Hi, I’m
Anna Simbeck
Paola,KS
"You may delay, but time will not."
Benjamin Franklin
Summary
Creative Business Owner with exceptional background spent in social media, video production and other advertisement to generate leads. Proven leader with engaging demeanor and success working in most demanding environments. Talented in training and mentoring successful teams. Motivated business professional bringing 16 years of entrepreneurial experience. Dedicated and personable with extensive experience in managing administrative and sales operations and personnel. Well-versed in training, educating, motivating and supporting staff members. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
16
years of professional experience
1
Certificate
Work History
Primerica
Business Owner
Jun.2022 - Current (3 education.years_Label & 6 education.months_Label)
Job overview
- Met with clients to discuss assets, expenses, and long-term and short-term investment goals to devise personalized financial plans.
- Developed personal rapport with each client to maintain customer loyalty and establish long-term accounts.
- Educated clients on various financial matters and provided professional recommendations on investment opportunities, products, and services based on each clients' individual needs.
- Developed comprehensive retirement planning strategies to help clients maximize retirement savings.
- Cultivated and strengthened relationships with new clients and educated clients on account services and capabilities.
- Provided specialized financial planning support for clients with diverse portfolios and individual needs.
- Facilitated new client onboarding process and investment account setup.
- Recruited, trained and mentored junior financial and support staff to generate ideas, share knowledge and grow firm.
- Monitored and updated financial plans to comply with client goals.
Olathe Police Department
Digital Media Manager
Mar.2008 - Current (17 education.years_Label & 9 education.months_Label)
Job overview
- Remained highly composed and calm in very fast-paced, stressful and constantly changing environments to provide optimal leadership and achieve desired results.
- Presented production ideas and determined creative scenarios for production and delivery.
- Conducted meetings with staff to discuss production progress and to attain production objectives.
- Developed schedules for production, editing, and duplication for timely delivery.
- Evaluated scripts to identify creative strategies and resource needs.
- Oversaw lighting, graphics, audio and camera movements in TV and movie filmmaking.
- Found appropriate stories and ideas for programming to engage target audiences and hook advertisers.
- Determined and supported keyword selection, audience targeting, audience retargeting and remarketing.
- Created content strategies for digital media.
- Created customized marketing materials to increase product awareness.
Army Reserve
Mass Communications Sergeant
Jan.2019 - Sep.2019 (8 education.months_Label)
Job overview
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Passionate about learning and committed to continual improvement.
- Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
- Cultivated interpersonal skills by building positive relationships with others.
- Produced and distributed internal and external communications.
- Developed innovative marketing and PR strategies.
- Raised brand awareness through consistent marketing efforts and product campaign launches.
- Wrote and edited articles, web content, advertising copy, periodicals and publications for internal and external audiences.
- Wrote press materials and delivered presentations to media representatives.
Army National Guard
Broadcast Journalist Sergeant
Mar.2013 - Mar.2018 (5 education.years_Label)
Job overview
- Produced stories for broadcasting across TV, radio and digital platforms.
- Conducted comprehensive research and developed targeted questions for use in guest interviews.
- Worked collaboratively with camera crew shooting in locations, optimizing story visualization for diverse viewers.
- Wrote pieces and news stories for online publication, coordinating images and layout to deliver proper presentation.
- Edited, proofread and fact-checked content for accuracy.
- Reported from field locations and wrote stories under tight deadlines.
- Attended press conferences and other media events to gather relevant information and quotes for stories.
- Coordinated with photographers, videographers and graphic designers to supplement stories with multimedia content.
- Utilized SEO principles to optimize content for search engine rankings.
- Presented developments in stories in live broadcasts and recordings.
Education
Wichita State UniversityWichita, KS
Some College (No Degree) from Law (Pre-Law)
Kansas City College of Legal StudiesKansas City, MO
Bachelor of Science from Court Reporting
05.2005
Skills
- Process Improvement
- Task Delegation
- Staff Management
- Public Speaking
- Incident Response
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Work Planning and Prioritization
- Project Oversight
- Driven and Determined
- Financial Planning
- Team Leadership
- Training and Development
Certification
Life License - Kansas, Missouri & Arizona
FINRA Security Industry Essential (SIE)
Timeline
Business Owner
Primerica
Jun.2022 - Current (3 education.years_Label & 6 education.months_Label)
Mass Communications Sergeant
Army Reserve
Jan.2019 - Sep.2019 (8 education.months_Label)
Broadcast Journalist Sergeant
Army National Guard
Mar.2013 - Mar.2018 (5 education.years_Label)
Digital Media Manager
Olathe Police Department
Mar.2008 - Current (17 education.years_Label & 9 education.months_Label)
Wichita State University
Some College (No Degree) from Law (Pre-Law)
Kansas City College of Legal Studies
Bachelor of Science from Court Reporting
Accomplishments
Good Samaritan Award, City of Olathe, May 2022
Civilian Merit Award, Olathe Police Department, March 2022
Army Reserve Commendation Medal, Army Reserve, September 2019
Army Achievement Medal, Army National Guard, September 2018
Civilian of the Year Award, Olathe Police Department, March 2016
Civilian Merit Award, Olathe Police Department, March 2014
Affiliations
Worldwide Women's Association
KC Design Core
Women Entrepreneurs Networking
Women of Kansas City