Experience

Rose + Thyme

• United States
• Cosmetics

• CEO and Owner

  • May 2020 - Present

  • Co-Founded 3 integrated businesses with my wife: event florals, floral preservation, and a suite of business services for florists • Grew annual revenue to $1M+ with no outside capital and minimal marketing • Built scalable processes for 32 (14 FTE) employees to keep up with natural growth • Developed an internal suite of tools to optimize complex pricing and ordering issues; currently transforming tools into a web-based app for other florists • Co-Founded 3 integrated businesses with my wife: event florals, floral preservation, and a suite of business services for florists • Grew annual revenue to $1M+ with no outside capital and minimal marketing • Built scalable processes for 32 (14 FTE) employees to keep up with natural growth • Developed an internal suite of tools to optimize complex pricing and ordering issues; currently transforming tools into a web-based app for other florists



Jake Huntley Consulting

• Small Business Consultant

  • May 2019 - Dec 2021

  • Enhanced return by 120-135% on 20+ properties by designing 3 financial models for real estate investors • Saved floral company 6,000+ hours / year by optimizing pricing and accounting processes with VBA • Reduced costs by 43% by leading team of 4 to extend manufacturing supply chain to South Africa, China • Enhanced return by 120-135% on 20+ properties by designing 3 financial models for real estate investors • Saved floral company 6,000+ hours / year by optimizing pricing and accounting processes with VBA • Reduced costs by 43% by leading team of 4 to extend manufacturing supply chain to South Africa, China


Momentum Capital Partners LLC
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• Acquisition Associate

  • Aug 2020 - Dec 2020


ZimVision Solutions

• United States

• Founder and CEO

  • Mar 2019 - Dec 2020

  • Led 11 volunteers to provide impoverished African households with safe and affordable solar lights • Saved families $300 / year (55 days’ wages); eliminated hazardous smoke and open flames from homes • Executed 70-household research survey; sold first round of 40 lights to validate product-market fit • Provided opportunity for local employees to run business operations and attend university • Led 11 volunteers to provide impoverished African households with safe and affordable solar lights • Saved families $300 / year (55 days’ wages); eliminated hazardous smoke and open flames from homes • Executed 70-household research survey; sold first round of 40 lights to validate product-market fit • Provided opportunity for local employees to run business operations and attend university


University Impact
• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Summer Impact Investing Associate

  • Jun 2020 - Jul 2020


Cougar Consulting Group

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Analyst

  • Jan 2020 - Apr 2020

  • Designed 26 A/B tests to discover customers’ 3 most-valued features of client’s new digital product • Conducted 110 interviews to identify 4 key user-experience drivers and consumer pain points • Prompted 3 major product changes based on my recommendations / results from A/B tests and interviews • Designed 26 A/B tests to discover customers’ 3 most-valued features of client’s new digital product • Conducted 110 interviews to identify 4 key user-experience drivers and consumer pain points • Prompted 3 major product changes based on my recommendations / results from A/B tests and interviews



The Idea Room, LLC

• United States
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Internal Strategy Consultant

  • Aug 2018 - Dec 2019

  • Increased bottom line by 28% ($110,000 to $141,200) through new sales and marketing strategy • Created 4 new bestselling products based on 500+ response consumer research surveys I designed • Improved customer acquisition 20-25% by implementing more effective digital marketing strategy • Increased bottom line by 28% ($110,000 to $141,200) through new sales and marketing strategy • Created 4 new bestselling products based on 500+ response consumer research surveys I designed • Improved customer acquisition 20-25% by implementing more effective digital marketing strategy



Mow Bros

• Australia
• Facilities Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Small Business Owner

  • May 2011 - Aug 2016

  • Operated my own lawn-mowing business; acquired clients through an initial door-to-door campaign • Managed billing, collection, budgets, and worker payments for myself and 3 other workers • Ensured clients were satisfied and all services properly performed through mentoring my employees • Operated my own lawn-mowing business; acquired clients through an initial door-to-door campaign • Managed billing, collection, budgets, and worker payments for myself and 3 other workers • Ensured clients were satisfied and all services properly performed through mentoring my employees