Jess Clifford Email & Phone Number

Tooele, Utah, United States

Corporate and Government Relations Officer for a Rural Technical College. Responsible for Fundraising in support of our Scholarship Foundation, programs, and campus expansion projects. Also services as the primary point of contact in cultivation and collaboration with corporate (including local employers), government, and private stakeholders in pursuing the advancement of technical education, career upgrade/advancement opportunities for all, as well as community economic development… Show more Corporate and Government Relations Officer for a Rural Technical College. Responsible for Fundraising in support of our Scholarship Foundation, programs, and campus expansion projects. Also services as the primary point of contact in cultivation and collaboration with corporate (including local employers), government, and private stakeholders in pursuing the advancement of technical education, career upgrade/advancement opportunities for all, as well as community economic development initiatives. Show less

Connecting local businesses with training providers on any topic. Also, managing a State fund to partially pay the costs of those trainings for local business. This is a specialized facet of my greater responsibilities as a business advisor and coach in the Tooele County Business Resource Center (BRC).

Tooele Technical Colledge, Tooele County, Utah

The SBDC supports business development needs throughout the Tooele Region for businesses in all stages from Startup to established enterprises. We offer counseling / consulting, financial assistance, training and referral to other specialized programs and services from Federal, state and local sources. The SBDC is sponsored by the Small Business Administration (SBA) and it’s host institution - Tooele Technical College.

Tooele Technical Colledge, Tooele Utah

Part of the nation’s largest network of volunteer, expert business mentors, with more than 10,000 volunteers in 300 chapters. As a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), I have personally helped more than 124 entrepreneurs and small business owners through mentoring, workshops and educational resources, in the Tooele region as a function of our SBDC.

Utah, Wasatch Front

● Trained business leaders in evidence-based decision making, leadership, mastering the art of people and the cultivation of emotional wisdom and intelligence in the development of themselves and their teams. ● Facilitated seminars, workshops and designing customized, blended learning curriculum in leadership, supervisor training, marketing and business development.● Consulted executive and mid-level leaders through their most challenging problems in team-goal alignment, culture… Show more ● Trained business leaders in evidence-based decision making, leadership, mastering the art of people and the cultivation of emotional wisdom and intelligence in the development of themselves and their teams. ● Facilitated seminars, workshops and designing customized, blended learning curriculum in leadership, supervisor training, marketing and business development.● Consulted executive and mid-level leaders through their most challenging problems in team-goal alignment, culture engineering, workforce performance, and digital market strategy and targeting. Show less

● Launched the first health and wellness social media platform in the market, achieving a 98% enrollment and participation rate in 1 year, while reducing claims by 7%.● Responsible for all regional marketing activity (Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, Nevada) including creative, content development, media buying, public relations, data analysis and forecasting.● Managed a discretionary annual marketing budget of $4 million with 8 direct reports.● Developed the company’s first digital publishing… Show more ● Launched the first health and wellness social media platform in the market, achieving a 98% enrollment and participation rate in 1 year, while reducing claims by 7%.● Responsible for all regional marketing activity (Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, Nevada) including creative, content development, media buying, public relations, data analysis and forecasting.● Managed a discretionary annual marketing budget of $4 million with 8 direct reports.● Developed the company’s first digital publishing processes and self-serve document distribution processes of member contracts online, reducing contract and plan publishing costs by 75% annually.● Cultivated and sustained strong relationships with key stake holder-partners, sponsors, government agencies, consultants, and the press. Show less

● Expanded subscriber base 40% while doubling product and service offering over 1 year.● Directed automation of data center and customer account management in second largest ISP regionally.● Innovated and implemented a self-serve customer service and learning portal reducing support calls by 50% while doubling service subscription revenue.

District 21, Utah

● Served as press contact and campaign spokesman● Secured 100% of party delegation votes and setting the standing all-time fundraising record in the legislative district.● Delivered 28 public speeches, 8 press interviews, 12 hosted events and 6 public debates in 8 months

Happijac Company

● Led marketing initiatives achieving 98% wholesale market penetration in the United States and Canada, as well as the leading supplier in volume to all retail and distribution outlets.● Managed all vendor, stake holder and media relations. ● Designed Corporate Identity and all creative content including print, web, video, photography and trade show displays.

Greater Salt Lake City Area

● Provided collateral production services including, corporate identity and graphic design, copy writing, web and multimedia design, presentation design, trade show and outdoor advertising design. ● Met the expectations of clients with a 98% satisfaction and retention rate.● Created the winning proposal for a $2 million catering contract for the International Broadcast Center (IBC) during the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. ● Managed and executed digitally image conversion… Show more ● Provided collateral production services including, corporate identity and graphic design, copy writing, web and multimedia design, presentation design, trade show and outdoor advertising design. ● Met the expectations of clients with a 98% satisfaction and retention rate.● Created the winning proposal for a $2 million catering contract for the International Broadcast Center (IBC) during the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. ● Managed and executed digitally image conversion of three decades of archived printed magazines for web-based deployment of the publication for in 14 languages. Show less

Ba, Design

Certified Core Alignment Coaching Specialist (Cas), Emotional Wisdom Trainer, Personal Awareness, Self-Improvement And Leadership Empowerment

1 Year, Design And Visual Communications, General