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In increasingly digital world, consumers now expect companies to not only provide for their needs but also to anticipate their wants. This expectation has resulted in a fundamental shift in the way they expect to connect with the products and services they want. Consumers expect to use social media, mobile technologies and the web to search, discuss, shop and purchase goods and services. Corporate marketers are starting to take notice and leaders predict that as much as 75% of the total marketing budget will be allocated toward this shift over the next five years.Think Digital provides a unique set of experts and skills that these marketers are seeking. With over a century of combined experience in enterprise architecture, interactive development, productization, usability and social engineering, the Think Digital team has the ability to envision and implement the corporate changes required to meet these new expectations from their customers. Through our three primary tenants of customer acquisition, customer interaction and operational integration, we craft a solution that not only delivers on the expectations of the consumer but also provides the analytics needed by our clients to rapidly adjust to the changing buying behaviors of their customers. The end result is a digital transformation of our client’s business

Identify, hunt and engage key opportunities; educate and nurture prospects emphasizing value and ROI; and, converting partners into long-term relationships through business development and growth. LunaWeb is one of the original website design and development, Internet strategy, SEO, social marketing companies in Memphis that recently added Mobilenomics to their offereing.

Plastic surgery practice losing 40% of gross revenue over the past 7 years performing breast augmentations, rhinoplasties, liposuction, tummy tucks, mommy makeovers, Botox, fillers and a full assortment of aesthetic procedures and products with a 15 member staff.Practice Administrator challenged with resurrecting a struggling business by developing new revenue streams such as Artefill, Quanta Tattoo Removal, Neograft Hair Transplant, Viora Body Sculting. Negotiated credit card processing rates that saved $1,000 per month. Instrumental in growing social media data 50% in 5 months. Reversed decreasing revenues to maintenance.

Surgical practice, vascular practice and concierge practice with $1.8M in sales for 20 member staff performing various breast augmentations, tummy tucks, mommy makeovers, laser resurfacing, Botox, fillers and assortment of aesthetic procedures and products.General Manager faced with decreasing revenues and increasing legal issues while stabilizing and managing daily operations. Increased gross receipts 90% and decreased payables 75% in 2 years. Developed marketing plan that increased filler and injectable volume and revenue by 80%, ranking top 5 Botox and Juvederm practice in Memphis and top 10 Artefill practice in the US. Guided the development and increase of different revenue streams from vascular practice, surgical and injectables to hedge the viability of the practice.

Startup data collection company that developed a real-time POS system for convenient stores and tobacco/cigarette shops that identified different UPC for products coast to coast producing $2M in sales for 15 employees.Senior Vice President overseeing operations, sales, hardware and software development, training, support, customer development, client retention. Defined the complexities of the petroleum industry with branded and independent companies. Managed relationships with outside legal counsel providing initial information for sales agreements, non-disclosure agreements, non-compete agreements, employment contracts, vendor agreements as well as final approval for contracts with many companies such as R.J. Reynolds, Oracle, Clickbase, DigiPos, Information Resources and Management Science Associates.Vice President, Sales that hired and trained a sales team that contracted over 500 new retailers and expanded customer base 5X in 24 months.• Spearheaded a data collection and promotion program to connect several hundred retail locations to supplying wholesalers and manufacturers in 18 months.o Defined location site surveys to detail hardware requirements.o Established hardware installation procedures and software training programs.o Developed relationships with key wholesalers.o Initiated contacts with CPG manufacturers and category management data syndicate companies.

President of a nation-wide telemarketing wholesale company started with $10,000. Gross sales exceeded $5M/year after the first 5 years.• Responsible for team building, sales motivation, goal analysis, budgets, research and development, selection and grouping, inventory management/pricing and scheduling arrival times of imported and domestic product.• Designed all marketing material.• Responsible for all human resources including hiring/firing, job descriptions and training.

President and turnaround specialist of a nation-wide floral wire service and became part-owner after 6 months upon reaching profitability 3 months in a row.• Responsible for developing a sales organization and process for services that increased participating members from 200 to over 3,000 in the first 2 years.• Upon reaching 1,500 memberships initiated a product program that exchanged margined products for cash payments. • Gross sales of product reached over $2M/year in year two.

Juris Doctor, Law

Bachelor Of Science, Agriculture

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