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Successfully planned, launched and operated a leading employee skills-based volunteering software company. Revere enables corporate, foundation and university clients to private-label and personalize their virtual and in-person volunteering programs that connect their employees with nonprofit partners across the globe to create tangible social impact and employee engagement. Led a cross-functional team building and managing an intuitive software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform with robust social impact tracking and reporting capabilities. Clients included Salesforce, DocuSign, Asana, Autodesk, Alteryx, Box, Twilio, Loyola University-Chicago and the Illinois Institute of Technology.

Austin, Tx, Us

Oversaw cross-functional aspects of business operations, including product management, product marketing, software development and sales for a startup in the nonprofit and education fundraising event sectors. Led sales and marketing initiatives, resulting in measurable growth and increased revenue.

Created and operated a first-of-its-kind company that provided career mentorship experiences for clients wanting to test-drive their dream jobs. Developed multi-faceted revenue streams based on mentorship packages, book publishing and television production. Managed digital content for nearly 1,000 curated experts in more than 200 career types, including wine, craft beer, culinary, entertainment, sports and music occupations in 30 states. Co-Executive produced television series, This Job’s a Trip, for the Travel Channel.Negotiated multi-million-dollar strategic partnerships with American Express, Ameriprise, Costco, Hilton Hotels, Intel, Monster, the NFL Players Association, Samsung Mobile, SONY Pictures, Toyota and Unilever. Cultivated more than 500 traditional and digital media relationships, leveraging them as a marketing and promotions engine. Directly managed relationships with ABC, CBS, CNBC, CNN, NBC, The New York Times, NPR, O (The Oprah Magazine), USA Today and The Wall Street Journal.

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Developed and executed revenue-generating alliances in managed internet security. Successfully negotiated vendor contracts with industry leaders, Cisco and Nokia. Played a vital role as Telenisus' representative during the due diligence phase of its acquisition.

Dallas, Tx, Us

Grew Ameritech’s (now AT&T) data products revenue to $30 million, 25% above objective. Implemented national and international data strategy. Led promotions team comprising pricing, product marketing, billing and information technology. Developed and implemented new optional calling plans for business customers including governmental tariffing and competitive pricing strategy. Managed 15 Hungarian product marketing managers at Matáv, Hungary’s telephone company. Grew business customer revenue to more than $40 million, a 15% increase. Introduced promotions, market communications, loyalty incentives and an educational program to shift Matáv’s image as a former Communist-run monopoly to a customer-focused company. Defined product pricing and marketing strategies in advance of Hungary’s emerging marketplace.

B.A., History, Political Science And Int'L Relations

Ma, Political Science