Allen La Venture Email & Phone Number

Syracuse New York

• Assist clients in developing realistic goals and life plans. • Motivate individuals to make positive life-altering changes. • Track client progress and maintain case files for reporting purposes. • Coach individuals to assess needs and build coping and communication strategies. • Work with therapists/counselors to develop real world strategies to compliment therapeutic goals.

Syracuse, New York Area

Vice President of Sales and Marketing - Syracuse Silver Knights • Manage all aspect of day-to-day operations of a professional indoor soccer team competing in a 22 team international professional league (MASL).• Responsible for all revenue generating budgeting and activities, including but not limited to sponsorship acquisition, ticket sales, merchandise and camp management.• Accountable for all day-to-day sponsorship activities from lead development, client contact, proposal generation through contract negotiations, execution and sponsor relations. • Create, develop, manage and execute all aspects of event management for games and events and ensure all sponsor partner programs are effectively implemented.• Oversee all aspects of digital presence and marketing to ensure proper mix of content, engagement and sales offers and opportunities.• Created all uniform designs and themed specialty jerseys that have raised over $100,000 for local charities. • Team liaison to the Silver Knight Foundation, the non-profit charitable arm of the organization. • Maintain a continuous community presences through appearances, speaking engagements and charitable endeavors. Regularly speaks at area high school and colleges throughout the Northeast and has developed several hands-on internship opportunities for Syracuse University, LeMoyne College and Cazenovia College students to have a real world "classroom" experience.

Syracuse, New York Area

• Responsible for developing a new market and conversions through emerging L.E.D. technology to replace inefficient existing neon technology. Worked closely with regional power authorities and municipalities to create rebate and incentive plans to entice companies to convert to L.E.E.D. certified technologies. • Worked with local regional and national event and sports properties to improve sponsor signage.

Marellus, New York/Long Island, New York

• Managed and oversaw the operations of a publicly traded corporation and three subsidiaries. • Met with department heads, supervisors and contractors regularly to ensure all parties shared and maintained a “same page” vision of company operations, goals and objectives. • Standardized systems and operations by creating a consistent workflow protocol for all departments, which reduced the number of errors and saved time, manpower and cost to the company.

Syracuse, New York Area

• Responsible for all sales and marketing initiatives for the organization including investor acquisition, brand development, sponsorship and ticket sales.• Member of a 6-person team charged with raising $1 million dollars in seed capital for a professional sports franchise in Syracuse. Personally raised $575,000 of the $1 million required to complete the offering.• Created measurable marketing and sponsorship campaigns that effectively improved the event experience. • Successfully marketed the club with limited resources, which resulted in the second highest paid attendance and sponsorship sales in the league both years the club was in existence.

Syracuse, New York Area

• Responsible for bringing the company’s new large format technology and graphics to the marketplace. • Created a new brand identity and campaign for this new segment of the business. • Generated over $1 million dollars in new revenue in the first year.• Took several projects to the national stage winning several industry awards and features in national trade publications.

Syracuse, New York Area

• Charged with planning, executing and growing new emerging large format technologies.• Implemented an “idea based” sales and marketing program that included consultation, design and production to take the company from a production house to a “marketing solutions company”.• Increased large format sales over 1000% from less than $100,000 to $1.2 million dollars in the first year.