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Growth Executive

Creative Artists Agency is a talent and literary agency with offices in Beverly Hills, Nashville and New York City. CAA represents the most creative and successful artists working in film, television, music, theatre, and video games, and provides a range of strategic marketing services to corporate clients. The agency serves as the access point through which artists, consumers and global brands intersect to create, acquire and sell entertainment properties, and to enrich entertainment and brand experiences. CAA has an equity relationship with Shepardson, Stern and Kaminsky, a strategic communications consulting firm. Youth Intelligence, a youth market research and trend forecasting company, is a division of CAA.

As Growth and Innovation Leader, I bring a track record of precision leadership and excellence at best-in-class companies across educational technology, retail ecommerce, HR employee benefits, insurance, healthcare, legal and entertainment industries. I drive customer results as the primary means for business growth. I deliver exceptional results across B2B and D2C business segments through the full business lifecycle including scoping of opportunities, driving go-to-market strategies, and executing long-term customer success. As a thought leader who energizes talent and culture at all levels for top organizational performance, I am known as an intellectually honest leader who’s highly engaged with C-team disciplines for deep strategic alignment and mutual support. Selected Achievements: ●Led a diversification strategy for a $2.2B company, launching and running an enterprise-focused subsidiary that grew from zero to $42MM lifetime revenue (LTR) in 2.5 years with enterprise clients ranging from 100 to 32,000 employees. ●Revitalized a stagnant business segment through product innovation and marketing, growing 42% in 11 months. ●Launched and ran a 48-state insurance agency, enabling a 50+% annual recurring revenue (ARR) lift. ●Drove all major software platform and innovation initiatives for multiyear growth and diversification strategy, contributing to a 270% revenue growth over 7 years and service expansion from 3 to 20+ lines of business.