Experienced leader who Influences and wins over others through authenticity leveraging three core values. Authentic Connection, Authentic Commitment, and Authentic Courage. It is through personal, and professional authenticity that all success is experienced and measured.
Places high value and priority on relationship building as the foundation to successful engagement and outcomes.
Philosophy is empowering others through positive, high standard of communication and accountability.
Embrace and understands the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion to drive strong relationships and organizational objectives.
Strong emphasis on driving the organizations core values as evidenced in work product and operational effectiveness.
Nurtures team environment through emotional intelligence, business acumen and collaboration.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
President
RAM Consulting Group
Sunbury, Ohio
01.2020 - Current
Company Overview:
RAM Consulting Group is an organization that focuses on speaking, training, and coaching individuals and groups regarding leadership, team dynamics, relationship building, fundamental business philosophies, discovering your personal 'why,' and business development.
RAM Consulting Group is an organization that focuses on speaking, training, and coaching individuals and groups regarding leadership, team dynamics, relationship building, fundamental business philosophies, discovering your personal 'why,' and business development.
Establish and nurture partnerships with potential clients and organizations, such as The Spirit of EQ, an emotional intelligence and data-driven organization that specializes in the training and development of individuals and leaders from an EQ perspective.
Clients include Columbus City Schools' Yorktown Middle School, the Ohio Hospital Association, the Sunbury Chamber of Commerce, and the BST&G Fire Board.
Customize individual and group training sessions, with scheduled follow-up for growth and goal achievement.
Develop a strategic sales pipeline utilizing Salesforce CRM in partnership with The Spirit of EQ.
Mentor veterans and first responders in partnership with Stock Hands Horses for Healing.
Director, Partner Success
HUB INTERNATIONAL
Columbus, Ohio
01.2022 - 03.2024
Responsible for activating new strategic account relationships by designing a marketing activation process, promoting the partnership to customers with an embedded digital solution inside the partner's digital ecosystem.
Build and develop internal partnerships to drive partnership campaign strategies and uncover strategic avenues to drive relationship growth.
Support and nurture internal and external stakeholder relationships to drive departmental cohesion and alignment.
Act as the Ambassador of HUB at client events, and coordinate activities to drive brand and partnership awareness to the client customer base.
Director, Relationship Management
NATIONWIDE RETIREMENT PLANS
Columbus, OH
04.2017 - 09.2019
Overseer of the United States Conference of Mayors partnership, managing over $12B retirement plan business.
Served as the face of Nationwide Retirement Plans and speaker at local community events, regional, and national conferences.
Developed a sales strategy to engage with mayors and their administrative leaders, securing public sector business, as well as training and development on retirement strategies for their employees.
Establish deep, meaningful relationships with internal department leaders, external stakeholders, and executive administrators.
Laser focus on sales objectives to secure large-case public sector plans ($100M+ in assets) by strategically positioning Nationwide's brand through leveraging industry knowledge to earn the business.
Maintained a portfolio retention rate of 95%.
Collaborate with escalation team leaders to explore client solutions, to provide excellence in service and recovery.
Spearheaded innovative approaches to resource allocation and strategic planning.
Ambassador and face to Nationwide's national affinity partners, HR Partners & Administrators and agents.
Department leader of Affinity's recruiting initiative from Diverse Affinity Partners, and professional associations.
Built relationships with and developed strategic marketing planning for the college and university portfolio by overseeing marketing promotions, selling property and casualty products, Powersports, commercial, and pet insurance.
Project Manager for Nationwide's Agricultural Diverse Summer Intern Recruitment Initiative with Tuskegee University and for North Carolina A&T's School of Information Technology for Nationwide's Cyber Security Recruitment Initiative.
Renegotiated and acquired contractual extensions and renewals for 28+ affinity partners, for additional marketing access through product expansion, inclusive of historical Black colleges and universities, majority universities, diverse Greek fraternities, professional associations, and law enforcement groups.
Identified portfolio risks and developed strategies to mitigate those risks by creating a customized relationship management mapping, and strength assessment tool.
Education
Master of Business Administration -
Ohio Dominican University
Columbus, OH
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
Ohio Dominican University
Columbus, OH
Skills
Communication
Organizational development
Diversity and inclusion initiatives
Decision-making
Talent Management
Team Motivation
Integrity and Ethics
Veterans Affairs
Affiliations
US Navy Veteran - 04/11/88 - 01/01/97 & 03/01/03 - 03/01/12
Former Executive Board Member & VP of Diversity Equity & Inclusion, Scouts Simon Kenton Council, 01/01/16 - 01/01/17
Council President, Village of Galena, Ohio, 08/01/17 - 11/01/20
Board Chair, BST&G Fire Department, Sunbury, Ohio, 09/01/17 - 11/01/20
Member, Spirit of EQ Professionals, 01/01/19 - Present
Vice President, Military Associate Resource Group at Nationwide Insurance, 06/01/16 - 01/30/18