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Chicago, Il

Utilizes interpersonal abilities, situational assessment aptitude, personal executive level experience and prior hiring and team building skills to consult and advise senior level executives as they move through the process of identifying and choosing their next career path.• Direct one-on-one engagement with over 900 business professionals and executives from a variety of industries: healthcare; insurance; retail; banking; transportation; manufacturing; real estate; investment management; technology; natural resources• Analyses client’s situation, assets, limitations and objectives then develops and delivers strategies on career options, target markets, social media optimization and online branding• Advises and assists clients as they face important decision points, challenges, set-backs, contract negotiations; shifting goals and changes in the hiring landscape• Presents company’s proprietary technology tools to support client job search efforts, ensuring comprehension and future utilization• Successfully participates as project member for large scale outplacement projects which involve facilitation of job search strategies, resume creation and editing and progressive strategic counseling of search initiatives* Select member of 401K Investment Steering Committee

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Applied accountable leadership, analytical and organizational skills to establish a new branch office to identify, contract or acquire and sell investment properties. Built and developed relationships with the city, county, local investing community, legal offices, financing organizations, chamber of commerce and other local businesses. Recruited, screened, hired, trained and mentored staff. Managed local operations and collaborated with executives to improve and maximize results. Effectively coordinated all facets of real estate acquisitions, repair/upgrade estimates and dispositions.· Acquired and sold $5,500,000 of properties while generating $600,000 in firm revenues in first twelve months· Developed a diverse network of buyer/investor partners from zero to over 400· Analyzed and invested in a wide range of property types that included: vacant or undeveloped land, residential property, multi-family property, distressed property and commercial property· Designed investment solutions in order to accommodate unique investor situations and investment opportunities· Built network of trusted partners in lending, legal, advisory and construction

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Greater Chicago Area

Remaining abreast of investment landscape, astutely advised 50 high net worth individuals, maintained over 250 client accounts, lead a 15 independent broker staff involved in managed future investments. Sole point-of-contact for third-party solutions. Structure, monitor and modify multi-advisor investment portfolios, guide allocations on an advisor and overall portfolio level. • Collaborate with C-level executives to improve and implement internal staff support, operational processes, client on-boarding, and online applications / client resources.• Research and utilize both quantitative and qualitative analysis to carefully select investment managers to recommend to high net worth individual investors.• Coordinate investment advisor integration with clearing firm partners, including the set-up of support systems, trade execution alternatives, give-up agreements and data transmission systems. • Mentor staff with branding, logo design, messaging, and sales improvement efforts. • Competitive Intelligence: Initiated, researched, and analyzed key competitors to create highly-effective sales staff reference guide highlighting competitive advantages, improving sales efforts, and increasing competitive knowledge. • Design and host multi-segment, informational webinars for prospective and current clients.• Conduct thorough consultations to determine current investment situation, short – long term goals, and risk tolerance before bringing new investors into the firm as clients.• Integrate 3rd party investment products into the firm while coordinating new marketing initiatives, including website integration / updates, writing content for promotional materials, establishing on-boarding procedures, and orchestrating broker educational webinars. • Drive all aspects of product launch, including product naming (free of patent violations), logo design, legal and packaging compliance, agreements, disclaimers, promotional material content, announcements, and on-boarding.

Greater Chicago Area

Recruited to build and manage all facets of operation, including sales, marketing, staff, IT, client relations, accounting, research, trading, operational assessment and process improvements. Active in business and team development, both internally and with third parties while maintaining fully compliant operations in a heavily regulated industry. Hired, trained, and managed staff as firm employees doubled.• Organized, coordinated and staffed firm participation in 3 annual, industry trade shows each year, including World Economic Summit, Freedom Fest, and New Orleans Investment Conference.• Coordinated the relocation of the branch office to Orlando, including contract termination, office closure, transfer details, network and infrastructure build-out, new lease agreements, and support services.• Drove firm growth from stagnant $40 million in notional assets under management to more than $250 million. • Instrumental in building scalable systems, processes and staffing infrastructure directly contributing to a 700% increase in firm revenues, from $20,000 to $150,000 per month.• Accurately placed an average of 100+ client trade orders per month during volatile market conditions, valued between $100,000 and $1,000,000.• Increased lead generation 50% by driving and creating company presence at annual trade shows.• Significantly improved corporate website usability and visitor experience, reduced number of client service calls, provided client information and resources, allowed access to investment accounts online, and achieved 100% positive feedback on client survey. • Reduced support service expenditures by 25% through the elimination of redundant processes and restructuring resources more efficiently. • Integrated new database to provide better insight to client behavior, improve lead generation / follow-up, and maintain more reliant opt-in /opt-out system for publication of the company newsletter.

Greater Chicago Area

• Promoted to expand firm’s client base and build solid relationships, growing broker clients from 0 to 10, servicing 200+ individual clients, and generating $50,000 monthly. • Served in marketing and outreach of firm services, as well as supported multiple domestic and foreign brokerage operations located in Australia, Sweden, Israel, Jordan, Canada, Dubai and Mexico. • Technical and order entry support point person for high-liability professional services order desk team

Greater Chicago Area

Top sales executive 2000, 2001 and 2002. One of three brokers selected out of 25 by a start-up firm to participate in sales and marketing of cutting edge, internet-based order entry and account management technology, supporting 250+ clients in 20 countries.