I’m the founder of The Color Countess, a business dedicated to helping individuals and organizations unlock the power of color to enhance confidence, streamline decision-making, and elevate personal style. Leveraging advanced training in the 16-palette seasonal flow system, my work is rooted in the science of color theory, delivering results far beyond traditional 4- or 12-season methods.Services Offered:Executives & Professionals: Tailored color analysis services designed to sharpen appearance and elevate executive presence. I work with individuals and teams to optimize wardrobe choices, ensuring every look projects confidence and authority.Retail & Fashion Collaborations: Partnering with retailers, bespoke clothing stores, and brands to enhance customer experiences by offering personalized color analysis, driving customer satisfaction and loyalty.Influencers: Helping influencers refine their personal brand by identifying colors that resonate with their audience and enhance their on-camera presence, creating a cohesive and impactful visual identity.Corporate Workshops & Events: Offering workshops that blend color education with actionable wardrobe insights. These sessions are perfect for team-building events, sales incentive trips, and leadership training programs.Private Clients: One-on-one consultations to discover each client’s unique color identity, pinpointing their Iconic Colors and providing personalized style guidance.With The Color Countess, I aim to empower individuals to approach style with clarity and confidence while helping businesses elevate their customer or employee experience through the art and science of color.Let’s connect if you’re interested in bringing color analysis to your team, organization, or personal life!

Supporting CCOs & CMOs and other functional Marketing Leaders to align Gartner advisory and consulting programs that assist in exceeding organizational objectives.

Worked with CCOs and other functional communications leaders to align Gartner advisory and consulting programs that assist in exceeding organizational objectives.

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*It is important to note that Megan has unparalleled parallel parking skills, a vanity license plate, no outstanding parking tickets and is now on level 226 of Candy Crush.Responsible for the overall strategic direction and tactical execution of the direct sales channelImplemented client research to build all interactive marketing media and sales promotion strategiesDeveloped a systematic approach to recruiting high performing strategic partners, global distributors and national account managersImplemented training programs that build value-based selling skills to develop an integrated curriculum to the sales organizationLed field training and management programs for the national account managersDeveloped account manager’s sales skills, drove performance, refined sales tactics, and shared best practicesLed weekly sales conference calls and bi-weekly global sales conference calls to share best practices and strategize operational flowDeveloped quarterly sales projections for global and national territoriesUtilized clarity, humor, well-defined goals and a positive work ethic to establish a spirited organizational culture throughout the companyCultivated relationships with all new/existing accounts, engaging with C-level executives to pitch customized parking solutions to fit their needsCreated client quote documents, customized animation movies, email engagement templates, media kit, client marketing folder and technical specification data sheets for all hardware productsAuthored all investor and client pitch deck presentationsWorked cross-functionally with legal team to produce contracts and liability waiversManaged development of website and client smartphone app experienceManaged social media manager and freelance designers for national and global needsOversaw branding efforts, ensuring global distributors are aligned with product brand and messageCollaborated with the CEO to develop and implement the industry’s first Pay-Per-Car revenue model

Responsible for sales of 90,000+ merchandise products, equipment, SaaS and technology to over 120 clients.Developed a “practice consultant” mentality with doctors and team members by analyzing business needs, discussing benefits and features of equipment and technology solutions, explaining ROI and tax advantages and discussing emerging dental industry trends.Cultivated relationships with new and existing C-level executives and small business owners through effective cold calls and creative sales strategies, resulting in overall growth of 8%+ annually.Consulted clients on practice growth through the use of social media and self-published marketing materials on a bi-weekly basis.Coordinated and conducted product demonstrations and training sessions.Responsible for discovery and overall growth of what has now become one of Patterson Dental’s largest national group practices. Maintained accurate CRM records for prospects, customer orders, sales records and other financial activity.Utilized territory metrics data to analyze and evolve sales strategies.Earned “Million Dollar Club” recognition for exceeding 1M+ in annual sales with continued growth each year. Exceeded sales goals, while remaining in third place within my training class and top 40% of my local branch and national sales force.Led monthly “Success Meetings” among peers and assisted with local training of new territory sales representatives.

VEEM Enterprises: A business partnership driven to dream, create and execute applications primarily within the startup tech industry.*Precision Detention Solutions - Detention facility dual-locking deadbolt lock and key. As Co-Founder/Vice President of Sales, developed and refined initial sales strategies, training curriculum, sales territories and national and state-wide prospect lists; curated competitive analysis and marketing strategies to be utilized for investor presentations; currently assist with creative marketing strategies.*iZooti - Tabloid paywall app selling digital content to the public, produced by the celebrity and professional athlete with proceeds donated to the charity of their choice.As Co-Founder, conceptualized application and created company vision and values; helped develop name and branding strategies; author and presenter of pitch presentations to interested investors/board members; developed revenue model, go-to-market strategy and collateral material for launch; developed application wireframe and oversaw design and programming efforts; managed all legal affairs; helped manage of all freelance developers and designers.*Rescue Round - Dating application allowing singles to maximize their valuable date-night time, money and opportunity.Co-Founder, responsible for ideation and naming of application; assisted in company vision and values; developed competitive analysis, market research and revenue model.Received accolades for "Best Pitch"​ of Rescue Round to investors at Chicago's StartUp Weekend (October 2011).

Megan was enrolled in the Chicago Spring 2012 semester of the FOUNDER INSTITUTE. The Founder Institute is an early-stage startup accelerator and global launch network that helps entrepreneurs create meaningful and enduring technology companies. Through a part-time four month program, existing and prospective founders can launch their dream company with expert training, feedback, and support from experienced startup CEOs - while not being required to quit their day job. iZooti was one of the "spotlight" companies featured for the Founder Institute graduation (Chicago 2012 Spring semester). The below link provides a write-up in the New York Times, detailing the Founder Institute incubator, in which Megan enrolled in to aid her in the development of iZooti - The back of her head and shoulder are pictured on the front page.http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/29/business/founder-institutes-requirement-create-a-company.html?pagewanted=all

Managed national tradeshow sales tours for American Express OPEN B2B credit card. Executed consumer brand awareness for Equal, World’s Best Cat Litter and Bertolli experiential marketing tours within Chicago market.Managed staff during execution of marketing initiatives, including “think on your feet” troubleshooting and post program recaps.Responsible for all aspects of sales and set-up and breakdown during tradeshows.Accountable for maintaining accurate and confidential records for customer orders and sales activity including documentation of prospects.Maintained organization and proper storage of all event execution equipment.

Executed national M&M/Mars Flavia Fusion Sales tour. Responsible for trade show demonstrations, sales production, event execution, set-up and break down.Detailed management of shipping and tracking of multiple program-specific materials with 10 markets across the Midwest.Trained and managed over 30 sales associates on product line benefits and sales tactics.Maintained quick and accurate coordination of travel schedules and ensured all tour equipment was organized and secured for travel.Ensured events were supported with accurate inventory of over 75 SKU’s.Accountable for back-end reporting of daily sales results and client interactions.Exceeded sales goals by 15% in each demographic region resulting in 2nd place of national sales.

Luxury hotel representation company that serve the site selection needs of meeting, incentives, convention, and exhibition planners.Assisted in the distribution and delivery of marketing materials.Entered contact information into contact management systems.Maintained tracking report of public relations activity.Provided high-quality customer service to meet expectations of high-end clients for the Vice President of Sales.