Dave Krohn

DAVE KROHN

Chief Operating Officer

Boston, MA
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Summary

A leader who enjoys the art of business

Experience

2016 Jan - Present
Chief Operating Officer
Ken Fulk Inc / San Francisco

Extraordinary Design and Branding

• Design new contract and proposal agreement process to allow consistency, tracking, compliance and analysis

• Implement IT strategy providing increase security, redundancy and mobility

• Initiate strategic business planning to optimize client base while developing new revenue sources

• Quantify project staffing requirements by introducing a time tracking and analytic tool

• Provide standardized benefits including health care, 401(k), vacation policy and performance bonus plan

• Hire designers, architects and support staff using proven strategies to reduce cost, ensure quality and increase retention

2013 Jan - 2016 Jan
Chief Operating Officer
Davis Brand Capital / Boston

Brand Consulting

• Managed all aspects of business operations including strategic planning, HR, proposal generation and contracts

• Directed financial operations including budgets, sales forecasts, expense containment, cash flow and payroll

• Designed sales training program enabling the consulting staff to be stronger company advocates

• Created sales segmentation and lead program generating targeted outbound leads using Salesforce

2006 Jan - 2012 Dec
Co-Founder
WK Red Clay / Boston

Property Development and Real Estate

  • Created new LLC for property development and sales that included PL, balance sheet, cash flow, changing timelines, regulatory requirements and market analyst

• Successfully sold initial project and subsequently additional properties

2004 Jan - 2006 Jan
SVP of Sales
Jobster / Boston

Designed initial sales and compensation plans; recruited and directed 28-person sales team including sales operations;

developed lead generation programs and marketing collateral while using Salesforce for comprehensive tracking

• Grew sales bookings from $0 to $7M

2000 Jan - 2003 Dec
SVP of Sales
Monster / Boston

• Asia-Pacific, Sydney, Australia (2002 - 2003)

o Directed sales teams throughout Asia-Pacific territory achieving 108% of revenue goal

• North American Field Sales (2000 - 2002)

o After increasing territory revenue by 175%, reacted quickly to US recession by utilizing market intelligence to refocus

55-person sales team into financial services, pharmaceuticals, health care, military and other growth markets

o Resulted in outperforming the overall company by 25% and generating over $110M in sales each year

1994 Jan - 1999 Dec
VP of Sales
Akibia / Boston

• Lead US sales growth from $7M to $45M in five years

• Assisted in building new consulting business from $0 - $4M

Education

Northeastern University
B.S. in Business Finance, Business Finance

Northeastern University, B.S. in Business Finance

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