Remembership- New Thinking for Tomorrow's Membership Organization
Kyle Sexton is an award-winning marketing strategist and international speaker on the topics of membership development, marketing and technology. As the founder of Fast Chamber, a business development firm specializing in membership organizations, he was recognized by Chamber Executive magazine as one of the most influential innovators in his industry.  Kyle is the chamber of commerce industry s foremost authority on membership tiers, and coaches organizations their transition from a traditional dues method to a progressive tiered-investment model. As director of member services for the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce, Kyle was recognized as the 2007 Chamber Staff Person of the Year by the Western Association of Chamber Executives. He now works as the director of business development for the Salem Chamber, with a focus on innovative services for the regions small businesses.  Kyle's work on SalemChamber.org propelled the site to be the top-ranked local or regional chamber of commerce site on the web, as measured by Alexa.com. His innovations have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Business On Main from MSN, and smSmallBiz.com from Smart Money. In 2008, he created what is now ChamberPeople.com, the web's largest social network exclusive to chambers of commerce. He is also the creator of the Chamber SalesEngine, an automated online membership sales module and lead-generator for chambers of commerce.  At age 33, Kyle was one of the youngest members of the Board of Directors of The American Chamber of Commerce Executives. He also served ACCE as Chair of the Membership Development Advisory Board. He is a Lifetime Achievement Award recipient from ACCE's Circle of Champions sales division with over 1,000 memberships sold. He serves as faculty for the Western Association of Chamber Executives (WACE) Academy, as well the United States Chamber of Commerce Institute of Organizational Management.  Fast Chamber develops franchise-quality membership development systems for chambers of commerce. His research and methods have been featured in industry publications, as well as national conventions and regional conferences. He has been marketing and selling memberships since 1996.  Prior to working for in the association industry, he was the Director of Marketing & Corporate Services for a chain of Gold s Gym locations in Western Oregon. His work was honored with the 2001 Gold's Gym International Award for Outstanding Advertising from among 600 franchises worldwide. Kyle received the 1994 Pioneer Award for his first business venture, a College Pro Home Painters franchise which he operated for 2 years while attending the University of Oregon.  Kyle sings some mean karaoke and lives in Salem, Oregon, with his son, Wyatt.