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Sanger, Ca

• Launched successful media company in the book industry that has become a top ten fastest growing independent since 2017.• Achieved double digit growth every year since launch. • Acquired and developed IP that sold globally as physical and digital products and translation licenses.• Hired and managed global sales teams over 100 people and secured global distribution.• Developed and coached key team members in accounting, finance, marketing, sales, acquisitions, design, and IP development.• Secured offshore manufacturers and oversaw product import logistics.• Transitioned company from traditional retail sales to direct-to-consumer initiatives. • Successfully managed an entirely remote workforce.

Sanger, California

• Managed sales and distribution relationships with some of the world’s largest retailers including Costco, Sam’s Club, REI, and Wholefoods. • Successfully transitioned wholesale company from owner managed to a 36-member team-managed through hiring and developing key staff in accounting, finance, marketing, sales, warehousing, and logistics. • Assisted original owner with successful exit plan after four years. • Doubled annual sales within the first three years. • Negotiated terms with logistics providers.

India

Publishing adviser for Papertrell.com, the leading app development company for taking book content to bookshelf and app deployment with social media integration.

Fresno, California Area

• Developed technology startup that provided a turn-key solution for anyone anywhere to retail digital books and audiobooks from a personalized website.• Facilitated relationships with hundreds of vendors to provide an industry-wide product library. • Managed strategic technology partnerships between domestic and international companies.• Assisted in successful strategic sale of company to third party.

Los Angeles, California

• Helped transitioned IBPA from a status quo, flat organization into a dynamic growth-oriented and innovative institution.• Organized digital initiatives to move organization into a competitive environment.• Reviewed, interviewed, and facilitated new board member hires to ensure consistent growth and competitiveness.

Utah

• Led established company turnaround to move debt to equity from 48 to 1 to .25 to 1 in first five years.• Successfully worked with financial institutions to consolidate and renegotiate debt terms.• Achieved double digit income every year for thirteen consecutive years.• Top 10 fastest growing independent company for seven consecutive years. • Developed and executed product and market strategies that grew revenue 8x during tenure. • Built and developed global and domestic sales and marketing, product development, and financial teams. Inhouse teams of 86 people. • Successfully restructured company management to be employee led and positioned company and original ownership for future ESOP.

Utah, Salt Lake City

• Launched a visionary digital startup that serialized popular fiction and provided it to consumers on a daily basis.• Secured seed-round funding with angel investor.

Launched and ran a Utah based monthly slick magazine devoted to the arts. High level photography, design, and writing,

Mba, Marketing

Bachelor Of Arts, English