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It doesn’t matter if you are already achieving your goals or coming up short. If you are committed to a brighter future, I am the helping hand to impact YOUR later! Motivated to move your business forward? I love partnering with clients who are inspired by a less talk, more action approach. If people are your “product”, I can support turning your growth dreams into reality. Let’s do this!Our solutions optimize human connections to unlock the best in your PEOPLE. BRAND. BUSINESS.

As Vice President of Firm Growth at Viridian Studios, I’m energized by the opportunity to partner with Jill Kelleher in accelerating the firm’s success. We’re focused on enhancing brand visibility and driving growth through strategic business development and dynamic marketing initiatives. Our goal is to cultivate a thriving environment where top design talent can excel and collaborate with a diverse range of satisfied clients. At Viridian Studios, we’re committed to shaping an exceptional future for both our team and our clients. We provide a Landscape Architecture Services to a variety of clients/project types.PRIVATE SECTOR  Affordable Housing Senior Living Headquarters Mission Critical Healthcare IndustrialPUBLIC SECTOR  Higher Education Civic/Greenspace Community Centers Government

Business Development | Marketing & Brand Strategies * Established and built brand recognition in Atlanta and SE market within a few months in a new geographic territory. * Created and delivered effective revenue generating programs at national conferences and within local industry organizations. * Managed strategic partnerships to fuel growth. Exceeded all performance expectations, ramping up in record time. * Provided strategic marketing direction and spearheaded rebuilding of social media and website improvements in order to help the firm build a brand with a more national reach. Operational | People Strategies* Overseeing operational aspects of Atlanta office; including researching, identifying and shortlisting options for ownership lease and then managing all aspects of the office move. * Served informally as interim office managing director for five months, assuming full responsibility for team building, administrative functions, point of contact for all office matters. * Successfully identified, recruited and on-boarded new staff.

Founder of Resource CRE, providing a wide variety of business growth services and support. Entrepreneurial spirit creating a firm that provided business development, key account capture plans, business plans, operations advisory and marketing » consulting to the Atlanta commercial real estate, legal, accounting/advisory, design, and construction industries. Focus on both new business and growing existing enterprise client revenue. ▪ Collaborating with firm leadership and technical support to help build partnerships, grow footprint, recruit talent, set and manage revenue objectives, provide feedback on overall business operations and team building. ▪ Conducting market research to develop & implement business strategies that focus on building brands and capturing revenue from new & existing clients in a multitude of sectors & property types ▪ Identifying and prioritizing pursuits and direction of firm through diverse team collaborationSERVICES - Business Development Representation & BD Strategic Planning - Conference/Trade Show Prep and Implementation - Sales support and opportunity creation - Training and coaching of technical staff on sales and services tactics and strategies - Marketing Strategy & Production Tasks: Proposals, Website, Collateral, Writing, Branding/Rebranding- Business Planning and Strategies - Short & Long Term - Recruiting - Assistance in utilizing network to attract and hire new staff- Branding Strategy, Implementation and Creative DirectionCLIENTS INCLUDED>>>Professional Services (Law/Accounting/Consulting): Chamberlain Hrdlicka, DRL Law, Foltz Martin Hudson & Knapp, Frazier & Deeter, Metcalf Davis, Pursley Friese Torgrimson, Affinity Real Estate Services, LCG-CI>>>Design Firms: Budova Engineering, Flippo Civil Design, Greer Pruitt Structural Forensic, Perry Crabb, Viridian Studios, Wallace, Wood >>>Construction; Boyd, Cooper & Company, CWI, Malone, Pattillo, PSG, RL Smith

Cultivated relationships with CRE industry C-level to pave way and create opportunities for leadership and technical accounting professionals to grow existing business and win new accounts » Public Accounting Firm▪ Created winning conference strategies, including identifying and researching potential targets, scheduling meetings with prospects, and driving initiatives to win new business, advance relationships and KPI metrics- Key markets- affordable housing, multifamily, renewable energy, capital markets

Commercial Construction - Interior Build OutSuccessfully built relationships with property managers, construction managers, interior designers & industry partners in order to generate business opportunities for interiors division. Designed annual business development and marketing plan, including budget, sponsorships and public relation activities.

Business development professional focused on managing relationships with developers and contractors in Atlanta market. Versed in public and private sectors including office, industrial, hospitality, healthcare, religious, government, higher-education, multi-family and mixed use development; landscape architecture and engineering professional services.

Business Development for structural engineering firm (sister firm of Eberly & Associates) focused on building relationships and creating opportunities with commercial real estate developers and general contractors.

Human Capital Management, payroll and workforce management software sales for Kronos Incorporated.

Sales Representative for Paychex Professional Employer Organization (PEO) Services. Sold HR solutions to small-mid size businesses including administrative people management functions, payroll, health insurance and retirment benefits.