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As multipotentialite to the core, I've gained significant leadership experience in AI, marketing, operations, fundraising, technology, law, and sales, which provides entities with broad problem-solving perspectives." @ Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH, US
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About Jay Klein

Executive Leadership | Strategic Initiatives | Education & Business | Facilities & Ops Management | AI Literate25+ years in Business Development and Fundraising. 4x Entrepreneur. 4 years as a Marketing Executive. 2x Pro Baseball GM. Lawyer/Risk Management. Scaling expert. Managed more than 400 direct reports. Personal trainer and competitive bodybuilder. Certified in scaling Artificial Intelligence. Facilities Management. Kids' sports coach. Working on Degree #4. Multipotentialite.Early in my career, I practiced environmental and corporate law, served as the top executive for two professional baseball organizations, started a marketing firm, and led multiple high-producing sales teams.Over the past ten years, in addition to enhancing my fundraising prowess, I have gained invaluable experience evaluating, optimizing, and leading operational and organizational processes for fast-growing startups (in marketing, technology, real estate, and professional services), developing and executing innovative sales, marketing, and branding strategies, and expanding my personal development by becoming a fitness coach, pursuing an MBA, starting businesses in areas in which I was previously unfamiliar, and becoming highly literate in Artificial Intelligence. Other Personal and Professional Accomplishments include:★Received the “Chapter of the Year” award by Ohio University in my first year as President of the Oregon Chapter, outperforming 26 other alumni chapters. (2018)★Won the 2014-15 “Administration of the Year” award as GM for the Brisbane Bandits (a MLB-affiliate in Australia), increasing corporate sponsorship by 991% and ticket sales by 123%, and leading ABL in social media and TV broadcast viewership.★ Managed and enhanced facilities for two baseball teams, improving operational efficiency and stakeholder satisfaction.★Featured on House Hunters International in Season 77, Episode 7 in which my wife and I became the first couple to ever become engaged on the show. (2013)★Hired, trained, and employed 71 independent sales consultants at the age of 22 years as the sole proprietor of JDK Enterprises, a subsidiary of Vector Marketing.★Broke Vector Marketing's all-time monthly sales record, outperforming 2K+ active sales reps and surpassing the achievements of tens of thousands of past reps.

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Case Western Reserve University

Case Western Reserve University

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As multipotentialite to the core, I've gained significant leadership experience in AI, marketing, operations, fundraising, technology, law, and sales, which provides entities with broad problem-solving perspectives."
Cleveland, OH, US
Jay Klein Work Experience Details
  • Case Western Reserve University
    Case Western Reserve University
    Cleveland, Oh, Us
  • Case Western Reserve University
    Senior Director Of National Development
    Case Western Reserve University Sep 2024 - Present
    Cleveland, Oh, Us
  • Case Western Reserve University
    Senior Director Of Development
    Case Western Reserve University Jun 2024 - Sep 2024
    Cleveland, Oh, Us
    ★ Co-lead for fundraising effort for CWRU's new Institute for Glial Sciences★ Trained senior leadership across the university on scalable fundraising strategies★ Artificial Intelligence guru
  • Case Western Reserve University
    Director Of Regional Development - School Of Medicine
    Case Western Reserve University Oct 2021 - Jun 2024
    Cleveland, Oh, Us
    I help donors support excellence in medical education at one of the top medical universities in the country. My primary focus at CWRU is to increase philanthropic support for student scholarships, professorships, and research support, through major and planned gifts. In this capacity, I provide guidance and oversight to CWRU’s Medical Alumni Board, lead engagement efforts for for a significant portion of the country, and bring fresh ideas to the university from my years leading sales organizations.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS★ Attained $3.9M over first two years in role.★ Attained 43 gifts, including twelve new endowments, ranging between $100K and $1M, including two professorships.★ Developed an innovative and scalable approach to the role; have led training sessions on the approach across four departments.★ Leveraged my legal background to lead the re-drafting of the Medical Board’s bylaws.★ WOW! Award Recipient – September 2022 – given for outstanding leadership, performance, and professionalism.
  • Wyne Tasting Bar
    Co-Owner And Co-Founder
    Wyne Tasting Bar Mar 2021 - Present
    ★ Co-founded and co-owner of Cleveland's premier self-pour wine tasting bar, offering a curated selection of over 50 wines, beers and spirits.★ Achieved rapid growth, securing the #2 spot among Cleveland wine bars in Cleveland Scene Magazine's Reader's Choice Awards within the first year of operation.★ Co-Led business development efforts, including securing financing, finding a prime location, and overseeing the build-out of the tasting bar.★ Developed and implemented efficient operational procedures, resulting in a 4.9-star Google rating and consistent customer satisfaction.
  • The Beachbody Company
    Owner - Fitness Instruction
    The Beachbody Company Jan 2021 - Present
    El Segundo, Ca, Us
    ★ Achieved rapid growth, expanding fitness training and nutrition business to 181 private clients within the first year.★ Developed innovative fitness programs, including "Beachbody 101," "Beachbody 201," "Kilauea," and "Summer Six-Pack," which have collectively attracted tens of thousands of participants.★ Co-founded and moderated a highly successful online community, the Hybrids Group, which has grown to over 12,000 members.★ Provided daily fitness motivation and instruction through live online forums.
  • Sherlock Homes Investments Llc
    Co-Owner And Co-Founder
    Sherlock Homes Investments Llc Apr 2015 - Present
    Sherlock Homes identifies distressed properties in upward trending neighborhoods in Oregon and Ohio, and invests in the rehabilitation of the home. We work with owners, investors, lenders, contractors, renters, neighbors and neighborhood groups to help improve communities.KEY ACHIEVEMENT★ Redeveloped six homes to date that have doubled rental income from date of purchase.
  • Self-Employed
    Consultancy In Sales, Bd, Marketing, Operations, Customer Service For Tech & Real Estate Startups
    Self-Employed Aug 2017 - Oct 2021
    Between August 2017 and October 2021, I served as a consultant with various entities within the technology, startup, and real estate spaces. My consultancy duties primarily focused on scaling sales, business development, marketing, operations, and customer service.
  • Homebody Concierge Services
    Co-Founder And Chief Operating Officer
    Homebody Concierge Services Dec 2019 - Sep 2020
    This start-up professional concierge service, which operated out of the Capital Factory accelerator in Austin, Texas, was indefinitely postponed due to COVID-19, as it focused on helping companies keep their most important workers in the office, instead of at home waiting for service contractors. This service was an employee benefit to entities with high-value employees, but when COVID erupted into the world, everybody went home, thus putting us out of business.★ Established organization-wide goals in addition to developing and implementing foundational sales and operational strategies, including investor pitch deck presentations, proforma development, and operational processes.★ Administered business development initiatives, sales processes, finance, and human resources, tech stack in addition to sourcing investors through investor pitch deck presentations.★ Contracted with more than 200 Dallas-area "Homebodies" who provided services for our clients.
  • Noiseaware
    Consultant; Head Of Sales
    Noiseaware Aug 2018 - Dec 2019
    Dallas, Texas, Us
    I began as a consultant, and several months later was offered a role as Head of Sales. In this role, I was in charge of hiring, training, and coaching sales reps, surveying growth opportunities, enabling sales improvements, developing the product mix and pricing structure, and ensuring the department’s performance against targets.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS★ Devised and executed the company’s first-ever comprehensive sales plan, achieving 11% month over month growth. ★ Introduced branding concepts such as ‘visual identity’ and ‘messaging architecture,’ in addition to revising the company’s ‘Terms and Conditions policies,’ customer contracts, and warranty procedures.★ Optimized product mix and pricing structure to maximize revenue and profitability.
  • Speak!
    Director Of Growth
    Speak! Aug 2017 - May 2019
    Hillsboro, Or, Us
    Responsible for developing a sustainable growth plan, including policies, business operations, sales plans, sales and outreach enablement tools, and marketing initiatives.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS★ Spearheaded a transformative growth strategy that resulted in a 475% increase in clients and doubled revenue within the first fiscal year.★ Implemented several foundational structures, such as organizing and prioritizing the agency’s highest-margin services, producing targeted and scalable sales, and marketing collateral and processes.★ Served as a business consultant for all clients, including assistance with growth strategies, internal and external communications, messaging architecture, visual identity guidance, proposal drafting, and tech stack options.★ Sourced external brand advocates to help Speak! earn several Top 3 regional and Top 10 nationwide rankings (earned media), ensuring that the marketing agency accelerates its ability to scale and increase its bottom line.
  • Vacasa
    Director Of Business Development - Inside Sales
    Vacasa Aug 2015 - Jul 2017
    Portland, Or, Us
    Vacasa offers complete professional rental management services for more than 44,000 vacation homes throughout the world. When I started, Vacasa managed just over 2,300 homes.Established, from scratch, the company’s first inside sales department, which developed into three sales teams and a supporting operations team. At most, I had 32 direct reports at one time.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS★ Increased revenue by nearly $35M in my first 18 months, and overall opportunities by 40%.★ Developed and oversaw all essential department functions, including hiring, training, rep development, and strategy, and served as head inter-departmental liaison.★ Designed and conducted a five-day structured training program for new and existing sales representatives, and all new operations reps.★ Designed and implemented a scalable sales process that remains the foundation of Vacasa's sales strategy and sales operations.
  • Solea Software Solutions Consulting Llc
    Chief Sales Officer (Cso)
    Solea Software Solutions Consulting Llc Apr 2015 - Aug 2015
    Portland, Oregon, Us
    ★ Developed and executed sales strategies to align with the company's goals and target market.★ Built and cultivated such a strong new relationship with a connection at a company whom I knew from a prior role, that, upon closing the deal, we became an acquisition target. The company was sold four months after I arrived, and two months after the deal was closed.
  • Major League Baseball International: Brisbane Bandits
    General Manager
    Major League Baseball International: Brisbane Bandits Oct 2013 - Apr 2015
    New York, New York, Us
    Signed a one-year contract to manage and direct all aspects of Major League Baseball’s only professional sports franchise in Queensland, Australia. Duties included procuring corporate sponsorships, groups sales, memberships (season tickets), human resources, game-day operations, concessions, marketing, media, social media, accounting finance and budget preparation, purchasing, inventory, travel, and facilities development. My visa termed-out in Oct 2014, but I served as a consultant through the end of the baseball season (April 2015), assisting the new management team.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS★ Won the “Administration of the Year” award for the 2014-2015 season, in part due to boosting corporate sponsorship by 2,700%, group sales by 600%, and ticket sales by 123%, coaching five employees into GM/AGM roles, and leading the league in social media engagement and TV viewership. ★ Managed 70 employees and volunteers and trained a seven-person front office staff that achieved the highest recorded overall revenue in franchise history.★ Served as Facilities Manager for the stadium, securing funding and resources to build Queensland's largest and best baseball facility. Upgraded every aspect of the stadium, including plumbing/bathroom, electrical, concessions, stadium dimension increases, premium suites, administrative offices, ticket booths, parking, and multiple improvements to the overall fan experience.★ Developed and/or oversaw the development of all external marketing materials, press releases, and media guides.★ A frequent guest on national radio broadcasts; frequent speaker at government, community, and sporting events.★ Developed and implemented 24 home game “theme” events.★ Successfully courted House Hunters International to film an episode while highlighting the team.
  • Vitera Healthcare Solutions
    Field-Based Sales Director
    Vitera Healthcare Solutions Sep 2012 - Oct 2013
    Tampa, Florida, Us
    Vitera Healthcare Solutions (formerly Medical Manager and now Greenway Health) was an electronic health record (EHR) and practice management system which processed 32 million transactions and 1.6 million e-prescriptions monthly. ★ Enrolled in a 3-month training program which included a comprehensive course on Solution Selling. The final exam was given in front of the executive board. I received the highest ever score on this exam.★ Consistently place in top 10% of sales reps nationally for new business.★ Was promoted 3x from the Northern Oregon territory to control all new and existing accounts in Alaska, Washington, Oregon and Northern California. ★ Had the highest customer retention rate of any rep in my zone.
  • University Of Oregon
    Director Of Development - Law
    University Of Oregon Oct 2007 - Aug 2012
    Eugene, Or, Us
    KEY ACHIEVEMENTS★ Organized 55 class reunions, visited 400+ in-person alumni/year in addition to developing and maintaining a 250-page website and database of 7.5K alumni and overseeing the ‘Dean’s Advisory Council.’★ Increased alumni giving percentage by 400% and reunion class giving totals by 1400%, through targeted pipeline building methodology. ★ Established 20+ new major gifts, ranging between $25K and $600K, including endowments for a Dean’s Fund, a student group fund, programmatic support, loan repayment support, and a variety of scholarships.★ Increased giving to Dean’s Fund by 30%.★ Built and maintained the entire unit’s internal database and online presence, which included ~7K alumni and ~8K overall contacts for the law school★ Built and maintained a dedicated website for law school giving and engagement, which included more than 100 pages of content, giving portals, blogs, class notes, and an interactive class memory booklet, and an online directory.★ Averaged more than 400 annual in-person engagements, and more than 2,000 annual individual communications.★ Main liaison between the two largest alumni leadership groups - the Dean’s Advisory Council and the Law School Alumni Association
  • Golden Baseball League
    Gm/Agm - Long Beach Armada Professional Baseball Team
    Golden Baseball League May 2006 - Oct 2007
    KEY ACHIEVEMENTS★ Both seasons, ranked #1 in sales league-wide among all salesmen, AGMs and GMs.★ Responsible for over $600,000 in corporate sponsorship sales, and group and season ticket sales, which represented a 24% raise in sponsorships, and a 650% increase in season ticket packages from the previous year. Also increased trade deals by 500%.★ Served as Facilities Manager for the stadium, securing funding and resources to update several parts of the stadium, including concessions, premium suites, administrative offices, and multiple improvements to the overall fan experience.★ Directly responsible for 50% of all team sales revenue (2006 season).★ Developed and directed all corporate sponsorships, all ticket packages (including group and season tickets), and all game day promotional events.★ Managed a staff of 70 front office, game day and internship personnel.
  • Reynolds Sports Management
    Internship - Sports Agency
    Reynolds Sports Management Apr 2006 - Apr 2006
    ★ Contributed to the successful management of 40+ professional baseball clients by conducting in-depth research, developing effective marketing strategies, and providing essential legal support.
  • Best Best & Krieger Llp
    Attorney
    Best Best & Krieger Llp Mar 2005 - Apr 2006
    Riverside, Ca, Us
    Litigation practice focused on environmental, corporate, and HR law.KEY ACHIEVEMENT★ Served as a primary lawyer in constructing the largest habitat conservation plan ever assembled in the US, which saved 27 species from extinction for 99 years.
  • Burke Williams & Sorensen
    Attorney
    Burke Williams & Sorensen Oct 2003 - Mar 2005
    Los Angeles, Ca, Us
    Environmental and Natural Resource Associate. Specialties included Endangered Species Act and California Water Law.
  • Western Resource Advocates
    Summer Legal Intern
    Western Resource Advocates May 2002 - Aug 2002
    Boulder, Co, Us
    Legal intern specializing in a variety of environmental issues, including land use, water law, and Endangered Species law.
  • Hershner Hunter, Llp
    Summer Legal Intern
    Hershner Hunter, Llp May 2001 - Aug 2001
    Eugene, Oregon, Us
    Corporate law intern
  • Cdw
    Corporate Account Manager
    Cdw Mar 1998 - Aug 2000
    Vernon Hills, Il, Us
    KEY ACHIEVEMENTS★ Consistently ranked in top 5% of all company-wide salesmen★ Developed over 200 active accounts through cold calling; twenty-eight accounts generated at least $100,000 annually each; largest account exceeded $750,000 annually.★ Final 12 months, I managed a sales team of 12 reps while maintaining a role as an individual contributor.
  • Vector Marketing
    Sales Rep
    Vector Marketing May 1993 - Apr 1998
    Olean, Ny, Us
    KEY ACHIEVEMENTS★ Broke national monthly sales record in 1994 (~10,000 reps)★ Top overall office sales rep for 1993, 1994, and 1995 (~100 reps per year)★ 3-time member of President’s club (’93-’95), given to top 2% of company’s sales reps★ Ninety-five percent closing ratio (company ave. was 66%), and more than doubled company average order size★ Assistant Branch Manager (1994, 1995) – Helped manage and train ~200 reps★ Promoted to Branch Manager for 1996
  • Vector Marketing
    Owner And Branch Manager
    Vector Marketing Mar 1996 - Oct 1996
    Olean, Ny, Us
    KEY ACHIEVEMENTS★ Owned and operated branch office of Vector Marketing Corporation; researched territory; negotiated office space; interviewed 802 applicants.★ Set territory sales record for Parkersburg, West VirginIa.★ Single-handedly employed, trained and developed a 70-person sales team while a full-time college student.

Jay Klein Education Details

  • Weatherhead School Of Management At Case Western Reserve University
    Weatherhead School Of Management At Case Western Reserve University
    Business
  • University Of Oregon School Of Law
    University Of Oregon School Of Law
    Law
  • Ohio University
    Ohio University
    Bachelor Of Science
  • Ohio University
    Ohio University
    Bachelor Of Arts

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