Walden University

University of Cumbria

~Global Business Strategist~
~Expert Branding Witness~
~Guest Lecturer~Speaker~Mentor

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Strategy Consulting -  Executive Coaching -  Career Branding "Your Life, No Borders"Growth focused business consulting, executive coaching and career branding. We help client companies delight customers, increase revenues and maximize expansion opportunities via strategic partnering, engagement, and branding strategies. We help individuals experience long-term personal satisfaction over the course of their lives through a deeper understanding and better alignment of their life goals and work choices. Our unique, "Whole Person" approach, designed to create a cycle of increased personal satisfaction through better long term work alignment, yields higher levels of sustained engagement.

L Global, LLC

CEO/Strategist

Led team effort to drive market expansion, corporate branding, and provide custom human capital solutions for I.T. professionals and client companies.Designed and implemented recruiting operations model resulting in increased placements. Redesigned operating infrastructure and established guidelines for business development, recruiting strategies, performance metrics, hiring models, performance management, pricing strategies, social media based recruiting, support tools training, incentive plans. Identified and executed business objectives to include strategic corporate branding initiatives and partnerships: corporate social responsibility plan, internship program, community business leaders’ partnerships.Collaborated with CEO on new products to drive revenue growth, realign market positioning, refine internal/ external corporate communication and messaging. Improved margins through structured, metrics driven team management and personal placement production. Employment SME/Speaker for Corporate, Higher Education and Community Service organizations.

CTI Consulting

Vice President

Strategic contract consulting including sales/ marketing development and outsourcing,brand development; sales training, team coaching, executive coaching; search engine optimization/website traffic development; social media branding, process/workflow design and implementation;personnel coaching, staff development

Leader of Tomorrow Solutions

Started for-profit staffing division for international non-profit organization using cross marketing and value added selling strategies to include Summer Youth, Green, Recycling, Workforce Training, Job Placement and Disability staffing programs. Established business goals; created division budget, sales plan/metrics, marketing strategies, standard operating procedures. Directly responsible for revenue forecasting, contract recruiting, hiring staff, sales mentorship, coaching. Initiated successful partnerships with Fortune 500 corporations, small to mid- sized businesses and local civic leaders. Reported directly to CEO on division marketing activities and results; collaborated regularly with executive leadership on enterprise-wide initiatives while providing day-to-day direction and management for new division. Provided consulting services for City of NY's highest volume, top producing Workforce 1 center to improve sales performance, meet increased recruitment and placement metrics and restructure center to a demand driven business model.

GT Private Sector (Division of Goodwill Industries)

Director

Regional sales, recruiting,operations, talent and P & L management for national staffing company; territory- 13 locations, 25MM revenue. Responsibilities included revenue forecasting, business development, recruitment strategies, hiring, training, employee development, performance management, operations management and client service enhancement for NY/NJ/CT tri-state region. Implemented reward /recognition program to decrease turnover and improve morale; developed marketing, workflow and performance measurement strategies; led sales functions including ongoing sales, leadership, goal setting, metrics management training.( <a href="http://salesforce.com">salesforce.com</a>) optimization.

Spherion Corporation

Regional Director

Contributions:Promoted to Area Management position for full service ISO certified staffing firm with close to 300 offices nationwide.  Selling manager, hired, trained and provided daily management for most profitable team in the region while personally running a profitable sales desk. Awarded  several monthly performance recognition certificates for branch profitability as well as an award for highest personal production.  Developed and implemented recruiting/sales plan that led to $2.1MM annual revenue.  Complete P&L responsibilities include preparation and accountability for detailed business plans/projections - monthly, quarterly and annually.  Personally targeted and closed regional accounts totaling $18MM in projected annual revenue.  Instituted successful recruiting strategies targeting finance, media, fashion, entertainment, hospitality, legal, technology and manufacturing sectors.

AppleOne Employment Services

Area Manager - Northeast

Contributions:Assisted General Manager restructure rapidly expanding entrepreneurial fashion company.  Directed Client Services Division including sales, client service, inventory tracking, alterations, fittings, storage and after care.  Established systems for purchasing, inventory and quality control; redesigned operations internal control, administrative and department HR procedures; developed accessories sales plan that increased overall sales by 10% in a 90 day period.  Established criteria for reduction in workforce, developed communication plan to enhance client satisfaction resulting in 12% reduction in total expenses with enhanced service to customers.

Vera Wang

Operations Manager

Contributions:Promoted 5 times to Operations Management position to assist President reorganize and expand territories for an $18MM business.  Recruited, trained and directed workflow of 70-100 people in 4 departments; instituted a series of efficiency measures to include a redesigned order processing system that reduced shipped lead times and resulted in quicker turns of inventory.  Collaborated with management committee to design and install a CRM system; improved client relations through account management system for major accounts.  Spearheaded automation projects, which created 15% staff cut with concurrent increases in productivity, resulting in record monthly shipping of $2.5MM in shipping against projected $1.6MM with lower costs and lower inventory on hand.

LaVerne Daley

LaVerne Daley