Danetha Belk Email & Phone Number

As the Executive Director of Operations at Georgia Quick Start, I lead a dynamic team across three regions of the state. I am responsible for optimizing business processes, driving efficiency, and ensuring seamless day-to-day operations to provide effective training services for qualified companies. My key responsibilities include:Strategic Planning: Collaborating with senior leadership to define the organization's operational goals and develop strategies to achieve them.Process Improvement: Identifying areas for process optimization, streamlining workflows, and implementing best practices across departments.Resource Management: Overseeing resource allocation, budgeting, and staffing to maximize productivity and minimize costs.Quality Assurance: Implementing quality control measures to maintain high standards and meet client expectations.Cross-functional collaboration: Working closely with other departments (finance, marketing, HR, etc.) to align operational efforts with overall organization objectives.Performance Metrics: Tracking KPIs, analyzing data, and reporting on operational performance to senior management and TCSG leadership.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Develop and manage the marketing, contracts, and regular operations budgets of the Global Commerce division. Utilize knowledge of industry trends and project activity as a means to strategize and implement marketing and outreach initiatives in partnership with the Department's Marketing, Communications, and International Engagement division. Formulate the division's trade show and event plans, and manage the planning and execution of these events. Manage the training, reporting, and updates of the Salesforce CRM system, working in partnership with IT to improve processes and outputs. Work directly with Georgia Allies to identify potential guests, garner nominations, and assist in planning events, as needed. Develop and implement training programs for project managers. Serve as the liaison between the Division and local economic developers, as well as other stakeholders and partners in Economic Development.

Greater Atlanta Area

Serves as event lead for all major Global Commerce trade shows including: SHOT Show, HIMSS, BIO, RSA, Select USA. Coordinates with marketing account manager and team director to plan event, serves as on-site point of contact during the event, conducts any follow-up needed. Manages event budgets and ensures all invoices are paid in a timely manner. Seeks to identify additional opportunities for marketing events, including trade shows, conferences, etc. and helps leadership determine where sponsorship or booth possibilities might exist, along with associated costs.Plans and executes a quarterly visit to a Georgia community, working with project managers and directors to identify areas to visit, then with the local economic developer(s) to finalize details. Works as the liaison between Global Commerce and Georgia Allies with regard to events such as Georgia Quail Hunt, Red Carpet Tour and Consultants Weekend. Assists with generating nominees for events, business session topics/ideas, and provides on-site assistance during the events. Manages all incoming meeting/event requests from communities, partners, and service providers, including scheduling, RSVPs, any setup needed.Coordinates requests for Governor events and prepares briefings.

Atlanta, Georgia

Responsible for promoting the mission and achievements of the Global Commerce team to stakeholders including the Governor’s office and other agencies, community economic development organizations, the Georgia Allies, and the GDEcD Board. Manages community outreach, coordination and interaction with local economic development agencies. Assists project managers with customer visits, providing insight ways to improve the customer service experience. Oversees the formulation of the Division’s annual marketing plan and tracks operating budget. Supports the development of executive reports, presentations and ad-hoc reporting capabilities. Assists with the planning and execution of logistics and operations for private meetings, conferences, trade shows and special events in conjunction with the Global Commerce team, as well as Georgia Allies. Manages the team's Salesforce CRM system to provide analytical, financial and presentation support for project management activities surrounding job creation and investment created through the attraction and expansion of business in Georgia. Compiles the Department's annual strategic plan for submission to OPB and tracks updates quarterly. Prepares Commissioner's recommendation letters and supporting documents for discretionary funding grants and tracks grant status and balances.

Managed scheduling, reporting, and correspondence on behalf of the Deputy Commissioner, including expense reports, travel reservations, conference calls, and daily time management. Oversaw the formulation of the Division’s annual marketing plan and tracked operating budget. Developed executive reports and presentations on behalf of the Deputy Commissioner. Assisted with the planning and execution of logistics and operations for private meetings, conferences, trade shows and special events in conjunction with Georgia Allies. Utilized Salesforce to provide analytical, financial and presentation support for project management activities surrounding job creation and investment created through the attraction and expansion of business in Georgia. Responsible for promoting the mission and achievements of the Global Commerce team to stakeholders including the Governor’s office and other agencies, community economic development organizations, the Georgia Allies, and the GDEcD Board.

Compile monthly and yearly metrics, serve as liaison to the Governor's scheduler, compose presentations, manage gift purchasing and inventory, compile the Department's yearly strategic plan for OPB, assist with the development of yearly goals, serve as the Global Commerce Salesforce trainer/adviser, organize meetings and training for teams, facilitate new generation technology.

Plan Board meetings (including creating collateral and presentations), write Governor's briefings, prepare monthly reports, create maps, organize training for project managers, perform special tasks for Commissioner Heidi Green.

Our team seeks out high-potential, growing companies with 20 or fewer employees. We provide support and encourage expansion into new markets. We also support new jobs and increased investment for Georgia by positioning small Georgia companies to be nationally and globally competitive.

Supervised five employees in the Property Tax department -- Delinquent Collections and Homestead Audit.

Mpa, Public Administration

Bs, Business Administration (Management Concentration) And Political Science