Stand-up wasn't in the cards, so when Destiny called me after 20+ yrs on Wall Street (trading/sales/fintech/marcom, blah blah), Rainmaking for start-ups and CEO for turnarounds became my domain. Brand Positioning, Door Opening, Deal Closing. Other cards up my sleeve: IR & Public Relations. "Its not ...
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Stand-up wasn't in the cards, so when Destiny called me after 20+ yrs on Wall Street (trading/sales/fintech/marcom, blah blah), Rainmaking for start-ups and CEO for turnarounds became my domain. Brand Positioning, Door Opening, Deal Closing. Other cards up my sleeve: IR & Public Relations. "Its not what you say, it's what your audience hears." Thinking out-of-the-box and diving into blue oceans is part of my DNA. Connecting the tag line to the bottom line is where the rubber meets the road.
Pedigree: Interim CEO of a public co,+ CEO Consigliere to 24 enterprises across 6 industries. True success is measured within the context of trust, mind share and brand recognition.
What's First? Assessing risk-reward opportunities for innovators and industry disruptors. What's Next? Forging front-of-mind relationships with seemingly hard-to-reach influencers.
Domain Expert in guiding aspiring entrepreneurs and corporate leaders to become true thought-leaders. How? By crafting and implementing brand and corporate messages that resonate with constituents (investors, employees, customers and strategic partners).
Crises is the Mother of Opportunity: Finding paths to overcoming sales obstacles in ways that make dollars and sense.
Road to Revenue: traditional & contemporary brand messaging tools (digital/social media) via a cross-functional strategy that delivers a call-to-action message to the targeted audience --wherever they are and via the means they are most responsive to.
Specialties: Value Proposition / Brand Positioning, Business Development, BI, Corporate Sales strategy, Due Dili; Capital Formation; Marketing | Corporate Communications PR/IR Consumer Products, LBE, Fintech, Medtech, Martech, Blocktech..
What have I done lately? A discrete spectrum of initiatives for companies focused on building their presence and awareness. Ask for my portfolio and references.
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