Bill Aho
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Bill Aho is an American businessman who is a partner with The SagePoint Group, a management consulting firm. He is the former CEO of the movie-filtering company ClearPlay
. He received his B.A. from the University of Minnesota-Duluth and an MBA from the Brigham Young University
Marriott School of Management
in 1983. Aho began his career in brand management at Procter & Gamble
. He later spent nine years with PepsiCo
. He also served as Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning for Darden Restaurants
and was instrumental in turning around the Red Lobster
business. He has been featured in many publications, including The Wall Street Journal and Forbes, and appeared on many TV and radio broadcasts, including MSNBC, Entertainment Tonight, PBS, ABC News, NPR, etc. In 2006 and 2007 he was named to the V100 as one of Utah’s top entrepreneurs.
ClearPlay
ClearPlay is an advanced parental control DVD player that allows content filtering of ordinary DVD films, purchased or rented. ClearPlay is the technology that automatically and seamlessly skips over or mutes undesirable content such as profanity, graphic violence, drug and adult-oriented content,...
. He received his B.A. from the University of Minnesota-Duluth and an MBA from the Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
Marriott School of Management
Marriott School of Management
The Marriott School of Management is a business school located in Provo, Utah at Brigham Young University , a private university in the United States owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...
in 1983. Aho began his career in brand management at Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble is a Fortune 500 American multinational corporation headquartered in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio and manufactures a wide range of consumer goods....
. He later spent nine years with PepsiCo
PepsiCo
PepsiCo Inc. is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Purchase, New York, United States, with interests in the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of grain-based snack foods, beverages, and other products. PepsiCo was formed in 1965 with the merger of the Pepsi-Cola Company...
. He also served as Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning for Darden Restaurants
Darden Restaurants
Darden Restaurants, Inc. is a multi-brand restaurant operator headquartered in an unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida, near Orlando. The firm owns several casual dining restaurant chains, most notably Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, and Red Lobster...
and was instrumental in turning around the Red Lobster
Red Lobster
Red Lobster is a U.S. chain of seafood restaurants. It also operates in Canada, the UAE and Japan . It is aimed at the mid-level "casual dining" segment of the market...
business. He has been featured in many publications, including The Wall Street Journal and Forbes, and appeared on many TV and radio broadcasts, including MSNBC, Entertainment Tonight, PBS, ABC News, NPR, etc. In 2006 and 2007 he was named to the V100 as one of Utah’s top entrepreneurs.