President
Dallas, Texas, Us
Mindstream Media (formerly Marquette Group) is a marketing agency that designs and executes integrated, omni-channel media strategies that connect national brands to consumers.Responsible for offices in Peoria, IL, Atlanta, GA, New York, NY, St. Louis, MO, Milwaukee, WI, San Diego, CA, and Cedar Falls, IA.Served as President throughout periods of significant industry transition and acquisition, merger and sale activity, while successfully pushing through dynamic organizational transformation and unparalleled business growth--from $58M to $175M. Acquired and integrated multiple companies to expand client services and complement current product offerings creating a $175 million agency that outpaced competitors, maximized partnerships, and elevated earnings. Reengineered corporate strategy, along with sales, business development, account management and marketing efforts to generate dynamic increases in new clients and significant organic growth and expansion with existing accounts, while ensuring operational effectiveness and record-setting levels of client satisfaction. Motivated and served teams through unprecedented changes related to vibrant growth, mergers and acquisitions, and economic and marketplace disruption, while forging a dynamic culture, winning attitudes, and employee satisfaction. Directed multiple acquisition efforts and a Canadian start-up to achieve triple-digit growth, then subsequently sold Canadian business to industry partner. Optimized operations and banking relationship to improve cash flow and net income opportunities enabling unmatched growth initiatives and company profit-sharing programs.Spearheaded transaction to sell business to holding company as part of ownership exit strategy; then, managed the rebranding, integration and growth efforts across all offices.
