Coo
Banyan Branch (Acquired By Deloitte)
Greater Seattle Area
All things operational, from founding to exit, with a focus on scalable growth and culture.Mass Hiring & Training - Designed agency hiring and training practice for untrained social media work force that would begin immediate work on blue chip clients.Rapid Growth Manager - Managed a doubling of staff 3 years in a row, requiring hiring, consistency, and process development. Grew from scrappy startup to legit company, whose processes were easily integrated into Deloitte.Culture Keeper - Championed the shared cultural vision. Developed and nurtured company culture through ceremony, branding, events, purpose, and communication style. Acted as a voice of the company image through weekly meetings, public events, and social activities.Scalable Systems Builder - Developed, with increasing complexity, all HR and financial systems and corporate policies needed scale the company from founding to exit.Growth Analyst - Acted as the primary analyst for company growth, and developed tools, pro formas, and financial models to predict and plan for growth. Developed labor cost controls to understand deep financial project profitability.Finance Systems Developer - Developed all financial systems, reporting, and closeout practices to be GAAP compliant and robust enough to handle the strictest requirements for investor audits.Executive Relationship Builder - Established all key consulting relationships needed for operational growth, including banking, auditing, appraisals, real estate, architecture, legal, insurances, and more.Real Estate & Construction - Managed operational growth into new territories, including offices in New York and California. Negotiated, planned, and oversaw multiple tenant improvements and 3 company headquarters relocations. Managed the facilities, space upgrades, furnishing, technology integrations, and space planning for primary office locations.
