Seth Shimkonis Email & Phone Number

Illinois, United States

Greater Denver Area

Combined expertise in business operations, innovation and creative content production to found a start-up enterprise specializing in commercial photography: lifestyle, portraits, special events, health and fitness. Penetrated new markets to expand the business while acquiring multifaceted business experience. Managed contract employees to successfully complete major projects on time, delivering world-class content. Created beautiful, unique images that capture the quintessential moments as the perpetual story of major and everyday life celebrations unfolds in real time.➤ Produced world class content for Nahi Wellness CEO Sid McNairy to increase his social media visibility and increase followers to 47.3K+. ➤ Elevated client revenue and generated a flood of new opportunities via referrals from satisfied customers. ➤ Designed retail clothing line items for nationally recognized yoga studio Down Dog Yoga, which were featured in a marketing video that generated 10.3K views in the first 4 weeks. ➤ Created and operated the photography workshop at the New Hope Children’s Home in Arequipa, Peru. Taught photography to 18 youngsters ages 8-15, introducing them to a joyful new perspective on the world. ➤ Launched a new line of business to generate an additional $10K in revenue via an open air photo booth to capture candid, spontaneous, joyful human interactions at special events.➤ Defined diverse business processes to elevate quality and improve operations.

Lancaster, Pennsylvania Area

Performed in a role far beyond formal job title, streamlining operations and improving processes for a start-up online retailer of mid-century modern furniture. Leveraged multifaceted experience in business operations, content creation, social media marketing and photography to elevate workflow and content management companywide. Improved systems to attain goals in business development, content creation and social media marketing.Propelled 150% increase in revenue from $100K to $250K and transformed e-commerce strategy to decrease time-to-market; elevated productivity, improving day-to-day operations to save time & money.➤ Penetrated new markets in multiple cities simultaneously by redefining the marketing approach. ➤ Produced world-class photographic content to highlight key selling points and spark buying decisions.➤ Increased number of products offered across platforms by redefining the asset management system, allowing any employee companywide to produce powerful sales and marketing materials with existing content.➤ Accelerated listing process up to 500%, from 90 minutes per product for 6 selling platforms to 40 minutes per product across 16 selling platforms. ➤ Designed inventory control system to track product from arrival to shipment including organization physical warehouse space to increase product throughput while reducing labor and damage.