Independent mortgage brokerage

Independent mortgage brokerage

- Created and managed wholesale department's systems and processes (including ecommerce wholesale platform)- Designed and managed company website (livefitapparel.com)- Designed and managed company's Shopify presence (ecommerce platform), including numerous third party apps/functionalities- Managed email marketing for list of 50k+ subscribers- Managed various shipping functions, including large scale imports/exports and expo/tradeshow shipping- Worked directly with company attorneys on all legal issues, including: - Managed portfolio of Intellectual property - trademark registrations and protection, etc - Contracts - Managed sponsorship contracts for athletes, ambassadors and models, employment/general business contracts, etc - Managed all other company legal issues- Created HR department through transition to a PEO (Managed ADP implementation for company of 25 employees- Oversaw implementation of a hosted Quickbooks accounting setup- Interim IT Director/General Tech Problem Solver

- Managed approximately 50 retail accounts, including various international accounts- Graphic design work for website and various digital marketing efforts when needed- Managed email marketing

Marketing, web, design, and print firm.- Designed websites and e-commerce solutions for small businesses- Designed custom graphics and logos for small businesses - Sold design and other services to small business owners

• Involved in producing events of all types from planning stages to execution. • Supervised production teams of 1-3 people on numerous occasions• Event services include lighting, sound, red carpet productions, audio visual, staging, security, party rentals, décor, warehousing, staffing, transportation, marketing, tents, venue/location selection, sponsorships, video production, printing, celebrity wrangling, event production and logistics.• Worked on events for very high profile clients such as Nike, Belvedere, Moet/Hennessy, Red Bull, Hurley, LAPD, Hudson Jeans, Drai's Hollywood, Campari, numerous celebrities, and many more.

• Secured over 5 wineries to participate in brand new wine and food festival through face-to-face visits, and phone/email interactions, before event was postponed until 2012.• Assisted in creating and revising event deck and other promotional material for presentation to sponsors, vendors, and other stakeholders.

• Managed the 14-member Executive Board of the largest business organization on campus.• Presided at all Board meetings as well as 50-70 member weekly meetings for the General membership body.• Planned and coordinated over 20 events throughout the year including: -2nd Annual Regional Conference - partnered with UNLV and SDSU to host over 50 students from all over the western US -33rd Annual International Collegiate Conference - encouraged nearly 50 students to travel to New Orleans and represent CSULB AMA in multiple international competitions• Presented 3 grant proposals to Associated Business Students Organizations Council to secure over $2000 in funding for the organization• Lead and synchronized initiatives in all functional areas of the organization including communications, finance, corporate relations, memberships/recruitment, etc.

• Scheduled corporate speakers for weekly 50-60 member meetings• Set-up marketing firm tours for student members• Sought out corporate sponsorships and donations• Assisted in all other aspects of running the largest business organization on the CSULB campus

• Led simulated international manufacturing and distribution company to a 1st runner-up victory in the 2011 International Collegiate Business Strategy Competition.www.icbsc.org

• Helped plan an integrated social media, email and event marketing campaign for a Gold Level Apple Authorized Training Center. • Assisted in planning marketing campaign for renaming and rebranding the training center.

• Analyzed financial information to determine present and future financial performance. • Prepared studies, reports, analysis, and recommendations in areas such as budgets, forecasts, financial plans, statistical reports, productivity reports, and business forecasts. • Conferred with persons originating, processing or receiving reports to identify problems and to gather suggestions for improvements. • Communicated with potential customers in discovery process of customer needs and requirements by participating in presentations, tours, conference calls, on-site visits. • Performed analysis of data obtained from customers, document assumptions, and create proformas and proposals for customer’s business needs. • Assisted Salespersons and Business Development Personnel with customer acquisition process. • Used Customer Acquisition Process in daily Business Development Activities and assist pursuit teams. • Performed Time Studies, confirmed, and documented productivity assumptions used in the analysis of business models for internal and external customers • Performed analysis of existing business financial statements and compared against proformas created by Business Development to determine variances and causes for the variances. • Performed audits of Operations and compare actual revenue and expenses generated to projections made by Business Development in the acquisition process. Verified all revenue generation functions have been properly invoiced to customers.

• Communicated general direction and creative vision of the company• Created and organized marketing campaign including graphic/web design and maintenance, social network marketing, event/sponsorship planning, musical artist/athlete sponsorships, word of mouth campaign• Maintained working relationships with artists, athletes, event contacts, competitors, collaborative partners, etc.• Secured consignment based retail accounts with 7 stores, including 1 international outlet (Australia)• Secured sponsorship agreements with 5 musical artists, and 4 athletes• Organized photoshoots and product placement at musical venues

• Obtain clients who are visiting from around the world through face to face marketing• Work independently in a commission based environment

-Screen Printing and Print Brokering

• Delivered face-to-face vacation ownership sales presentations to clients from diverse demographic backgrounds• Averaged over $25,000 in direct sales of vacation ownerships monthly, reaching over $50,000 on one occasion

• Maintained an average of 7 clients a month, training 1-3 days a week with each of them• Sold an average of $2500 in personal training packages a month• Created personalized training programs for all clients based on initial health and fitness analysis, as well as desired results• Tracked and analyzed results data to continuously improve training programs

• Delivered face-to-face vacation ownership sales presentations to clients from diverse demographic backgrounds • Averaged over $35,000 in direct sales of vacation ownerships monthly, reaching over $70,000 on two occasions • Top Salesperson September 2006