Kirby Holmes Email & Phone Number

Baltimore, Md, Us

- World Relief is a global Christian humanitarian organization that is boldly engaging the world's greatest crises in partnership with the church.- We envision thriving, welcoming communities where families flourish and individuals are restored in relationship with God, themselves, their neighbors, and all of creation.- We drive lasting change by engaging mass displacement do to disasters, extreme poverty, violence, and climate catastrophe.

Lviv, Lviv, Ua

- Lead generation for a Ukrainian FinTech software development firm with two completed banking products and two ongoing projects in Texas.- Qualifying outsourcing sales leads for core and neo banking, alternative lending, payment processing, digital wallets, and money transaction software products.- "Ukraine is Open for Business."

- Launched the world's first consumer air filter mask for dogs with a fully funded $10,000 Kickstarter crowd source campaign to begin full scale production.- Directed full-cycle product development including design, prototyping, supply chain, manufacturing, packaging, and distribution through a Shopify eCommerce website and Amazon FBA.- Secured a $200,000 on-air investment deal with Daymond John on "Shark Tank" in 2020 validating the product.- Managed trademark IP and filed provisional and utility patents to protect the product's intellectual property.- Generated sales through direct-to-consumer digital marketing initiatives, utilizing SEO, SMO, advertising on Meta, Amazon, Google, and email campaigns resulting in over $450,000 in revenue.

- Co-founded Storyline, a non-profit organization partnering with international denominations to creatively accelerate church expansion into new regions.- Consulted with executive leaders by devising strategic plans for missional expansion across multiple continents and regions, increasing deployed Eastern European workers by 135%.- Developed comprehensive educational strategies by utilizing a team of 15 trained facilitators traveling to 45 cities recruiting 5,500 successful course participants.- Launched the Storyline digital marketing website, social media accounts, and podcast promotional channels, driving increased engagement and brand awareness.- Raised and personally delivered $335,000 in humanitarian aid to Ukraine in 2022-23 to reduce the suffering of displaced people.

Austin, Tx - Texas, Us

- Developed and implemented strategies to enhance transformational small group community and missional outreach as a director-level leader at a multi-site church in Austin, Texas, with over 5,000 members.- Spearheaded the implementation of a multiplying small group leadership model, resulting in the development of 70 catalytic leaders leading groups of 8-15 people, which ultimately connected over 1,000 church participants into small groups.- Initiated and supervised five leadership teams to facilitate hyper-local neighborhood serving communities, creating opportunities for over 500 participants to engage in meaningful service and outreach.

Austin, Tx - Texas, Us

- Point leader for a church wide small group campaign training 130 leaders to connect 1200+ people into transformational groups.- Designed training for 150+ new volunteer leaders in small group theory and practices to start new healthy groups.- Facilitated leadership development for 15 part-time employees who each supported 5-8 small group leaders leading 1200+ participants.

Austin, Tx - Texas, Us

- Co-trained 100+ emerging leaders in transformational small group principles during monthly gatherings to improve leadership consistency and quality.- Collaborated with the Director to design a developmental leadership weekend for 300+ leaders to gain new perspective and skills for leading small group communities.

- Generated 30 client leads resulting in 5 Small Business clients for eCommerce website design projects.- Utilizing Volusion and Shopify SaaS eCommerce engines I created web stores for clients turning design ideas into digital reality.

- Branded and imported my own line of home theater projector screens from China.- Implemented SEO, SMO, and PPC marketing campaigns that generated increasing sales.- Built an effective SaaS eCommerce website that generated $100,000+ in revenue.

Austin, Texas, Us

- Led successful sales efforts by training 37 manufacturer's sales representatives across the US, resulting in a significant revenue increase from $240K to $2.4M.- Speaker at the Consumer Electronics Design and Installation Association (CEDIA) regional training seminars to educate industry leaders on innovations in screen technology.- Implemented sales to our first international distributors located in South Africa, Switzerland and Israel.

Austin, Texas, Us

- Acquired 12 new accounts a month through cold calling, referrals, and sales representatives.- Speaker at the Consumer Electronics Design and Installation Association (CEDIA) regional training seminars to educate industry leaders on innovations in screen technology.

Orlando, Fl, Us

- Fund development coaching for 16 full-time staff raising $752,000 in non-profit financial support to expand their organizational influence globally.- Coached and supported 52 internationally located full-time staff with encouragement, conflict resolution, and problem solving.

Orlando, Fl, Us

- Directed a team of 22 full-time American and Russian staff workers to collaborate as cross-cultural student influencers.- Achieved an intermediate proficiency (TORFL) in the Russian language.- Supported 12 internationally located full-time staff as a leadership coach to encourage and solve problems in their role as team leaders.

Orlando, Fl, Us

- Raised $485,000 in fund development for my personal work in the organization.- Designed a weekly gathering for 150 students by training key student leaders.- Developed student leaders in practical skills and experience for missional outreach.- Multiplied discipleship through 10 students who participated in local and foreign missions in Dallas, Chicago, Spain, Russia, France and Jordan.

Orlando, Fl, Us

- Team leader for a cross-cultural American team pioneering a new organizational location in Tallinn, Estonia.- Developed a core of ten Estonian student volunteer leaders as influencers in their community.

Masters Of Art In Global Leadership, Intercultural Studies

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Communication Studies, Russian Language And Area Studies