John Demello Email & Phone Number

Edina, Mn

I am building a global team to help protect, grow, and transfer their clients assets into a secure, stable, tax advantaged environment.

Invented a new way for internet users to find information and make informed decisions with a service using an independent researcher for a fee. Created an LLC with 3 partners in the IT space to write code on googles cloud platform to market, bill and function with a high degree of customer pointed service with independent contractors driving performance. Insisted that all code exists on google's cloud technology to facilitate seamless acquisition. Ensured that our business model is completely scaleable world wide, so that exponential growth is possible. Negotiated my partners' incentive to be LLC ownership upon the functional completion of our website. Recruited, trained and performance appraised researchers to 100% customer satisfaction. Protected the organization from legal liabilities concerning ID theft, customer, partner and competitor liabilities. Held international web conferences with partners to lead them to create the website and analyze performance matrix to determine marketing effectiveness. Beta tested the website to ensure questions, answers and billing systems were functional and secure. Funded initial set up and managed all business operations from the inception of the LLC to day to day account and tax management. Provided prospectus information to potential investors.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Small to mid-size business consultant focused on maximizing profitability by consulting business owners to find their ultimate objective for their organization. Analyzing profit leaks to determine how their current HR plan is supporting their mission. Provided consultation making recommendations based on 32 HR dimensions to accomplish business owner's objectives. Offsetting costs through leveraging economies of scale when purchasing medical benefits by loading employees onto a fortune 500 platform to facilitate growth enabling rapid national scalability through recruiting, training, performance appraisals as well as world class benefits. Analyzed entire picture of business to determine employer burden cost to include work comp, employee benefits, FICA, FUTA, SUTA to compare with our payroll percentage. Analyzed current benefit package to compare and aline with our employee benefits offerings. Forecasted future costs for a particular business and compared them to our future costs during my proposal presentation. Demonstrated potential value add of employees having lower turnover and higher performance. Lead my sales team in performance every year of my tenure. Received the Fast Start Award, won several sales contests and consistently outperformed my entire training class. Helped new sales professionals develop their sales skills and close business. Had the best client retention rate in the office. Pioneered using social media to build networking meetings to generate leads and close business.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

As the founder and president of Family Lifestyle Development Corp., formerly known as Profitmax LLC. I directed all strategic and operational aspects of a business consulting organization. Due to the boom in the construction industry the business changed focus to rehabbing foreclosed property. Directed the rehab process and pro forma of multiple projects start to finish. Performed market and repair analysis, creating designs, worked with a team of subcontractors, managed to build-out specifications, achieving my goal to purchase properties below market and selling them for a profit doubling my investment in 30 days or less. Eventually acquired Dutchman Cabinet Company in St. Paul to vertically integrate the replacement of cabinetry in the homes to be rehabbed. Also consulted with home owners to design, sell, manufacture, finish and install high end custom cabinetry. Doubled Dutchman Cabinet Co.'s revenue with a business plan incl. HR, training, score card, lease negotiations, shop lay out, efficient manufacturing and install through LEAN, TQM and SIX SIGMA, taking it from 2 to 8 employees in 1 year. Created a team of commercial real-estate professionals to obtain entitlements for a $22 M mixed use senior development project in Fridley. Directly involved in enlisting local companies and directing every aspect of the project incl. demand, feasibility and traffic studies, site and building designs around a high water table topography, planting, screening and illumination plans, CAD presentation with music, wetland abaitment, financial pro forma, securing the investor, obtaining a building bid, negotiating option agreements with 5 landowners, collaborating with city planners, presenting in several city planning committee meetings, marketing and hosting community meetings, and holding the city accountable to their own comprehensive plan. Ensured the completion of architectural and engineering submittals, gained all entitlements including city, watershed, and county.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Responsible for training new District Managers in foot and phone canvassing, networking, 6 steps of the sales call and PEPP/C model for handling objections. US News Week ranked us the #2 best trained sales force in the nation at that time behind Dell Computer. Helped small business owners set up federal and state ID's. Won numerous sales contests, Champion circle, regional sales competitions 100% Club as a consistent top producer on the team with the highest customer retention rate. Consistently closed 3 deals per week in a highly competitive sales environment incl. extensive cold calling, high activity expectations with weekly sales meetings where sales were expected. Chanel marketed networking with CPA's, bankers, consultants and attorneys. Developed a brand new territory that had never demonstrated success to yield high performing results only during my tenure.

Katterbach, Germany

Airframe Repair Shop Manager (68G10)Army Commendation MedalGood Conduct MedalHonorable DischargeGulf War Veteran