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Arlington Heights, Il, Us

Carol Stream, Il, Us

Allured Business Media is vertical B2B media and events company serving the global beauty and personal care industries.Working with a talented and skilled group of professionals to position our platform for growth.Numerous opportunities to expand our footprint in the markets we serve both organically and by acquisition.Transitioning and upgrading our back office systems.Building on the digital offerings to increase our customer ROI. Launching new products and venues.

Rockaway, Nj, Us

Advantage Business Media helps more than one million innovators at science, design engineering, and manufacturing companies discover and procure new technologies that give them a competitive advantage. Experience Highlights.• Drove revenue, doubled EBITDA and managed a successful exit in 2014. • Increased digital revenue to 22% CAGR and delivered a 20% lift in total revenue.• Oversaw all areas of the $31M business including board and industry communication.• Directed the build out of; HR, IT, CRM, payroll, billing, inventory, circulation database, production, web, email, security and disaster recovery systems. • Led our acquisition and integration strategy. Focused on partnering with key associations to target strategic bolt-on opportunities.• Established the vision for a growth digital business.• Developed and deployed strategic plans with my executive and senior teams for all operations. • Inspired cultural transformation and leadership to transition the business from monthly to daily. • Led the upgrades to the data and intelligence systems to scale the business for acquisition and organic growth. • Successful building bench strength with the senior team to rollout 8-10 new products a year resulting in in a 25% increase in revenue and a 41% improvement in margin.• Built the strategy to optimize the content, art and production workflow for to compress traditional fulfillment cycles and increased capacity for the population to manage more online and email content offerings. • Pioneered digital lead-gen to increase campaign accountability to drive the annual conversion rate for new business to 22% of annual turnover.• Partnered with Private Equity in 2006 to acquire Advantage Business Media from Reed Elsevier. Led lender presentations with PE partners, directed a one year transition services agreement for all back office services.

Fort Atkinson, Wi, Us

Cygnus Business Media helps SMB business-to-business professionals with news, information and analysis through an integrated digital media platform. Experience Highlights.• Senior member of the executive team; collaborated with institutional investors and the board during quarterly earnings reviews.• Led the larger division; vision, strategy, finance, product development and operations. Key customers; Honeywell, HID Global, Leviton, Ingersoll Rand, Tyco, Cisco, Braun, Pierce.• Established the strategic direction and financial discipline to sustain growth.• Developed, recruited & coached a leadership culture resulting in achieving our financial goals. • Directed the acquisition strategy and diligence to the successful integration of two key acquisitions, adding scale to the business.

Reed Business Information, Division of Reed Elsevier LLC - offered B2B media solutions in print and digital for the following verticals; technology, electronics, interior design, hospitality, manufacturing, etc. Experience Highlights.• Senior member of the management team, managing digital and internet operations for the global electronic sector; EDN, Electronic Business, Electronic News, InStat, e-Insite, etc. • Directed strategy to establish brand distinction and the launch of new products. • Led the U.S. development and launch of a vertical search engine to source components in B2B.• Managed the top 25 multinational customers; Ashley Furniture, Sealy, La-Z-Boy, Serta, Lexington, Kimball, Knoll, Steelcase, Herman Miller. Resulting in increasing revenues $14M with a 160% margin improvement. • Managed all operations of the business. Led the development of our customer relationships with our top ten marketers. Key customers; Wonderware, Applied Materials, General Electric