TopGrade Capital LLC. is currently a holding company and is in the beginning stages of becoming a powerful Venture Capital firm based out of Riverside Ca. Our Mission is to partner with Top Entrepreneurs in specific Industries that are goal oriented and have the drive to build strong companies. The firm will be responsible for the early stage funding of several successful startups. We are very excited about our new venture so please visit us at www.topgradecapital.com for updates on our new start ups and companies that are being acquired and sold. If you have any questions please feel free to email us at info@topgradecapital.com.

As owner of Magic Ticket Discounts we specialized in selling theme park tickets and tours for all the Southern California theme Parks. Disneyland was our biggest seller. It was a great experience and opened the door to entrepreneurship which was very exciting and rewarding.Being an Owner/Entrepreneur included many job duties and activities that ran the gamut from planning to arranging financing and being responsible for the growth, stability, direction and everyday operation of the business.I handled and was involved in all aspects of the business from the bottom up. I utilized all my work experience and managing skills to get where we needed to be. Utilizing the web for our marketing was our bread and butter and really increased our revenues for the business. I was involved in a partnership and decided to sell my half of the business to pursue additional business ventures on my own.

The position was responsible for the development and growth of our Sales Team. Identifying marketing opportunities by identifying consumer requirements; defining insurance markets, competitor's share, and competitor's strengths and weaknesses; forecasting projected business and establishing targeted market share.This included implementation of Superior Access Sales and Marketing programs, in support of the company’s market and revenue objectives. Working closely with the marketing and sales staff, investigate, analyze, evaluate and develop a diverse set of marketing initiatives and translate these into a coordinated effort for marketing and sales. Assist in the management of incentive and commission programs for agents and SA sales personnel, design and implement marketing and sales programs to support SA market expansion and penetration, and design the sales rep and agent acquisition, training and on-ramp processes.I was also the Administrator of SalesForce.com and Eloqua which are the tools we used for data management, territory management, reporting, campaign management, Email Marketing and for just simply working in the cloud to save time and increase revenue.Superior Access was acquired by FirstMark capital and I was involved in the process of turning the company around from a negative cash flow to positive cash flow which was a great experience and accomplishment for me.

Accomplished business development activities by researching and developing marketing opportunities and implementing sales plans with email marketing technology and Customer Relationship Management systems.Implemented Sales goals and helped human resources with their objectives by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees.Communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; planning and reviewing compensation actions; enforcing policies and procedures for our inbound and outbound sales team.Strategy and Marketing Concepts were key in in our success of capturing clientele. Positioning and People Management, Territory Management, Sales Planning, Competitive Analysis, Understanding the Customer, Product Development, Client Relationships, and Creative Services were just some of the other key points that helped us toward our goals.

Was involved in marketing development and work on multiple projects which helped the company save money in multiple areas. This would include outbound calling to current clients and would we would identify a geographical scope of the marketing campaign, profile of potential customers and projected sales volume. This plan included a budget for executing the marketing plan. Also helped in developing materials that aid in the marketing of their insurance products. These include brochures and mailers that we would send out and follow up on.Marketing representative would keep records of all the sales achieved. This gave the company valuable data on daily, monthly and yearly sales and gives a picture of the performance of the products in their market.