Overland Park, Kansas, United States
Entrepreneur and Business Executive with strong servant based leadership skills, with a full understanding that leadership is responsible for making everyone around them better ("I'm not a success until I make someone else a success"). 11+ years of experience as a business owner/entrepreneur. 19 years of experience designing products and introducing them to the market place. 25+ years of experience, as well as, strong aptitude in sales and marketing. 14+ years of experience in digital media and online marketing. Extensive experience in training and development, organizational development, strategic planning, and creative problem-solving. Well-organized with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to develop value-added partnerships with management and clients. Definite team player... Manufacturing | Accounting | Sales & Marketing | Distribution | Product Management | Education & Training | Strategic Planning | Procurement | Employee Management | Financial Management | Facilities Development | Online Marketing and Analysis | Product Design, Development, & Customization | Business Growth Development | Software Development | Go To Market Strategies
Substitute teacher for the Shawnee Mission School District (K-12) in the northeast Johnson County, Kansas area.
Developed and owned the global go-to-market strategy for education. Lead the cross-functional Education stakeholders in launch planning, messaging, positioning, thought-leadership, demand generation programs, sales & channel enablement, customer experience, marketing campaign development, as well as, overall business segment vision.
Partnered with small and medium size businesses to enhance their online digital media presence on the major search engines and business listing sites such as Google, Yahoo, and Bing. Consultations and recommendations included direction and solutions regarding Search Engine Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Website Development, Content Development, Branding, and overall Data Analysis.
Managed product design and development, product customization, marketing, distribution, product knowledge and educational training, sales, sales training, and business growth development for the SportMotion product line. The SportMotion product line utilized high end motion-capture technologies (Hardware & Software) to gather, package, and analyze, data on premiere athletes during key development phases.
Responsibilities included the sale and transitioning of my company (Wynmor Fitness Systems) to York Barbell Company. Other responsibilities included product design and development, product customization, marketing, distribution, product knowledge and educational training, sales, sales training, and business growth development for the Global Commercial Product Division.