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Columbus, Ohio, US

VENN is a growth, branding and innovation practice. We help businesses grow and brands thrive. Our rigorous process integrates data-driven analysis with creative ingenuity to deliver operationally sound and emotionally compelling strategies. Envisioning the future is challenging when you’re buried in the here and now. To win in today’s hyper-competitive.

Columbus, Ohio, US

Responsible for the management of entrepreneurship and innovation - based curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular programming including redesign of the University-wide Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Minor in Entrepreneurship & Innovation and the integration of the Center for Entrepreneurship and the Innovation Initiative. Teach graduate and under.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

Senior Vice President and Interim Chief Marketing Officer for Minneapolis - based manufacturer and retailer (425 locations) of premium sleep solutions and one billion dollars in annual revenues following six year consulting relationship with company, CEO and internal marketing team. Member of executive team, managed 60 associates and nine-figure media.

Columbus, Ohio, US

Founded and manages the Innovation Initiative, a multi-dimensional center of excellence at the Fisher College of Business focused on corporate innovation, top-line growth and value creation through the development of new products and services. The Innovation Initiative includes a Corporate Innovation Forum an advisory board comprised of a diverse mix of.

Managed 7 U.S.studios on behalf of WPP and a team of 330 associates from eleven disciplines and $40M in annual revenues, in the delivery of market research, brand positioning strategies, marketing communications, retail design and product development for leading, Fortune 500 brands in the North American market. Services included qualitative and.

• Oversaw dramatic re-invention of business with fellow owners and business partners and executed turnaround of organization that had been forced into receivership, returning it to industry leading position within a.
• Directed strategy engagements for Sprint, Kodak, Kmart, and SBA (Lithuania)
• Managed creative design engagements for Adidas, Home Depot, Circuit City and Toys R’ Us,
• Created new services and proprietary branding models and processes utilized by 100 clients
• Authored and designed new brand positioning, marketing materials and environment, which dramatically increased client acquisition and received over 20 national design awards
• Grew staff by 33%, associate retention by 35+% and client retention from 26% to 83%

Santa Monica, CA, US

• Managed eleven-person team overseeing creative and strategic deliverables, client relationships, account growth and business development. Hired as Vice President, Account Executive. Promoted to Sr. Vice President in.
• Co - managed consumer insights & brand strategy engagements with Universal Studios, Anheuser Busch, Playboy Enterprises, Calvin Klein, Apple and Limited Brands
• Co- managed creative direction and execution for engagements with DKNY, Disney Sport, Kids Footlocker, Sony, Glidden, Frederick’s of Hollywood, Hewlett Packard, Wal-Mart and 3M
• Established company’s first retainer agreements with Microsoft, Dockers, and Levi Strauss
• Acquired and Managed over 85 client relationships and $16,000,000 in business over 6 years.
• Exceeded annual goals for both team and individual responsibilities from 1993-1999 by 130%

Bachelor Of Science Degree In Industrial Design, (Environmental Design, Product Development, Graphic Design & Marketing)

High School Diploma