Sean Talbott Email & Phone Number

Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point Area

Forestar Group, Inc. is a leading, nationwide residential lot development company focused on delivering desirable communities for homebuilders in long-term growth markets. Its vision is to be the nation's leading residential lot developer.As Land Acquisition Manager, my responsibilities include:Identify, plan and coordinate all land acquisition activities.Manage the due diligence process, including initial master planning work with internal design and development teams.Manage, coordinate resources for, and meet all entitlement needs for land acquisitions.Monitor development phases & entitlement processes post-closing.Develop & control departmental overhead budget.Manage land/lot purchase contract process with relevant parties.Prepare land valuation analysis & corporate budgets.Coordinate between stakeholders and ensure all tasks related to entitlements and acquisitions are completed.

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

• Actively managed all aspects of corporate operations, human resources, project management, marketing and e-commerce strategy• Led overhaul of e-commerce strategy to achieve 40x gross sales growth and improving profit margins by 15%• Directed marketing department and social media marketing, growing social media follower count by over 500%• Responsible for all inventory management, supplier relations, budgeting & forecasting and project management• Doubled the company's retail footprint & implemented its first customer loyalty program

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

• Led turnaround efforts for manufacturing company: Achieved 8x increase in weekly order shipments, Improved gross margins by 25%, Reorganized $3M of corporate debt, Launched new business line• Achieved average gross margin improvement of over 15%• Led business development efforts to grow gross sales by an average of 60% YoY• Performed qualitative and quantitative analysis of all aspects of closely-held business' operations to create a strategic plan for change management

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

• Led all operational and investment decisions for boutique investment banking firm• Originated more than $30MM of commercial loans.• Raised over $12.5MM in private investment capital and over $800k in public and utility grants• Principal advisor for $20MM in M&A transactions• Responsible for all investor relations, risk assessments, deal sourcing, financial statement preparation and relevant reporting requirements

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

Wharton Gladden is a boutique invesment banking firm. We provide our clients with advisory, capital placement, asset management, and private equity services.

Provided financial planning to business owners. Our areas of expertise focused on exit and succession planning for the business owner. From our planning for the business, we ensured that all personal planning (i.e. retirement, estate, insurance) coincided with the plan for their business. This approach ensured a comprehensive and seamless financial plan.I personally worked with dozens of businesses, focusing mostly in professional, manufacturing and technology-based companies. On many occasions, we were able to secure the long-term viability of an organization at a minimal economic impact through asset protection and wealth building strategies.

The group is a civic organization working with Triad-based businesses at no charge to help them achieve success in their field. The group obtains a completed survey which identifies an enterprise's top challenges to success. The membership uses this information to connect the firms’ top executives to targeted resources in their network, specialists in their fields that can resolve challenges.