Brett Harmeling
Houston,TX
Summary
Entrepreneurial professional offering progressive experience in business leadership. Skilled at identifying and implementing strategic partnerships to drive efficiency and productivity. Motivating critical thought leader with proven success managing cross-functional teams globally across diverse industries.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Partner
Expert Dojo
Santa Monica, CA
03.2024 - Current
- Represent company professionally when engaging with external and internal stakeholders, and constituencies.
- Coordinate activities to raise funds successfully.
Member Board of Directors
Aerial Recovery
Nashville, TN
01.2023 - Current
- Strategize and implement plans to transform and revitalize operations, capitalizing on emerging industry trends.
- Save lives, eliminate evil, heal heroes.
Chief Strategy Officer
Verijet
11.2022 - Current
- Conduct market research to identify expansion opportunities worldwide.
- Draft and present business proposals, presentations, reports, and other documents related to strategy development.
- Leverage trends in customer industries and marketplaces to shape solutions and approaches globally.
Member Of The Board Of Advisors
Hives for Heroes
Houston, Texas
02.2022 - Current
- Develop and execute strategic partnerships with Fortune 100 corporations to increase brand awareness.
- Cultivate business partnerships to build lasting relationships with internal and external parties.
Founder and CEO
Happy Life Labs
Houston, TX
10.2013 - Current
- Identify and create key partnerships to expand offerings to our curated networks.
- Design and launch innovative products and services, ensuring they meet market needs and customer satisfaction.
- Keynote speaking and peak performance strategies focused on bio-individuality.
Senior Financial Consultant
Wealth Design Group
Houston, TX
12.2016 - 12.2024
- Partnered with senior executives to identify key performance indicators for measuring success.
- Designed multi-faceted, systematic digital marketing strategy, generating over 20,000 targeted leads and procuring over $20 million in assets under management.
Senior Director
DLP Capital
Saint Augustine, FL
07.2022 - 11.2022
- Built relationships with clients, partners, and vendors to facilitate successful partnerships.
- Collaborated with sales team members to identify target markets and develop sales strategies.
- Procured $93 million of deal flow.
Senior Director
Rockspring Capital
Houston, TX
08.2020 - 07.2022
- Established key relationships resulting in $33M in capital raised for Fund
- Built productive relationships with stakeholders to continually develop new business.
Executive Vice President
Collaboration Capital - NextSeed
Houston, TX
05.2019 - 10.2020
- Directed diverse and experienced team of five, overseeing a $200M+ portfolio.
- Marketed and sold deliverables to investment advisors, broker-dealers, and family offices, equaling $21.5 million AUM.
- Built and managed team that developed an in-house proprietary Digital Wealth Platform.
- Assisted with acquisition to Republic.
Intelligence Officer
Central Intelligence Agency
06.2015 - 11.2016
- Prepared briefs and intelligence presentations, and disseminated them to the appropriate departments.
- Reviewed daily intelligence reports from multiple sources to inform senior leadership of current events.
- Coordinated with other departments within the agency to ensure effective resource allocation across various operational areas.
- Utilized specialized software programs designed for data analysis tasks.
Regional Director Of Sales And Marketing
NP Group, LLC
Houston, TX
10.2012 - 05.2015
- Averaged 39% growth in annual sales, resulting in over $2 million in new revenue.
- Represented and distributed 15 global companies' products across 5 states.
- Managed 67 enterprise accounts representing $15M annual revenue
Education
MBA - Business Administration and Management, General
Rice Business - Jones Graduate School of Business
Houston05-2022
Theological and Ministerial Studies - Theology
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame05-2021
Leadership Foundations - Leadership
Liu Idea Lab For Innovation & Entrepreneurship - Rice University
Houston03-2021
Leadership Certificate - Educational Leadership and Administration, General
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison05-2010
Bachelor of Science - Education
Carthage College
Kenosha05-2010
Skills
- Grit
- Competitive Intelligence
- Complex Problem-solving
- Negotiation
- Adaptability
- Business Strategy
- Keynote Speaking
- Relationship Building
Certification
- Rice University Leadership Foundations, 03/21
- National Business Aviation Member, 02/23
- Yoga Instructor Certification ERYT 500 YACEP - Level II, 07/16
- International Association of Chiefs of Police
Awards
- The President's Lifetime Achievement Award
- Carthage College - Distinguished Alumni Beacon Award
- Houston Business Journal Top 40 Under 40
- Optimist International Finalist
Languages
- English, Native or Bilingual
- Spanish, Limited Working
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Partner
Expert Dojo
03.2024 - Current
Member Board of Directors
Aerial Recovery
01.2023 - Current
Chief Strategy Officer
Verijet
11.2022 - Current
Senior Director
DLP Capital
07.2022 - 11.2022
Member Of The Board Of Advisors
Hives for Heroes
02.2022 - Current
Senior Director
Rockspring Capital
08.2020 - 07.2022
Executive Vice President
Collaboration Capital - NextSeed
05.2019 - 10.2020
Senior Financial Consultant
Wealth Design Group
12.2016 - 12.2024
Intelligence Officer
Central Intelligence Agency
06.2015 - 11.2016
Founder and CEO
Happy Life Labs
10.2013 - Current
Regional Director Of Sales And Marketing
NP Group, LLC
10.2012 - 05.2015
MBA - Business Administration and Management, General
Rice Business - Jones Graduate School of Business
Theological and Ministerial Studies - Theology
University of Notre Dame
Leadership Foundations - Leadership
Liu Idea Lab For Innovation & Entrepreneurship - Rice University
Leadership Certificate - Educational Leadership and Administration, General
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Bachelor of Science - Education
Carthage College
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