I invite you to review the case studies of representative clients and delivered results.
I'm proud of these relationships and of what we've accomplished together.
In addition to these clients, my employee experience includes:
Planitax
Challenge
- Founder was initially interested in assistance in structuring and managing an alliance with
a Big 4 accounting firm. Project quickly expanded to include corporate strategy, product vision,
fundraising presentation, attracting the management team, and marketing.
Services
- VC fundraising
- Company vision & strategy
- Market analysis
- Product marketing
- CRM implementation
- Alliance strategy & relationships
- Demand generation
- Sales enablement
- Services strategy
- Interim executive
Solution
- Developed product vision/roadmap, prepared and co-presented at over 70 VC meetings.
Served as interim VP Marketing & Business Development on a part-time basis. Defined sales
process, sales tools, and lead generation events. Implemented Salesforce.com and evaluated Siebel OnDemand.
Developed positioning and messaging; defined services; and created pricing model, ROI model, and website.
Supported new product road show to 35 VP's of tax.
Results
- Closed $7M VC funding round in the most difficult VC fundraising environment in decades.
- Supported direct sales force in closing 8 new customers.
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Rolling Thunder
Challenge
- Entrepreneur needed assistance building business plan, creating investor presentation,
attracting management team, and developing alliance strategy and go-to-market plan.
Services
- VC fundraising
- Company vision & strategy
- Market analysis
- Product marketing
- Alliance strategy & relationships
Solution
- Assisted with development of VC presentation slides and business plan. Developed alliance strategy and
met with prospective partners. Presented with founder and other members of the management team.
Results
- Received term sheet from top tier VC firm.
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Empro
Challenge
- CEO requested assistance with business plan for hospitality industry solution, and with seeking initial round of funding.
Services
- VC fundraising
- Company vision & strategy
- Market analysis
- Product marketing
Solution
- Conducted primary and secondary research. Developed business plan and investor presentation.
Located and interviewed former industry executives who could explain industry and business challenges to client.
Results
- Client saved hundred of thousands of dollars
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In addition to these clients, my large software company and IT "employee experience" and results include:
PeopleSoft
VP of Business Development
- Created alliance strategy for over $4B ecosystem of 250+ partners during PeopleSoft's rapid growth, from 1996-1999.
- Created Global Consulting Alliance program simultaneously with the Big 5 accounting firms
- Grew third-party PeopleSoft implementers from 2,000 to 20,000.
- Created new software alliances team and processes.
- Managed new market development into Financial Services, Retail, Japan.
- Hired and managed staff of 50.
Director, Financial Product Strategy
- Managed product strategy team of 10 in creating 6 new financial products
- Defined product marketing and sales support operations.
- Grew revenues from $7M to over $100M in 3 years.
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Ninth House Network
- Developed alliance strategy
- Developed and managed over 15 alliances with technology providers like Microsoft, Cisco, Saba,
Docent, KPMG Consulting and IBM, and management gurus such as Ken Blanchard.
- Provided marketing and sales support.
- Personally closed customer contracts with KPMG Consulting and CEMEX.
- Managed business development team of three.
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Andersen Consulting
Senior Manager
- Managed over 15 enterprise IT projects in 11 years across a variety of industries, including manufacturing,
financial services, government and utilities.
- Implemented portfolio accounting systems, CRM systems, billing systems, tax systems, logistics systems,
mortgage loan origination systems, and accounting systems.
- Managed teams of up to 50 programmers, analysts and managers.