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My wife and I are co owners of newly build home on Oak Island in North Carolina. We are accessible by two Major Airports on the North Carolina Coast. Wilmington, North Carolina or Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. For more information contact me directly or Google Xanadu Oak Island, NC

Political Strategy and Cross-functional Team Leadership: Work collaboratively with clients to set and execute legislative and political strategies, leading cross-functional project teams of 5–15 members on local and state-level initiatives with budgets up to $20M.Relationship Building and Outcome focused: Build relationships with local organizations, community representatives, business leaders, and government stakeholders, facilitating and expediting favorable outcomes for clients.Regulatory Guidelines and Networking: Navigate local and state governments on behalf of clients, leveraging understanding of regulatory processes and extensive network of contacts to advance their objectives.Strategic Planning, Grassroots Lobbying, and Coalition Development: Create and carry out strategic plans for local ballot initiatives. Notably, built a grassroots coalition of businesses and constituents that contributed to the defeat of a $58M ballot initiative that would have increased taxes to finance the unnecessary expansion of a public facility.Strategic Communications and Campaign Management: Manage communications and political campaigns for local, regional, and state-level offices, helping 67% of candidates to win elections.Stakeholder Management and Legislative Affairs: Co-sponsored a state-level bill that became law in 2018. This effort included architecting a strategic plan, testifying at a legislative hearing, and building a diverse coalition of stakeholders—including a state chief justice, a district attorney, sheriff department officials, and private caregivers—to champion its passage. The law provides protections for individuals fighting addiction and their family members.Permit Applications and Business Representation: Represented business owner in successful quest to obtain state and federal permits for a building that had been unoccupied for 40 years. Proper permitting of the building has attracted new businesses and residential development.

Market Evaluations, Proposal Development, Contract Negotiation, and Sales Growth: Led evaluation and development of new market and growth opportunities, overseeing the process from identification and proposal to contract negotiation and closure. Grew sales by 39% over 2 years.Political Communication and Strategic Initiatives: Developed political communications and policy messaging initiatives for local, regional, and statewide candidates, leveraging large data sets and voter targeting software to drive turnout.Management Consulting, Business Operations, and Problem Solving: Provided management consulting services, advising clients and solving complex issues in areas such as business operations, cash flow, budget allocation, marketing, and product launches. Digital Marketing and Search Engine Optimization (SEO): Created digital marketing campaigns—including search engine optimization (SEO) and social media strategies—that drove clients’ online visibility and revenue growth.Subcontracts Management, Project Lifecycle Management, and Customer Satisfaction: Oversaw up to 8 specialized subcontractors throughout project delivery cycle, tracking milestones, timelines, and budgets to ensure client satisfaction and positive business outcomes.Email Marketing and Sales Channel Development: Conceptualized and produced an email marketing program and provided training that positioned secondary buyers as marketing experts, developing a new channel that increased digital product sales by 23%.

Purchased a struggling online business with strong and established name. Built new web site, recreated PDP for products. Optimized Meta tags and Image optimization. Re branded, reduced OPS expenses by 20%, grew topline revenue 400% in 2 years. Created strong shipping agreements with major shipper reducing costs on shipping by 30%. Merged with major competitor and was retained through transition.

Select Board/Chair, Town of Hanson, Hanson, MA, 2010–2014Attraction Strategies, Government Operations, and Negotiation: As chair of the 5-member board of selectmen, worked collaboratively with the board to manage the general operations of the town’s government. This included attracting new business to the area, retaining existing businesses, negotiating with unions, and overseeing town finances. Negotiated with and persuaded developers to build an assisted living community that created new jobs and affordable local housing for middle-class community members.Regulatory Analysis and Setting Strategic Direction: Leveraged skill in analyzing regulatory language and parameters to define the town’s public policy and determine its strategic direction.Media Representation and Public Speaking: Represented the town with the media, in meetings, and at regional and state-sponsored events, drawing on public speaking skills to synthesize information, communicate messages, and drive priorities. Often interacted with hostile audiences, maintaining composure to respond to difficult questions effectively.Cross-Organization Collaboration, Lobbying, and Fundraising: Collaborated with local, regional, state, and federal officials to clean up the town’s landfill facility. Traveled with regional chamber members to Washington, DC to advocate with legislative representatives for support, securing $250K in funding to make necessary improvements.

Built the New England Region while Media Prowler was still in start up mode.» Opened up a new New England territory building annual revenue during this time period to $750,000.» Initiated and led the integration of new sales materials for e-mail advertising to create a strong cross-sell package with retail printers, agencies, and digital publications.» Proven ability to initiate, maintain, and develop positive business relationships. » Built effective proposals based on customers’ needs that resulted in a higher close rate.» Designed pay per click (ppc) and pay per lead (ppl) offers to increase revenue by 32%.» Received the company’s highest sales achievement award in 2011 - “The MP Award of Excellence” for revenue growth and development.» Lead negotiator and liaison between all parties regarding monthly and yearly contracts ranging from $8,000 to $250,000.» Developed Digital Direct “Daily Deal” targeting which grew 2012 revenue by 35% while improving margin by 18%.