Developing operational models and marketing for partner facilitators in other geographic regions.

I created Inspired Income to provide one-on-one and group consulting/coaching for small and medium-sized businesses, as well as for solo-entrepreneurs. Key competencies include developing new lines of business (service or product based), growing existing lines of business, and designing plans for long-term sustainable growth.The Inspired Income program, which has been delivered to more than seventy clients, provides training ranging from the foundations of creating a successful business to identifying which products have the greatest potential for generating income. More information can be found at InspiredIncome.com.While working with Inspired Income clients I have: • Coached and supported dozens of entrepreneurs through group and individual programs.• Worked with clients interested in building new businesses or growing new aspects of current businesses.• Developed websites, business plans, and dozens of online products with and for clients.• Prepared financial models to analyze multiple business lines.• Delivered personal development seminars to more than 400 clients.Inspired Income clients have:• Tripled revenues in the course of one year (two clients have had this result or better).• Grown a company from six employees to twenty-two employees.• For a tech startup, moved from an initial idea without revenue to signing a $300K+ contract.• Transitioned from one business sector to a completely new sector successfully.• In the fashion industry, moved from a purely offline business to having stable online revenue streams.

Serving Capital Investment Network to redesign organization to support ongoing growth.

At ThinkLikeAnApp℠, we are empowering Small Business to build trust with the Modern Consumer. Using the Trust builders of Authenticity, Transparency and Immediacy, we help business owners create the perfect customer match.As a partner, I'm expanding our thought leadership, supporting sales, and building this concept into a live, on-line training program.

I provided direction and planning, as well as oversaw and managed the day-to-day operations of this multi-strategy private investment firm that is focused on producing high-yield, risk-reduced opportunities for a select set of investors. I was also responsible for deal sourcing and acquisitions, oversight of business partnerships and contracts, and execution of marketing and other strategies. Duties included the following:• Leading deal sourcing and acquisitions activities for the company.• Developing relationships with environmental agencies, consultants, and attorneys. • Creating and managing the corporate budget.• Planning, implementing, and overseeing marketing budget and activities.• Identifying and setting company goals/creating and monitoring plans to achieve company goals.• Evaluating new opportunities to ensure correct focus for company resources.• Implementing, rolling out, and managing the company’s EOS® business system.• Selecting, developing, and introducing corporate IT systems.• Overseeing accounting and customer relationship management (CRM) activities.• Hiring, contracting, and facilitating the introductory activities of new employees.• Negotiating with and monitoring the work of corporate vendors.• Planning and conducting weekly in-house corporate leadership meetings, as well as quarterly and annual off-site leadership sessions. • Developing accountability charts and quarterly goals/objectives lists for the company and team.• Designing growth and development plans for individuals and teams within the organization.• Coaching, mentoring, and advising team members.

Electric Rose Gallery was a successful art and retail space in Sonoma County, the heart of California Wine Country. Located in Healdsburg, California, the gallery represented the work of an impressive list of female artists and designers, largely from the West Coast, and featured fine art, sculpture, high-end and casual jewelry, wine country art, and more. While at Electric Rose Gallery I did the following:• Developed and documented an ongoing process for effective daily operations.• Curated art for the gallery and worked with artists to represent their work.• Developed and managed contracts for artists and vendors.• Managed the business’s books and inventory.• Created marketing campaigns and potential wholesale products. • Produced books and greeting cards with Flaming Heart Publishing, and got them in over300 retail stores across the United States.Key accomplishments: • Partnered with longtime Bay Area artist Shiloh Sophia McCloud to open and develop Cosmic Cowgirls Studio, which became a successful and inspiring creative hub for the local community, and sustained that role for over nine years.• In addition to representing Shiloh’s work, Electric Rose Gallery also featured the work of visionary artist Sue Hoya Sellars, artist Jeannine Marie Luke, designer and artist Alise Sheehan, sculptor Ann Fleming, and New York-based jewelry designer Jill Platner, among others.

FreeMarkets, Inc.—founded in 1995 and acquired by SAP Ariba Inc. in 2004 before becoming part of their partner Accenture—provided software, services, and solutions to address the Global Supply Management (GSM) market. Serving customers from seventeen locations in thirteen countries on five continents, team members provided service to customers in thirty-five languages through operations centers in Pittsburgh and Singapore. Duties included the following:• Hired, managed, and led a diverse global team of fifteen people responsible for $270MM in indirect materials spending.• Established relationships with global customer stakeholders, including those at the SVP and C-level. • Oversaw, developed, and executed the rollout of new programs.• Provided as-needed advice to the customer executive team.Worked with a variety of clients, including the following: • United Technologies Corporation (In addition to Corporate, divisions include Otis Elevator; UTC Climate, Controls & Security; Sikorsky Helicopter; Pratt & Whitney; UTC Aerospace Systems; and Chubb.) • Tyco International (In addition to Corporate, divisions include Tyco Fire and Security, TE Connectivity Ltd., Tyco Healthcare/Coviden, Tyco Plastics & Adhesives, ADT Security Services, SimplexGrinnell, and Tyco Integrated Security.) • Synopsys• Invensys• Many others in diversified manufacturing and the plastics industryKey accomplishments: • Created and documented a change management plan used by multiple clients.• Exceeded first-year savings targets by 2%.• Improved processes to lower the company’s product delivery costs.• Managed, developed, and executed programs for two key Fortune 10 clients, generating over $15MM in revenue for the company.• Created and defined a new high-margin service offering that was eventually rolled out to dozens of clients, for which I received numerous awards.• Managed a sourcing pipeline for two clients of over $700MM annually, saving them more than $100MM per year.

Assignments included the following:• Developed and delivered training programs for superiors and subordinates in use of new technologies, both hardware and software.• Supervised a department of over forty enlisted personnel.• Temporary assignment as a Military Police on deployed ship.• Trained fire fighter and first responder for shipboard disasters.• Received US Navy Non-Commissioned Officer Leadership Training.• Graduated US Navy Data Processing “A” School.