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=== About ===
 
 
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| name              = Jeff Hastings
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| name              = Jeffrey Logan Hastings
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| image              = Jeff_hastings_head_shot.jpg
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| image              = JeffHastingsWeb.jpg
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| caption            = Hastings in 2016
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| caption            = Hastings in 2017
 
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1966|01|18}}
 
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1966|01|18}}
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| birth_place        = [[Houston]], [[Texas]], U.S.
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| birth_place        = [[Houston, Texas]], U.S.
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| residence          = [[Cypress]], [[Texas]], U.S.
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| residence          = [[Cypress, Texas]], U.S.
 
| nationality        = [[United States|American]]
 
| nationality        = [[United States|American]]
 
| citizenship        = [[United States]]
 
| citizenship        = [[United States]]
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| alma_mater        = [[Park University]]<br>[[Management, Computer Science]] ([[Student, Harvard University Cambridge]])
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| religion          = [[Christian]]
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| occupation        = Owner of [[ContractCoach.com]]<br><br>Founder of [[Wiki.Agency]]<br>Author <br> Entrepreneur
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| alma_mater        = [[Park College]]<br>Management, Computer Science<br> [[Harvard University]]<br>Masters in Industrial and Organizational Psychology(2022)
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| party              = [[Independent voter|Independent]]
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| occupation        = President at Ivy Consulting Group<br>Adjunct Lecturer <br> Founder of ReferralBook.com<br>Author <br> Entrepreneur
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| spouse            = {{marriage|Kimberly Hastings|April 2015}}
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| industry          = Consulting Services
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| children          = 6
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| boards            = <b>University of Houston-Downtown</b> Marilyn Davies College of Business <br>Chair of the Enrollment Committee<br>
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| party              = [[unknown]]
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| spouse            = {{marriage|[[Kim Hastings]]|April 2015}}
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| children          = 3
 
| net worth          = unknown
 
| net worth          = unknown
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| website            = https://ivyconsultinggroup.org
 
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== Early Life ==
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<span class="plainlinks">[https://www.amazon.com/Jeff-Hastings/e/B00MAFU684/ref=dp_byline_cont_ebooks_1 '''Jeff Hastings''']</span> (born January 18, 1966) is a published American author, business consultant, motivational speaker and graduate of <span class="plainlinks">[https://www.harvard.edu/ Harvard University]</span>. As the current President of <span class="plainlinks">[https://ivyconsultinggroup.org/registration-1/?ref_id=4''Ivy Consulting Group'']</span>, his team supports over 350 small businesses worldwide. Using data analytics, statistical modeling, and conditional logic, his company creates new and exciting profiles to bridge the gap between computers and human behavior. Using his own history of success and failures, he has authored three books that focus on redefining success and human values.
  
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Jeff Hastings (born January 18, 1966) is a published American author, business guru and Harvard University student. As the current C.E.O. of ContractCoach.com, his agency helps thousands of small businesses around the world create a better business. Using data analytics, statistical modeling and artificial intelligence (AI) pattern recognition, his company creates new and exciting profiles to bridge the gap between computers and human behavior. Using his own history of success and failures, he has authored three books which focus on redefining success and human values.
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Hastings was born in [[Houston, Texas]]. His father, <span class="plainlinks">[https://www.pinterest.com/pin/375698793885462171/5 Paul Logan Hastings]</span>  (1937-2011), was a well-known Houston Police Department veteran who proudly served his country in the Korean War, and later went into politics where he was the sheriff in Hays county, Texas (1988-1994). Both his father and mother, Judith L. Hastings, instilled in him a strong sense of morality, service, and commitment to help others. However in 1981, when his father suffered a major heart attack and was forced to retire, his family moved to the hill country in Canyon Lake, Texas and Jeff stayed behind to live with his childhood friend, David Wilson and later, H. Jefferson Kingry, III. Throughout these difficult times and separation, Jeff admits it was his mother that kept the family together. Attending three high schools (Aldine Nimitiz, Smithson Valley and Dripping Springs) proved to be an invaluable experience allowing him to meet incredible people - many of which Jeff considers to be close friends today.  
  
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==Early life==
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In the early and mid-1980's, our country was changing faster than the speed of light as [[Steve Jobs]], [[Steve Wozniak]] and [[Bill Gates]] set out to change the world. Now in college, Jeff put off his career plans and passion to study psychology to focus in the field of computer science. Working his way through college, building and leasing computers to local business owners, Jeff graduated in 1990 with honors at Park College at Bergstrom Air Force Base, which was primarily a university for military officers.
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Cuban was born in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]].<ref name="bigger">{{cite web |first=Rob| last=Biertempfel |url=http://triblive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/s_476159.html |title=Cuban hoping to work his magic here someday| work=[[Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]]  |publisher=Tribune-Review Publishing Company |location=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|date=October 22, 2006|accessdate=March 20, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Devin|last=Leonard |url= http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/03/news/newsmakers/mark_cuban.fortune/ |title=Mark Cuban: Web 1.0's Richie Rich needs some respect |publisher=CNN |date=October 4, 2007 |accessdate=June 29, 2012}}</ref> His father, Norton Cuban, was an automobile [[upholstery|upholsterer]],<ref>{{cite news|first=Tom|last=D'Angelo|title=Cuban a unique NBA owner|url=http://www.palmbeachpost.com/heat/content/sports/epaper/2006/06/08/w17c_cuban_0608.html |work=[[The Palm Beach Post]] |publisher=Palm Beach Newspapers|location=Palm Beach, Florida|date=June 8, 2006|accessdate=March 20, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=John|last=Strubel |url=http://www.johnstrubel.com/mark-cuban-pittsburghs-dream-owner/|title=Mark Cuban: Pittsburgh's Dream Owner|publisher=TheBaseballReport.com|date=April 22, 2004|accessdate=March 20, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Scott K.|last=Parks|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/dallas/headlines/20101004-Mark-Cuban-s-brother-Brian-is-7863.ece|title=Mark Cuban's brother Brian is sober voice in favor of medical marijuana|work=[[The Dallas Morning News]]|publisher=A. H. Belo Corporation |location=Dallas, Texas|date=October 2010|accessdate=August 12, 2015}}</ref> while Cuban has described his mother, Shirley, as someone with "a different job or different career goal every other week."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.c-span.org/video/?191632-1/qa-mark-cuban|title=Q&A Interview|publisher=[[C-SPAN]]|date=March 26, 2006|accessdate=September 22, 2015}}</ref> He grew up in the suburb of [[Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania|Mount Lebanon]], in a [[Jew]]ish<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=3597532 |title=Reporting From ... Mark Cuban'S Business Lecture |publisher=ESPN |date=September 19, 2008 |accessdate=February 20, 2016}}</ref> working-class family. His paternal grandfather changed the family name from "Chabenisky" to "Cuban" after his family emigrated from Russia through [[Ellis Island]].<ref>{{cite news first=Catherine|last=Clifford||url= https://www.cnbc.com/2016/12/20/how-mark-cuban-went-from-working-class-to-self-made-billionaire.html|title=How Mark Cuban went from a working-class family in Pittsburgh to a self-made billionaire|publisher=[[CNBC]]|location=Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey|date=December 20, 2016|accessdateMarch 20, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://jewishbusinessnews.com/2014/09/07/mark-cuban-brains-and-effort-are-needed-for-business-but-dont-be-a-jerk/ |title=Mark Cuban: Brains and Effort Are Needed for Business, But Don't Be a Jerk|work=[[Jewish Business News]] |date=September 7, 2014|accessdate=February 20, 2016}}</ref> His maternal grandparents, who were also Jewish, came from Romania.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.briancuban.com/i-will-never-forget-frida-and-menashe-sterenberg/ |title=I Will Never Forget Frida and Menashe Sterenberg |publisher=BrianCuban.com |accessdate=March 21, 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101221932/http://www.briancuban.com/i-will-never-forget-frida-and-menashe-sterenberg/ |archivedate=November 1, 2014 }}</ref> Cuban's first step into the business world occurred at age 12, when he sold garbage bags to pay for a pair of expensive basketball shoes.<ref name="bigger" /><ref name="austin360">{{cite web|first=Chris |last=Garcia |url=http://www.austin360.com/movies/content/movies/stories/2006/05/21cuban.html |title=The Maverick |work=Austin360.com |publisher=[[Cox Media Group]]|location=Austin, Texas|date=May 22, 2006 |accessdate=June 29, 2012}}</ref> At age 16, Cuban took advantage of a ''[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]'' strike by running newspapers from Cleveland to Pittsburgh.<ref>{{cite web |first=Warren Jr.|last=Cassell|url=https://capitalism.com/mark-cuban-became-billionaire/|title=How Mark Cuban Became a Billionaire|publisher=Capitalism.com |location=Austin, Texas|date=August 26, 2016|accessdate=April 19, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSAHYDBpGow|title=Beyond The Glory|date=May 10, 2007|accessdate=September 22, 2015}}</ref>
 
  
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Instead of attending high school for his senior year, he enrolled as a full-time student at the [[University of Pittsburgh]], where he joined the [[Pi Lambda Phi]] International [[Fraternities and sororities|fraternity]]. While attending the University of Pittsburgh, he held a variety of jobs, including a bartender, [[disco]] dancing instructor, and a party promoter. He is a "beloved" fan of Pittsburgh's [[NFL teams|NFL team]], the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-mavericks/superbowlgame/2011/01/25/interested-in-who-mark-cuban-will-be-rooting-for-at-the-super-bowl-look-at-his-steel-roots|title=Interested in who Mark Cuban will be rooting for at the Super Bowl? Look at his steel roots|work=SportsDay|publisher=SportsDay Publishing LLC|location=New York City|date=January 25, 2011|accessdate=July 20, 2017}}</ref> After one year at the University of Pittsburgh, he transferred to [[Indiana University (Bloomington)|Indiana University]] in [[Bloomington, Indiana]], and graduated from the [[Kelley School of Business]] in 1981 with a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in [[Management]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kelley.iu.edu/alumni/Awards/award_bio_v.cfm?Person_ID=173145|title=Alumni Awards: Mark Cuban (BS '81)|publisher=Indiana University Kelley School of Business|work=Indiana University Kelley School of Business Alumni Awards|quote=Mr. Cuban received a BS in management from Indiana University in 1981.}}</ref><ref name="usatoday">{{cite web|first=Jon|last=Swartz|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/2004-04-25-cuban_x.htm|title=Losing's not an option for Cuban|date=April 26, 2004|work=[[USA Today]]|publisher=[[Gannett Company]]|location=[[Tysons Corner, Virginia]]|quote=College: Indiana University, a B.S. in management.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.news.indiana.edu/releases/iu/2015/06/mark-cuban-center-for-sports-media-and-technology.shtml|title=IU Athletics receives $5M gift to establish the Mark Cuban Center for Sports Media and Technology|date=June 5, 2015|work=Indiana University Bloomington Newsroom|publisher=Indiana University|location=Bloomington, Indiana|quote=Originally from Pittsburgh, Cuban earned a Bachelor of Science in management and administration from the Kelley School of Business in 1981.}}</ref> He chose Indiana's Kelley School of Business without even visiting the campus because "it had the least expensive tuition of all the business schools on the top 10 list". During college he had various business ventures, including a bar, disco lessons, and a [[chain letter]].<ref name="bigger" /><ref name="Kelley">{{cite web |title=The Cuban Report |url=http://kelley.iu.edu/about/features/spotlights/page23012.html |publisher=Kelley School of Business |accessdate=April 18, 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928175635/http://www.kelley.iu.edu/about/features/spotlights/page23012.html |archivedate=September 28, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
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== Business Career ==
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<b>2013 - Current</b>
  
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==Business career==
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In October 2013, Jeff retired from his successful career in insurance to build a consulting and recruiting agency which was originally branded ContractCoach.com and rebranded to Ivy Consulting Group in 2022 (see below). With a business model to offer affordable consulting and coaching services to small business owners, the company has certified over 30 consultants and has approved coach members in 14 countries. Notable accomplishments include:  
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In 1982, Cuban moved to [[Dallas]], Texas, where he first found work as a bartender,<ref>{{cite web|first=Mark|last=Cuban|url=http://blogmaverick.com/2004/04/23/success-and-motivation-part-1/|title=Success and Motivation, Part 1|work=Blog Maverick|date=April 23, 2004|accessdate=August 12, 2015}}</ref><ref name="once">{{cite web|first=Mark|last=Cuban|url=http://blogmaverick.com/2005/05/30/success-and-motivation-you-only-have-to-be-right-once/|title=Success and Motivation – You only have to be right once!|work=Blog Maverick|date=May 30, 2005|accessdate=August 12, 2015}}</ref> and then as a salesperson for Your Business Software, one of the earliest PC software retailers in Dallas. He was fired less than a year later, after meeting with a client to procure new business instead of opening the store.<ref>{{cite web|first=Mark|last=Cuban|url=http://blogmaverick.com/2004/04/25/success-and-motivation-part-2/ |title=Success and Motivation, Part 2 |work=Blog Maverick |date=April 25, 2004 |accessdate=June 29, 2012}}</ref>
 
  
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Cuban started his own company, MicroSolutions, with support from his previous customers from Your Business Software. MicroSolutions was initially a system integrator and software reseller. The company was an early proponent of technologies such as [[Carbon Copy (software)|Carbon Copy]], [[IBM Lotus Notes|Lotus Notes]], and [[CompuServe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.varbusiness.com/sections/columns/columns.jhtml?articleId=18806438 |title=Technology News For Solution Providers And The IT Channel &#124; CRN |publisher=Varbusiness.com |accessdate=February 20, 2016}}</ref> One of the company's largest clients was [[Perot Systems]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogmaverick.com/2004/12/14/a-little-bit-of-history-lotus-notes/|title=A little bit of history....Lotus Notes|first=Mark|last=Cuban|date=December 14, 2004|accessdate=September 22, 2015}}</ref>
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• 2016 - 2017: The creation of SUNUP Insurance University in Bermuda Run, NC. Jeff Hastings served as President of Franchising for 2-years and, according to Entrepreneur Magazine, helped the new startup become one of the fasted growing franchises in 2017.
  
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In 1990, Cuban sold MicroSolutions to CompuServe—then a subsidiary of [[H&R Block]]—for $6&nbsp;million.<ref name="usatoday"/> He made approximately $2&nbsp;million after taxes on the deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itmanagersjournal.com/feature/300|title=A 'must read' by Maverick owner Mark Cuban|last=|first=|date=|website=|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070505070839/http://www.itmanagersjournal.com/feature/300|archivedate=May 5, 2007|deadurl=yes|accessdate=January 26, 2007}}</ref>
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• 2018 - 2019: Jeff Hastings held the position of Vice President of Agencies for TWFG Insurance in The Woodlands, TX. During his tenure, Jeff and his team developed a recruiting platform using smart forms which completely automated the onboarding process for new agents. TWFG is the 8th largest privately held independent insurance agency in the United States.
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<b>1985 - 2013</b>
  
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===Audionet and Broadcast.com===
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In 1985, Jeff was hired as a file clerk to work in the State Office for [[Farmers Insurance Group]] of Companies. Working his way up through the organization while attending university courses at night, he worked in various positions including administrative services, claims, underwriting, and auditing. Jeff's passion for entrepreneurship started when he opened his first business, Hastings Sign Company. At just 20 years young, Jeff negotiated a contract with a local sign builder to allow him and five (5) of his employees to use his shop in exchange for three personally built computers and a 20" CAMM-1 digital sign printer. Nine years later, Jeff sold his business to move back to his hometown of Houston, Texas where he opened his own insurance agency and entered a training program with a desire to become a district manager.  
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In 1995, Chris Jaeb and fellow Indiana University alumnus [[Todd Wagner]] started Audionet (which Cuban started to fund in 1998), combining their mutual interest in [[Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball|Indiana Hoosier]] college basketball and [[webcasting]]. With a single server and an [[Integrated Services Digital Network|ISDN]] line,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.computerpoweruser.com/editorial/article.asp?article=articles/archive/c0212/62c12web/62c12web.asp&guid= |archive-url=https://archive.is/20040512171124/http://www.computerpoweruser.com/editorial/article.asp?article=articles/archive/c0212/62c12web/62c12web.asp&guid= |dead-url=yes |archive-date=May 12, 2004 |accessdate=August 24, 2006 |df= }}</ref> Audionet became [[Broadcast.com]] in 1998. By 1999, Broadcast.com had grown to 330 employees and $13.5&nbsp;million in revenue for the second quarter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://library.dialog.com/bluesheets/html/bl0636.html |title=Gale Group Newsletter Database |publisher=Library.dialog.com |accessdate=June 29, 2012}}</ref> In 1999, Broadcast.com helped launch the first live-streamed [[Victoria's Secret Fashion Show]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thoughtaudio.com/indies/exviewpoints/index.html|title=Executive Viewpoints with Mark Cuban|publisher=Thought Audio|year=2000|accessdate=September 22, 2015|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204718/http://www.thoughtaudio.com/indies/exviewpoints/index.html|archivedate=March 3, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> That year, during the [[Dot-com bubble|dot com boom]], Broadcast.com was acquired by [[Yahoo!]] for $5.7&nbsp;billion in Yahoo! stock.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.cnet.com/Yahoo+completes+Broadcast.com+acquisition/2100-1023_3-228762.html |title=Yahoo! completes acquisition of Broadcast.com |work=[[CNET]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]| location=San Francisco, California| date=January 2, 2002 |accessdate=June 29, 2012}}</ref>
 
  
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After the sale of Broadcast.com, Cuban diversified his wealth to avoid exposure to a market crash.<ref>{{cite web|first=Lucy|last=McCauley|url=http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/63/fasttalk.html |title=What Mark Cuban is doing with his $1 billion |work=[[Fast Company (magazine)|Fast Company]] |publisher=Fast Company Inc.| location=New York City|date=September 30, 2002 |accessdate=June 29, 2012}}</ref>&nbsp;The ''[[Guinness World Records|Guinness Book of Records]]'' credits Cuban with the "largest single [[Electronic commerce|e-commerce]] transaction", after he paid $40&nbsp;million for his [[Gulfstream V]] jet in October 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/Search/Details/Largest-single-e-commerce-transaction/53736.htm |title=Guinness World Records |publisher=[[Guinness World Records]] |accessdate=February 20, 2016}}</ref>
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In 1996, his dream came true as he was offered the opportunity to take over a sales team in the Houston, Texas area. At 30 years old, he was one of the youngest district managers in the company's history. Starting with just 17 agents in his operation, he quickly became known for two things: recruiting and agency automation.  
  
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Cuban continues to work with Wagner in another venture, [[2929 Entertainment]], which provides [[vertical integration|vertically integrated]] production and distribution of films and video.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.2929entertainment.com/Index.cfm?FuseAction=Page&PageID=1000012 |title=Holdings |publisher=2929 Entertainment |accessdate=September 22, 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090224001649/http://www.2929entertainment.com/Index.cfm?FuseAction=Page&PageID=1000012 |archivedate=February 24, 2009 |df= }}</ref>
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Recruiting was easy. Jeff had a passion for small business and was excited to tell everyone about it. Growing his district to almost 70 agents and over 150 employees, his team generated an estimated $85 million in annualized premiums, $14.6 million in commissions, and in 2013, his district recorded a record $13 million in corporate profits. Often being recognized for his teams performance, one of the highlights of his career came in 2005 when he received the company's highest award, District Manager of the Year <ref name="DMofYear1">{{cite web|title=Jeff Hastings named District Manager of the Year|url=https://contractcoach.com/wp-content/uploads/2005-Sept-28-Agent-and-DM-of-the-Year-Bulletin.pdf|date=September 28, 2005|accessdate=October 15, 2018}}</ref>.
  
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On September 24, 2003, the firm purchased [[Landmark Theatres]], a chain of 58 [[Art film|arthouse]] movie theaters.<ref>{{cite web |last=Jardin |first=Xeni |url=http://www.boingboing.net/2003/09/25/marc_cuban_buys_land.html |title=Mark Cuban buys Landmark Theatres |publisher=Boingboing.net |date=September 25, 2003 |accessdate=June 29, 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527153824/http://www.boingboing.net/2003/09/25/marc_cuban_buys_land.html |archivedate=May 27, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The company is also responsible for the updated version of the TV show ''[[Star Search]]'', which was broadcast on [[CBS]].<ref name="imdb2929">{{cite web|url=http://imdb.com/company/co0005596/ |title=2929 Productions at IMDb |publisher=Internet Movie Database |date=May 1, 2009 |accessdate=June 29, 2012}}</ref> 2929 Entertainment released ''[[Bubble (film)|Bubble]]'', a movie directed by [[Steven Soderbergh]], in 2006.
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== Ivy Consulting Group ==
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<span class="plainlinks">[https://ivyconsultinggroup.org/ ''Ivy Consulting Group (ICG)'']</span> is a business consulting agency focused on helping small business owners succeed. By focusing on faith, family, and small business success, the company helps business leaders worldwide redefine their personal definition of success.  
  
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Cuban was featured on the cover of the November 2003 premiere issue of ''Best'' magazine<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beststuff.com/article.php3?story_id=5789&submit=email |title=Best Stuff and Primedia Launch Best |publisher=Beststuff.com |accessdate=June 29, 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220015154/http://www.beststuff.com/article.php3?story_id=5789&submit=email |archivedate=February 20, 2012 |df= }}</ref> announcing the arrival of [[High Definition Television]]. Cuban also was co-founder (with Philip Garvin) of [[AXS TV]] (formerly HDNet), the first high-definition [[satellite]] television network.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hd.net/pressrelease.html?2001-09-05-01.html|title=HDNet, Only All-High Definition National Television Network, Launches on DIRECTV|date=September 5, 2001|accessdate=September 22, 2015|archivedate=January 10, 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090110012507/http://www.hd.net/pressrelease.html?2001-09-05-01.html}}</ref>
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To become a <span class="plainlinks">[https://contractcoach.com/be-a-coach certified coach]</span>, Hastings requires a proven track record of success in the insurance industry and a passion to help others succeed. Using custom-built systems to help recruit, train, and motivate agents and employees has been an integral part of his company's success. Starting with a responsive training system, business owners work at their own pace answering thought-provoking questions which make them rethink how they run their agencies. Introduced in 2013, the Agent Training System uses a basic set of algorithms to respond with solutions to the client's needs. This system is arguably the first of its kind to use [[SmartForm]]s with [[conditional logistic regression]] to help train insurance industry professionals.
  
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In February 2004, Cuban announced that he would be working with [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] television to produce a reality television series, ''[[The Benefactor (TV series)|The Benefactor]]''. The premise of the six-episode series involved 16 contestants trying to win $1&nbsp;million by participating in various contests, with their performances being judged by Cuban. It premiered on September 13, 2004, but due to poor ratings, the series was canceled before the full season aired.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/news/sb/2004-10-14 |title=The Benefactor |publisher=Internet Movie Database |accessdate=February 20, 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827123123/http://www.imdb.com/news/sb/2004-10-14 |archivedate=August 27, 2011 |df= }}</ref>
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One of the most popular systems at <span class="plainlinks">[https://ivyconsultinggroup.org ''ICG'']</span> is the <span class="plainlinks">[https://ivyconsultinggroup.org/benefits/for-coaches/ Coaching System]</span>. Designed as a turn-key and easy-to-use coaching and lead development system, business coaches are able to obtain the tools they need to solve two of their client's biggest business issues: Recruiting Talent and Lead Generation. For a small monthly membership fee, users can select from several marketing tools to attract new candidates to apply for their openings. Focused on the largest sector of the new job market (the Gen Z applicant), the system gives each a free account on the site to review job openings, conduct research and try out the career before they commit. Conducting consumer surveys during the interview process gives the applicant great ideas of how they can offer value to the interviewing company and can generate significant leads for the business owner. The system also offers unlimited personality profiles and reference requests at no additional charge.
  
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In 2011, Cuban was No. 211 on ''[[Forbes]]''{{'}} list of "World's Richest People", with a net worth of $2.6&nbsp;billion.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Brian|last=Solomon|url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/eimh45ihgg/20-mark-cuban/#3d6d39874ebb|title=Mark Cuban|work=[[Forbes]]|publisher=Forbes Media|location=New York City|access-date=January 5, 2018}}</ref>
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Additional systems can be found on the company's splash page for coaches and consultants: <span class="plainlinks">[https://ivyconsultinggroup.org/psp/ ]</span>
  
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Cuban financially supported [[Grokster]] in the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]] case ''[[MGM Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd.|MGM v. Grokster]]''.<ref>{{cite web|first=Martyn|last=Williams|url=http://pcworld.about.com/news/Mar282005id120198.htm |title=Mark Cuban to Finance Grokster's Fight |website=Pcworld.about.com |publisher=[[International Data Group]]|location=San Francisco, California|date=February 2, 2009 |accessdate=June 29, 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217132310/http://pcworld.about.com/news/Mar282005id120198.htm |archivedate=December 17, 2007 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Carl|last=Bialik|url=http://www.gelfmagazine.com/archives/mark_cuban_on_grokster.php|title=Mark Cuban on Grokster|work=Gelf Magazine|location=New York City|date=March 29, 2005|accessdate=September 22, 2015}}</ref> He is also a partner in [[Synergy Sports Technology]], a web based basketball scouting and video delivery tool, used by many NBA teams.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Mark|last=McClusky|url=https://www.wired.com/2016/05/how-tech-took-over-the-nba/|title=Techies Are Trying to Turn the NBA Into the World's Biggest Sports League|work=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|publisher=[[Condé Nast]]|location=San Francisco, California|date=May 2016|access-date=January 5, 2018}}</ref>
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==Books and Publications==
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*[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/379144065 Developing and Validating the Business Owner Preparedness Scale (BOP): A Tool for Enhancing Entrepreneurial Success, (2024)]
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*[https://www.amazon.com/You-Want-Insurance-Agent-Tech-Driven/dp/0979003652/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= So You Want to be an Insurance Agent: The Next Generation Tech-Driven Agency, (2023)]
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*[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00SX7CPC8/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i2 The Most Successful Failure in the World: How to Create a Business With Meaning, (2015)]
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*[https://www.amazon.com/You-Want-Insurance-Agent-Third/dp/0979003644/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=AaFvL&content-id=amzn1.sym.cf86ec3a-68a6-43e9-8115-04171136930a&pf_rd_p=cf86ec3a-68a6-43e9-8115-04171136930a&pf_rd_r=145-6474081-3404565&pd_rd_wg=FFtPC&pd_rd_r=83c41648-8f83-4c1f-9693-85df7d80ad17&ref_=aufs_ap_sc_dsk So You Want to be an Insurance Agent: A Step-by-Step Approach to a Successful Insurance Agency, (2004, 2008, 2013)]
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*[https://contractcoach.com/product/books-recruit-recruit-recruit-autographed-hardback/ Recruit, Recruit, Recruit], "Developing a Successful Agency One Agent at a Time" (2001)
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*[https://www.linkedin.com/in/jefflhastings/ Money Magazine Cover], "Farmers Financial Services" (1999)
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*[https://ivyconsultinggroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/1.02-Leading-With-Passion.pdf 1.02 Leading with Passion, February 2023]
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*[https://ivyconsultinggroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2.03-BRANDING-Building-Your-Brand.pdf 2.03 Building Your Brand by Jeff Hastings, December 2022]
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*[https://ivyconsultinggroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/3.01-STRATEGIC-PLANNING-The-Four-Levels-of-Business-1.pdf 3.01 The Four Levels of Business Development by Jeff Hastings, January 2016]
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*[https://ivyconsultinggroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/5.03-ASSESSMENTS-Personality-Tests-and-Hiring-Assessments.pdf 5.03 Personality Tests and Hiring Assessments by Jeff Hastings, November 2022]
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*[https://ivyconsultinggroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/7.02-STAFF-DEVELOPMENT-Hire-The-Right-People-1.pdf 7.02 Hire the Right People, October 2022]
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*[https://ivyconsultinggroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/So-You-Want-to-Be-an-Insurance-Agent-4th-Edition.pdf So You Want to be an Insurance Agent 3rd Addition eBook Summary by Jeff Hastings, July 2013]
  
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===Investments in startups===
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[[File:Jeff Hastings Author Books Amazon.png|1100px|link=https://www.amazon.com/Jeff-Hastings/e/B00MAFU684]]
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Cuban has also assisted ventures in the [[social software]] and [[distributed networking]] industries. He is an owner of [[IceRocket]], a search engine that scours the [[blogosphere]] for content.<ref>{{cite web|first=Michael|last=Singer|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/mark-cuban-to-relaunch-icerocket/ |title=Mark Cuban to relaunch IceRocket |work=[[ZDNet]] |publisher=CBS Interactive|location=San Francisco, California|date=July 20, 2005|accessdate=April 12, 2018}}</ref> Cuban was also a partner in [[RedSwoosh]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconbeat.com/entries/2006/07/05/redswoosh_latest_video_filesharing_entrant_to_raise_5m.html |title=RedSwoosh latest video file-sharing entrant, to raise $5M |publisher=Siliconbeat.com |accessdate=June 29, 2012}}</ref>—a company which uses peer-to-peer technology to deliver [[rich media]], including video and software, to a user's PC—later acquired by [[Akamai Technologies|Akamai]]. He was also an investor in [[Weblogs, Inc.]] which was acquired by [[AOL]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Michael|last=Arrington|url=https://techcrunch.com/2005/10/05/aol-acquires-weblog-inc/ |title=AOL Acquires Weblogs, Inc |work=Techcrunch.com |publisher=[[AOL]]|location=San Francisco, California|date=October 5, 2005 |accessdate=June 29, 2012}}</ref>
 
  
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In 2005, Cuban invested in Brondell Inc., a San Francisco startup making a high-tech toilet seat called a Swash that works like a bidet but mounts on a standard toilet. "People tend to approach technology the same way, whether it's in front of them, or behind them," Cuban joked.<ref>{{cite web|first=Bob|last=Shallit|url=http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2005/dec/1228243.htm |title=Clean living |publisher=Tmcnet.com |date=December 19, 2005 |accessdate=June 29, 2012}}</ref> He also invested in Goowy Media Inc., a San Diego internet software startup. In April 2006, [[Sirius Satellite Radio]] announced that Cuban would host his own weekly radio talk show, ''Mark Cuban's Radio Maverick''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sys-con.com/read/211681.htm |title=Dallas Mavericks Owner Mark Cuban to Host Talk Show Exclusively on SIRIUS Satellite Radio |publisher=Sys-con.com |accessdate=June 29, 2012}}</ref> However, the show has not materialized.
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== Achievements and Recognition ==
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*12 time Topper Club Qualifier
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* 9 time Champion
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* 6 time President's Council Member
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*2005 Farmers District Manager of the Year
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*2006-2009 C.E.O. Executive Council Member, Farmers Insurance Group
  
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In July 2006, Cuban financed Sharesleuth.com,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paidcontent.org/mark-cuban-invests-in-new-investigative-journalism-site |title=Mark Cuban invests in new investigative journalism site |publisher=Paidcontent.org |date=June 13, 2006 |accessdate=June 29, 2012}}</ref> a website created by former ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch'' investigative reporter Christopher Carey to uncover fraud and misinformation in publicly traded companies.
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=== License and Designations ===
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Experimenting with a new business model for making online journalism financially viable, Cuban disclosed that he would take positions in the shares of companies mentioned in Sharesleuth.com in advance of publication. Business and legal analysts questioned the appropriateness of shorting a stock prior to making public pronouncements which are likely to result in losses in that stock's value. Cuban insisted that the practice is legal in view of full disclosure.<ref>{{cite web|author=LOREN STEFFY, Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle |url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/steffy/4109641.html |title=Cuban's made his agenda crystal clear |work=Houston Chronicle |date=August 11, 2006 |accessdate=June 29, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/opinion/15259590.htm |title=And it looked so good |accessdate=August 22, 2006 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060823190801/http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/opinion/15259590.htm |archivedate=August 23, 2006 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://moneyisgood.wordpress.com/2006/08/11/sharesleuthcom/ |title=Money is Good |publisher=Moneyisgood.wordpress.com |date=August 11, 2006 |accessdate=June 29, 2012}}</ref>
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:: Life Underwriting Training Counsel Fellow (LUTCF)
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:: Property & Casualty, Texas
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:: Life & Health, Texas
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:: Series 6, 63 and 26 (inactive)
  
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In April 2007, Cuban partnered with [[Mascot Books]] to publish his first children's book, ''Let's Go, Mavs!''. In November 2011, he wrote a 30,000-word e-book, ''How to Win at the Sport of Business: If I Can Do It, You Can Do It'', which he described as "a way to get motivated".<ref>{{cite news|first=Jeffrey A.|last=Trachtenberg |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970204517204577046430928804826 |title=In E-Books, a New Player |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |publisher=Dow Jones & Company|location=New York City|date=November 21, 2011 |accessdate=June 29, 2012}}</ref>
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== Personal Life ==
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Jeff is happily married to who he insists is his sole mate, <span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.agency/Kim_Hastings Kimberly Andersen Hastings]</span> (2014). Kim retired from the teaching industry after reading Jeff's second book, "So You Want to be an Insurance Agent". Well, she did and now they reside in Cypress, Texas where Kim owns an insurance agency appropriately referred to as, <span class="plainlinks">[https://theinsuranceteacher.com ''TheInsuranceTeacher.com'']</span>. Together, they have six children: Kristin ({{age|1990|07|10}}), Avery ({{age|1995|05|07}}), Alexandria ({{age|1998|12|14}}), Maxwell ({{age|2000|07|24}}), Andersen ({{age|2006|05|03}}), and Logan ({{age|2010|02|14}}).
  
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In October 2008, Cuban started Bailoutsleuth.com<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.Bailoutsleuth.com |title=Mark Cuban's online resource for the U.S. government bailout of financial institutions |publisher=Bailoutsleuth.com |date=November 22, 2010 |accessdate=June 29, 2012}}</ref> as a grassroots, online portal for oversight over the U.S. government's $700&nbsp;billion "bailout" of financial institutions.
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== Education ==
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*[https://www.park.edu/  Park University  ] (1990) BS, Management, Computer Science
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*[https://www.cmu.edu/tepper/programs/mba/curriculum/leadership-development.html  Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business  ] (2012), Executive Leadership Program
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*[https://www.harvard.edu/  Harvard University  ] (2022) MLA, Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  
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In September 2010, Cuban provided an undisclosed amount of [[venture capital]] to store-front analytics company Motionloft. According to the company's CEO Jon Mills, he cold-emailed Cuban on a whim with the business proposition and claimed Cuban quickly responded that he would like to hear more. Mills credited that sentence for launching the company.<ref>{{cite web |title=Who's Watching You Shop? |publisher=Crain's Chicago |url=http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20121018/BLOGS01/121019786/whos-watching-you-shop}}</ref> In November 2013, several investors questioned Cuban about Mills' representation of a pending acquisition of Motionloft. Cuban denied an acquisition was in place.<ref>{{cite web |first=Ryan|last=Lawler|title=Former Motionloft CEO Jon Mills Arrested By The FBI|url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/02/20/jon-mills-arrested/|work=TechCrunch|publisher=[[AOL]]|location=San Francisco, California|date=February 20, 2014|accessdate=March 20, 2018}}</ref> Mills was terminated as CEO of Motionloft by stockholders on December 1, 2013, and in February 2014 was arrested by the FBI and charged with wire fraud, it being alleged that Mr. Mills misrepresented to investors that Motionloft was going to be acquired by [[Cisco]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Former CEO Of Technology Start-Up Charged In Investment Scheme |publisher=Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of California |url=http://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/former-ceo-technology-start-charged-investment-scheme}}</ref> Cuban has gone on record to state that the technology, that at least in part is meant to serve the commercial real estate industry, is "game changing" for tenants.<ref>{{cite web |first=David|last=Jones|title=Cushman Test Drives Pedestrian Driving Sensors |url=http://therealdeal.com/blog/2012/08/03/cushman-test-drives-pedestrian-driving-sensors/|work=The Real Deal |publisher=Real Estate Media|location=New York City|date=August 3, 2012|accessdate=April 12, 2018}}</ref>
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== More Connections==
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*[https://www.amazon.com/Jeff-Hastings/e/B00MAFU684 Amazon Author page]
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*[https://www.linkedin.com/in/jefflhastings/ LinkedIn]
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*[https://www.facebook.com/AuthorJeffHastings/ Facebook page]
  
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===''Shark Tank''===
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=== Contact ===
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Cuban has been a "shark" investor on the [[american Broadcasting Company|ABC]] reality program ''[[Shark Tank]]'' since season two in 2011.
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#For more information: Email [mailto:info@contractcoach.com]
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#Company Phone: 281-752-6565
  
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As of July 2017, he has invested in 85 deals across 111 ''Shark Tank'' episodes, for a total of $19.9 million invested.<ref name="Business Insider">{{cite web|url=http://www.sharkalytics.com/investor/mcuban |title=Mark Cuban $19,400,000 invested on air |publisher=Business Insider |accessdate=January 13, 2016}}</ref> The actual numbers vary because the investment happens after the handshake deal on live television, after the due diligence is performed to ensure the accuracy of the information presented in the pitch room.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/what-happens-after-closing-shark-tank-deal-2015-10 |title=Mark Cuban explains what happens after a deal is made on 'Shark Tank' |publisher=Business Insider |date=October 26, 2015 |accessdate=January 13, 2016}}</ref> For instance, Hy-Conn, a manufacturer of easily removable fire hoses, after agreeing to a deal of $1.25 million for 100% of the company with Cuban, did not go through with the deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sharktankblog.com/mark-cuban-dumped-hycon/ |title=Mark Cuban Dumped HyConn |publisher=Shark Tank Blog |date=March 26, 2012 |accessdate=January 13, 2016}}</ref>
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== References ==
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Cuban's top three deals, all with at least $1 million invested, are [[Ten Thirty One Productions]], [[Rugged Maniac]] Obstacle Race, and [[BeatBox Beverages]].<ref name="Business Insider"/>
 
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Since Cuban joined the show in 2011, [[Shark Tank#Ratings|the ratings for ''Shark Tank'' have increased]], and also during his tenure, the show has won three [[Primetime Emmy Awards]] for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Structured Reality Program|Outstanding Structured Reality Program]] (from 2014 - 2016). As of 2018, Cuban was the second richest of all Sharks to appear on the show, at 3.7 billion, after [[Richard Branson]], at 5.1 billion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tellmenothing.com/2017/03/27/shark-tank-net-worth-all-sharks/|title=Shark Tank: Net Worth Of All Sharks On The Show Till Date|last=Malankar|first=Nikhil|date=2017-03-27|website=Tell Me Nothing|access-date=2017-05-14}}</ref>
 
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===Magnolia Pictures===
 
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Cuban owns film distributor [[Magnolia Pictures]]. Through Magnolia, he financed ''[[Redacted (film)|Redacted]]'', a fictional [[Adaptation (arts)|dramatization]] based on the [[Mahmudiyah killings|2006 Mahmudiyah killings]], written and directed by [[Brian De Palma]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1185714-redacted/|work=Rotten Tomatoes|title=Redacted|accessdate=September 12, 2007}}</ref> In September 2007, Cuban, in his capacity as owner of Magnolia Pictures, removed disturbing photographs from the concluding moments of the ''Redacted'', citing copyrights/permissions issues.<ref>{{cite web|first=Jen|last=Carlson|url=http://gothamist.com/2007/10/11/video_of_the_da_121.php|title=De Palma defends redacted|work=[[Gothamist]]|publisher=Gothamist LLC|location=New York City|date=October 11, 2007|accessdate=December 13, 2007|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080111080601/http://gothamist.com/2007/10/11/video_of_the_da_121.php|archivedate=January 11, 2008|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
 
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Also in 2007, Cuban was reportedly interested in distributing through Magnolia an edition of the film ''[[Loose Change (film)|Loose Change]]'', which posits a [[9/11 conspiracy theories|9/11 conspiracy theory]], with [[Charlie Sheen]] narrating. Cuban told the ''[[New York Post]]'', "We are having discussions about distributing the existing video with Charlie's involvement as a narrator, not in making a new feature. We are also looking for productions with an opposing viewpoint. We like controversial subjects, but we are agnostic to which side the controversy comes from."<ref>{{cite news| url=http://pagesix.com/2007/03/22/hwoods-911-idiot-brigade/ | title=H'wood's 9/11 Idiot Brigade| work=[[New York Post]]|publisher=[[News Corp.]]|location=New York City|date=March 22, 2007|accessdate=September 22, 2015}}</ref>
 
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In April 2011, Cuban put Magnolia Pictures and [[Landmark Theatres]] up for sale, but said, "If we don't get the price and premium we want, we are happy to continue to make money from the properties."<ref>{{cite news|first=Richard|last=Verrier|title=Mark Cuban puts Landmark Theatres and Magnolia Pictures up for sale|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2011/04/cuban-puts-landmark-theatres-and-magnolia-pictures-up-for-sale-.html|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|publisher=[[Tronc]]|date=April 19, 2011|accessdate=July 18, 2013}}</ref>
 
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===SEC insider trading allegation===
 
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On November 17, 2008, it was reported that the [[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]] (SEC) filed a civil suit against Cuban relating to alleged [[insider trading]] in the shares of Mamma.com, now known as [[Copernic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sec.gov/litigation/complaints/2008/comp20810.pdf |title=SEC civil suit against Cuban |format=PDF |accessdate=June 29, 2012}}</ref> A [[stock dilution]] occurred shortly after a trade in June 2004, giving hints of inside knowledge at the time of the trade, and Cuban allegedly was saved from a loss of $750,000.<ref>{{cite news|first=Kara|last=Scannell |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB122693827604333637 |title=Wall Street Journal report on insider trading accusations |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |publisher=[[Dow Jones & Co.]]|date=November 18, 2008 |accessdate=June 29, 2012}}</ref> The SEC claimed that Cuban ordered the sale of his holdings in Mamma.com after he had been confidentially approached by the company to participate in a transaction likely to dilute shares of current shareholders. Cuban disputed the charges, saying he had not agreed to keep the information secret.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSTRE4AH8Y120081118 |title=Reuters report on insider trading accusations |agency=Reuters |date=November 18, 2008 |accessdate=June 29, 2012 |first=Robert |last=MacMillan}}</ref> On his blog, Cuban contended the facts were false and that the investigation was "a product of gross abuse of prosecutorial discretion".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogmaverick.com/2008/11/17/the-sec/ |title=Mark Cuban's personal weblog |publisher=Blogmaverick.com |date=November 17, 2008 |accessdate=June 29, 2012}}</ref> ''DealBook'', a section of ''[[The New York Times]]'', reported through an anonymous source that Cuban believed the investigation was motivated by an SEC employee having taken offense to his interest in possibly distributing the film ''[[Loose Change (film)|Loose Change]]''.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2008/11/17/a-purported-war-of-words-between-cuban-and-the-sec/ | work=The New York Times | title=A War of Words Between Cuban and the SEC | date=November 17, 2008}}</ref>
 
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In July 2009, the U.S. District Court dismissed the charges against Cuban, and the SEC appealed. In September 2010, an appeals court said that the district court had erred and that further proceedings would be necessary to address the merits of the suit.<ref>{{cite news|first=Peter|last=Lattman|url=https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2010/09/21/court-reinstates-s-e-c-case-against-mark-cuban/|title=Mark Cuban to Face SEC Insider Case Again|work=[[The New York Times]]|publisher=New York Times Company|location=New York City|date=September 21, 2010|accessdate=April 11, 2018}}</ref>
 
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A federal jury in Texas found in favor of Cuban on October 16, 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mark Cuban Found Not Guilty Of Insider Trading|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/16/mark-cuban-insider-trading_n_4110257.html?1381953011&icid=maing-grid7%7Caim%7Cdl2%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D392366|work=The Huffington Post | first=Emily|last=Cohn|date=October 16, 2013}}</ref> The nine-member jury issued the verdict after deliberating 3 hours and 35 minutes.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/16/mark-cuban-insider-trading_n_4110257.html|title=Mark Cuban Found Not Guilty Of Insider Trading|last=Reuters|date=2013-10-16|work=Huffington Post|access-date=2018-01-04|language=en-US}}</ref>
 
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In March 2014, Cuban was on air at [[CNBC]] criticizing [[high-frequency trading]] (HFT).<ref>{{cite web|last1=Navarro|first1=Bruno J.|title=Mark Cuban rips high-frequency trading|url=https://www.cnbc.com/id/101539820|publisher=CNBC}}</ref> Those against HFT, such as Cuban, believe the technology is equivalent to automated insider trading.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Curtis|first1=Glenn|title=Insider Selling Isn't Always A Bad Sign|url=http://www.investopedia.com/articles/stocks/07/10b5-1.asp|publisher=Investopedia.com}}</ref>
 
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===Dallas Mavericks===
 
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On January 4, 2000, Cuban purchased a majority stake in the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]'s [[Dallas Mavericks]] for $285&nbsp;million from [[H. Ross Perot, Jr.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/columns/story?id=4793301|title=Mark Cuban's decade as Dallas Mavericks owner has been anything but boring|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=August 12, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://alumni.indiana.edu/magazine/issues/200411/cuban.shtml |title=Cuban, unembargoed |publisher=Alumni.indiana.edu |accessdate=June 29, 2012|first=Tracy|last=Dodds|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090310113900/https://alumni.indiana.edu/magazine/issues/200411/cuban.shtml|archivedate=March 10, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/mavericks/news/sale_press_conference000120.html |title=NBA press release |publisher=National Basketball Association |accessdate=June 29, 2012}}</ref>
 
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In the 20 years before Cuban bought the team, the Mavericks won only 40% of their games, and a playoff record of 21–32.<ref name="mavstats">{{cite web|url=http://www.databasebasketball.com/teams/teampage.htm?tm=dal&lg=n |title=Dallas Mavericks 1980– |publisher=Databasebasketball.com |accessdate=June 29, 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120617070745/http://databasebasketball.com/teams/teampage.htm?tm=dal&lg=n |archivedate=June 17, 2012 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsnetwork.com/default.asp?c=sportsnetwork&page=nba/teams/DIRECT095.htm |title=Dallas Mavericks - Team Directory 2006 |website=The Sports Network |accessdate=August 24, 2006 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060112002237/http://www.sportsnetwork.com/default.asp?c=sportsnetwork&page=nba%2Fteams%2FDIRECT095.htm |archivedate=January 12, 2006 |df= }}</ref> In the 10 years following, the team won 69 percent of their regular season games and reached the playoffs in each of those seasons except for one. The Mavericks' playoff record with Cuban is 49 wins and 57 losses, including their first trip to the [[NBA Finals]] in 2006, where they lost to the [[Miami Heat]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/finals2006/|title=NBA.com: Finals 2006|accessdate=August 12, 2015}}</ref>
 
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On June 12, 2011, the Mavericks defeated the Heat to win the NBA Finals. Historically, NBA team owners publicly play more passive roles and watch basketball games from skyboxes; Cuban sits alongside fans while donning team jerseys. Cuban travels in his private airplane—a [[Gulfstream V]]—to attend road games.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ding |first=Kevin |url=http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/sports/atoz/article_998115.php |title=All fun and games for Cuban |publisher=Ocregister.com |date=February 14, 2006 |accessdate=June 29, 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071211190535/http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/sports/atoz/article_998115.php |archivedate=December 11, 2007 |df= }}</ref>
 
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In May 2010, H. Ross Perot, Jr., who retained 5% ownership, filed a lawsuit against Cuban, alleging the franchise was insolvent or in imminent danger of insolvency. In June 2010, Cuban responded in a court filing maintaining Perot is wrongly seeking money to offset some $100&nbsp;million in losses on the Victory Park real estate development.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cbs11tv.com/sports/Mark.Cuban.Response.2.1767538.html |title=Mark Cuban Response |website=[[KTVT]] CBS-11 Sports |date=June 2010 |accessdate=July 19, 2010 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The lawsuit was dismissed in 2011, due in part to Cuban asserting proper management of the team due to its recent victory in the [[2011 NBA Finals]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/7186383/judge-denies-lawsuit-mark-cuban-ross-perot-jr |title=Judge denies suit against Mark Cuban |author=Jeff Caplan |date=November 4, 2011 |publisher=[[ESPN]]}}</ref> In 2014, the [[Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals|5th Circuit Court]] affirmed that decision on appeal. Following his initial defeat, Perot attempted to shut out Mavericks fans from use of the parking lots he controlled near the [[American Airlines Center]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.com/blog/dallas/mavericks/post/_/id/4688409/mark-cubans-problems-with-ross-perot-jr-continue |title=Mark Cuban's problems with Ross Perot Jr. continue |first=Tim |last=MacMahon |website=[[ESPN]]|date=April 20, 2012 |accessdate=November 27, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dallasobserver.com/news/judge-rules-that-ross-perot-jr-cant-block-parking-spots-at-the-american-airlines-center-7118478 |title=Judge Rules That Ross Perot Jr. Can't Block Parking Spots at the American Airlines Center |first=Robert |last=Wilonsky |newspaper=[[Dallas Observer]] |date=January 18, 2012 |accessdate=November 27, 2016}}</ref>
 
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In January 2018, Cuban announced the Mavericks would be accepting [[Bitcoin]] as payment for tickets in the following season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/Mark-Cuban-Says-Mavs-to-Accept-Cryptocurrency-Next-Season-470149143.html|title=Mark Cuban Says Mavs to Accept Bitcoin Next Season: CNBC|work=NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth|access-date=2018-01-20|language=en}}</ref>
 
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Cuban's ownership has been the source of extensive media attention and controversy involving league policies.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/07/AR2006060702410.html |title=The NBA's True Maverick |work=The Washington Post |date=June 8, 2006 |accessdate=June 29, 2012 |first=Michael |last=Lee}}</ref>
 
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Cuban has been fined by the NBA, mostly for critical statements about the league and referees, at least $1.665 million for 13 incidents.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/story?id=2098577&page=1 |title=ABCnews: Cuban Slammed with $250,000 Fine |publisher=ABC News |date=June 20, 2006 |accessdate=June 29, 2012}}</ref> In a June 30, 2006 interview, Mavericks player [[Dirk Nowitzki]] said about Cuban:<ref name="NowitzkiCriticism">{{cite news|first=Eddie|last=Sefko|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/basketball/mavs/stories/070106dnspomavslede.c1dd04.html|title=Dirk to Cuban: Chill out|work=The Dallas Morning News|date=July 1, 2006|accessdate=July 4, 2006}}</ref>
 
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{{quote|He's got to learn how to control himself as well as the players do. We can't lose our temper all the time on the court or off the court, and I think he's got to learn that, too. He's got to improve in that area and not yell at the officials the whole game. I don't think that helps us&nbsp;... He sits right there by our bench. I think it's a bit much. But we all told him this before. It's nothing new. The game starts, and he's already yelling at them. So he needs to know how to control himself a little.}}
 
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In an interview with the [[Associated Press]], Cuban said that he matches NBA fines with charitable donations of equal amounts.<ref>''Cuban fined $250,000 for tirade''. The Associated Press. June 21, 2006</ref> In a nationally publicized incident in 2002, he criticized the league's manager of officials, [[Ed T. Rush]], saying that he "wouldn't be able to manage a [[Dairy Queen]]." Dairy Queen management took offense to Cuban's comments and invited him to manage a Dairy Queen restaurant for a day. Cuban accepted the company's invitation and worked for a day at a Dairy Queen in [[Coppell, Texas]], where fans lined up in the street to get a Blizzard from the owner of the Mavericks.<ref>{{cite news|last=Aron|first=Jaime|title=Sweet revenge: billionaire Mavericks owner dishes ice cream|url=http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2002/01/17/spt_sweet_revenge.html|accessdate=June 16, 2011|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|agency=Associated Press|date=January 17, 2002}}</ref>
 
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During the [[2005–06 NBA season]], Cuban started a booing campaign when former Mavericks player [[Michael Finley]] returned to play against the Mavericks as a member of the [[San Antonio Spurs]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/sports/basketball/14627963.htm |first=Dwain |last=Price |title=Finley's 'act' turns off Cuban |newspaper=[[Star-Telegram]] |date=May 20, 2006 |accessdate=May 25, 2006 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060701042140/http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/sports/basketball/14627963.htm |archivedate=July 1, 2006 }}</ref> In a playoff series between the Mavericks and Spurs, Cuban cursed Spurs forward [[Bruce Bowen]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/basketball/nba/spurs/stories/MYSA052206.6D.BKNspurs.bowen.d005cbd.html|title=Spurs' Bowen adds to Dallas' frustration|first=Mike|last=Monroe|date=May 22, 2006|accessdate=September 22, 2015|archivedate=October 11, 2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011190010/http://mysanantonio.com/sports/basketball/nba/spurs/stories/MYSA052206.6D.BKNspurs.bowen.d005cbd.html}}</ref> and was fined $25,000 by the NBA for rushing onto the court and criticizing NBA officials.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-mavericks-cubanfined&prov=ap&type=lgns|publisher=Yahoo Sports|title=NBA fines Cuban $25,000 for actions in Denver|date=January 16, 2006|accessdate=September 22, 2015|archivedate=January 21, 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090121110431/http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-mavericks-cubanfined&prov=ap&type=lgns}}</ref> After the [[2006 NBA Finals]], Cuban was fined $250,000 by the NBA for repeated misconduct following the Mavericks' loss to the Miami Heat in Game Five of the [[2006 NBA Finals]].
 
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In February 2007, Cuban publicly criticized [[Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award|NBA Finals MVP]] [[Dwyane Wade]] and declared that he would get fined if he made any comments about what he thought really happened in the [[2006 NBA Finals]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/basketball/mavs/stories/021007dnspodirkwade.1586725.html|title=Nowitzki won't comment on Wade's criticism|first=Tim|last=MacMahon|publisher=Dallas News|date=February 10, 2007|accessdate=September 22, 2015|archivedate=December 1, 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201015803/http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/basketball/mavs/stories/021007dnspodirkwade.1586725.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blogmaverick.com/2006/06/22/i-know-you-are-but-what-am-i/ |title=I know you are , but what am I… |publisher=Blogmaverick.com |date=June 22, 2006 |accessdate=February 20, 2016}}</ref>
 
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On January 16, 2009, the league fined Cuban $25,000 for yelling at [[Denver Nuggets]] player [[J. R. Smith]] at the end of the first half on a Mavericks-at-Nuggets game played on January 13.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3839196 |title=NBA fines Mavs owner Cuban $25,000 |publisher=ESPN |date=January 17, 2009 |accessdate=June 29, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://my.att.net/s/editorial.dll?pnum=1&bfromind=7408&eeid=6330930&_sitecat=1526&dcatid=0&eetype=article&render=y&ac=1&ck=&ch=sp&rg=blsadstrgt&_lid=332&_lnm=tg+sp+topnews|title=Cuban fined|publisher=att.com|accessdate=January 16, 2009}}</ref> Cuban was apparently incensed that Smith had thrown an elbow that barely missed Mavericks forward [[Antoine Wright (basketball player)|Antoine Wright]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3836664 |title=Cuban may still face punishment for spat |publisher=ESPN |date=January 15, 2009 |accessdate=June 29, 2012}}</ref> Cuban offered to match the fine with a donation to a charity of Smith's choosing. Cuban stated that if he doesn't hear from Smith, then he will donate the money to the [[NHL Players' Association]] Goals and Dreams Fund in the names of [[Todd Bertuzzi–Steve Moore incident|Todd Bertuzzi and Steve Moore]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Suggest removal |url=http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/jan/18/nuggets-report-inauguration-buzz/ |title=Nuggets report: Inauguration buzz: Nuggets |publisher=The Rocky Mountain News |date=January 20, 2009 |accessdate=June 29, 2012}}</ref> In May 2009, Cuban made a reference to the Denver Nuggets being "thugs" after a loss to the Nuggets in game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals. The statement was geared towards the Nuggets and their fans. As he passed [[Kenyon Martin]]'s mother, who was seated near Cuban as he left the arena, he pointed at her and said, "that includes your son." This controversial comment revisited media attention on Cuban yet again. Cuban issued an apology the next day referencing the poor treatment of away fans in arenas around the league. The league issued a statement stating that they would not fine him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3841384|title=Cuban posts donation plans on blog|publisher=ESPN |accessdate=January 19, 2009}}</ref>
 
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On May 22, 2010, Cuban was fined $100,000 for comments he made during a television interview about trying to sign [[LeBron James]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Jeff Caplan |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=5210828 |title=Cuban fined for LeBron James comments |publisher=ESPN |date=May 24, 2010 |accessdate=June 29, 2012}}</ref>
 
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Despite his history, he was notably silent during the Mavericks' 2011 championship playoff run.<ref>{{cite web|author=Marc Stein |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2011/columns/story?columnist=stein_marc&page=Cubansilence-110606 |title=Cuban stifles self to great effect |publisher=ESPN |date=June 5, 2011 |accessdate=June 29, 2012}}</ref>
 
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Despite Cuban's history with [[David Stern]], he believed the [[NBA]] [[Commissioner]] would leave a lasting legacy "of a focus on growth and recognizing that the NBA is in the entertainment business and that it's a global product, not just a local product. Whatever platforms that took us to, he was ready to go. He wasn't protective at all. He was wide open. I think that was great."<ref name=SternRetires>{{cite news|last=MacMahon|first=Tim|title=Mark Cuban teases David Stern|url=http://espn.go.com/dallas/nba/story/_/id/8556905/dallas-mavericks-mark-cuban-jokes-save-money-fines-david-stern-gone|publisher=ESPN|date=October 26, 2012}}</ref>
 
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On January 18, 2014, Cuban was once again fined $100,000 for confronting referees and using inappropriate language toward them. As with previous fines, Cuban confirmed that he would match the fine with a donation to charity, however, with the condition that he reaches two million followers on his [[Twitter]] account. Cuban also jokingly commented that he could not let Stern leave without a proper farewell.<ref>{{cite web|author=New York AP|title=Mavs' Cuban fined $100K for confronting officials after game|url=http://www.nba.com/2014/news/01/18/mavs-owner-cuban-fined/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpts|publisher=National Basketball Association|date=January 18, 2013}}</ref>
 
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On October 28, 2015, Cuban said the [[Los Angeles Clippers]] was still not a "respectable franchise" in regards to the botched deal between [[DeAndre Jordan]] and the Mavericks.<ref>{{cite web|title = Mark Cuban took a huge shot at the Clippers in their first meeting since DeAndre Jordan's controversial free agency fiasco|url = http://www.businessinsider.com/mark-cuban-shot-at-clippers-deandre-jordan-free-agency-2015-10|website = Business Insider|accessdate = October 31, 2015}}</ref>
 
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On February 21, 2018, Cuban was fined $600,000 by the NBA for stating that the Dallas Mavericks should "tank for the rest of the season." Commissioner [[Adam Silver]] stated that the fine was "for public statements detrimental to the NBA."<ref>{{cite web|title = Mark Cuban fined $600,000 by league for tanking talk|url = http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/22532215/mark-cuban-dallas-mavericks-owner-fined-600000-tanking-comments|website = ESPN|accessdate =
 
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Cuban has repeatedly expressed interest in owning a [[Major League Baseball]] franchise and has unsuccessfully attempted to purchase at least three franchises. In 2008, he submitted an initial bid of $1.3 billion to buy the [[Chicago Cubs]] and was invited to participate in a second round of bidding along with several other potential ownership groups.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3503599 |title=Report: Cubs cut number of bids to at least three, including Cuban |publisher=ESPN |date=July 24, 2008 |accessdate=February 20, 2016}}</ref> Cuban was not selected to participate in the final bidding process in January 2009. In August 2010, Cuban actively bid to buy the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] with Jeffrey L. Beck. Cuban stopped bids after 1 a.m., having placed bids totaling almost $600 million. He had outbid a competing ownership group led by ex-pitcher and Rangers executive [[Nolan Ryan]], but lost the deal before the Rangers played the [[San Francisco Giants]] in the [[2010 World Series]].
 
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In January 2012, Cuban placed an initial bid for the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]], but was eliminated before the second round of bidding. Cuban felt that the value of the Dodgers' TV rights deal drove the price of the franchise too high.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22297882/34631046 |title=Cuban explains losing out on Dodgers |publisher=CBSSports.com |accessdate=June 29, 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313025519/http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22297882/34631046 |archivedate=March 13, 2012 |df= }}</ref> He had previously said that he would not be interested in buying the franchise at $1 billion,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aol.sportingnews.com/mlb/feed/2011-04/dodgers-ownership/story/mark-cuban-wont-pay-1-billion-for-dodgers |title=Mark Cuban won't pay $1 billion for Dodgers - MLB - Sporting News |publisher=Aol.sportingnews.com |date=November 1, 2011 |accessdate=June 29, 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507010626/http://aol.sportingnews.com/mlb/feed/2011-04/dodgers-ownership/story/mark-cuban-wont-pay-1-billion-for-dodgers |archivedate=May 7, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> telling the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' in November 2011 "I don't think the Dodgers franchise is worth twice what the Rangers are worth."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2011/nov/02/sports/la-sp-1102-dodgers-mark-cuban-20111102|title=Cuban offered to buy Dodgers but price was too high|work=Los Angeles Times|first=Bill|last=Shaikin|date=November 2, 2011|accessdate=September 22, 2015}}</ref> However, as the bidding process drew near many speculated that the sale would surpass $1.5 billion, with [[Jon Heyman]] of [[CBS Sports]] reporting via Twitter that at least one bid in the $1–1.5 billion range was placed in the initial round of the bidding process. Ultimately, the Dodgers sold for $2.15 billion to [[Guggenheim Baseball Management]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/la-sp-0329-dodgers-magic-20120329,0,5012740.story |title=Magic Johnson-led group is picked as Dodgers' next owner |author1=Bill Shaikin |author2=David Wharton |lastauthoramp=yes |date=March 27, 2012 |work=Los Angeles Times |accessdate=May 1, 2012}}</ref>
 
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Cuban also previously expressed interest in becoming a minority owner of the [[New York Mets]] after owner [[Fred Wilpon]] announced in 2011 that he was planning to sell up to a 25% stake in the team.<ref>{{cite web|last=Weber |first=Matt |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110203&content_id=16561128&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb |title=Mark Cuban would be open to talking about buying share of Mets if approached by the club |publisher=Major League Baseball |accessdate=February 20, 2016}}</ref>
 
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Cuban has wanted to purchase his hometown [[Pittsburgh Pirates]], but was rebuffed by then owner [[Kevin McClatchy]] in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=2216809|title=No thanks: Pirates tell Mavs' Cuban team not for sale|date=November 7, 2005|website=ESPN.com|accessdate=February 2, 2018}}</ref>
 
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In 2005, Cuban expressed interest in buying the [[National Hockey League|NHL]]'s [[Pittsburgh Penguins]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/penguins/s_459794.html |title=Cuban, Marino to buy Pens? |publisher=Pittsburghlive.com |date=June 28, 2006 |accessdate=June 29, 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110405004044/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/penguins/s_459794.html |archivedate=April 5, 2011 |df= }}</ref> In 2006, Cuban joined an investment group along with [[Dan Marino]], Kevin Millevoi, Andy Murstein, and Walnut Capital principals Gregg Perelman and Todd Reidbord to attempt to acquire the Penguins.<ref name="Pittsburgh Post-Gazette">{{cite news|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06179/701659-61.stm|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|first=Shelly|last=Anderson|title=Cuban, Marino join N.Y. group in bid for the Penguins|date=June 28, 2006}}</ref> The franchise ultimately rejected the group's bid when team owners [[Mario Lemieux]] and [[Ronald Burkle]] took the team off the market.
 
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At [[WWE]]'s [[Survivor Series (2003)|Survivor Series]] in 2003, Cuban was involved in a [[Kayfabe|staged]] altercation with ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' General Manager [[Eric Bischoff]] and ''Raw'' wrestler [[Randy Orton]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lordsofpain.net/news/2003_/articles/1069104275.php |accessdate=August 24, 2006 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061028011420/http://www.lordsofpain.net/news/2003_/articles/1069104275.php |archivedate=October 28, 2006 }}</ref> On December 7, 2009, Cuban acted as the [[List of WWE Raw guest hosts|guest host]] of ''Raw'', getting revenge on Orton when he was the guest referee in Orton's match against [[Kofi Kingston]], giving Kingston a fast count victory. He then announced that Orton would face Kingston at [[WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2009)|TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs]]. At the end of the show, Cuban was slammed through a table by the number one contender for the [[WWE World Heavyweight Championship|WWE Championship]], [[Sheamus]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://us.wwe.com/shows/raw/articles/12159150/upcomingguesthosts |title=WWE website |publisher=Us.wwe.com |accessdate=June 29, 2012}}</ref>
 
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On September 12, 2007, Cuban said that he was in talks with WWE Chairman [[Vince McMahon]] to create a [[mixed martial arts]] company that would compete with [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]].<ref name="cubansees">{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/extra/mma/news/story?id=3017701|title=Cuban sees bright future for MMA|year=2007|accessdate=September 14, 2007|publisher=[[ESPN]]/[[Sherdog]]}}</ref> He is now a [[Bond (finance)|bondholder]] of [[Zuffa]], UFC's parent company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mmapayout.com/2009/07/cuban-now-a-zuffa-bondholder/ |title=Cuban Now a Zuffa Bondholder |publisher=Mmapayout.com |date=July 9, 2009 |accessdate=June 29, 2012}}</ref>
 
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Cuban followed up his intentions by organizing "[[HDNet Fights]]", a mixed martial arts promotion which airs exclusively on HDNet and premiered on October 13, 2007 with a card headlined by a fight between [[Erik Paulson]] and Jeff Ford as well as fights featuring veterans [[Drew Fickett]] and [[Justin Eilers]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Savage |first=Greg |url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles.asp?n_id=9477 |title=HDNet Fights |publisher=Sherdog.com |date=October 14, 2007 |accessdate=June 29, 2012}}</ref>
 
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Since 2009, Cuban has been a panelist at the annual [[MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sloansportsconference.com/ |title=MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference &#124; MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference |publisher=Sloansportsconference.com |accessdate=June 29, 2012}}</ref>
 
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In April 2010, Cuban loaned the newly formed [[United Football League (2009)|United Football League]] (UFL) $5 million. He did not own a franchise, and he was not involved in day-to-day operations of the league nor of any of its teams.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=5131063 |title=Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban joins ownership group of UFL |publisher=ESPN |date=April 23, 2010 |accessdate=February 20, 2016}}</ref> In January 2011, he filed a federal lawsuit against the UFL for their failure to repay the loan by the October 6, 2010 deadline.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2011/01/mark_cuban_files_federal_suit.php|title=Mark Cuban Files Federal Suit to Get Back His $5 Million Loan to the United Football League|work=[[Dallas Observer]]|first=Robert|last=Wilonsky|date=January 13, 2011|accessdate=January 13, 2011}}</ref>
 
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Cuban is an admirer of author and philosopher [[Ayn Rand]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Contact Leitch: Comment |url=http://www.deadspin.com/sports/nba/mark-cubans-crush-on-ayn-rand-137464.php |title=Mark Cuban's Crush On Ayn Rand |publisher=Deadspin.com |date=November 15, 2005 |accessdate=June 29, 2012}}</ref> About Rand's novel ''[[The Fountainhead]]'', he said, "[It] was incredibly motivating to me. It encouraged me to think as an individual, take risks to reach my goals, and responsibility for my successes and failures. I loved it."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slate.com/id/2130198/|title=What book mesmerized you in college?|work=Slate|accessdate=August 12, 2015}}</ref> His political views have leaned toward [[Libertarianism in the United States|libertarianism]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theadvocates.org/celebrities/mark-cuban.html |title=Mark Cuban – Libertarian |publisher=Theadvocates.org |accessdate=June 29, 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130113121844/www.theadvocates.org/celebrities/mark-cuban.html |archivedate=January 13, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> He held a position on the centrist [[Unity08]] political organization's advisory council.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unity08.com/about/advisorycouncil |accessdate=May 4, 2007 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070502184400/http://www.unity08.com/about/advisorycouncil |archivedate=May 2, 2007 }}</ref> While leaning towards libertarianism, Cuban posted an entry on his blog claiming paying more taxes to be the most patriotic thing someone can do.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogmaverick.com/2011/09/19/the-most-patriotic-thing-you-can-do-2/ |title=The Most Patriotic Thing You Can Do « blog maverick |publisher=Blogmaverick.com |date=September 19, 2011 |accessdate=June 29, 2012}}</ref>
 
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In 2012, Cuban donated $7,000 to political campaigns, with $6,000 going to [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[United States Senate|Senator]] [[Orrin Hatch]] of Utah and $1,000 to [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] California [[United States Congress|Congresswoman]] [[Zoe Lofgren]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsmeat.com/sports_political_donations/Mark_Cuban.php |title=Cuban's political contributions |publisher=Newsmeat.com |accessdate=June 29, 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512101023/http://newsmeat.com/sports_political_donations/Mark_Cuban.php |archivedate=May 12, 2012 |df= }}</ref>
 
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On February 8, 2008, Cuban voiced his support for the [[Draft Bloomberg|draft Bloomberg movement]] attempting to convince New York City Mayor [[Michael Bloomberg]] to run in the [[United States presidential election, 2008|U.S. presidential election of 2008]] on his blog. Cuban concluded a post lamenting the current state of U.S. politics: "Are you listening, Mayor Bloomberg? For less than the cost of opening a tent pole movie, you can change the status quo."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blogmaverick.com/2008/02/08/my-presidential-endorsement/ |title=Cuban's political endorsements |publisher=Blogmaverick.com |date=February 8, 2008 |accessdate=June 29, 2012}}</ref> He eventually voted for [[Barack Obama]] in the 2008 election.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogmaverick.com/2012/09/05/are-better-off-today-than-we-were-4-years-ago-part-1/|title=Are Better Off Today Than We Were 4 Years Ago …Part 1 - blog maverick|accessdate=August 12, 2015}}</ref>
 
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In November 2012, in response to [[Donald Trump]] offering President Obama $5 million to a charity of President Obama's choosing if he released passport applications and college transcripts to the public, Cuban offered Trump $1 million to a charity of Trump's choosing if Trump shaved his head.<ref name=trumpforbes>{{cite news|last=Dolan|first=Kerry|title=Donald Trump And Mark Cuban Duke It Out On Twitter|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kerryadolan/2012/11/05/donald-trump-and-mark-cuban-duke-it-out-on-twitter/|newspaper=Forbes|date=November 5, 2012}}</ref>
 
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On December 19, 2012, Cuban donated $250,000 to the [[Electronic Frontier Foundation]] to support its work on patent reform. Part of his donation funded a new title for EFF's staff attorney Julie Samuels: The Mark Cuban Chair to Eliminate Stupid Patents.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-patent-project-gets-half-million-dollar-boost-mark-cuban-and-notch|title=EFF Patent Project Gets Half-Million-Dollar Boost from Mark Cuban and 'Notch'|publisher=Electronic Frontier Foundation|accessdate=August 12, 2015}}</ref>
 
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At the [[Code/Media]] conference in February 2015, Cuban said of [[net neutrality]] that "having [the FCC] overseeing the Internet scares the shit out of me".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.recode.net/2015/2/23/11559292/mark-cuban-vs-the-world-the-full-codemedia-interview-video|title=Mark Cuban Vs. the World: The Full Code/Media Interview (Video)|work=Recode|access-date=2017-11-17}}</ref>
 
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Cuban formally endorsed [[Hillary Clinton]] for President at a July 30, 2016 rally in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]. During that campaign stop, Cuban said of Republican nominee Donald Trump, "You know what we call a person like that in Pittsburgh? A [[jagoff]] [...] Is there any bigger jagoff in the world than Donald Trump?"<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/mark-cuban-hillary-clinton-donald-trump-226472 |publisher=[[Politico]] |date=July 30, 2016 |first=Rebecca |last=Morin |title=Endorsing Clinton, Mark Cuban calls Trump a 'jagoff' |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160731130731/http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/mark-cuban-hillary-clinton-donald-trump-226472 |archive-date=July 31, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |work=[[Daily Mail]] |title=Pittsburgh native Mark Cuban shows up at Hillary rally to call Donald Trump a 'jagoff' and boast that he was on a reality show that 'kicked The Apprentice's a**' |first=Francesca |last=Chambers |date=July 31, 2016 |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3716486/Mark-Cuban-calls-Trump-jagoff-boasts-Shark-Tank-kicked-Apprentice-s-a.html |archive-date=July 31, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160731131049/http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3716486/Mark-Cuban-calls-Trump-jagoff-boasts-Shark-Tank-kicked-Apprentice-s-a.html}}</ref>
 
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On November 22, 2016 Cuban met with the then [[President-elect of the United States|President-elect]] Trump's key advisor [[Steve Bannon]], according to reports.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Pramuk|first1=Jacob|title=Trump critic Mark Cuban stays mum on sitdown with Steve Bannon|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/23/trump-critic-mark-cuban-reportedly-has-curious-sitdown-with-steve-bannon.html|accessdate=7 April 2017|agency=CNBC|publisher=NBC Universal|date=23 November 2016}}</ref>
 
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In September 2015, Cuban stated in an interview that running for president was "a fun idea to toss around", and that, if he were running in the [[United States presidential election, 2016|2016 U.S. presidential election]], he "could beat both [[Donald Trump|Trump]] and [[Hillary Clinton|Clinton]]".<ref>Javers, Eamon (September 14, 2015) [https://www.cnbc.com/2015/09/14/mark-cuban-i-could-beat-trump-and-clinton.html "Mark Cuban: I could beat Trump AND Clinton"], [[MSNBC]].</ref><ref>Severa, Kenny (September 14, 2015) [http://www.latinpost.com/articles/79022/20150914/2016-presidential-election-mark-cuban-beat-donald-trump-hillary-clinton.htm "2016 Presidential Election: Mark Cuban Says He Can Beat Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton"], ''Latin Post''.</ref> This was interpreted by many media outlets as indication that Cuban was considering running, but he clarified soon afterward that he had no intention to do so.<ref>Fox, Michelle (September 14, 2015) [http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/mark-cuban-im-not-running-for-president/ar-AAei6Et?ocid=ansmsnmoney11 "Mark Cuban: I'm not running for president"], [[CNBC]].</ref>
 
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In October 2015, Cuban posted on [[Twitter]], "Maybe I'll run for [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker of the House]]."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2015/10/09/mark-cuban-to-run-for-house-speaker-its-possible.html|title=Mark Cuban running for speaker? It's possible|publisher=CNBC|accessdate=October 11, 2015}}</ref> At the time, there was no clear front-runner to replace the outgoing [[John Boehner]]; the Speaker of the House does not have to be a member of Congress.<ref>{{cite web |first=Peter |last=Grier|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/Decoder/2015/0925/John-Boehner-exit-Anyone-can-run-for-House-speaker-even-you |title=John Boehner exit: Anyone can run for House speaker, even you |work=[[The Christian Science Monitor]] |publisher=[[Christian Science Publishing Society]]|location=Boston, Massachusetts|date=September 25, 2015 |accessdate=December 5, 2015}}</ref>
 
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In a September 2016, interview with NPR's Scott Simon, Cuban effectively positioned himself to support Clinton. He posited that the best strategy to beat Trump was to attack his insecurities, especially that of his intellect. He also added that Trump is the least qualified to be president and is not informed about policies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2016/09/10/493399762/now-in-hillarys-corner-businessman-mark-cuban-offers-up-debate-tips|title=Now In Hillary's Corner, Businessman Mark Cuban Offers Up Debate Tips|work=[[NPR]]|date=September 10, 2016|accessdate=March 7, 2018}}</ref>
 
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Jeffrey Logan Hastings
JeffHastingsWeb.jpg
Hastings in 2017
Born (1966-01-18) January 18, 1966 (age 58)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
ResidenceCypress, Texas, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
ReligionChristian
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materPark College
Management, Computer Science
Harvard University
Masters in Industrial and Organizational Psychology(2022)
OccupationPresident at Ivy Consulting Group
Adjunct Lecturer
Founder of ReferralBook.com
Author
Entrepreneur
Net worthunknown
Political partyunknown
Board member ofUniversity of Houston-Downtown Marilyn Davies College of Business
Chair of the Enrollment Committee
Spouse(s)
Kim Hastings (m. 2015)
Children3
Websitehttps://ivyconsultinggroup.org

Early Life

Jeff Hastings (born January 18, 1966) is a published American author, business consultant, motivational speaker and graduate of Harvard University. As the current President of Ivy Consulting Group, his team supports over 350 small businesses worldwide. Using data analytics, statistical modeling, and conditional logic, his company creates new and exciting profiles to bridge the gap between computers and human behavior. Using his own history of success and failures, he has authored three books that focus on redefining success and human values.

Hastings was born in Houston, Texas. His father, Paul Logan Hastings (1937-2011), was a well-known Houston Police Department veteran who proudly served his country in the Korean War, and later went into politics where he was the sheriff in Hays county, Texas (1988-1994). Both his father and mother, Judith L. Hastings, instilled in him a strong sense of morality, service, and commitment to help others. However in 1981, when his father suffered a major heart attack and was forced to retire, his family moved to the hill country in Canyon Lake, Texas and Jeff stayed behind to live with his childhood friend, David Wilson and later, H. Jefferson Kingry, III. Throughout these difficult times and separation, Jeff admits it was his mother that kept the family together. Attending three high schools (Aldine Nimitiz, Smithson Valley and Dripping Springs) proved to be an invaluable experience allowing him to meet incredible people - many of which Jeff considers to be close friends today.

In the early and mid-1980's, our country was changing faster than the speed of light as Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Bill Gates set out to change the world. Now in college, Jeff put off his career plans and passion to study psychology to focus in the field of computer science. Working his way through college, building and leasing computers to local business owners, Jeff graduated in 1990 with honors at Park College at Bergstrom Air Force Base, which was primarily a university for military officers.

Business Career

2013 - Current

In October 2013, Jeff retired from his successful career in insurance to build a consulting and recruiting agency which was originally branded ContractCoach.com and rebranded to Ivy Consulting Group in 2022 (see below). With a business model to offer affordable consulting and coaching services to small business owners, the company has certified over 30 consultants and has approved coach members in 14 countries. Notable accomplishments include:

• 2016 - 2017: The creation of SUNUP Insurance University in Bermuda Run, NC. Jeff Hastings served as President of Franchising for 2-years and, according to Entrepreneur Magazine, helped the new startup become one of the fasted growing franchises in 2017.

• 2018 - 2019: Jeff Hastings held the position of Vice President of Agencies for TWFG Insurance in The Woodlands, TX. During his tenure, Jeff and his team developed a recruiting platform using smart forms which completely automated the onboarding process for new agents. TWFG is the 8th largest privately held independent insurance agency in the United States. 1985 - 2013

In 1985, Jeff was hired as a file clerk to work in the State Office for Farmers Insurance Group of Companies. Working his way up through the organization while attending university courses at night, he worked in various positions including administrative services, claims, underwriting, and auditing. Jeff's passion for entrepreneurship started when he opened his first business, Hastings Sign Company. At just 20 years young, Jeff negotiated a contract with a local sign builder to allow him and five (5) of his employees to use his shop in exchange for three personally built computers and a 20" CAMM-1 digital sign printer. Nine years later, Jeff sold his business to move back to his hometown of Houston, Texas where he opened his own insurance agency and entered a training program with a desire to become a district manager.

In 1996, his dream came true as he was offered the opportunity to take over a sales team in the Houston, Texas area. At 30 years old, he was one of the youngest district managers in the company's history. Starting with just 17 agents in his operation, he quickly became known for two things: recruiting and agency automation.

Recruiting was easy. Jeff had a passion for small business and was excited to tell everyone about it. Growing his district to almost 70 agents and over 150 employees, his team generated an estimated $85 million in annualized premiums, $14.6 million in commissions, and in 2013, his district recorded a record $13 million in corporate profits. Often being recognized for his teams performance, one of the highlights of his career came in 2005 when he received the company's highest award, District Manager of the Year [1].

Ivy Consulting Group

Ivy Consulting Group (ICG) is a business consulting agency focused on helping small business owners succeed. By focusing on faith, family, and small business success, the company helps business leaders worldwide redefine their personal definition of success.

To become a certified coach, Hastings requires a proven track record of success in the insurance industry and a passion to help others succeed. Using custom-built systems to help recruit, train, and motivate agents and employees has been an integral part of his company's success. Starting with a responsive training system, business owners work at their own pace answering thought-provoking questions which make them rethink how they run their agencies. Introduced in 2013, the Agent Training System uses a basic set of algorithms to respond with solutions to the client's needs. This system is arguably the first of its kind to use SmartForms with conditional logistic regression to help train insurance industry professionals.

One of the most popular systems at ICG is the Coaching System. Designed as a turn-key and easy-to-use coaching and lead development system, business coaches are able to obtain the tools they need to solve two of their client's biggest business issues: Recruiting Talent and Lead Generation. For a small monthly membership fee, users can select from several marketing tools to attract new candidates to apply for their openings. Focused on the largest sector of the new job market (the Gen Z applicant), the system gives each a free account on the site to review job openings, conduct research and try out the career before they commit. Conducting consumer surveys during the interview process gives the applicant great ideas of how they can offer value to the interviewing company and can generate significant leads for the business owner. The system also offers unlimited personality profiles and reference requests at no additional charge.

Additional systems can be found on the company's splash page for coaches and consultants: [1]

Books and Publications

*So You Want to be an Insurance Agent: A Step-by-Step Approach to a Successful Insurance Agency, (2004, 2008, 2013)

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Achievements and Recognition

  • 12 time Topper Club Qualifier
  • 9 time Champion
  • 6 time President's Council Member
  • 2005 Farmers District Manager of the Year
  • 2006-2009 C.E.O. Executive Council Member, Farmers Insurance Group

License and Designations

Life Underwriting Training Counsel Fellow (LUTCF)
Property & Casualty, Texas
Life & Health, Texas
Series 6, 63 and 26 (inactive)

Personal Life

Jeff is happily married to who he insists is his sole mate, Kimberly Andersen Hastings (2014). Kim retired from the teaching industry after reading Jeff's second book, "So You Want to be an Insurance Agent". Well, she did and now they reside in Cypress, Texas where Kim owns an insurance agency appropriately referred to as, TheInsuranceTeacher.com. Together, they have six children: Kristin (33), Avery (28), Alexandria (25), Maxwell (23), Andersen (17), and Logan (14).

Education

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Contact

  1. For more information: Email [2]
  2. Company Phone: 281-752-6565

References

  1. ↑ "Jeff Hastings named District Manager of the Year" (PDF). September 28, 2005. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
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