Christopher W. Combs
Partner at Uvestor.com
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Living The Dream |
| Website: | http://www.christopherwcombs.com |
| Industries: | Internet |
| Skills: | Business, Entrepreneurship, Graphic design, Investment, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Public Relations, Sales, Writing |
| Location: | Louisville, KY |
| Groups: | Northern Kentucky University Innovation Center |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Getting press, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | Centre College |
FEATURED STARTUP
Uvestor.com
Uvestor.com
The only national online marketplace for investment property buyers and sellers to come together.
- Startup type: Social Enterprise
- Status: Active
- Stage: Growth
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | EAS Technologies, Lexington, Kentucky |
| Position: | Business Development Manager |
| Time period: | October 2007 - Present |
| Description: | • Created the business development department of a web-based, technology services startup.
• Contributed to revenue growth of $3MM in the first two years of operation. • Assisted in securing two early stage rounds (Series A & B) of venture capital funding totaling $5MM. • Managed multiple e-commerce websites generating over two million unique visitors annually. • Specialized in strategic relationships with attorneys, government officials, and non-profit executive directors through the creation of affiliate programs and franchise locations. • Wrote, analyzed, and negotiated contracts, including UFOC agreements and “Service Provider” agreements. • Developed a search engine marketing (SEM) adword account of 50,000 keywords and an annual budget of $130,000. |
| Employer: | CW Properties, Lexington, Kentucky |
| Position: | Owner |
| Time period: | September 2006 - Present |
| Description: | • Owner of two properties in the Lexington area totaling $300,000 in value.
• Landlord to four tenants generating over $20,000 in annual revenue. • Manage finances, property maintenance, and tenant issues. |
| Employer: | EAS Technologies, Lexington, Kentucky |
| Position: | Director, West Coast Operations |
| Time period: | July 2006 - October 2007 |
| Description: | • Built a regional operations department during company formation and through initial growth stages.
• Originally one of six employees, growing to 51 within a year. • Managed nine states, 1500+ clients, and a team of five employees including an attorney. • Transitioned company from a forms processing business to a web-based, technology service specializing in forms automation solutions for legal documents. • Responsibilities included supervising and handling operations, marketing, public relations, and e-commerce tasks. • Developed, implemented, and enforced policies, procedures, and standards as well as objectives for effectiveness and growth. This included managing staff needs and representing the team to outside agencies. • Contributing author of the book “A Guide to Expungement”, detailing current legislation on expungement law in all 50 states. The project involved extensive research on state statutes, penal code, relevant case research and legal analytics. |
| Employer: | Alltech Inc., Lexington, Kentucky |
| Position: | Marketing Coordinator |
| Time period: | May 2005 - July 2006 |
| Description: | • Worked in the Global Headquarters of a biotechnology company present in 113 countries and generating over $350MM in annual sales. Coordinated marketing, public relations, graphic design, and events departments.
• Organized Alltech’s 22nd Annual International Symposium, a conference in Lexington attracting 1,600 clients from 71 countries. • Developed numerous proficiencies including brand management, graphic design, comprehensive advertising campaigns, sales and marketing plans, writing press releases and media articles, as well as trade show management. |
| Employer: | Norton Healthcare, Louisville, Kentucky |
| Position: | Intern, eBusiness & Web Strategy |
| Time period: | February 2005 - April 2005 |
| Description: | • Performed web development, public relations, and marketing tasks for the eBusiness & Web Strategy Department.
• Utilized Web Trends for web analytics in measuring results of the launch of the NortonHeathcare.com website. • Created Microsoft Access databases and worksheet tools for tracking web project requests. • Wrote content for the design and launch of the NortonHealthcare.com web site. • Wrote articles and press releases for Norton News, a weekly Norton newsletter |
EDUCATION
| University: | Centre College |
| Degree: | History, BA |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | World Travel; Basketball, Soccer, Snowboarding, Water Skiing; Mentoring and volunteer coaching youth sports; Business & self-help books; Home renovation projects |
| Clubs: | Lexington Venture Club, Young Entrepreneurs of Lexington, Partnerup.com, LinkedIn Private Equity and Venture Capital Group, GoBigNetwork.com |
Christopher W.'s Startups (1)
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Uvestor.com
The only national online marketplace for investment property buyers and sellers to come together.
Christopher W. is Following (2)
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uHAPS, Inc.
uHAPS Media specializes exclusively on marketing to and interacting with the elusive, Modern Consumer across the United States. We combine On/Off Premise Event Strategies, Locally-Targeted Internet Media, Social Media Marketing and Text/Mobile Tools.
