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Every business needs stable, ongoing Operations, but they also need Strategic Planning, Operations Planning, and Opportunity Planning. What's Opportunity Planning?Opportunity Planning incorporates agility within companies through the Thrive Business Operations OpsCycle - when an entrepreneur/visionary is driving growth and/or the company’s space is volatile. Opportunity Planning provides:- A framework by which the entrepreneur/visionary can process their creativity throughout their company without negatively impacting operations.- An agile leadership team that thrives in today’s rapidly changing business environment.How do you handle Strategic Planning and Operational Planning plus take advantage of Opportunity Planning in order to reap the Ultimate Benefits of having started your company? Thrive Business Operations uses guidance through its OpsCycle by a Fractional COO as a Solution, Not as a Position.Examples of major challenges addressed by a Thrive Fractional COO:- Unclear Strategy.- Ineffective Execution of the Company Vision and Mission.- Inconsistent Business Cadence and Missing Priorities.- Lack of Accountability.- Unclear Roles and Responsibilities and evaluating team members effectively.- Meetings, tools, systems, and core processes that are leading to wasted time.- Growth Walls.- An unclear Transition Strategy for the Founder/Owner/Entrepreneur/Visionary: o Working on it, not in it, or o Legacy, or o Strategic Sale or Going Public.The Ultimate Benefits to the Founder/Owner/Entrepreneur/Visionary for having created their company should be:- Less Stress - by working on the business instead of in it.- More Time - to pursue other personal and business goals.- Increased Retention and Functioning of the team.- Clear Path - toward a desired exit/retirement.Let’s talk about what’s keeping you from the fruits of your labor. Please contact me at 864-372-6405 or anthony@thrivebusinessoperations.com.

VelocityScaled, a sister company of McKown Company, provided Business Coaching for Founders / Owners / CEOs and their teams using its Value Growth Process (which incorporated proven systems such as the Entrepreneurial Operating System [EOS]® and The Value Builder System™) - developed untapped business value and identified optimum exit strategies - coaching in person or virtually.McKown Company provided comprehensive exit planning and execution services as an Advisory Services firm. McKown Company incorporated Ike & Erson's services. Ike & Erson partnered with visionary entrepreneur clients in initiating and leading efforts that transformed their organizations strategically, financially, and operationally by developing plans that provided clarity, energized people, and enabled teams in order to facilitate organizational growth and increase profits - for example:• Improved Structure, Systems and Sustainability for clients using the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS)®. • Provided experienced C-Suite, Fractional COO services.• Implemented the "Profit First" system that empowered corporate leaders with the appropriate tools to proactively manage their wealth with accountability and improved comprehension.

Recruited to join this facilities funding and development firm, specializing in establishing strategic access to the capital markets for financing public charter schools.Assisted Boards and Executive Directors / Principals with their growth challenges, allowing them to focus on hiring/keeping great teachers, developing and delivering innovative curriculum, and serving families in their community."Great things can happen in great spaces."

Recruited to join the senior management team after this public charter school Network added a second school site. Provided traction to areas of ambiguity in this growing organization.• Led an organizational redesign of this young nonprofit to align senior management efforts with the organization’s mission, including collaboratively developing organizational KPIs.• Created financial metrics to focus efforts and to update the board’s Finance Committee weekly.• Improved financial management processes and developed cash management projections.• Instrumental in developing additional funding and in securing a working capital line."Young people are significant, regardless of age or ability."

Cincinnati, Oh, Us

Improved faculty / student engagement by developing an instructor orientation and training process with the Director of Academic Operations.Recruited and qualified instructors for all programs.

Cincinnati, Oh, Us

Managed the quality of instructional delivery in the following departments: business, criminal justice, IT, and legal.

Cincinnati, Oh, Us

Engaged and motivated students in economics, finance, marketing and general business via in-class and online delivery.

Transforming Organizations, Enabling Teams & Energizing PeopleProvided perspective to stakeholders by identifying gaps in operations and financial sustainability. Developed and implemented action plans toward organizational change. For example:• Improved cash flow tools for client’s family business; maximizing asset management.• Advised nonprofits on casting vision and aligning vision with boards and funding tactics.

Recruited by Grimaud Enterprises (GEI), a $40 million family-owned firm that operates 90+ Precision Tune Auto Care centers across the U.S.Used guerrilla marketing tactics to innovate customer acquisition, introduced improved measurement tools and synced employee behavior to metrics in order to achieve positive results via team building and coaching. Executed on key operating and financial variables leading to an increase in business.Increased sales in 50 locations by developing best practices.

Generated higher net income by 173% in area stores after turning around underperformers.

Created highly effective tracking tools using KPIs for coaching store managers toward financial goals and in daily operations.

Designed an outreach / new churches vehicle within the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA).Blended ministry and business incubator concepts to start, brand and position this nonprofit. Directed it, fund-raised, and recruited church start-up entrepreneurs (planters) to change lives in profound ways while working with leadership teams of the founding churches.• Created and responsible for the vision, operations, recruiting and financials of this start-up.• Raised $1.5 million in support of this nonprofit; exceeding expectations.• Recruited / prepared 8 pastors, leading to 3 new churches and a campus pastor.

Assumed ownership and grew family business by elevating customer service and employee productivity through an early form of cloud technology - providing independent after-accident vehicle appraisals for insurance companies. Transformed client base from mostly fee-based to more service / relationship based, ensuring longer-term affiliation.• Grew mature business 20% and profitably sold it by improving customer engagement. • Upgraded technology and processes for staff and clients via early cloud-based concepts.• Re-positioned company by developing new marketing materials (logo and web site).

Mba, Finance

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Marketing And Management