SurgePays, Inc. has appointed Jeremy Gies, to President of SurgePays, Inc. In his new role, Mr. Gies will draw upon his seasoned expertise and industry relationships to drive sales growth, optimize operational efficiencies, explore strategic M&A opportunities, and guide the launch of new products. A focal point of his responsibilities includes a nationwide expansion of the convenience store network, with an emphasis on elevating both the quantity of stores transacting on the SurgePays network and the sales per store. Prior to his work at SurgePays, Gies served as Senior Channel Business Manager and Senior Account Manager for Honeywell Voice Solutions where he played a key role for nearly four years.

Previously, he was Chief Operating Officer of Tiercel Wireless, an MVNO on the Sprint network demonstrating his capacity for operational leadership. Earlier to that he was Vice President, Business Development, for global e-payments company Wave Crest Payment Services significantly impacting revenue growth. For nearly five years, he served first as Executive Vice President and then CEO of telSPACE, a provider of billing and back-office solutions for the MVNO/NVNE marketplace.

The foundation of his career began with AT&T Wireless where, over a 10-year period, he rose through the ranks in early sales positions to Western Area Sales Manager and ultimately National Sales Manager. Gies is also a partner and co-founder of Blue Horizon Group, a business consulting company providing outsourced sales, business development, marketing, distribution, operations, and logistics services to the wireless industry.