Vp, E-Learning (Product, Engineering, Marketing, Program Management & It)
Santa Rosa, Ca
Global provider of business education based on "E-Myth Revisited", top selling business book published in 145+ languages and taught in 118+ universities. Customers included Ace Hardware and American Express.• Set strategy to convert paper curriculum delivered by phone into self-paced multimedia rich e-learning products available 24x7 enabling global scalability at high-profit margin.• Built award-winning teams, processes, and led Agile design, development and GTM of SaaS e-learning products from scratch:- 6 months after launch we had positive ROI, customers in 50+ countries and 90% satisfaction- Continued to meet P&L targets during fast-paced growth to $15M+ in revenue• Increased global brand awareness and revenue 20% through international events, global partnerships, and international speaking engagements on entrepreneurial topics. • Helped close deals and led implementation of e-learning platform for enterprise customers including the Small Business Administration and American Express resulting in 20% increase in US revenue. Awards--------• "International Award for Best Use of Interactive Digital Multimedia..." for world-class UX, global usability, innovative features and global customer satisfaction• "America's Best Source of Public Information Award" for business knowledge sharing, advice and networking platformSpeaking Engagements--------------------------EU International Education Conferences for Global Educators & Government Members, Germany• Dusseldorf - “Providing Better Economic Opportunities through Entrepreneurship”• Berlin - “Increasing Entrepreneurship through Online Education” and PanelistEntrepreneurs' Organization - European Union Board, Munich, Germany• “Strategies to Increase Entrepreneur Success"Blog Talk Radio• "Make your Business Systems Dependent, Not People Dependent”