Talent inTulsa is a connector of people and opportunity matching top-level talent with companies eager to grow in Tulsa, Oklahoma.We believe the right people and companies have the potential to improve communities and change lives. By attracting new talent and organizations to our community, while also retaining the wealth of talent already here, we are building a more vibrant and inclusive Tulsa for all.

Premier Solution Partners is a long term value focused sales organization representing transformative healthcare solutions, in niche verticals. Our healthcare mission is to stay carefully out of the lane of the broker and the TPA, as we want to work well with any and all, while driving proven partner solutions to large self-funded health plans that deliver significant savings to the plan and its member, while creating an improved patient experience in the process.

Tulsa Remote is a unique recruitment initiative aimed at attracting talented individuals to Tulsa. The program brings remote workers and digital nomads to the community by providing $10,000 grants and numerous community-building opportunities. Each grant is distributed over the course of a year to eligible remote workers or entrepreneurs living outside of Oklahoma. Funding is currently provided by George Kaiser Family Foundation. The City of Tulsa and other community organizations lend their support to ensure program participants are fully immersed and engaged in the community. www.tulsaremote.com

• Began as 1 of only 2 Senior Executives upon acquisition and the sole Executive of 16 in Tulsa to manage the post-acquisition integration of the Tulsa business for the 1st 9 months, retaining 90% of the acquired PennWell team members and enabling a seamless transition of the company culture• Directly managed a $30M revenue portfolio, leading a team of 60 members including 12 direct reports, developing and implementing SOPs to ensure continuous business excellence for business operations, customer service, account management, and all contract negotiation and administration• Established a shared services organization for the US operations, assessing for talent and optimizing resources to reduce workforce costs by 10% and training 16 employees on best practices within the customer service and operations through remote team management within OK, WA, GA, CT, and NJ• Provided upselling tactics through the customer service organization, utilizing the additional customer touchpoints to establish a new ancillary revenue stream, advancing the revenue opportunity by 10% for all product lines with a 70%+ profit margin• Introduced a zero-based forecasting and budgeting methodology, building cost models in operations for future events to accurately assess for expenditures and create a monthly cost control to be shared with the Finance team, significantly enhancing financial transparency and reducing cost variances by 20%+• Renegotiated the global vendor agreement, leveraging the entire company portfolio by shifting procurement and purchasing from the UK to US operations, leading to 15%+ cost savings and a revenue increase of 10% across the entire portfolio• Executed various global initiatives efficiently and within budget for the European, Asian, African, and US teams, including database implementation to increase transparency for the value of total business and developing consistent branding across all teams

Visit Indy (CVB) customer advisory board member assisting bureau with strategy for attracting new business, renewals, and long term customers.

• Began as a Senior Financial Analyst in the M&A department, transforming approximately 10-30 acquisitions across various stages from prospecting to assimilation at any given time, responsible for extensive financial modeling, negotiations, and the board of directors M&A presentations• Appointed by the BOD to centralize operations, leveraging portfolio of business through strategic contract negotiations for substantial cost-savings• Created a new Shared Services team, managing 4 direct reports with an upwards of 40 collectively across a Registration team, Customer Services team, and an Operations team, modernizing the SOPs for the global line of business for 50 events annually• Transformed an underutilized administrative team into a new customer service organization, training the team on various customer relations skill development to improve the customer experience, increasing the customer touchpoints from 2 to a minimum of 8-10, resulting in a 60%+ increase and leading to a boost in renewals• Consolidated and renegotiated vendor contracts to maintain sustainability YOY, saving $2M+ in unbudgeted cost savings• Utilizing technology, identified new ancillary revenue stream across all portfolios initially leading to $1.3M unbudgeted revenue, growing to $2.75M with a 70% profit margin• Expert in global customer care and customer experience, managing international operations, vendor negotiations, and contract administration across SE Asia, West Africa, Brazil, Middle East, and Europe• Managed an initial commercial P&L for an acquired portfolio in 2006 with responsibility for additional portfolios throughout the years until ultimately attaining responsibility for the 3rd largest revenue product in 2014, generating 7-12% in revenue growth annually thereafter• Built and implemented a cost control process and monthly tracking model through collaboration with the CFO and Finance team, minimizing the forecast variance from 12% to 3% consistently

• Worked with the Network Architecture team, managing various projects to successfully install capital equipment on the network by evaluating contracts to implement adequate resources, delegate tasks, and track productivity, ensuring efficient project execution• Developed and managed the capital and cost center expenditure budgets, utilizing continuous financial modeling and variance analysis, strategically supporting the monthly department forecasting and budgeting• Conducted consistent research to analyze all the network hardware, assessing for viability, gains, losses, and associated risk, implementing process improvements, and suggesting acquisition recommendations, leading to long-term profitability optimization