Shahla Hebets
Founder | Chief Executive Officer | Principal | Marketing & Sales Growth Strategist at Think Media Consulting- Claim this Profile
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Garrett Evans
I thrived as a middle manager under Shahla's thoughtful and prescient leadership. Her ability to inspire creativity and action among her colleagues is truly unique, and absolutely necessary in today's digital landscape. She put trust in me, and allowed me to do what I do best. She was keen to inclusive goal setting, so that our teams worked effectively together toward a very visible business plan. As a creative, I truly appreciate a leader who values her teams abilities, and as an executive, clears a path for us to do our best work.
Dan Gesshel
Throughout my tenure at Dex One, I had the pleasure of working with Shahla on many occasions. Whether it was interfacing with CMRs, or directly with large national clients, Shahla always was knowledgeable about the key aspects of the accounts. She utilized this to her advantage to help provide the maximum benefit to the customers while effectively managing the client relationship. This enabled her to successfully drive the Dex One products forward, increasing sales, and delivering value. Regardless of the issue, she was tenacious in finding a resolution working with multiple groups throughout the organization, including my product and operations teams. She effectively managed her staff and championed their position to insure they would be successful throughout the account management process. I highly recommend Shahla to any organization that wants a true partner in driving success around their products, building strong business relationships, and moving things forward.
Garrett Evans
I thrived as a middle manager under Shahla's thoughtful and prescient leadership. Her ability to inspire creativity and action among her colleagues is truly unique, and absolutely necessary in today's digital landscape. She put trust in me, and allowed me to do what I do best. She was keen to inclusive goal setting, so that our teams worked effectively together toward a very visible business plan. As a creative, I truly appreciate a leader who values her teams abilities, and as an executive, clears a path for us to do our best work.
Dan Gesshel
Throughout my tenure at Dex One, I had the pleasure of working with Shahla on many occasions. Whether it was interfacing with CMRs, or directly with large national clients, Shahla always was knowledgeable about the key aspects of the accounts. She utilized this to her advantage to help provide the maximum benefit to the customers while effectively managing the client relationship. This enabled her to successfully drive the Dex One products forward, increasing sales, and delivering value. Regardless of the issue, she was tenacious in finding a resolution working with multiple groups throughout the organization, including my product and operations teams. She effectively managed her staff and championed their position to insure they would be successful throughout the account management process. I highly recommend Shahla to any organization that wants a true partner in driving success around their products, building strong business relationships, and moving things forward.
Garrett Evans
I thrived as a middle manager under Shahla's thoughtful and prescient leadership. Her ability to inspire creativity and action among her colleagues is truly unique, and absolutely necessary in today's digital landscape. She put trust in me, and allowed me to do what I do best. She was keen to inclusive goal setting, so that our teams worked effectively together toward a very visible business plan. As a creative, I truly appreciate a leader who values her teams abilities, and as an executive, clears a path for us to do our best work.
Dan Gesshel
Throughout my tenure at Dex One, I had the pleasure of working with Shahla on many occasions. Whether it was interfacing with CMRs, or directly with large national clients, Shahla always was knowledgeable about the key aspects of the accounts. She utilized this to her advantage to help provide the maximum benefit to the customers while effectively managing the client relationship. This enabled her to successfully drive the Dex One products forward, increasing sales, and delivering value. Regardless of the issue, she was tenacious in finding a resolution working with multiple groups throughout the organization, including my product and operations teams. She effectively managed her staff and championed their position to insure they would be successful throughout the account management process. I highly recommend Shahla to any organization that wants a true partner in driving success around their products, building strong business relationships, and moving things forward.
Garrett Evans
I thrived as a middle manager under Shahla's thoughtful and prescient leadership. Her ability to inspire creativity and action among her colleagues is truly unique, and absolutely necessary in today's digital landscape. She put trust in me, and allowed me to do what I do best. She was keen to inclusive goal setting, so that our teams worked effectively together toward a very visible business plan. As a creative, I truly appreciate a leader who values her teams abilities, and as an executive, clears a path for us to do our best work.
Dan Gesshel
Throughout my tenure at Dex One, I had the pleasure of working with Shahla on many occasions. Whether it was interfacing with CMRs, or directly with large national clients, Shahla always was knowledgeable about the key aspects of the accounts. She utilized this to her advantage to help provide the maximum benefit to the customers while effectively managing the client relationship. This enabled her to successfully drive the Dex One products forward, increasing sales, and delivering value. Regardless of the issue, she was tenacious in finding a resolution working with multiple groups throughout the organization, including my product and operations teams. She effectively managed her staff and championed their position to insure they would be successful throughout the account management process. I highly recommend Shahla to any organization that wants a true partner in driving success around their products, building strong business relationships, and moving things forward.
Credentials
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Social Media Mastery Certification
DigitalMarketer
Experience
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Think Media Consulting
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United States
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Founder | Chief Executive Officer | Principal | Marketing & Sales Growth Strategist
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Dec 2015 - Present
After years as a leading operator of revenue growth, sales, marketing and operational teams for enterprise companies, I established and lead a digital marketing agency focused on increasing revenue for B2B and B2C clients through innovation strategies in e-commerce, content, search, social media and technology optimization. Accomplishments: ▪ Define and align marketing strategies to drive sales growth and marketing performance. ▪ Build strong customer relationships and secure multi-year agreements with global, national, local, and start-up clients. ▪ Increase revenues for all clients by more than 20% by leveraging customer value propositions. ▪ Consistently surpass annual agency revenue and growth goals by cultivating customer success and exceeding revenue expectations for clients. Show less
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F+W Media, Inc.
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United States
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Media Production
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100 - 200 Employee
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VP/Vice President | E-commerce Division | Sales
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Jan 2014 - Aug 2015
I was responsible for a $32M e-commerce division. I led revenue strategies, scaling partnerships, drove product development, managed sales, oversaw marketing, and P&L budgeting for an 87-member cross-functional team. Accomplishments: ▪ Launched a content marketing business unit with top brand partners that added over $1M in new revenue within 8 months. ▪ Developed strategic partnerships with industry influencers to create original streaming content subscription series forecasted to double revenues. Show less
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Dex One Corp.
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director of National Sales
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Sep 2011 - Dec 2013
I was recruited to lead the $350M National Sales and Agency Partner Division, managing and training the division's sales team and 50+ agency partners on the advertising SaaS solutions portfolio, resulting in new customer acquisition, retention and renewals. Accomplishments: ▪ Developed a new software subscriptions (SEO, SEM, Digital Display, and Interactive Video) that grew revenue from $100M to $188M within two years. ▪ Recipient of the Distinguished Circle Award in 2012 in recognition of exceeding revenue goals. Show less
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Penton
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Information Services
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300 - 400 Employee
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Sr. Division Brand Manager
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Nov 2009 - Feb 2011
I was recruited to lead the revenue and profit growth for the technology division, responsible for $12M business with multiple profit centers. Accomplishments: ▪ Drove profitable growth, revenue-generating partnerships, sales, marketing strategies and P&L management for the division. ▪ Developed and implemented a new product strategy, including early adoption of virtual events, podcasts, and webinars, resulting in increased customer acquisition, advertising revenue, and subscription sales. Show less
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Weaver Multimedia Group
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Denver, Colorado, United States
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Group Division Sr. Brand Manager
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Aug 2008 - Nov 2009
I was recruited to lead the growth strategies for a $20M regional division focused on U.S. travel and hospitality industries. Accomplishments: ▪ Led high-performing sales and marketing team. ▪ Expanded digital product offerings, exceeding sales goals and 30% revenue growth in one year I was recruited to lead the growth strategies for a $20M regional division focused on U.S. travel and hospitality industries. Accomplishments: ▪ Led high-performing sales and marketing team. ▪ Expanded digital product offerings, exceeding sales goals and 30% revenue growth in one year
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Penton
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Information Services
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300 - 400 Employee
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Sr. Division Brand Manager
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Oct 2005 - Jan 2008
I was promoted to the role of general manager for a $10M media division. Accomplishments: ▪ Responsible for revenue growth, sales, marketing, operations, and P&L oversight. ▪ Grew digital revenue by 44% in two years. Gained #2 industry market share for a previously failing division I was promoted to the role of general manager for a $10M media division. Accomplishments: ▪ Responsible for revenue growth, sales, marketing, operations, and P&L oversight. ▪ Grew digital revenue by 44% in two years. Gained #2 industry market share for a previously failing division
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Education
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Colorado State University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Speech Communication and Rhetoric