Experience

Red Cloud Indian School

• United States
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teacher

  • Sep 2020 - Present

  Currently teaching US History, Sociology, and Psychology to juniors and seniors at Red Cloud High School. Currently teaching US History, Sociology, and Psychology to juniors and seniors at Red Cloud High School.



Everlearn Ventures LLC and Catalano Partners LLC

• Bellevue, WA and Menlo Park, CA

• President & Founder

  • 2008 - Aug 2020

  Provider of performance improvement consulting services for businesses and non-profit organizations. Lead business development, strategic planning, and solution design. • Innovation: Collaborated with university educators to assess needs and design approaches to scale K-12 school improvements. • Program development: Advised the design and execution of university executive programs increasing practical application. • Business development: Developed new business for online social learning platforms Intrepid Learning and NovoEd. • Strategic planning: Devised new market strategy for NovoEd focused on corporate customers and closed proof point with first corporate client. • Change Management: Provided learning and development services to companies, educators, and non-profits advancing their effectiveness. • Leadership development: Coached executives and facilitated learning workgroups enhancing workplace impact. • Relationship building: Fostered partnerships with chief learning officers and senior business and university leaders resulting in market insights and new partnership opportunities.



REIP, Inc.

• Menlo Park, CA and Deerfield, IL

• Vice President

  • 2009 - 2014

  Investment and management company dealing in multiple real estate property types including office, retail, and multifamily. Supervised investment portfolio and strategic planning for family-owned real estate company undergoing business life cycle transition with $50M in commercial properties. • Change management: Led strategy development, organizational problem-solving, and continuous improvement planning to minimize ‘great recession’ impact. Result: Achieved 5-year financial targets. • Strategic analysis: Directed financial review and negotiations for seven figure transactions, optimizing proceeds by up to 24%. • Financial acumen: Led due diligence and made investment recommendations across multiple property types. • Community connections: Built relationships with local and state government organizations that benefited property operations and sales.



Gap Inc.

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Director, Executive Development

  • 2007 - 2007

  Worldwide clothing and accessory retailer. Managed talent and organizational development for 200+ VP-level and above executives across Gap Inc.’s three major brands. • Program design: Relaunched flagship senior executive development program and increased alignment to current business strategy. • Leadership development: Conducted 360 feedback coaching for executives and directed strengths-based development planning, boosting employee engagement and team building. • Organizational development: Redesigned cross-divisional coaching program increasing cost-effectiveness and business alignment.



Stanford University Graduate School of Business

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director, Program Development, Executive Education

  • 2003 - 2006

  Part of Graduate School of Business (GSB) at Stanford University providing programs for senior managers to grow leadership capabilities and a global network of peers.Cultivated new business and developed executive education programs with global companies and organizations.• Program development: Led new program development that contributed to 15% increase in custom business. • Results-orientation: Created new program evaluation methodology capturing improved outcomes.• Innovation: Extensively collaborated on multi-disciplinary program design with faculty and organizations across diverse sectors.• Strategic problem-solving: Drove strategic planning process that boosted revenue growth trend and contributed to top-ranking in Financial Times Custom Executive Education survey.• Collaboration: Co-authored two business cases published by Stanford GSB.

• Director, E-Learning Product Development, Executive Education

  • 2001 - 2003

  • Innovation: Co-designed multimedia toolkit in conjunction with the executive program Leading Change and Organizational Renewal (LCOR), jointly run with Harvard Business School (HBS), resulting in increased program impact.• Collaboration: Jointly developed market and sales for LCOR toolkit with HBS team, increasing program revenues by 20%.



Zowie Entertainment, Inc.

• Creative Development Consultant

  • Jun 1998 - Jun 1999

  Performed internet market analysis and crafted online strategies for high-tech toy and entertainment multimedia company backed by Paul Allen and Interval Research Corp. Performed internet market analysis and crafted online strategies for high-tech toy and entertainment multimedia company backed by Paul Allen and Interval Research Corp.



The Learning Company

• Producer

  • Apr 1996 - Jun 1998

  Led creative development and design for top-rated Reader Rabbit’s Math 6-9, named Finalist for the 1999 Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Interactive Achievement Awards Led creative development and design for top-rated Reader Rabbit’s Math 6-9, named Finalist for the 1999 Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Interactive Achievement Awards



Hasbro

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Producer, Hasbro Interactive

  • Nov 1994 - Feb 1996

  Served on core producing team providing creative design, project management, field testing, and finaling of Hasbro’s five debut CD-ROM products for children Served on core producing team providing creative design, project management, field testing, and finaling of Hasbro’s five debut CD-ROM products for children



Kangaroo Court Productions

• Greater Los Angeles Area

• Associate Producer

  • Nov 1993 - Oct 1994

  Coordinated development through post-production on Academy Award-nominated, 35mm short film Kangaroo Court, directed by Sean Astin Coordinated development through post-production on Academy Award-nominated, 35mm short film Kangaroo Court, directed by Sean Astin



The Walt Disney Studios

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 700 & Above Employee

• Story Editor, Daniel Petrie, Jr. & Company

  • Jan 1991 - Nov 1993

  Pursued and evaluated screenplay and story submissions at studio-based production company

• Creative Associate Intern, Walt Disney Pictures & Touchstone Pictures

  • Jul 1990 - Jan 1991