Robert Haukoos (pronounced ho'kus)

Robert Haukoos is the founder and president of RJ Lauren, Inc. and is an expert Business Development Consultant with over 20 years of marketing experience. Bob is a frequent speaker on marketing and business development topics.

Before forming RJ Lauren, Bob was the Vice President of Programming and Production for FMS, an advertising agency specializing in direct response television. At FMS Bob produced over 70 lead-generation television shows and the most successful financial-planning advertising campaign ever. He also supervised production of the very first Tony Robbins infomercial, and produced infomercials for Think and Grow Rich, Denis Waitley, Brian Tracy, Mark Victor Hanson and many other motivational speakers.

Haukoos also has extensive experience in the Hollywood entertainment industry. Bob produced and coordinated advertising and promotions for over 160 television stations as Promotion Director for Group W Productions "Hour Magazine." He has also worked with ABC, CBS, NBC, the Minnesota Vikings, the National Hockey League and many top celebrities including: Tom Hanks, Demi Moore, John Forsythe, Robert Wagner, Superbowl Quarterback Joe Thiesmann and many others.

A gifted writer, Bob wrote the story for "Getting Gotti", a CBS television movie and his first book of fiction; "The Player, Life is a Gamble" is now available through Barnes and Noble.

Haukoos has studied advertising and marketing at UCLA and the University of Minnesota. He graduated with honors from the Department of Defense Information School and served as a Navy Journalist on the Armed Forces Radio Network in Guam. Bob is married and spends his time golfing, studying karate and coaching youth roller hockey in the Malibu Canyon area of Los Angeles County. He named the company RJ Lauren after his triplet children.