Our Staff

Rich Moncure
President
Prior to On Hold Marketing, Rich spent 20 years in telecommunications working for such giants as Williams Communications, Nextira One, Bell Atlantic and Nortel Networks. Therefore, he naturally knows telephone systems and their capabilities and limitations. Additionally, Rich is an accomplished musician, composer and arranger. Rich traveled the United States for 6 years, touring with several music groups. Rich still performs regularly with KOS in Richmond.

E-mail Rich Moncure: richmoncure@onholdmarketing.com

Dan Bryant
Vice-President/Business Development
If you want help "multiplying your marketing", talk to Dan. He's been helping businesses and practices improve their bottom lines for over 26 years, 15 of those years using audio marketing, the latest technologies, and the most effective messaging. Whether you represent a single office or 200 locations, Dan's experience will have you on-line easier and faster. The real significance of Dan's experience is that you'll spend much less time educating us on how to properly promote your products and services, on your target market, and on the marketing methodologies typical to your industry. You'll also find that Dan's familiarity with HVAC/R, Plumbing, Electrical, Roofing, Electronics & Medical will save you tons of time. He knows how to use audio marketing to multiply your existing advertising, marketing, sales, incentive, certification, training and promotional programs, all while keeping your staff informed and your customers on the line wanting more!

E-mail Dan Bryant: danbryant@onholdmarketing.com

Brian Illes
Vice-President/Operations
Brian Illes joined On Hold Marketing after a 20-year career as radio station program director and on air personality in markets in the eastern United States. Not only skilled as a writer, producer and voice talent for On Hold Marketing, Brian is a true wizard at overseeing our studio production and tending to Customer Service. We still don't know how he does it but customers LOVE HIM. Our customers contact him, and vice versa, when it's time for program updates and whenever a technical question arises. Brian also has a wide-ranging knowledge of auto attendant, IVR and prompt systems, and works closely with On Hold Marketing customers to make these systems easy to use and customer-friendly.

E-mail Brian Illes: brian-illes@onholdmarketing.com

Allen Brown
Vice-President/Special Projects & Production
After just 5 minutes with Allen Brown you'll know: here is 100% talent, 300% nice guy. Like the rest of our staff, Allen comes to On Hold Marketing because of his diversified talents and wealth of creative experience. Allen trained at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, and after enjoying a successful career as a touring musician, he's spent time in a telecommunications environment giving support to customers nationwide. In continuing his musical endeavors, Allen arranges and performs before thousands every year as vocalist, pianist and trumpet player for KOS, a well known 11 piece performing group in Virginia. He has also created several production pieces for Theatre IV of Virginia and is often cast in leading dramatic roles in the outstanding productions presented at Richmond's West End Assembly of God. Allen Brown…just another reason that when it comes to better, more creative audio branding, On Hold Marketing is "playing your song."

E-mail Allen Brown: allenbrown@onholdmarketing.com

Barbara Gardner
Business Manager
Barbara is On Hold Marketing's Business Manager. She owned several successful businesses before being "begged" to come to perform her magic for us. Barbara is a stickler for an accounting and billing department that is always run "tight and right." While Barbara cracks a mean whip on us, she's always available with friendly answers to any questions customers may have about their billing.

E-Mail Barbara Gardner: barbara@onholdmarketing.com

Lloyd Shockley
Founder, 1942-2008
Lloyd Shockley passed away on August 30, 2008. He was the Founder of On Hold Marketing in 1989 and was regarded as a pioneer in our industry. Many that have known Lloyd will always recall how his deep, baritone voice would fill a room. But it was his unique gift for creativity and his passion to entertain that elevated his craft to such high levels. His work repeatedly received nationwide accolades in the form of numerous awards within the industry association known as OHMA (On Hold Messaging Association). For many of us that witnessed Lloyd in the creative process, the marvel was that it appeared to be so effortless to him. His mind seemed to always churn creative thoughts in ways that attracted a listener's attention.

Prior to creating On Hold Marketing, Lloyd owned and operated The Shockley Agency, a full service advertising company. Upon the creation of Lloyd's first "on hold messaging" solutions for one of his clients, Lloyd saw the vision for creating On Hold Marketing. From there, Lloyd grew the company to nearly 500 customers over the next 16 years.