Minneapolis Business Mentors volunteers are a diverse team of individuals brought together by the mission to advise and support entrepreneurs and small business owners with skills, experiences, knowledge, talents and abilities to help them start, guide and grow their businesses.

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HealtheMed is a telemedicine company enabling Medicaid Waiver and Special Needs Basic Care (SNBC) participants with primary care, secondary care, behavioral health, medication adherence and medication therapy services. We install in the participants home a standardized, controlled telemedicine platform including a Smart TV, camera/microphone, digital health devices, electronic medical record, educational content, and an integrated smart pill dispenser.

Helped to save lives by providing blood and biomedical solutions to the Twin Cities and Minnesota Northland hospital marketplaces. Led Donor Services, Donor Recruitment, Donor Centers, Mobile Operations, Contact Management Center, Collections Management, and Collections Quality teams, with 7 direct reports and 180 team members. Implemented new strategies and programs to grow donor base and blood drive sponsor base. Improved processes and gained efficiencies in whole blood, apheresis, and plasma collections. Improved collections quality with new protocols, measurements, and training programs. Led key operational and safety changes due to coronavirus market impact before being laid off.

Product and Service Marketing, product management, partner management, and innovation ideation for large medical liability insurance company innovation program. Built awareness of new product/service offerings and ecosystem benefits through integrated email marketing campaigns, content/webinar events, and social media. Managed partnerships with Clifton Larson Allen, Imprivata, and Healthbox. Also assisted with core business market research and new product/service innovation ideas.

Leadership, strategy, project management, and program management for key channel initiatives. Support sales channels and broker/agent programs, helping to increase revenues, increase broker/agent satisfaction, and ultimately improve member satisfaction.

Elite Medical Scribes is the nation’s leading provider of fully integrated multi-platform scribe services, enhancing the quality of patient care while improving practice efficiency for physicians.Full sales and marketing management duties for one of the fastest growing healthcare service companies. Utilized Wordpress, Hubspot, Salesforce.com, and EOS.Company sold to ScribeAmerica.

Working to turn healthcare upside down! PrimaCare Direct is helping employers lower healthcare costs through a focus on direct primary care combined with wrap around/catastrophic health insurance plans or new health insurance group captives (allowing small employers with 20-500 employees to easily self-insure). Employers can now lower healthcare costs 10-40% with full transparency, control, and access to claims data.www.primacaredirect.com

Marketing and alliance leadership for HeartSavers and CardioVascular Centers, Inc., a company that is working on the early detection and prevention of cardiovascular disease. Non-invasive, non-radiation service that can detect the elasticity of the small and large arteries in asymptomatic patients. Individualized treatments plans to help slow, stop, and reverse heart disease. www.heartsavers.me

Full marketing and strategy duties for growing international manufacturer of hardwood moldings for flooring, doors, and cabinetry (residential and commercial). Created new sales process and strategy for ecommerce channel and distribution channel. Revamped marketing strategy for ecommerce channel. Led and managed tradeshow team for largest industry tradeshow. Increased ecommerce sales 37% in first year, 78% in second year, 83% in third year.

Marketing Director for $12 million multimedia services, publishing, and software company serving the medical society, pharmaceutical, and healthcare industries.Led the marketing and business development activities for 70-employee corporation with offices in Minneapolis, Boston, and Amsterdam. Spearheaded re-branding program, new marketing campaign standards, online marketing efforts, new product development, strategic planning, strategic partnerships, and other business development efforts. Reported directly to President. Key Achievements:•Implemented new direct to consumer (doctor) marketing campaign yielding 64% increase in project revenues•Helped create New Product Development team that sped faster time to market and 12% increase in new product introductions•Created new partnership program with universities and non-pharma healthcare companies leading to 9% increase•Created company’s first efforts with search engine optimization and keyword search engine advertising programs

CEO, owner, and founder of a web-based, browser-based, software-as-a-service (SaaS) company serving the salon, spa, and barbershop beauty industry. Full responsibility for bottom-line factors, including company vision, strategic planning, product management, marketing campaigns, and software development. Specialized in point-of-sale, inventory management, customer information management, marketing, reporting, scheduling, website creation, website hosting, online appointments, and ecommerce software. Led software acquisition efforts, programming outsourcing effort, search engine marketing campaigns, sales, training, and installation efforts. Partnered with new Best Buy Co. retail division.Key Achievements:•Grew customer base from 0 to 210 salons in two year time frame•Designed, supported, and sold Industry leading scheduling application•Forged strategic alliance with complementary technology provider that led to 30% increase in revenues

Directed global strategic alliance and business development efforts for $2 million web-based, browser-based, software-as-a-service (SaaS) company serving the golf industry. Book4Golf purchased TeeMaster.com for $11 million. Focused on expanding marketing and sales strategic alliances, as well as acquisition candidates. Performed due diligence, lawyer management, systems integration partnerships, and reseller channel management. Managed business development and marketing team. Reported to Senior Vice President. Key Achievements:•Created global marketing campaign that resulted in increased brand awareness and 35% sales increase•Led due diligence and acquisition of two complementary software companies•Executed and managed strategic wireless and content partnerships with Onstar, AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, Cingular, and Qwest.

Owner and founder of $2 million web-based, browser-based, software-as-a-service (SaaS) company serving the golf and golf travel industries. Oversaw all B2B and B2C marketing and business development functions for start-up venture. Developed sales and marketing strategies for market penetration, web site marketing, and golf course marketing services. Developed all sales/marketing/pr collateral. Generated business plan for company direction and venture capital financing. Created marketing partnerships with golf industry, industries targeting the golf market, and the golf travel industry, including PGA Tour, Tribune Co., McClatchy Co., CitySearch, and Microsoft Sidewalk. Reported to CEO.Key Achievements:•Grew customer base from 0 to over 400 courses in 12 states in three year time frame•Created, hired, and managed 15-person call center•Co-managed angel/venture capital financing efforts, resulting in $1 million angel investment•Co-directed sale of company to publicly traded Canadian company for $11 million

Marketing management for software company selling to automobile dealerships. Previous positions included Installation/Training Specialist, Sales Representative, and Large Account Sales Representative. Two-time customer service award winner. Sales Club achievement for 3 years. Helped launch Network Services service line leading to over $7 million in annual revenues within one year.