Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Languages
Interests
Timeline
Spanish, English, and Mandarin
BusinessDevelopmentManager

Maisha Brown

Chicago,IL

Summary

Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Results-driven business professional with proven track record in driving growth and fostering strong client relationships. Skilled in strategic planning, market analysis, and negotiation, consistently delivering impactful solutions. Known for strong focus on team collaboration, adaptability, and achieving targets, ensuring reliable performance in dynamic environments. Proficient in multiple areas of expertise.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Business Development Manager

Soul Alchemy of the Human Design
Chicago, IL
04.2026 - Current
  • Developed strategic partnerships to enhance business growth and market penetration.
  • Conducted market analysis to identify new opportunities and optimize sales strategies.
  • Designed and executed comprehensive marketing to increase brand awareness by 90 percent.
  • Increased client base by identifying new business opportunities and cultivating strong relationships with existing members and potential leads.
  • Facilitated regular communication with clients to ensure their needs were met, fostering long-lasting relationships built on trust and mutual respect.
  • Generated new business with marketing initiatives and strategic plans.
  • Maintained financial controls, planned business operations and control expenses while identifying and pursuing opportunities to grow business operations and boost profits.

Business Manager

Body and Brain Franchise Center
Chicago, IL
04.2025 - 04.2026
  • Developed strategic business plans to enhance organizational growth and service offerings.
  • Managed daily operations, ensuring alignment with company goals and client satisfaction, giving up to 100 %.
  • Helped to improve efficiency and stability
  • Drafted reports and documents to improve correspondence management, schedule coordination and recordkeeping.
  • Created, managed, and executed business plan and communicated company vision and objectives.
  • Improved operational workflows by identifying areas of inefficiency and implementing appropriate solutions.

Patient Accounts Representative-Hospital Biller

Kootenai Health
Coeur D'Alene, ID
02.2021 - 05.2025
  • Responsible for daily claims submissions and edits
  • Collaborated with other departments to address customer needs and service requests.
  • Analyzed accounts for delinquencies and other ongoing issues, between .
  • Achieved revenue targets by developing targeted account strategies.
  • Processed debtor payments and updated accounts to reflect new balance.
  • Entered patient details and notes into system for interdepartmental access and review.
  • Researched billing errors and discrepancies to initiate corrective action, working over 200 accounts per day.
  • Analyzed patient financial records to determine appropriate payment plan.
  • Managed patient accounts, ensuring timely resolution of inquiries and issues.
  • Provided training and mentorship to new teammates on account management best practices.

Billing Assistant Manager and A/R Specialist, Credentialing

Summit Medical Solutions
Dallas, TX
03.2016 - 01.2017
  • Medical Billing/Charge entry for Urgent Care and Emergency Physicians
  • Account Reconciliation and follow-up
  • Payment posting
  • Account Audits and corrections, between 200-300 accounts per day
  • Training new staff
  • Entering Patient demographics
  • Insurance Verification of eligibility and benefits
  • Insurance Appeals and special project work-ups
  • Answering billing calls and questions
  • Supervised day-to-day operations to meet performance, quality and service expectations.

Manager

Lane Bryant
Southlake, TX
11.2012 - 06.2014
  • Driving business with a consistently positive “can do” attitude and giving 100 %
  • Application of merchandising standards-proper pricing, promotional marketing signage, and overall store appearance
  • Adhering and implementing exceptional service standards-Leading by example
  • Filling out the “Daily Operations Planner,” mapping out the sales plan for the day
  • Reconciling and balancing cash registers
  • Preparing bank deposits and depositing monies into the bank
  • Following strictly to opening and closing store procedures
  • Conducting monthly “Loss Prevention” audits
  • Processing and Receiving inventory shipments and supplies
  • Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
  • Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
  • Maintained professional, organized, and safe environment for employees and patrons.
  • Resolved staff member conflicts, actively listening to concerns and finding appropriate middle ground.

Monitored and analyzed business performance to identify areas of improvement and make necessary adjustments.

  • Developed and maintained relationships with customers

Quality Assurance Specialist

Southwest Diagnostic Imaging Center
Dallas, TX
09.2007 - 04.2009
  • Received all EOB’s to review and distribute via DRR’s (denial review requests) to account representatives for follow-up after thorough review of the accounts
  • Ran reports from the billing software and Monarch to compare accuracy of claims before generating the daily billing
  • Corrected any coding modifiers, ICD-9 or CPT coding errors comparing with Physicians order, exam requisition, and/or transcription reports
  • Trained new employees on systems operations, generating the billing, and collections process, including appeals
  • Responsible for all appeals preparations and follow-up for claims denied due to medical necessity, mutually exclusive, diagnosis, or in relation to incorrect modifier usage
  • Worked claims scrubber after billing had been generated (another way to guarantee clean claim submission), and made necessary corrections for re-submission
  • Sent SB418 penalty letters to insurance companies for claims paid after 45 days with no correspondence in between
  • Daily front office and insurance verification dept
  • Audits
  • Posting payments and Credits (edits only).
  • Recorded findings of inspection process, collaborating with quality team to implement corrective actions.
  • Fixed identified issues to improve workflows.
  • Conducted data review and followed standard practices to find solutions.

Education

120 Hour TEFL Certification - Teaching English As A Second Language

MYTEFL
Online
09-2023

Associate of Arts - Pre-Nursing

North Idaho College
Coeur D'Alene, ID
04-2021

No Degree - General Studies

University of Arizona Global
Online
12-2011

Certified Medical Billing and Coding Specialist - Medical Billing And Coding

Concorde Career Institute
North Hollywood, CA
06-2002

Skills

  • Strategic planning
  • Database management
  • Process improvement
  • Relationship building and management
  • Goals and performance
  • Operations
  • Training and mentoring
  • Key decision making
  • Revenue generation
  • Business development and planning
  • Business administration
  • Verbal and written communication

Certification

  • CBCS - Certified Billing and Coding Specialist
  • TEFL- Teaching English as a Foreign Language

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin)
Limited Working
Spanish
Limited Working

Interests

  • Mindfulness Practices
  • Yoga
  • Dancing
  • Youth mentor, providing guidance and support to empower the next generation of leaders
  • Getting involved in local advocacy groups to promote positive change in the community
  • Road Trips
  • Adventure Travel
  • Documenting and sharing travel experiences
  • Outdoor Recreation
  • Drawing and Painting

Timeline

Business Development Manager

Soul Alchemy of the Human Design
04.2026 - Current

Business Manager

Body and Brain Franchise Center
04.2025 - 04.2026

Patient Accounts Representative-Hospital Biller

Kootenai Health
02.2021 - 05.2025

Billing Assistant Manager and A/R Specialist, Credentialing

Summit Medical Solutions
03.2016 - 01.2017

Manager

Lane Bryant
11.2012 - 06.2014

Quality Assurance Specialist

Southwest Diagnostic Imaging Center
09.2007 - 04.2009

Associate of Arts - Pre-Nursing

North Idaho College

No Degree - General Studies

University of Arizona Global

Certified Medical Billing and Coding Specialist - Medical Billing And Coding

Concorde Career Institute

120 Hour TEFL Certification - Teaching English As A Second Language

MYTEFL

Spanish, English, and Mandarin

While English is my native language, I have been continuously learning how to better communicate, in order to successfully teach Non-English speakers to improve their English language abilities. 

I am also passionately and actively learning Mandarin and Spanish. My fluency level could be measured as beginner to intermediate in both