"Leaders instill in their people a hope for success and a belief in themselves. Positive leaders empower people to accomplish their goals."Servant Leader, Warrior Spirit & Fun Loving Attitude – These beliefs have helped drive my success and reputation as a top performer and contributor across my 30+ year career.My background in EdTech includes diverse experiences in program management, strategic planning, sales and marketing leadership which has resulted in organizational growth, strategic partnerships, and partner relationship success. I utilize my experience as an education advocate, project/account manager, business owner, and thought leader to develop a vision and executable strategies to create an equitable and positive learning environment for all.As a principal, thought leader and founder of JoCo Launch consulting, I have helped numerous organizations expand and grow their mission. I am passionate about the work and education community. I am a former secondary English teacher, curriculum specialist and sales / marketing leader in both start up and established EdTech organizations. I also currently serve as a board member and past president of Friends of Texas Public Schools, a leading advocate for K-12 public education.Practical experience:- Planning innovative strategies to lead and grow team/company- Working with district/state leaders to help them lead their schools and districts in strategic initiatives- Leverage extensive experience of K-12 market to develop business opportunities for companies- Development of comprehensive messaging aligned to market need with thoughtful positioning- Promotion of brand message through comprehensive systems that support MQL/SQL models- Data driven systems approach to programmatic implementations and operations at scale- Manage teams of educators in district partnership and collective impact models- Strategic planning and consulting to grow market share in education space- Regional account management to support target forecast- Effective communication, listening, collaboration and team enablement skills- Leadership skills in Miller Heiman Strategic Process- Strong people leadership, budget management, and operation efficiencies tied to OKRs"Take good care of your people and they will take good care of your partners". Gary Kelly, CEO Southwest AirlinesOutside of work, you’ll find me spending time with my family and my faith. I love to travel and explore new places, experiences and diverse foods. I always welcome new business connections; feel free to send me a request here on LinkedIn.