James Hardman
Business Development Executive
Oklahoma City,Oklahoma
Summary
Talented business development executive with excellent marketing, customer service and facility oversight skills and more than 20 years of experience. Highly effective and comfortable working with people at all levels in organization. Hard-driving business leader offering skill in strategic business planning and team development. Skillfully recruit and train employees at all levels to meet customer and business demands. Articulate, forward-thinking and resourceful in meeting unique needs.
- Talented Sales Consultant bringing enthusiasm and eagerness to learn new skills with retail sales. Focused on maximizing business success by capitalizing on sales and service opportunities.
- Professional Business Development Executive with vital abilities in sales. Delivers above-quota results through tenaciously built partnerships and impressive revenue-generating skills. Specializes in driving [Type] industry success.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Operations Manager
HBI
Tulsa, Ok
05.2004 - Current
- Ft Smith, Ark; Hattiesburg; Joplin, Mo; Tulsa, Ok
- Managed day-to-day business operations.
- Performed statistical analyses to gather data for operational and forecast team needs.
- Introduced new methods, practices and systems to reduce turnaround time.
- Founded and managed radio business, growing revenue to $250,000 in first year.
- Trained and developed team members to build human capital.
KNBU General Manager
Baker University
Baldwin City, Ks
01.1999 - 05.2002
- Drove year-over-year business growth while leading operations, strategic vision and long-range planning.
- Prepared annual budgets with controls to prevent overages.
- Managed budget implementations, employee evaluations and contract details.
- Developed effective business plans to align strategic decisions with long-term objectives.
On-Air Radio Personality
KPRS/KPRT Overnights Carter Broadcasting Group, Inc
Kansas City, Mo
01.1999 - 07.2002
- Answered booth call line and took song suggestions or comments from listeners.
- Found, researched, fact-checked and wrote scripts for relevant topics in local news.
- Informed audience about in Kansas City, Mo of events, general PSAs and music titles and artists.
- Spearheaded promotional appearances on behalf of station and to increase sales for advertisers.
Afternoon On-Air Host
Perry Broadcasting & Publishing
Tulsa, Ok
01.1995 - 01.1999
- Drove year-over-year business growth while leading operations, strategic vision and long-range planning.
- Developed effective business plans to align strategic decisions with long-term objectives.
- Found, researched, fact-checked and wrote scripts for relevant topics in local news.
- Built broadcast storylines to interest listeners and grow station audience.
- Delivered exceptional programming to audience members by always researching events, guests and programs thoroughly.
- Answered booth call line and took song suggestions or comments from listeners.
General Sales Manager/ Asst. PD Music Director
Payne Radio Inc
Tulsa, Ok
01.1992 - 01.1996
- Expanded cross-functional organizational capacity by collaborating across departments on priorities, functions and common goals.
- Controlled costs and optimized spending via restructuring of budgets for labor, capital assets, inventory purchasing and technology upgrades.
- Evaluated employees' strengths and assigned tasks based upon experience and training.
- Supervised labor costs and departmental expenses to remain in line with budget.
Education
BS - Mass Communications
Baker University
01.1999 - 01.2002
Skills
Business administration
undefinedAccomplishments
- Achieved radio/TV ownership training by completing the National Association of Broadcasters NABEF Broadcast Leadership Training program with accuracy and efficiency. Washington D.C.
Timeline
Operations Manager
HBI
05.2004 - Current
KNBU General Manager
Baker University
01.1999 - 05.2002
On-Air Radio Personality
KPRS/KPRT Overnights Carter Broadcasting Group, Inc
01.1999 - 07.2002
BS - Mass Communications
Baker University
01.1999 - 01.2002
Afternoon On-Air Host
Perry Broadcasting & Publishing
01.1995 - 01.1999
General Sales Manager/ Asst. PD Music Director
Payne Radio Inc
01.1992 - 01.1996
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