Kristin Steele Email & Phone Number

Charlotte, Nc, Us

LaunchPad Creative is a full-service strategic marketing firm that partners with financial services firms to provide tailored integrated marketing, brand, social media, and business activation initiatives – launching them into their next phase of exponential growth.As the industry continues to evolve and we see more market entrants, it has become increasingly important for firms to develop strong brand awareness.LaunchPad was founded by professionals who have spent their careers in the financial services industry in marketing, business development and operational capacities. We understand the nuances of investment strategies and service offerings and use our marketing and business acumen to formulate effective, clear and differentiating marketing solutions for our clients.Our offering is flexible. Our approach is consistent. We look to partner with alternative investment and professional services firms on a project basis or become an extension of their marketing team. From brand design to strategy formulation to CRM implementations, we are your marketing partner.We offer a full suite of services:* Brand Design* Strategic Marketing* Business Development Strategy* CRM Implementations* Integration MarketingFollow us on LinkedIn to stay abreast of what we see by way of trends in the industry.Connect with us to learn how we can partner to help you reach your goals – www.launchpadcreativellc.com.

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

Worked hand-in-hand with the Founder to launch a marketing firm that focused exclusively on providing strategic marketing services to middle-market private equity and investment banking firms. At MiddleM, I led the development and execution of strategic marketing plans for several clients encompassing a broad range of services including brand research, brand creation and refinement, content marketing and social media strategy, PR services and business development strategies. I was also responsible for securing new business mandates, managing internal resources and project managing client workflows, including website design and brand refinement.MiddleM Creative is a brand marketing firm focused on providing a wide range of marketing services to middle-market private equity and investment banking firms.

St Helier, Jersey, Gb

Joined Carolon as its first employee and worked to build a well-respected and robust brand marketing service offering for middle-market private equity and investment banking firms.Carolon Capital is a global financial services firm specializing in fund distribution and management, strategic marketing and investor relations support. Established in 2014, Carolon provides asset managers, private equity firms and other service providers the support they need to expand their investor base and improve deal opportunities through a suite of complementary services. Carolon is registered under the Financial Services (Jersey) Law 1998 and regulated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission in the conduct of Funds Service Business.

N/A, Bm

Spearheaded the business development and marketing efforts for a specialized fund administration firm, increasing the firm's assets under administration by over 200% since 2010. Other responsibilities included opening and growing the Charlotte office to ten people and managing the day-to-day operations of the office.The Horseshoe Group is an independent and privately-owned group of companies forming a leading independent insurance manager and fund administrator dedicated to both the insurance linked securities and the alternative fund markets with offices in Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, the United States, Gibraltar and Ireland. With over $20 billion in assets under administration and 145+ fund clients, Horseshoe provides a comprehensive service offering to alternative managers employing a wide range of investment strategies.

Charged with running the day-to-day operations of the office and developing the infrastructure to prepare the firm for SEC registration. Global Endowment Management actively manages client assets in the style of leading endowments and foundations.

London, Gb

Served as a Global Relationship Manager for thirteen hedge fund relationships whose assets exceeded $750 million on an individual basis, actively identifying cross-selling opportunities and understanding the client's business needs to continuously add value.

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Launched the investor relations group within the newly formed fund of hedge funds administration and custody department - a subdivision of the Structured Fund Products Group. Responsibilities included integrating systems and drafting policies and procedures, managing a four-person team of investor relations and paralegal professionals and overall client management.

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, Ky

Accountable for managing a department of seven investor relations professionals whose responsibilities included, processing investor subscription and redemption requests, disseminating investor correspondence and answering client and investor queries as required. Additional responsibilities included planning resource allocation and development to enhance client service capabilities and assisting with business development efforts to obtain hedge and private equity fund clients.

Stamford, Ct, Us

Gained significant alternative investment and investor relations experience by working closely with the team on new fund launches, investor correspondence, system implementations and managing vendor relationships.

Mba, Finance, Strategic Management

Ba, Political Science, Philosophy