have also founded The Maven Foundation, which provides domestic educational scholarships, single parent family support programs, supports several orphanages in Central America and Africa, AIDS prevention, various humanitarian and governmental consulting programs in Africa, and a variety of personal empowerment programs domestically. Another company owned by Maven Holdings is Maven Property and Development Group- here we fund, manage and direct various real estate assets including single family rehabs, multiple dwelling projects, new residential subdivision development and small commercial properties.

In the past, Larry has collaborated on both Not-for-profit fund raising and business Projects with such ministry leaders as Bishop T.D. Jakes, Dr. Robb Daniels-Thompson and Dr. Creflo Dollar just to name a few. He is presenting working closely with Dr. Robert and Janet Mawire on WRNO Worldwide Shortwave Radio, Good News Ministries and on a multi-year economic and infrastructural development project with The Honorable Yayi Boni, newly elected President of Benin, West Africa. This effort, headed by our team, is working in close partnership with the Governments of The United States and of Israel, along with a delegation from Cambridge University, headed up by Constitutional Law Dean and African Constitutional Specialist Dr. John Barker.

Larry and the Board of the Maven Companies feels passionate about using a significant portion of the profits from these ventures to make the lives of people better; to educate people of personal possibilities, offer hope to people of the world and to challenge other business owners to do the same. Larry carries a strong passion to see people break free of personal and financial limitations allowing them to live the life of greatness they were called to live. It’s his driving force and purpose for all he does. Because of this passion, he has recently started the “Stepping Up” Monthly Mentor Program to reach out to hundreds of thousands worldwide with sound advice, wisdom, encouragement and teaching.