JD Rust
Chief Operating Officer at Extraordinary Ventures- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Extraordinary Ventures
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Operating Officer
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Feb 2018 - Present
I manage, motivate, and coach 50 employees while maintaining three unique business verticals and our bookkeeping department. Instilled a culture of excellence by cultivating strong community relationships and bridging communication gaps EV Office Solutions ● Conceptualized and spearheaded a team of 16 employees to facilitate the mailing of 1.8 million letters per year ● Diagnosed and delivered on the overhaul of bottlenecks associated with inventory, efficiency, scheduling, and storage, by partnering with supply vendors and reformatting our employee coverage framework ○ Negotiated free, exclusive, access to vendor warehouse for inventory storage ○ Negotiated decrease of machine leases, and maintenance contracts ○ Consolidated and retimed supply orders, which decreased vertical expenses by 38% and additionally invigorated customer relationships by saving them $15k/year on deliverables ○ 100% employee retention ○ +128% gross revenue ○ +253% net revenue over 1.5 years EV Laundry ● Expanded our team from 9, to 22 employees ● Personally targeted, cultivated, acquired, managed, and supported 127 customer accounts ● Handled customer correspondence, satisfaction, and ameliorated concerns/complaints ● Directed and collaborated with outside team to rebrand the company ○ Fostered the complete redesign our website ○ Instituted new customer intake model with automated CRM software connected to our website ○ +33% gross revenue ○ +98% net revenue increase year over year Finance Manager ● Analyzed and created customized P&L data sheets based on monthly and YOY financial reports ○ Regularly presented the interpreted data to our board ○ Proposed new strategic launch plans and customizations to existing plans based on my financial forecasts Show less
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Education
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Appalachian State University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Biology, General