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Ann Arbor, MI, US

At GeSI.org, I oversee all programmatic areas, lead strategy and planning, and the organization's execution of our strategic vision.

Ann Arbor, MI, US

Co-created a new, three credit action-based learning course for undergraduates blending a week long wilderness immersion with the National Outdoor Leadership School and on campus curriculum exploring the implications of an erosion of high quality connections with others, how the scarcity of time impedes our ability to think about anything else and the lack.

Los Angeles, California, US

Joined world leader in helping people and organizations be a force for good with core businesses in media, impact storytelling and consulting immediately following restructure at moment of financial crisis and uncertainty. Helped CEO clear $2.5M of debt, generate $3M+ cash reserves and deliver two consecutive years of growing profitability following five.

• During a dramatic shift in sales coverage from technology-based business units to client-centric industry orientation I was selected to lead two industry marketing teams and the execution of seven industry imperatives.
• Delivered 42% YTY increase in marketing pipeline and 5% increase in win revenue for Healthcare to $839M. Improved SLG pipeline by 43% YTY and win revenue 58% to $580M.
• Produced top performing content and thought leadership including multiple videos achieving 100K+ views in three months, client case studies utilized by sales leadership with measurable pipeline contribution and digital.
• Developed new skill building program and tactics such as an internal podcast channel sharing career experiences exceeding 3,000 downloads for 180-person organization, turning around declining employee engagement scores.

• After $3.5B of software acquisitions IBM was losing share in a new category, over reliant on install base accounts and struggling to build mindshare with a new technology buyer, the CMO.
• To engage new prospects my teams shifted our events strategy from large and proprietary to small and local, delivering 216 events in 2015 with 8,571 attendees contributing to 2,103 leads and $431M of win revenue spread.
• Effectively developed, operationalized and executed a broad marketing agenda with multiple teams and functional staff that exceeded marketing created revenue targets for Commerce by 130% and Social by 140%.

• Technology shifts and market forces put downward pressure on revenue in IBM’s top accounts. Account-focused marketing was proposed and combined with innovation programs as a mechanism to reverse revenue decline and.
• Led and collaborated with 38 highly skilled marketing practitioners in seven countries with full training curriculum in high touch tactics, performance measurement system, individual coaching and repeatable solutions.
• Planned and delivered innovation discovery workshops with clients such Vodafone Italy, Emirates Airlines, Airtel Africa and Generali with direct revenue and expanded relationship outcomes.

• Responding to a gap in IBM’s content and client engagement portfolio, CAI was created to generate thought leadership that builds belief with new buyer cohorts, reframes markets to conditions favorable for IBM and.
• Managed team of researchers through stages of primary and secondary research projects, from framing business challenges and hypothesis trees to survey instrument design and statistical analysis of results in order to.
• Developed compelling, interactive and data-driven content in areas such as creating a new buyer for IBM’s security business, rebooting the cloud agenda and role transformation in enterprise marketing management that.
• Created and executed a category diagnostic program that objectively assessed IBM’s performance in eight priority categories with six analytical tests.

Armonk, New York, NY, US

• During IBM’s Smarter Planet campaign I conceived of, designed and launched the Corporate Service Corps, a program addressing the 21st century context for doing business – emerging markets, diverse cultures, global.
• Managed up, laterally and down with no formal control in a matrixed environment to build support for a new idea, secure people and budget in multiple locations and roles, and overcome adversity and resistance.
• International recognition as a leading social intrapreneur, protagonist in a Harvard Business School case study, numerous media features and public speaking moments.
• Deployed over 800 IBM employees from 47 countries on 68 teams to 15 countries on Corporate Service Corps assignments with non-profits, small businesses, government agencies and academic institutions on an annual.
• Initiated and negotiated long term collaboration agreement with the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation for a small and medium business program called the SME Toolkit deployed in 28 markets and 14 languages.

Armonk, New York, NY, US

• Collaborated with sales leadership, finance and operations to shift resources to growth and prioritize coverage at global level utilizing voluminous econometric and performance data spanning country, industry, category.
• Managed annual business case and growth opportunity evaluation process for 17 industry teams.
• Developed a portfolio management tool with a cross-company, cross-functional team to prioritize market segments for 68 countries across all of IBM’s business units.

New York, New York, US

Member of inaugural class of First Mover Fellows, the leading global network and professional development program for corporate social intrapreneurs.

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

As a Peace Corps volunteer, I managed a farm and micro enterprise in a remote village, fully immersed in a culture and community very different from my own. After completing two years of service I accepted an invitation to stay in-country for three months to serve as a technical and cultural trainer for incoming volunteers.

Mba, Strategy And Marketing

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