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Anastasia Nelson

Bridgeport,CT

Summary

Compassionate, creative and effective Business Professor with valuable experience in classroom administration, professional development and project planning. Equipped with extensive background in versatile education environments. Student-centric instructor, academic facilitator and motivational coach. Competent at performing independently or as member of teaching team. Well-versed in classroom and online technologies.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Transformational and Business Coach

Self-employee
Bridgeport, CT
06.2021 - Current
  • Created a network of 20+ customers and 35 referrals
  • Evaluate clients’ needs and goals to establish advancement and development plans, resulting in 80% reported improvements in goal achievement.
  • Trained 15 new lifestyle coaches in transformation and goal actualization
  • Monitored and analyzed clients' progress, results, and overall satisfaction to implement process improvement initiatives
  • Attended seminars, business expos, and other events to develop and support small businesses
  • Engaged with prospective customers to qualify product fit via multiple channels
  • Identified workflow inefficiencies to formulate and implement operational improvements at the network level
  • Trained and mentored 15+ new personnel hired to fulfill various roles

Online Store Owner

Super Henry
Bridgeport, CT
05.2010 - 05.2021
  • Increased revenue through developing and implementing a new business plan for Chinese wholesale product procurement
  • Analyzed market conditions and consumer insights to develop strategic sales and marketing strategies and managed customer service.
  • Oversaw wholesale operations and business management to cultivate strategic partners and reduce operating costs, conducted customer services as needed
  • Identified issues, analyzed information, and provided solutions to problems
  • Drove operational improvements, which resulted in savings and improved profit margins

English Teacher

Elementary School
Bayaguana, Dominican Republic
08.2014 - 06.2018
  • Established a local influencer program and coordinated individualized learning objectives for 100+ students to foster a love of literacy and encourage career exploration and extracurricular activities
  • Prepared lesson plans and administered tests according to students’ needs and level of education
  • Spearheaded a committee to select and implement new curriculums for low-scoring students, resulting in 25-40% average performance improvement
  • Supported student skill development in alignment with personal and academic goals

Organic Soap Maker

Self-employed
Bridgeport, CT
09.2009 - 09.2014
  • Provided and supplied various local gift boutiques with soaps
  • Learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks to improve efficiency and productivity
  • Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions
  • Improved operations through consistent hard work and dedication
  • Created plans and communicated deadlines to complete projects on time
  • Increased customer satisfaction by resolving issues

Russian and English Tutor

New York, NY
01.2004 - 12.2008
  • Organized custom lesson plans and taught English and Russian to 56 newly emigrated families
  • Improved adult students’ academic and cultural literacy, as well as reading, writing, and conversational skills
  • Counseled students to improve classroom confidence and develop emotional and behavior regulation strategies
  • Prepared students for English language standardized testing by providing strategies to overcome test anxiety and enhance academic capabilities
  • Used positive reinforcement, repetition, and review to help students master challenging material

Education

Ph.D. - Business Administration

University of Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ
12.2022

M.A - Management

University of Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ
2018

B.A. - Marketing

University of Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ
2014

B.A. - Leadership

Humanitarian University
Georgia
1998

M.A. - Teacher

Aristotle University
Greece
1996

Skills

  • MS Office, Zoom, CRM, Curriculum ans Classroom Management
  • Virtual Learning Management
  • Manager Coaching and Training
  • Training Program Design
  • Course Optimization
  • Program Monitoring and Tracking
  • Group Discussion Facilitation
  • Business Management and Development

Languages

Georgian
Native or Bilingual
Russian
Full Professional
Turkish
Limited Working
Spanish
Limited Working
English
Full Professional

Certification

  • Certified Transformational Coach
  • Certified Teacher of English as a Second Language TESOL
  • Certified Art Therapist
  • Certified Business Consultant

Timeline

Transformational and Business Coach

Self-employee
06.2021 - Current

English Teacher

Elementary School
08.2014 - 06.2018

Online Store Owner

Super Henry
05.2010 - 05.2021

Organic Soap Maker

Self-employed
09.2009 - 09.2014

Russian and English Tutor

01.2004 - 12.2008

Ph.D. - Business Administration

University of Phoenix

M.A - Management

University of Phoenix

B.A. - Marketing

University of Phoenix

B.A. - Leadership

Humanitarian University

M.A. - Teacher

Aristotle University
Anastasia Nelson