Ceo, Cmo, Herbalist
CurrentClassic jack-of-all trades as is typical in small business owners, I started this business with my wife and business partner, Amanda Barp, after I graduated in 2009 in Portland, OR. The clinic has grown, added and then subtracted a location, and started in a whole new city in 2017 - Astoria, OR. We are very successful, with a dozen employees, and extremely loyal patient population. During the pandemic, I have cut down my practice to focus more on running this business and doing external business consulting work with Deepest Health / Whole Life Practitioner. So, my role with Watershed Wellness is divided chiefly between CEO functions and CMO functions. I am responsible for most planning and evaluation, community relationship management, establishment of policies across most of the business and many other aspects of healthy organizational development. I also take care of our business strategy including planning, managing the editorial calendar, investigating new tools and technologies, developing our brand and voice and I also do most of the graphic design and website maintenance.