Jeannine Briggman Rogers Email & Phone Number

Greenville, Sc, Us

Fueling innovation in South Carolina

*Interim Leadership of Innovation and Entrepreneurship portfolio, CenterState CEO*Interim Director, Clean Tech CenterCo-Led 6m dollar incubator with 100+ members; Directed programming across The Tech Garden Innovation Roadmap to support local start-ups on their journey towards commercialization that included: the CNY Innovation Hotspot, TTG Fund of Funds, EDA’s i.6 Program, and the Clean Tech Center; Identified, designed, reviewed, and implemented program opportunities alongside our state partner, NYSTAR. (Home of GeniusNY.)Coached high-tech/high-growth startups assessing business stage, monitoring progress, identifying needs, leveraging matched resources and support at crucial moments along their path to market.Venture Capital organizations engaged once clients de-risked activities through Tech Garden programming: LaunchNY, Upstate Capital, Armory Square Ventures, Excell Partners, and Upstate Venture Connect. Program graduates included: Density, TCGPlayer, Rosie, Ichor Life Sciences, and SparkCharge. Directed the CNY Innovation Council: a 6-county consortium of innovation partners including business development executives, industry associations, investor partners, universities, incubators, and accelerators to provide collaborative value through regionally aligned resources, programs, and events to regional entrepreneurs of all start-up stages, types, and growth models.University collaborations and engagements: Syracuse University, Columbia University, StoneyBrook, Cornell, Clarkson University, Colgate, SUNY ESF, RIT, MIT, RPI, and Upstate Medical University. Led continuous improvement projects to align partners, advance programming, implementing virtual interfacing with entrepreneurs, and sharing economic impacts to stakeholders through SalesForce CRM solutions by analyzing requirements and executing implementation.Advisory Council Member of the Clean Tech Center; Ecosystem Judge for regional competitions, including GrowNY.

Business Coaching to identify opportunities for innovation and growth. Implementation of targeted marketing and communications strategies for small business enterprises. Services included: branding, public relations, space and event designs, and developing communications channels reflecting each client's mission, business goals, values, and personality. Oversaw art direction; implemented strategic online and guerrilla marketing campaigns; directed creative events and memorable experiences; designed environmental spaces.Translated brand identity into hand-tailored promotional/art pieces; managed and developed content for websites and print materials. Customized sustainable online efforts; interfaced through social media management using digital applications: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube; implemented emerging technologies that enhance mission and goals. Utilized public relations tactics about newsworthy events when beneficial to building brand awareness; write press releases and media alerts for regional and local publications. Represented local and regional clients from non-profit, construction, financial, food service and information technology industries.

Assessed staffing needs for all programs, facility, administration, operational, and event support; Advanced recruitment strategies and systems. Directed volunteer on-boarding, training, placement, scheduling, coaching, retention, and appreciation. Evaluated engagement and coached staff for retention; Handled escalated concerns; Deepened stewardship efforts and relationships with community organizations (civic, military, religious and corporate) to benchmark best practices and secure donations, sponsorship, and grants. Next gen customization of Salesforce environment to track/report program key performance indicators to demonstrate program impacts. Development and distribution of standard operating procedures, training, and implementation to satellite and affiliate offices. Directed internship program; Host large volunteer groups bi-weekly (50+); Conducted tours. Managed Front Desk staff providing organization-wide administrative services.

Special Event Management (three majors include: the Turn-Around Jumpers 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament, Civic Luncheon and Christmas Bureau); Managed all logistics through planning, research, execution and evaluation; Developed and directed promotional collateral for events; solicited corporations and organizations for sponsorship opportunities; Facilitated related Board Committee meetingsTranslated and developed a package of local events that could be executed in multiple sites throughout the region; delivered materials and trained event execution for a broader reachDonor relations engagement that foster long-term relationships/investments through gift management, acknowledgment, stewardship and reportingCommunity and Media relations: cultivated partnerships with local businesses; fostered media opportunities; 2015 Beneficiary of the SU Charity Auction through the Falk CollegeAdvisory board liaison; facilitated event board committees

Managed human resources, operations, visual merchandising, community relations, and inventory for an anchor store with $4 million in revenue. Partnered with non-profit organizations, local chefs, and small business owners to build loyalty, increase traffic, and foster a positive presence within the community.Architected daily business plans to drive KPIs; implemented operational standards to lower costs, managed payroll and prevented losses. Hired, developed and coached a team of 20+ employees to ensure a memorable guest experience and effectively handle customer inquiries. Executed visual merchandising to increase product visibility and profit margin.

BRAND AND COMMUNICATIONSDeveloped logos, brand identity, messaging, social media content and physical spaces. Designed program to encourage membership through graduated classes and interactive feedback; organized campus tours. Created web-based system for leaders for remote promotional requests; planned community outreach and fundraising events. PROJECT MANAGEMENTAnalyzed internal systems, identifying efficiency and financial deficiencies for restructure and wrote policies standardizing reoccurring events; approved by board. Constructed a project management system, consolidating visionary/maintenance projects into a functional report detailing plans and estimating costs; approved for a capital campaignDeveloped archival, calendar and attendance systems to facilitate document retrieval, sharing capabilities, and forecasting from information via cloud-based software. Delivered clean account payables and receivables for projects; delivered department budget projections TEAM MANAGEMENTDirected Creative and Design Teams to create spaces, displays, and stage sets through innovative design. Developed the Leadership Summit to plan and train Department leadersRestructured and managed volunteer groups into functional teams to effectively execute projects

Analyzed international project bids, through the United Nations' and economic development sites for medical equipment components; identified leads in the proprietary project management system, the Emerge Database. Beta tested the Emerge Database with international sales representative, launching and pioneering a collaborative intranet based reporting system. Developed procedures for lost packages and equipment, saving over $25,000 within the first three months of implementation; Expanded this system to all four major plants in Skaneateles, Elbridge and San Diego training customer service representatives in lost package recovery. Placed orders, responded to inquiries, problem-solved product issues, offered details on new products, tracked product delivery to ensure timeliness, loaned and retrieved medical equipment, assisted credit and claims during UPS strike and addressed Y2K compliancy requests. Received Welch Allyn Spirit of Caring Award, 1999

Received world-class business training for "Making Magic" in guest safety, courtesy, efficiency and show