A dynamic, results-driven leader with startup, nonprofit and Fortune 50+ marketing and operations experience. Leveraging a range of industries and experiences, Oleta brings new perspectives, insights and creative ideas to business challenges. She has developed and led successful multi-functional teams and organizations to anticipate and meet customer needs by uncovering deep consumer insights, articulating clear and compelling visions and strategies, collaborating to bring ideas to life across channels and platforms, and mining data to optimize programs and learn from both failures and success.• Led development of a new personal care line to secure multi-million dollar investment, including designing two patented packages that integrate the essence of the brand into the experience.• Worked to change manufacturing process and reduce material costs, improving gross margin by 5% on imported finished product• Recruited and managed 186 volunteers to move 20,000 products in and out of 3 warehouses to 125 locations in six weeks for Hurricane Katrina Relief• Turned around troubled Montessori school, including eliminated drowning debt, earned good standing with local, state and federal job, tax, safety, and operations licensing agencies, developed active stakeholder board, developed real estate improvements, expanded-hour curriculae, etc.• Spearheaded multi-functional team on restaging behind P&G’s first synthetic beauty bar, creating samples with new machinery, molds and materials in unprecedented 4 months timeline• Identified and made recommendation for the Hardwater Zest strategy, earned the rare 10-year straight business building recognition • Created 5 state Bank/USTA partnership-sponsored tennis competition feeding into 50th Anniversary Jr national tournament and celebration
Listed skills include Leadership, Brand Development, Sales, Business Development, and 17 others.