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SENIOR MARKETING / COMMUNICATIONS / STRATEGY / INNOVATION EXECUTIVE
Marketing - Communications - Strategy -Innovation-Leadership - Branding - Finance - Analytics- Solutions - Sales
Highly influential business leader driving marketing,communications, strategies, innovation,
and sales through a customer-centric /employer focused ideology
- Solely created a nationally recognized financial company
- Nominee for McGraw-Hill Award for Innovation, 2017
- Solely created a Forbes Magazine award-winning software company
- Featured speaker:Entrepreneurs at UCF
- Member of the Board of Advisors for Keiser University
Innovative Marketer: Designed and filed several unique patents, trademarks and intellectual property components
Influential Communicator:Through tactful strategies, marketing & PR, had a personally developed educational company noticed, selected and
awarded Top Careers Company by Forbes MagazinePersonally developed a financial model and successfully presented it to numerous United States Senators and Congressmen resulting in the redesign of the ‘public disclosure arm’ of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
VALUE PROPOSITION: The primary focus is ‘can I do the job for you and can I do it better than anyone else in consideration?’ The best answer to that lies in what I have done previously:
- While reporting directly to the CEO of a major New Yorkholding company, served as Chief Marketing Director for several local, national and international companies simultaneously. Duties were interrelated among companies. (
- Single-handedly created an online educational program which was later selected and recognized by Forbes Magazine as their Top Careers Website. Personally created, developed, submitted and received several patents for same.
- Created a strategic marketing program allowing undercapitalized companies the ability to hire top-tier marketing and communications services through an innovative contracting arrangement.
- Single-handedly created a ground-breaking financial company intended to reduce the frequency and impact of investment fraud perpetrated on the elderly. Met with several United States legislators to heighten awareness and effect the necessary changes. The company served as the SEC model for improving public disclosure records of investment representatives.
- Personally created several private Groups on linkedin (each with a dedicated focus) to serve as both a sounding board as well as an idea forum for various endeavors. Collectively, the Groups comprise several thousand professionals within the fields of business, management, education, retail and international trade.
- While reporting to the founding Principle of a Law firm, identified new revenue channel which expanded the firm into several states, increased attorneys from one to over twenty and increased net revenues from 750k to over 7mm annually.
- Authored numerous articles for local, national and international trade journals
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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The FrontRunnerGroup, Orlando, FL
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (2004 – Present)
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Complete creation, development and marketing of several distinctive companies aimed at filling niche industries. All services advertised or performed are done exclusively by me. Collectively, services offered by the Group of companies incorporate a very wide range of marketing and communication facets. Companies are:
- FrontRunner Marketing and Consultation, LLC – Full-service marketing firm featuring the exclusive FrontRunnerCorporate Solutions package. The company would serve in whatever capacity was requested by the client. Some situations required only website or collateral creation or while others needed the full complement of services; analysis, financials, customer service, development and retention, marketing plans, strategies, collateraland ultimately, plan execution
- ProRezOnline.com, LLC – Online Company specializing in providing state-of-the-art online technologies to assist people in finding employment or improve their current position - Personally developed all promotional strategies and collateral (print and web) as well as all personnel manuals. Developed and executed public relations campaign involving all main media types. The company was named & awarded ‘Top Careers Program’ by Forbes Magazine. The primary focus for the past three years.
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The FrontRunnerGroup, Orlando, FL
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR continued…
- Resume Power Plus, LLC – An automated resume service which serves as an affiliate marketing adjunct to ProRezOnline, LLC
- PowerLaw Presentations, LLC – Company specializes in providing legal media technologies to law firms engaged in courtroom litigation as well as other various law firm services
- Florida Business Alliance,LLC – (New) Association of Florida based companies looking to give back to the communities they serve
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The Fort Miller Group, Inc. Schuylerville, NY (
DIRECTOR ofMARKETING (2000 - 6/2004)
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Total marketing and strategic responsibilities for several local, national and international companies comprising a holding company; The Fort Miller Group, Inc. – This was a newly created position and department. Everything was previously outsourced.
While reporting directly to the owner and CEO, increased total Group revenue by nearly 20 million dollars to an annual production of 68 million dollars collectively over my 4-year tenure. Position encompassed all marketing responsibilities including the complete design and production of all marketing collateral. This included web, print, magazines, editorials and trade shows for all companies simultaneously. Strategy development for Fort Miller (and selected alliances) and execution was also routinely employed.
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Developed acomprehensive targeted marketing plan for a Group company (Tymetal Corp.) resulting in $2.1 million increase (31%) over approximately an 18-month cycle
- Developed new corporate identity for thesame company
- Developed new website resulting in 65% increase in inquiries
- Developed all new collateral material resulting in significant annual record growth
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Developed targeted marketing campaign identifying new revenue channel for EnAcSys, a Group company. Market share increased and strategic alliances were formed further enhancing market penetration.
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Designed all new print and online collateral materials for all sales personnel. Two Group companies realized very specific increases in revenue generation once materials were integrated into the sales process.
Submitted articles which were published in several national and international magazines generating additional inquiry and sales.
Law Centers, L.L.C. Albany, NY
CHIEFMARKETING and COMMUNICATIONSOFFICER (1998-2000)
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While reporting directly to the founding attorney and chief principle, identified and developed new revenue channel and marketing plan resulting in excess of 6,000 new clients and over 7MM in revenue. (Rebranded the law practice from a general purpose firm to one which specialized in debt reduction).
Designed expansion plan for law center enabling 100% growth in 6 months. (Included numerous 'Of Counsel' partnerships)
Developed new advertising campaign resulting in 200% increase in revenue within 90 days of implementation.
Improved gross receipts of company 42% by creating anew corporate website. The site was marketed for increased branding and public edification and was also designed to consummate business online, a state of the art feature at the time.
Created internal policy manuals and training of all intake personnel.
Created Public Relations strategy to coincide with the execution of the new brand.
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National RegistryofFinancial Service Representatives, Inc. Albany, NY
PRESIDENT (1990-2000)
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Solely developed and marketed a financial membership organization from concept to national acclaim, ultimately being featured in several national magazines including BusinessWeek and Dow Jones.
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Increased revenue of same company 300% through tailored Internet marketing initiative.Developed website resulting in 150% increase in revenue.
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Developed nearly a dozen strategic alliances increasing revenue and company growth 60%.
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Created policy manuals and training of all financial representatives.
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Met with several Senators in Washington, DC to discuss a federal affiliation; Essentially created the blueprint for the current SEC resource to assist the public before investing with a financial representative.
EDUCATIONState University of New York at Potsdam Potsdam, NY
BACHELOR of ARTS in PSYCHOLOGY/ BUSINESS(Marketing)
GRADUATE STUDIES (BrickMortar, MOOC’s)
Berkshire College Pittsfield, MA
Concentration in Law
Columbia University / Columbia Business School
Concentration in Business
Wharton / University of Pennsylvania
Concentration in Marketing
Northwestern University
Concentration in Social Media Marketing
Lean Six Sigma - ongoing
General Securities Principal - NASD Series 24 /
Life Insurance - NY /
Registry Certified Financial Specialist
Securities Representative - NASD Series 7 / Life Insurance - ME / Registry Certified Investment Specialist
Blue Sky Laws - NASD 63 / Life Insurance - MA / Registry Certified Insurance Advisor
HONORS
-Nominated for McGraw-Hill Award for Innovation (late 2017 – winner announced spring, 2018)
- Featured speaker at University of Central Florida’s 'Excellence in Entrepreneurship' program
-Board Advisor for Keiser University
-Solely created online employment system (with the backend assistance of a code programmer) which received attention in Businessweek as well as NBC's national 'Project Economy' series. This same company (ProRezOnline.com) was awarded'Top Careers Website’by Forbes Magazine
- Solely created financial membership company which was featured in numerous financial trade magazines, Wall Street Journal publications, and ultimately served as a design model for the Securities and Exchange Commission's Public Disclosure division
- Over two dozen national (financial) sales awards
- Various awards for website & collateral design
- Author of numerous articles for local, national, and international trade journals
- Owner and Author of several patents pending and registered trademarks