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Saint Paul, MN, US

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Etail Solutions is a SaaS ecommerce operations management platform used by some of the largest online sellers and brands.

Minneapolis, MN

SkillFitness is a software-as-a-service start-up introducing a mobile-centric, social learning platform focused on rapid skill development for the sales enablement, corporate training and education markets.Responsibilities included brand strategy and execution; content marketing; and establishing a predictable, scalable lead generation process and sales.

Regency Beauty Institute operated 88 cosmetology schools in 20 states. Responsible for all aspects of marketing communications and lead generation with special emphasis on Internet marketing through paid search and SEO, social media engagement, branding, and marketing capability development.

Travel Tags is a global communications company specializing in helping organizations attract, engage and retain customers through gift card and promotional print programs. Recruited to establish a Product Management and Marketing team to drive go-to-market strategy, new product development, brand awareness and business process improvement.

Telex Communications manufactures a diverse line of consumer and business-to-business electronic products. Recruited to define and lead the Product Management and Marketing functions and revitalize the new product development process as Telex’s reputation for innovation had slipped, causing commoditization of the product line and declining market share.

Capella University was one of the nation’s first for-profit, online universities and offers accredited PhD, masters and bachelor degrees.Recruited to establish a Product Management and Marketing function that assumed P&L responsibility, managed recruitment and enrollment strategies, and directed the business affairs of Capella’s schools.

Responsible for management and direction of worldwide corporate marketing and branding efforts along with U.S. field sales and technical support.

Recruited to create a Product Management department from a loosely organized product development and support group. Responsible for brand management, product-line marketing, new product development, strategic planning and presale product support.

Trained in classical consumer packaged goods product management. Held positions of increasing responsibility for several nationally known consumer brands including Betty Crocker brownies and Total cereal (General Mills), Tonka trucks (Tonka Products) and Ruffies trash bags (Carlisle Plastics). At Carlisle Plastics, I also led a North American sales team as.