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Conor O'Neill

Conor O'Neill

Portland,ME

Summary

Founder, principal, and enterprise strategist with deep experience in scaling operations, negotiating high-value agreements, and architecting sustainable growth models. Trusted advisor to ownership groups and leadership teams seeking clarity, structure, and performance alignment. Brings a rare blend of entrepreneurial execution, strategic foresight, and board-level perspective.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Founder & Principal

Signal Strategy Group
11.2025 - Current

• Founded a strategic advisory firm focused on executive leadership, growth strategy, and operational scale readiness for small to mid-sized enterprises.
• Advise founders and executive teams on enterprise negotiation, revenue expansion, organizational clarity, and long-term positioning.
• Develop and implement strategic roadmaps aligning mission, financial performance, and leadership capacity.
• Lead client engagements spanning market positioning, sales optimization, operational restructuring, and executive mentorship.
• Serve as external strategic partner to boards and ownership groups navigating transition, growth, and structural change.
• Design leadership development frameworks centered on accountability, decision architecture, and sustainable scale.
• Integrate MBA-level research and applied business frameworks into real-world advisory execution.

CEO → President & Managing Partner

SMT Staffing Group
01.2018 - Current
  • Scaled a multi-entity services platform through sales-led growth and disciplined operational execution.
  • Led enterprise client acquisition, contract negotiation, and long-term account expansion.
  • Acted as primary executive contact for key customers, partners, and stakeholders.
  • Oversaw sales, operations, finance, compliance, and workforce strategy.
  • Expanded service scope into a full A–Z event production capability to support enterprise client requirements across multiple locations.
  • Managed multi-million-dollar P&L with direct ownership accountability.
  • Executed corporate governance policies ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations and standards.

COO CEO → President & Managing Partner

JC Logistics
01.2016 - 01.2019
  • Expanded service scope into a full end-to-end logistics and delivery capability aligned to enterprise client requirements across multiple locations.
  • Strengthened enterprise B2B accounts and negotiated service agreements.
  • Led operational modernization across routing, labor planning, and workflow systems.
  • Supported growth initiatives requiring frequent on-site client engagement.
  • Cultivated strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels of the organization to foster collaboration and communication.

Operations Manager → Director of Operations → COO

Atlantic Transport Systems
01.2011 - 01.2016
  • Expanded service scope into a full end-to-end logistics and delivery capability, enabling enterprise clients to consolidate vendors and scale delivery across multiple locations.
  • Directed cross-functional leadership teams across sales, operations, and workforce planning to execute growth initiatives while maintaining service quality and margin discipline.
  • Established operational policies, procedures, standards, and objectives in alignment with organizational goals.
  • Integrated sales, operations, and workforce planning to support complex enterprise contracts and consistent multi-site delivery.
  • Built a high performing corporate culture focused on accountability, transparency, innovation, creativity, customer service excellence, continuous learning and development.
  • Collaborated closely with senior leadership on budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling exercises to support decision making processes.

National Account Manager

NARSI
01.2008 - 01.2011
  • Managed and grew national enterprise accounts, serving as primary executive point of contact across multi-location customer organizations.
  • Negotiated and renewed complex service agreements, aligning commercial terms with client requirements, service delivery, and long-term account objectives.
  • Coordinated cross-functional teams across sales, operations, and workforce planning to deliver consistent performance for national accounts.
  • Identified expansion opportunities within existing accounts, increasing scope through solution-based selling and long-term relationship development.
  • Maintained executive-level governance for national accounts, addressing performance, escalation, and service continuity issues across regions.

Account Manager / Event Operations

Seven Star Incorporated
  • Managed national enterprise event-services accounts, serving as the primary executive contact for multi-location clients with complex, high-visibility programs.
  • Structured and negotiated national service agreements covering production, logistics, labor coordination, and on-site execution across multiple venues and regions.
  • Coordinated cross-functional delivery teams to ensure consistent service standards, timeline adherence, and risk management for large-scale, multi-site events.
  • Expanded account scope through solution-based selling, identifying opportunities to consolidate vendors and support broader client programs at the national level.
  • Established executive-level account governance, leading performance reviews, escalation management, and continuity planning for repeat and multi-year client engagements.
  • (Early Career)

Education

MBA - Business Administration And Management

University of Maine
Orono, ME
05-2027

No Degree - Web Design And Development

Full Sail University
Winter Park Florida

No Degree - Psychology

Florida SouthWestern State College
Fort Myers, FL

Skills

  • Strategic & enterprise sales
  • Executive-level client engagement
  • Partnership development
  • Contract negotiation
  • P&L ownership
  • Multi-site operations
  • Workforce strategy
  • Cross-functional leadership
  • Revenue development
  • Marketing
  • Consulting
  • Strategic planning
  • Innovation management
  • Operational excellence
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Sustainable business models
  • Corporate governance
  • Logistics management
  • Business consulting
  • Board reporting

Affiliations

  • Greater Portland Health (FQHC), Board Member, Finance, Advocacy
  • Zysk Recovery Partners, Chairman, Advisory Board

Timeline

Founder & Principal

Signal Strategy Group
11.2025 - Current

CEO → President & Managing Partner

SMT Staffing Group
01.2018 - Current

COO CEO → President & Managing Partner

JC Logistics
01.2016 - 01.2019

Operations Manager → Director of Operations → COO

Atlantic Transport Systems
01.2011 - 01.2016

National Account Manager

NARSI
01.2008 - 01.2011

Account Manager / Event Operations

Seven Star Incorporated

MBA - Business Administration And Management

University of Maine

No Degree - Web Design And Development

Full Sail University

No Degree - Psychology

Florida SouthWestern State College
Conor O'Neill