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    Michael Berliner

    Michael Berliner

    I excel at operating in jack-of-all-trades roles, analyzing open-ended problems, and delivering meaningful improvements for the business.

    Strategy Austin University of Marylan...
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    Experience
    Dosh
    Dosh
    Founder, Growth
    Launch Angels
    Launch Angels
    VP Investments & Operations
    • Launch Angels is venture fund franchise. My position was part Investment Associate and part Operations Lead - running the analysis for deals between the funds, and setting... more up the systems infrastructure to support our operations as we grew.
    • Due diligence for investments in: Whistle, Traveling Spoon, Lish, Koru, Compass Therapeutics, Clear Ballot, and Recover Together.
    Everfest
    Everfest
    Growth Manager 2017 (6 months)
    - PPC, Email, Conversion, Engagement, Lead-Gen
    LawnStarter
    LawnStarter
    Growth Manager 2015 - 2017 (over 1 year)
    • Managed a team of 5 (on/off-shore), acting as an internal consultant tackling the highest priority initiatives for the company.
    • Spearheaded 2 new customer channels... more resulting in 22% higher customer acquisition.
    • Identified and developed new provider channel which contributes 55% of provider acquisition.
    • Pioneered offline word of mouth from design to order and execution, including billboards, lawn signs, and LawnStarter Libraries (bit.ly/LawnStarterLittleLibraries)
    Bazaarvoice
    Bazaarvoice
    Founding Consultant 2014 - 2015 (11 months)
    • Responsible for developing the value proposition, materials and processes to start BV’s Consulting Services offering.
    • Conducted a 3-year competitive analysis, market... more sizing, and go-to-market plan for a new product estimated to contribute 25% of total revenue for the business (outside of core position).
    Accenture
    Accenture
    Strategy Analyst 2012 - 2014 (about 2 years)

    • Identified 8 growth plays estimated to bring a 126% revenue lift over the next 5 years to guide our strategic investments.
    • Authored and executed the approach for... more an account-wide 3 month innovation campaign.
    o Placed both 1ST and 2ND out of 100+ submissions.
    • Pricing/Profitability and Data Analysis: Analyzed large sets of in order to identify data insights to visual representations in an executive-level strategy which targeted $400M in price gap value realization over 2 years.
    Propulsion Technologies International
    Propulsion Technologies International
    Strategy & Ops Analyst (Co-Op) 2011 (4 months)
    • Led the work processes simplification effort, resulting in a 66% reduction of total steps in the end-to-end workflow.
    General Electric
    General Electric
    Technology Design Engineer (Co-Op) 2011 (4 months)
    • Developed 3 critical product solutions which bypassed a patent conflict and surpassed industry benchmarks.
    Vector Marketing
    Vector Marketing
    Owner and General Manager 2008 - 2010 (over 2 years)
    • Personally, recruited and managed a 15-person team which generated a $460K annual revenue run-rate with a 15% profit margin
    o Pioneered an untapped territory, setting... more new national office and individual all-time records.
    Founder
    Dosh
    Employee
    Accenture, LawnStarter, Bazaarvoice, General Electric, Launch Angels, Vector Marketing, Propulsion Technologies International, Everfest
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    About
    Achievements

    o While at Accenture I received 1st in a competition for a concept on applying gamification concepts to medication adherence. The following year I led the founding of an innovation challenge of my own for a large client.
    o Top 3 sales person in the Eastern region for Vector Marketing at age 19, brought on for a branch manager position at age 20 which profited $18k over a 4 month period, and 1 of 2 branch managers in the company's 50 year history to surpass $30k in sales over that same period of time as a manager.

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    Skills
    Competitive Analysis Data Analysis Due Diligence E-Commerce Financial Statements Market Research Outsourcing Product Pricing Process Improvement Project Management Business Innovation Business Strategy Business Case Development Microsoft Excel Microsoft PowerPoint Sales and Marketing Automation Compensation and Benefits Forecasting IDL Landscaping Flash Management Training
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