BIOGRAPHY: Emerson Brantley brings impressive capabilities and solid credentials to the position of Chief Communications Officer for City Capital Corp. In addition to first-rate skills as communicator, he brings over 30 years of expertise and national success in marketing and business funding.  Serving as a member of the senior management team for a publishing and training firm, his marketing campaigns propelled the company through 1500% growth, two Inc. 500 listings, a successful merger, and a €132,000,000 IPO. As City Capital expands its operations globally, Brantley’s vision and focus on quantum business growth combined with a broad business understanding will become a prime factor for ensuring long-term success.

As CEO of Web3Direct.com, a private business consulting firm, Mr. Brantley has guided dozens of clients in the U.S. and internationally, helping them target and maximize their marketing efforts, and find the funding resources needed to fuel their growth.  Mr. Brantley has developed successful marketing strategies for companies as diverse as transportation giant Fruehauf; global shipping innovator Emery Worldwide; industrial coatings manufacturer Bronz-Glow; real estate seminar and training trendsetter International Media Holdings; America's oldest non-profit organization American Forests and others. In addition, he has worked closely with the national offices of Veterans of Foreign Wars, the National Baseball Hall of Fame, the Wright Brothers National Memorial at Kitty Hawk, and many other organizations. 

He has masterminded thousands of successful print, mail, online, radio and television campaigns, including the longest-running lead-generating television infomercial ever aired, generating millions in sales nationwide for the “Cash Flow Generator” real estate course.

In addition to his position with City Capital, Brantley serves on the board of an international funding group in the United Kingdom.  Brantley has utilized his network of funding sources to provide City Capital with direct access to funding partners, and is directly involved in the quantum growth of the company. Mr. Brantley has actively been involved in the company’s rapid expansion into new markets.

He helped refine and target the prospective client base to maximize profits, developed City Capital’s unique position statement of “Socially-Conscious Investing To Empower Urban Communities,” and was instrumental in redirecting the company’s focus on quantum growth.

Early to recognize the value of creating a socially-conscious company and the appeal of Mr. Taylor as the “Youngest African-American CEO of Any Public Company,” Mr. Brantley developed extensive public relations and media programs beginning in early 2006.  These campaigns not only built a groundswell of interest in the company and initiated dozens of media interviews; they also opened many invitations from local communities to engage in discussions on specific projects. 

As designated company spokesman, Brantley is empowered to speak on behalf of City Capital and Mr. Taylor, whether to the media or before investor groups across the country. Mr. Brantley also serves as co-host with Mr. Taylor on City Capital’s weekly XM Satellite Radio show, “The Soul of Success,” on Family Radio XM170.  The program gives the company a national forum to introduce itself and its projects to prospective city partners and investors.  Most recently, his national campaign to promote Capital’s Credit-Investor Program has brought in hundreds of qualified prospective investors.

Brantley received his Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, from Florida State University in 1976, and holds international professional listings in Who's Who of Business Leaders Worldwide and Certified Marketing Executives. He has served on many civic, business and non-profit boards, including as Past President of Sales & Marketing Executives. 

Mr. Brantley has written or co-authored several business books: "The Maxims of Marketing," "Internet Profits Now;" "How It Gets Done," "21 Secrets of Real Estate Millionaires;" as well as many courses, manuals, sales pieces, and guest feature articles.