Lead the integrated Brand Research and Strategy department, overseeing marketing product innovation, resource management, and high-impact brand and marketing client outcomes while mentoring diverse talent and aligning cross-divisional initiatives. Drive profitability through process optimization, develop new service lines, and foster collaboration with Sales, Marketing, and Client Success teams to ensure seamless delivery and strategic growth.-Management of revenue and margin goals: leveraging all resources, including external contractors, to efficiently and effectively manage strategy outcomes. -Maintaining a product mix that meets client needs, allowing for efficiency and maintenance of high margins.-Solving problems quickly and effectively to client satisfaction; and working effectively with other leaders.-Maintain and innovate proprietary methodologies to enhance the science of human connection.-Continue serving as a Senior Brand Strategist for high-profile clients. -Create industry thought leadership vital for company growth, both internally as a company leader and externally through stage presentations, webinars, blogs, social content, published, and promoted works.

Drive strategic efforts for marketing and brand clients to ensure core research and brand strategy outcomes integrate into an exceptional reputation management strategy. Create innovative marketing and communication strategies to drive enrollment, launch colleges, programs, schools, and ensure high-performance outcomes. Ignite client relations with educational leaders to ensure Carnegie work exceeds expectations.-Lead innovative workshops with client stakeholders geared toward building consensus around a strategic market position and consistent branding.-Skillfully translate complex market research data into actionable customer insights and strategies.-Develop long-term reputation strategies for clients that inform marketing efforts and strategic planning decisions.-Audit client’s current marketing efforts to provide strategic recommendations and create and execute strategic marketing plans.

Prepare and deliver course content to engage students on the subject while giving real-world examples and experience.

Streamlined Morris’s national, state, and regional visibility by strategically positioning and differentiating the U of M, Morris brand in a crowded higher education marketplace. Liaised with senior leadership on communication responses to internal and external public affairs. Implemented strategic and crisis communications plans while overseeing the Office of Communications and Marketing.-Led the advancement of the college’s local, regional, and national visibility. -Coordinated and managed complex campus communications projects.-Created and managed strategies for campus social media initiatives. -Developed and implemented comprehensive communications strategies to demonstrably strengthen campus recruitment, fundraising, and constituency relations efforts.-Oversaw, managed, and integrated media relations, publications, and both internal and external communication for the entire Morris campus.-Provided leadership to the Office of Communications & Marketing staff and budget management.

Streamlined Morris’s national, state, and regional visibility by strategically positioning and differentiating the U of M, Morris brand in a crowded higher education marketplace. Liaised with senior leadership on communication responses to internal and external public affairs. Implemented strategic and crisis communications plans while overseeing the Office of Communications and Marketing.-Led the advancement of the college’s local, regional, and national visibility. -Coordinated and managed complex campus communications projects.-Created and managed strategies for campus social media initiatives. -Developed and implemented comprehensive communications strategies to demonstrably strengthen campus recruitment, fundraising, and constituency relations efforts.-Oversaw, managed, and integrated media relations, publications, and both internal and external communication for the entire Morris campus.-Provided leadership to the Office of Communications & Marketing staff and budget management.

Ignited and fostered comprehensive communication plans and projects for internal and external communications. Supported thefinancial management of the advertising and print funds. Oversaw campus social media networking sites to increase engagement.Spearheaded hometown news release program while assisting in campus news service. Organized and supported high-level PR events.-Coordinated and managed complex campus communications projects.-Assisted in financial management of the Office of University Relations funds.-Managed Morris campus social media networking sites.-Managed hometown news release program and assisted the campus news service.-Organized and supported various public relations events.

•Organize Morris’s presence at local county fairs and the Minnesota state fair.•Communicate and network with supervisors, county fair coordinators and UMM staff, faculty, alumni and students regarding fair involvement.•Track expenses and plan for budget and pay incoming invoices.•Write and edit news and feature stories, radio copies and miscellaneous office duties as assigned.•Plan logistics of on campus events, organizing details while managing multiple tasks.

Planned and implemented community based activities involving players, staff and community members.Organized and assisted in all team/individual appearances and promotional events.Set goals for community programs and evaluated them at program end.Responded to requests for autographed items, financial donations, and speaking appearances at the direction of departmental guidelines.

Organized all sports, scheduling, captains meetings and planning gym time.Supervised and hired athletic coordinators, referees, captains and maintenance staff.Answered questions from captains, players and fans, regarding rules and regulations.Allocated practice times as requested by captains.