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Chapel Hill, Nc

• Create all data-led operational, revenue, finance, and marketing/branding strategies to scale a digital law firm startup. • Manage attorneys across the state and direct development of proprietary software.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Guide buyers through the purchase of properties. Generate lists of properties compatible with buyers' needs and financial resources. Coordinate appointments to show homes. • Establish positive flow of communication with agents, buyers and sellers, mortgage officers, title personnel and attorneys. Present purchase offers, negotiate contracts on behalf of clients and coordinate property closings, overseeing signing of documents and disbursement of funds.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Fine art e-commerce website that generated $13,000 in revenue its first year and saw 2x growth in early 2014.• Oversee marketing strategy, sales-generating ads, web and social presence; manage Cost of Goods Sold, inventory, sales tax reporting, and accounting.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• E-commerce website that offers premium made-to-measure menswear to provide employment and training opportunities for women rescued from human trafficking.• Manage partnerships and oversee all branding, marketing, operational, technical, and financial strategy.

East Asia

• Lived one year cross-culturally in East Asia learning language, training young men and building movements.• Assisted in management of $500,000 in personal support funding, strategic planning and event coordination.• Developed my understanding of international business practices through market research and RFQ's.

200 S. Elliott Rd, Chapel Hill, Nc 27514

Operations• Extraordinary Ventures (EV) is a social entrepreneurial nonprofit based in Chapel Hill, NC that provides employment and social opportunities for adults with developmental disabilities (DD). • Received 2012 Chamber of Commerce Nonprofit Business of the Year award for our success as a pioneering fourth sector model that managed 6 lean startups.• Partnered with Autism Speaks on the “Small Business Initiative” project with a team that analyzed and identified successful social entrepreneurial businesses in order to replicate and scale our employment model.• Trained and developed new leaders and managers as well as partners around the nation in incorporating lean business principals into a socially conscious organization.• Oversaw hiring procedures and all payroll, general and workers compensation insurance for 50 employees.EV Laundry• Built the largest B2C laundry provider in the triangle, dramatically expanding employment for adults with DD.• Created employment for 17 people with 550 hours/month (11x growth), 155 weekly customers (13x growth), and revenue growth of 25x from FY2011 to FY2014.• Restructured operations and sales channels systematically to maximize Key Performance Indicators. • Crafted brand strategy and online and local marketing strategy, performed market research and segmentation.• Negotiated and maintained all professional partnerships with the university and community.• Implemented systems to manage inventory, procurement of supplies, and social media platforms.Finance• Performed month-end close for seven profit centers on Generally Accepted Accounting Principals basis, including journal entries and reconciliations.• Prepared monthly financial statements and reporting packages.• Analyzed operating results by profit center and communicated results to co-managers and board of directors.• Developed and implemented annual $750,000 budget P&L; presented to the board of directors.• Coordinated year-end audit

Durham, Nc

• Managed shifts, led a team of Certified Trainers, and facilitated operations of the business.• Developed a sustainable training program to certify current and new team members in best practices.• Wrote and maintained the John White IV blog for CathyFamily.com.• Negotiated vendor contracts, managed just-in-time inventory, restaurant quality and lean production.• Traveled to train and manage grand openings of new freestanding restaurants (FSRs).Leadership Development Program Project Manager - February 2014 - August 2014• Created a wide-ranging, structured, two-year development program that provides the next generation with a strong foundation in the fundamentals of applicable leadership.

• Trained in on-site real estate sales and sharpened personal understanding of the market.• Established the skills necessary to employ my strengths in a consultative selling approach.

Salisbury, Nc

• Senior Project Manager and President of Spotlight ’08.• Awarded first place for Outstanding Performance Award with Private Brand Marketing.• Part of the team that enhanced private brand penetration to nearly 20% (highest in Food Lion history).• Analyzed competitor marketing strategies and originated an initiate for a new customer segmentation.

Chapel Hill, Nc

Assisted with the sale and distribution of 20,000 Men's Basketball calendars.Shadowed associates and honed sales management, teamwork, and interpersonal skill.