
DAVE KROHN
Chief Operating Officer
Summary
A leader who enjoys the art of business
Experience
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
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
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
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
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
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