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Greater New York City Area

Leading a seed & early-stage venture capital firm that partners with inspiring entrepreneurs determined to build great companies with lasting impact. In addition to backing, CV provides startups and early stage companies with access to a network of strategic advisors, expertise and insights that span business and product innovation, brand building, market intelligence, business development and modern marketing.

San Francisco | Chicago | Nyc

Founded an award-winning commercial & editorial photography studio and design-led brand consultancy focused on creating lasting emotional impact between subject & viewer in galleries, magazines, stores, TV commercials, print advertising, product packaging and online campaigns. Clients include: Beauty & the Beach, ConAgra Foods, Google, Guinness, Harvard Business Review, Hearst, Isuzu, Microsoft, Motorola, MTV, P&G, Publicis, Sears, Time Inc., WebMD and Y&R.

San Francisco Bay Area

Leveraged a consistent record of delivering extraordinary results in agency growth, revenue, operational performance and profitability to helm one of the fastest growing independent agencies with offices in San Francisco and New York. Vigorously grew & exceeded top-line revenue goals (from <$250K to nearly $3M in 18 months, with $4-5M pipeline). Oversaw a client roster that spanned a broad range of industries and includes Charles Schwab, Hitachi, Intel, Kaiser Permanente, Macy’s, Sega and VMware. Focused on increasing revenue, reducing costs, augmenting strategic leadership, and providing operational oversight to ensure consistent delivery of value & ROI. Held full P&L, administered and controlled all capital and expense budgets, and identified M&A opportunities.

Greater Chicago Area

Primary driving force behind establishing an in-house digital agency within a technology-focused consultancy. Oversaw all aspects of practice development, creative strategy and execution across five satellite offices, and aggressively grew & exceeded top-line revenue goals (from <$500K to $10M in less than 20 months). Focused on eCommerce storefronts, rich media microsites, mobile/tablet apps, kiosks and online advertising. Responsibilities included client relationship building, pitching, creative direction and hands-on design on select projects with heavy focus on Retail industry. Clients included Kohl’s, 3M, Burton, Ashley Furniture HomeStore, Sears and Metra.

Greater Chicago Area

Founded a start-up design studio, Black Dog Design, and transformed it into a full-service, $5M interactive agency within 3 years. For over a decade, oversaw all aspects of business operations and led a 25+ member staff through the transition from traditional brand communications to customer-centric interactive experiences for industry leaders such as Ace Hardware, Bally Total Fitness, Citi and LPGA.

Greater Chicago Area

Created marketing campaigns that educated, motivated, and maximized brand and product awareness through a wide variety of channels including broadcast, POS, POP, OOH, direct mail, and packaged goods. Hands-on design in all aspects of the creative process from initial client meetings, concept generation and presentation through creative production. Clients included Chicago Bulls, Guinness and Motorola.

Greater Chicago Area

Founded, cultivated and managed HA-LO Design Studios, a division of $600M HA-LO Industries responsible for executing creative, innovative solutions for brand-building promotional items, brochures/catalogs, identity systems, POP, out-of-home and direct mail, as well as in-house sales campaigns & marketing materials. Clients included Apple, Eastman Kodak, Proctor & Gamble and NASCAR.