Oakridge Global Energy Solutions, Inc. (OTCQB: OGES) pursues shareholder value as an integrated energy storage solutions company leveraging state-of-the-art technology. This technology is woven into the design, development and manufacture of high-quality cells, batteries, and energy storage systems. Oakridge’s ‘Made in the USA’ product lines include multiple lithium-ion chemistries, technologies and form factors, as needed to meet the needs of motive applications such as golf cars and local area electric vehicles. Company solutions are also used in commercial and grid applications for homes, businesses, RVs, boats, stationary living space power, and remote control and portable devices, such as starter motor batteries for motorcycles, jet skis, snowmobiles and boats. OGES battery applications transfer to the military, aerospace, marine, medical and telecom sectors, as well.

With the pervasiveness of lithium-ion batteries, the chemistry used within the design is the fastest growing in the marketplace. Lithium-ion batteries are unique in that they deliver an array of advantages. High energy density allows for the possibility of greater capacities while still being considered low maintenance. Further, the product’s specialty cells can provide very high current to common applications, such as the charge requirements for those who use power tools.

The company’s Patriot Series is designed for professional unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) pilots and remote control (RC) vehicle and boat enthusiasts. This line of lithium-ion batteries is cost-competitive with foreign lead-acid batteries and produced domestically. These small prismatic cells can also be used for other consumer products, such as power tools, portable communications and other small, lightweight applications.

The Freedom Series offers silent, clean and reliable, living space power storage units. Powered by the company’s hi-tech lithium-ion batteries, this series is positioned as one of the newest lines in OGES’s product pipeline. The company has also developed this line to help consumers and businesses reduce or eliminate their monthly electricity bills by making off-grid, back-up power available at affordable prices. Environmentally friendly and energy efficient, this series is designed for use with back-up power systems, particularly within hospitals and medical installations.

The company was formerly known as Oak Ridge Energy Technologies, Inc. and changed its name to Oakridge Global Energy Solutions, Inc. in November 2014. Oakridge Global Energy Solutions, Inc. was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Palm Bay, Florida.

For more information, visit www.oakridgeglobalenergy.com

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MissionIR today announces the online availability of its interview with Glenn Sanford, CEO and founder of eXp Realty International Corp. (OTCQB: EXPI), which, as previously announced, is changing its name to eXp World Holdings, Inc. to reflect its achievements and growth initiatives discussed in the interview. The interview can be heard at http://www.QualityStocks.net/interview-expi.php.

EXPI is the holding company for several businesses, including eXp Realty LLC, the Agent-Owned Cloud Brokerage™, a full-service real estate brokerage utilizing a 3D, fully immersive, cloud office environment that provides around-the-clock access to collaborative tools, training, and socialization for real estate brokers and agents.

Sanford begins the interview with further insight into this structure, the company’s broader business strategy in the residential real estate space, and its growing presence in 35 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces.

Much of this growth is largely attributed to the company’s revenue sharing program and innovative virtual platform, which replaces the need for a traditional real estate office. By reducing its bricks and mortar footprint, EXPI is able to share its revenues with agents and brokers who contribute to corporate growth.

As of March 31, 2016, EXPI had grown its agent base to more than 1,100 members, representing 100% agent growth in a single year, along with correlating revenue and cash flow.

“Agents and brokers have a great split, because obviously we don’t have the overhead. But we also pass on the different initiatives – revenue share being one of them, and the other one being a stock ownership initiative … that’s really created a big catalyst for growth,” says Sanford.

Another stimulant for EXPI’s growth is a strong management team. Sanford first describes his extensive background as a long-time entrepreneur before describing the skills and experience of several other powerhouse members of the company’s leadership.

After recapping several of EXPI’s 2015 milestones, Sanford wraps up the interview by discussing the company’s goals for 2016.

“The biggest goal is just really to build infrastructure to support the growth … that’s a lot of people to assimilate in the organization and make part of the culture of the organization, and then all the tools and systems that need to be in place to support all of them,” he says. “If we keep on doing what we’re doing … we should easily end up in excess of 1,800, maybe 2,000 agents this year … if we hit those numbers then we really, in 2017, should be in the 3,500 agent range. If you work that into the revenue side of it … this year we should do in excess of $40 million in revenue … so we’re really excited about the growth.”

For more information, visit the company’s website at http://investors.exprealty.com

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A holding company for a number of businesses, eXp World Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: EXPI) operates as a full-source real estate brokerage that provides 24/7 access to its 3D, fully-immersive cloud office environment. The Agent-Owned Cloud Brokerage™ offers collaborative tools, training, and socialization for real estate agents and brokers. The company believes that the most important aspect of any real estate brokerage is its agents and brokers. Therefore, eXp World Holdings offers a place where agents become part owners of the company while building their businesses along with unity, knowledge, and revenue inside the ‘Cloud Office Environment’.

A cloud office environment offers relevancy in a quickly advancing technological world. Real estate consumers have access to more knowledge and information, making them less likely to visit a brick and mortar real estate office. These offices are beginning to diminish as more and more professionals move toward services based online, because they understand that consumers seek easy access to real estate materials. Also, brick and mortar offices have high costs, such as utilities, insurance, rent, and staffing, making cloud-based environments that much more appealing.

Though consumers desire easy and accessible real estate listings, they still need agents, because the process of buying, selling, and finding a home remains an emotional and confusing process. Agents and brokers have valuable insights, knowledge of local markets, and the experience with negotiations. eXp World Holdings understands this, which is why thousands of consumers have already flocked to its resource searching for a perfect platform to start the process. Its agents have the expertise and experience consumers rely upon.

Since technology continues to evolve, eXp World Holdings knows the importance of embracing innovation and progression. The company offers brokers and agents the opportunity of earning equity awards for growth contributions and a revenue sharing program based on the percentage of gross commissions earned by fellow professionals brought into the company. With its business model centering on increasing listings while decreasing overhead costs for agents, eXp Holdings recorded an 84% increase in agent growth and 80% revenue growth in 2015 alone. The company intends on continuing this impressive progression through a technologically forward business strategy that helps consumers and real estate professionals alike.

For more information, visit the company’s website at http://investors.exprealty.com

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The renowned physicist Dr. Stephen Hawking, famously said, “Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change”, an observation that OurPet’s Company (OTCQX: OPCO) lives by. Earlier this year, the company filed its annual report (10-K) for the financial year ended December 31, 2015, which showed that it is responding to a changing market environment with operational efficiencies and new product innovation.

Net revenues for the 12 months ended December 31, 2015, were $23,819,189, an increase of $1,048,627 (4.6 percent) over revenues from the prior year. This growth resulted from increases in both unit sales and margins.

Net income for 2015 reached $1,336,912, increasing by an astounding 74 percent over net income for 2014. This improved performance showed that OurPet’s Company’s management is taking good care of business. Gross profit margin improved to almost 32% from 30% the previous year, and selling, general and administrative expenses actually declined.

OurPet’s Company’s 10-K also showcased the success of its dual-brand strategy, with the OurPets® brand for the “pet specialty” channel and the Pet Zone® brand for the “grocery, drug, mass” channel. In 2015, sales remained about the same in the “grocery, drug, mass” channel and increased in both the “pet specialty” and “e-commerce” channels by 11.8 percent and 6.3 percent, respectively.

The increased sales ran across many customer types, including distributors, national chains, regional chains and e-commerce retailers. The largest growth in revenue in 2015 came from sales to national chain customers, which increased by approximately $586,000, followed by sales to distributors, which grew by approximately $256,000.

International sales in 2015 were about $2,620,000, around 11 percent of total sales, and fell by approximately $300,000 or 10.3 percent, compared to 2014, mostly due to the strengthening of the U.S. dollar.

In 2015, the two largest product categories, comprising 85.9 percent of net sales, were toys and accessories. Both of these categories grew in 2015, with toys and accessories rising by approximately $406,000 (3.6%) and bowls and feeders rising by approximately $938,000 (11.0%). The edibles and consumables category comprised 5.9 percent of sales and decreased by 8.0 percent during 2015, mainly because a value-chain customer discontinued a product. The waste and odor category, which comprised 4.5 percent of sales in 2015, grew by 13.9 percent. The company expects this category to become more important in the coming year, as it has several new products under development, including its new Kitty Potty™ and Switchgrass/Bio Char Natural Litter.

At present, cats trump dogs at OurPet’s Company. The company sells more products for cats (57 percent of total sales) than it does for dogs (41 percent of sales). Another two percent is made up of miscellaneous items. Nevertheless, dog product sales increased at a rate of 11 percent because of higher bowl and feeder sales, as compared to cat product sales, which were up just one percent.

Last month, OurPet’s Company introduced its Intelligent Pet Care™ product line at the Global Pet Expo. Intelligent Pet Care™ products use Bluetooth® technology to communicate information to pet owners’ smartphones about their pets. The company also displayed its Whirling Wiggler™ Spinner Toy, new waste management products, and new designs for its bowl and feeder line.

OurPet’s Company’s intelligent and pro-active approach to the pet care marketplace is a result of its enlightened, well-informed management. The present team is made up of Dr. Steven Tsengas, chairman and chief executive officer; Dean S. Tsengas, chief operating officer, vice president of operations and secretary; Scott R. Mendes, chief financial officer; Kathleen Homyock, vice president of sales and new business development; and Gabriella Chessman, vice president of marketing. Dr. Tsengas is an engineer and inventor who has been elected to the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Under his guidance, OurPet’s Company has developed a portfolio of hundreds of products and nurtured an intellectual property (IP) stockpile of over 160 patents.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.ourpets.com

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eXp World Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: EXPI) is rising up to meet the demands of the modern consumer culture. Today’s mobile consumers, equipped with residential dreams and an abundance of information, demand a high level of service. Recognizing this, eXp World Holdings leverages experience, integrity and innovation to make its clients’ dreams a reality. How? It provides cloud-based real estate brokerage services for the residential real estate market in the United States and Canada.

The eXp Realty way is one defined by ease. The company aids buyers in searching real-time property listings and sellers in listing their properties through its website. It offers buyers and sellers access to a network of professional, consumer-centric agents and brokers, and, for real estate brokers and agents, the company provides access to tools and training for collaboration.

Advancements in technology and electronic commerce have had a tremendous effect on the real estate industry. With more data at their fingertips than ever before, buyers and sellers have narrowed the information gap between their two parties, but the home buying and selling process remains a complicated and, sometimes, emotional undertaking for many people.

eXp is on a mission to do things differently and to offer so much more. With passion, commitment and positivity, the entire company is focused on helping people find homes. Real estate agents help steer the search process, share their insights about properties and offer a qualified perspective. They present local market expertise and, maybe most importantly, they help advocate and negotiate on the buyer’s or seller’s behalf. eXp’s trusted professionals wish to take the complexity out of real estate buying and selling decision and to help good things happen for other people. Founded in 2008 and based in Bellingham, Washington, eXp World Holdings prides itself on doing business in an upfront and honest manner.

For more information, visit the company’s website at http://investors.exprealty.com

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Before the opening bell, Content Checked Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: CNCK) announced the engagement of Bonwick Capital Partners LLC as its financial and corporate advisor. Bonwick is a full-service broker dealer focused on providing top tier service to institutional clients across sales and trading, investment banking and corporate advisory business lines. Moving forward, Bonwick is expected to play a key role in Content Checked’s financial, corporate and mergers and acquisitions strategy, as well as the company’s planned application submission for uplisting to the NASDAQ exchange later this fiscal year.

“We are excited to work with Bonwick Capital in helping us execute our growth and financial strategy and with what has always been an important part of our corporate development plan: an uplisting to NASDAQ,” Kris Finstad, president and chief executive officer of Content Checked, stated in this morning’s news release. “Our planned uplisting to NASDAQ will allow us to tap into much broader capital market resources and further solidify our short- and long-term goals of successfully executing our business strategy.”

Ahead of its planned uplisting, Content Checked will be required to comply with a number of corporate governance standards set forth by NASDAQ. These include the engagement of an audit committee, appointment of independent directors and detailed management and officer compensation requirements. As a Financial Industry Regulation Authority (FINRA) registered broker/dealer and a Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) member firm, Bonwick’s consulting services are expected to play a key role in expediting the company’s progress toward meeting these requirements and facilitating sustainable growth.

In recent weeks, Content Checked has turned much of its attention toward increasing its visibility among both institutional and retail investors. Last month, the company partnered with leading New York City-based capital markets advisory firm PCG Advisory Group for its capability to provide valuable insight and exposure to Content Checked’s products, partnerships and development pipeline. With a growing focus on enhanced investor relations and plans in place to uplist to a national exchange before the end of the year, Content Checked is making tremendous strides toward executing on its growth strategy and maximizing returns for shareholders.

Content Checked’s suite of apps – including ContentChecked, MigraineChecked and SugarChecked – is the first of its kind, offering comprehensive and accurate content information for over 70 percent of conventional U.S. food products. Each app allows consumers to quickly and easily scan a product’s barcode in order to determine if it is suitable for consumption based on their specific allergy and dietary settings. In the U.S. alone, more than 15 million people suffer from food allergies, creating a sizable market that was valued at roughly $13 billion in 2015. Content Checked is maximizing its presence in this market through both its mobile applications and licensing deals for its expansive product database.

For more information, visit www.contentchecked.com

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Agora Holdings, Inc. (OTC: AGHI), parent company of Geegle Media, is giving businesses, public relations firms, and investor relations departments and agencies another tool for their social media arsenals through an enhancement of its FRAME social media management software. Testing is currently being carried out on FRAME by way of a few hundred users. The purpose of testing is to catch errors and defects and to gain feedback on possible improvements such as simplifying its features. Testing will take place in stages before FRAME goes live later this year.

The style of the platform is simple and easy to use. The company’s founder, Dan Terziev, said in a recent interview, “This platform will serve as a window to everything between the user and everything that the user does.” In the coming weeks, Geegle Media will be giving additional access to beta testers in an effort to boost the amount of feedback stories from users.

One of FRAME’s differentiators is that it allows companies to use a single dashboard to publish brand-relevant messages to all of their corporate social media accounts. This, in turn, allows the company to build campaigns in a faster, more efficient way. Additionally, there are numerous advanced functions, such as engagement and customer care tools and measurement of campaign success via social media performance, just to name a few.

Terziev added, “The concept of a built-in analytics system with the option to schedule posts is not new. What is new is our concept of delivering this platform without the usual problems associated with competitor systems. A truly user-friendly social media management and engagement tool has yet to be built, and Geegle Media sees the opportunity and capability to deliver on this need.”

Agora Holdings, Inc., along with subsidiary Geegle Media, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise with business segments in media networks, studio entertainment, TV, interactive media, and consumer products. Geegle is focused on software development and media applications. Established in 2010, the company uses the www.geegle.tv domain.

For more information, visit www.agoraholdingsinc.com

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A summary published by the University College London Press, titled ‘How the World Changed Social Media’ (http://dtn.fm/nVs3t), of a recently concluded group of studies shows just how insightful Moxian, Inc.’s (OTCQB: MOXC) strategic moves are. The studies, which were conducted over a 15-month period, examined the use of social media in eight countries: Brazil, Chile, China, England, India, Italy, Trinidad and Turkey. The authors of the studies characterize social media as the content of communication channels that sit between private conversation and public broadcasting. The researchers, who came from around the globe, discovered that social media platforms facilitate communication in this middle space but that it is cultural factors that determine the purposes and content of social media in various countries.

China was given special attention, and two studies were undertaken there, including one in rural China and one in industrial China. The research revealed interesting aspects of the Chinese character; Chinese are generally both friendly and prudent. More than any other national group, the Chinese will befriend a stranger. In answer to the question of whether they thought they knew more people due to social media, 82 percent of rural Chinese residents and 89 percent of Chinese living in industrial districts replied in the affirmative. This compares with 46 percent for the English. The estimates for the U.S. range from 20 percent to 50 percent.

There is no Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) in China. The leading social media platform is QQ. English Facebook users have an average of about 350 friends. Rural Chinese QQ users have an average of 181 friends, and industrial Chinese users have an average of 325 friends. In ‘6 new facts about Facebook’ (http://dtn.fm/8XbT6), the Pew Research Center, reporting for the U.S., stated that ‘among adult Facebook users, the average (mean) number of friends is 338, and the median (midpoint) number of friends is 200. In other words, half of all Facebook users have more than 200 friends, and half have less than 200.’

However, Chinese sociability does not imply naiveté. Chinese users of social media are much more likely than their counterparts in other countries to employ aliases. In Brazil, the number of social media accounts employing aliases is estimated at around 8 percent. In Italy, that proportion is 11 percent. But 74 percent of rural Chinese on social media use fictitious names. Big city Chinese are even more cautious. Just 8 percent will use their real name on accounts.

The likelihood that someone will click on an advertisement in social media is highest in China. Generally, whether someone will click on an ad has the same probability as tossing a coin. In China, the odds are in favor of merchants. A large number (72%) of urban Chinese reported responding to online ads. Moxian, with its innovative social media and marketing platform, is betting on those odds.

The Moxian+ online platform is designed especially for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), especially those that provide personal services or tangible products that a shopper wants to touch and see before he or she buys. The Moxian+ online-to-offline (O2O) concept capitalizes on the growing impact of social media on various forms of commerce, as the authors of ‘How the World Changed Social Media’ have said:

‘We reject a notion of the virtual that separates online spaces as a different world. We view social media as integral to everyday life in the same way that we now understand the place of the telephone conversation as part of offline life and not as a separate sphere.’

The Moxian+ platform also allows merchant clients to access powerful data analytics on the demographics of customers and their buying behavior.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.Moxian.com

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Previously known as Teknik Digital Arts, Inc., equity holdings company Halitron, Inc. (OTC: HAON) now focuses its efforts on acquiring businesses and transforming them into efficient, low-cost entities. Halitron finds bankrupt or distressed companies and turns them into profitable businesses. The company also searches out already profitable businesses with the potential of maximizing growth within its operational infrastructure. Halitron believes that, collectively, its holdings will provide growth and profits by offering their products or services to each other while maintaining sales to outside customers.

In a recent news release, CEO Bernard Findley stated, “Over time, this structure will benefit the group, including Halitron’s shareholders, and should create shareholder wealth through increased sales and net income.”

In January 2015, the company took its first step toward implementing this business strategy by acquiring NDG Holdings, Inc., a scalable business processing organization that delivers digital marketing services. NDG Holdings has the capability of greatly benefiting future acquisitions with its marketing strategies.

In February 2016, Halitron acquired PRD Holdings Inc., a company with factory investments in Mexico that manufactures print and plastic products, along with PiecesInPlaces, a company that sells vinyl file folders, pages, and pouches to the medical industry. Working together, these two companies have the power to add 35% to gross margins by manufacturing the vinyl products and then delivering them to the end user under the Halitron umbrella. Plus, the marketing experts at NDG Holdings will help PiecesInPlaces gain more exposure, thus increasing revenue.

The following month, Halitron acquired Archival Museum Supplies, a seller of archival grade storage products, and Archival Photo Pages, a supplier of archival grade scrapbooking supplies. Both of these companies offer products designed to preserve objects of historical value in their niche markets. Paired with PRD Holdings, Inc., products by Archival Museum Supplies can be manufactured and sold to enhance gross margins by 35%. As for Archival Photo Pages, Halitron seeks to leverage their current customer base with new products centered around players in the digital life story sphere, such as Ancestry.com.

Using the strengths of each holding toward benefiting others within Halitron’s growing portfolio provides a clear path of higher revenue streams for all, including shareholders. The synergy between NDG Holdings, PRD Holdings, PiecesInPlaces, Archival Museum Supplies, and Archival Photo Pages has already proven valuable and advantageous. Halitron and its operations are expected to generate over $10 million in sales over the next three years. In the meantime, the company will continue to acquire strategic business units in its sales, marketing, and manufacturing divisions.

For more information, visit www.halitroninc.com

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Before the opening bell, Oakridge Global Energy Solutions, Inc. (OTCQB: OGES) announced its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2015. Throughout most of last year, Oakridge remained in a pre-revenue phase, completing essential modifications to its manufacturing facility and preparing to enter full-scale production. In October 2015, the company moved into its new manufacturing facility in Palm Bay, Florida, and, in March, Oakridge announced the start of operations at this facility. With this foundation now in place, Oakridge is in a strong strategic position to achieve rapid financial growth, as outlined in this morning’s news release. In the first quarter of 2016, the company reported its first revenues stemming from its new line of lithium-ion batteries, and it has since secured a pipeline of orders totaling $24 million.

“We expect to deliver strong results in 2016, generating significant top-line growth while continuing to invest in our capacity,” Steve Barber, chief executive officer of Oakridge, stated in the news release. “Our confidence is underscored by a growing backlog, which has expanded to $24 million in the last few months, reaching the highest levels since inception.”

In addition to making a splash in the global stored energy market, Oakridge has made tremendous progress with its balance sheet throughout its newly completed two-year restructuring efforts. The company recently paid off all of its outstanding debt, which, when combined with its roughly $13 million year-end cash on hand, gives it the balance sheet liquidity needed to thrive in the months to come.

Earlier this month, Oakridge gave prospective shareholders a preview of this potential when it released its financial results for the first quarter of 2016. During what was one of the most significant fiscal quarters in the company’s long history, Oakridge recorded $263,427 in total revenues, exceeding its previously released guidance for the period. With plans to begin production shipments of its powerful Freedom IV series of living space power products later this quarter, as well as continuing product development and refinements to its Pro Series, Liberty Series and Patriot Series product ranges, the company has passed the turning point and positioned itself for an extremely successful 2016.

“With an endless ocean of rechargeable battery applications plus an expansion of our existing product lines for golf carts motorcycle starter batteries, power sports and battery-powered freight trucks… our revenue and earnings power will notably increase,” continued Barber. “Today, Oakridge is positioned for success with a lean cost structure and growing revenues–in addition, of course, to products and services that continue to make a meaningful impact on lives of customers.”

For more information, visit www.oakridgeglobalenergy.com

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