Experience

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  XL Emporium LLC_HIDow

  • JCMall Johnson City, TN

  • Principal Owner / Operator

    • Oct 2020 - Present
    • JCMall Johnson City, TN

    Class II Medical Devices ( TENS / EMS ) 510K FDA Code with 19 Accesories for chiropractic & physical therapy.

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  Visual Concepts Marketing

  • South Africa
  • Entertainment Providers
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Principal Owner/ Managing Director

    • Mar 2008 - Present

    Owner established a new business entity as a sole proprietor without loan funding. Developed advertising campaigns based on intrinsic “value branding” for clients in the sports, entertainment, and service hospitality industry. Developed and implemented a sales strategy for each client’s needs. Hired & trained over 250 sales associates over the first three years. Accounting & Inventory management as well. ETSU approved a business & marketing internship with VCM and student sales associates earned credit hours for each account represented. Clients included; Alta Cucina Italian Restaurant, Sahib Indian Cuisine, Alternative Sport Paintball, The Crossings Golf Club, Crazy Tomato, Fox’s Pizza Den and various others. Closed business in 2011.

  • Managing Director_Building Brands

    • Mar 2016 - Present

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  Freedom Car.Org

  • Mooresvville, NC

  • Marketing Consultant

    • Aug 2015 - Present
    • Mooresvville, NC

    Corporate sponsorships for the POW-MIA '76 Freedomcar.

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  Texas Energy Mutual, LLC

  • ISO

    • Jul 2014 - Present

    Specializes in Private Placements for Accredited Investors.

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  OrthoGolfer

  • North America

  • Afilliate Partner

    • Jun 2017 - Jul 2017
    • North America

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  Wyndham Worldwide, Inc

  • Member Sales

    • Apr 2014 - Jul 2014

    Timeshare Sales.

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  Crime Times, Inc

  • Marketing Director

    • Jun 2013 - Feb 2014

    Developed new advertising program for their “Busted: paper which had circulation in over 14 counties in Virginia. Worked with the management develop a company expansion program to seek out new markets. Completed a formal Grant proposal and submitted the works to over 300 hundred grant providers. Acquired new advertising clients that sought exposure for professional services viewers might need. Not a Full-Time position.

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  New Century Coal, Inc.

  • Junior Broker/Investment Adviser

    • Mar 2011 - Jun 2013

    Position required calling 100 or more “Accredited” investors, daily. Each call the prospect(s)were informed of the current mining project and the potential returns. Position required knowledge of the Coal industry, types of coal, and these manufacturing applications for each type of coal. Position also required knowledge of stocks, equities, index funds, IRAs, and all the penalties associated with each to make a lateral move to invest in our mining projects. Units of investment ranged from $100,000 to $69,000. The investment adviser is a second tier junior broker position. Commission + Base Hourly. Federal indictments closed the branch.

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  PI Advertising

  • Sales Operations

    • May 2003 - Nov 2007

    Position required constant communication with the company management to coordinate the sales training and operations for advertising accounts across the nation. Our clients sought to compete in larger markets with our “value branded” VIP Invitations. Golf clubs were our main client base. Our sales teams exhausted a ten to twenty mile radius of each golf course with their exclusive VIP Invitation, b2b. The coordinator responsibilities included off-location sales strategy implementation and sales team leadership.Skill-sets: Project Manager, Logistics, Business Development, Payroll, Taxes & Accounting, Contracts, Inventory Control, Product Placement, Market Analysis, Marketing Modules, Direct Marketing, Copyright, Sales Trainer, Public Speaking, Health & Wellness, Personal Trainer, Customer Service and financial market products, International business/travel.