Clyde is currently the co-founder and President of Randall Marketing Group (RMG). RMG started operations in 2005 and is a leader in the field of training financial service agents. Currently RMG has over 100 financial advisors in exclusive territories though out the U.S. The company's advisors have averaged over one hundred million per year in the sale of securities and insurance products since 2006.
In 2003, Mr. Cleveland co-founded Seminar Crowds, a direct mail company that specializes in mailings for financial agents who give complimentary dinner seminars to build their clientele. In 2002 and early 2003 Clyde operated a financial advisory business in Des Moines, Iowa. In a period of five months he held 20 public seminars and was able to help over 50 new clients fulfill their financial goals.
In 1990 Clyde switched from his previous work in financial services to the Infomercial industry. He was directly responsible for the development of the first two successful golf club infomercials ever produced.
Tim Hawthorne, Chairman, Hawthorne Direct; Co-Founder, Electronic Retailing Association, had this to say about Clyde’s impact on the informercial industry:
"Prior to the 'Putt to Win' infomercial, no one thought that a golf club could sell through this mass marketing medium. Clyde proved the industry experts wrong. Twice. He has had a profound impact on the entire infomercial industry."
In 1981 Mr. Cleveland founded and served as President of United Investment Groups, Inc. which became the third largest syndicator of privately offered research and development partnerships in the country. In conjunction with UIG, Clyde was the General Partner of twenty-three limited partnerships, including real estate, research and development (R&D), and wind energy syndications. The common theme of each R&D partnership was a focus on environmentally friendly, socially conscious products. In 1986, Conscious Investors, ltd. named Clyde the "First Socially Conscious Venture Capitalist" at their international symposium on Conscious Investing in Estes Park, Colorado.
Mr. Cleveland first became involved in the financial services and investment management industry over 40 years ago. He began his career with Investors Diversified Services in Glenview, Illinois in 1974. In 1977 he started working with La Jolla Investment Groups in La Jolla, California (LIG) as a property manager. His responsibilities included managing all the properties owned by LIG located in California, including single family residences, duplexes and small apartment buildings. In 1978 he became the President of the affiliated real estate company, which purchased and sold all of the properties for LIG. As broker and President of the company Mr. Cleveland was responsible for managing over 40 licensed real estate agents. LIG, through it's partnerships, purchased over 60 million dollars worth of real estate in the Southwestern states from 1977 to 1983. Mr. Cleveland was responsible for the acquisition, management and disposition of all properties held by the partnerships in which he was a general partner. He held real estate brokers licenses in California, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and Iowa.
Clyde is the author of "Common Sense; Revisited" which has sold over 60,000 copies and been read by thousands more as it is given away free on his website. He is the co-author of "Restoring the Heart of America, a Return to Government by the People."
Both of his books have been endorsed by members of the Republican, Democrat, Green and Libertarian parties. He was the Libertarian candidate for Governor of Iowa in 2002.
Clyde and his wife Debby have been married for over 44 years. They have four children and seven grandchildren.