Stefan Zelich
Pursuing degree in Accounting/Finance at Ohio University, Athens and working as a Financial Advisor Intern at Edward Jones.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Full-Time Student |
| Website: | http://twitter.com/Zelich |
| Industries: | Financial, Real Estate |
| Skills: | Business, Entrepreneurship, Investment, Languages, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Public speaking, Sales, Spanish |
| Location: | Athens Ohio |
| Interested in: | Advising startups, Brainstorming, Employment opportunities, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding experts, Finding mentors, Finding team mates, Joining a startup, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Offering Expertise, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | Ohio University, Athens |
FULL BIO
I have experience in a multitude of different industries and held many different occupations. Throughout my college career I wanted to take advantage of as many opportunities as possible to get a wide variety of experience in the business world. My background is in Finance and Accounting; however my true passion lies in Sales, that's right I am looking to advance into the profession of "Professional Sales!!" I never miss an opportunity to meet someone new, so that I may gain knowledge from them and share with them some of mine. I also have a love for the Spanish language and would one day like to become fully fluent. I have studied in Mexico and am keeping an eye open for opportunities to work/study abroad in Spain or elsewhere in South America.
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | New Look Power Washing, Uniontown, Ohio |
| Position: | Sole Proprietor |
| Time period: | June 2006 - Present |
| Description: | - Managed all company operations, developed marketing promotions and literature
- Organized company into two separate teams and developed schedule to efficiently finish jobs - Inspected jobs and provided quotes, power washed/stained decks, houses, and driveways |
| Employer: | Edward Jones, St. Louis, Missouri |
| Position: | Financial Advisor Intern |
| Time period: | June 2009 - August 2009 |
| Description: | - Capitalize on marketing and advertising opportunities to expand Branch Advisors existing client base and increase revenues
- Planned client seminar that brought together various financial service professionals to gain referrals from existing clients - Completed 25 door to door surveys per week for Financial Advisor and made calls to clients to increase credit card users |
| Employer: | Ohio University Credit Union, Athens, Ohio |
| Position: | Tax Executive |
| Time period: | January 2009 - April 2009 |
| Description: | - Researched IRS rules and regulations and responsible for preparing individual tax returns through E-filing process
- Supported internal administrative operations and provided clerical assistance to financial services division |
| Employer: | Mercantile Commercial Capital, Orlando, FL |
| Position: | Business Development Officer |
| Time period: | June 2008 - October 2008 |
| Description: | - Responsible for loan analyzing, packaging, and underwriting; provided feedback to clients with loan inquires
- Built tactical alliances with companies in various industries, and managed a portfolio of numerous mortgage brokers - Conducted over 100 lead generating calls a day to expand Mercantile’s client base |
| Employer: | Akron Aeros Minor League Baseball, Akron, Ohio |
| Position: | Marketing Intern |
| Time period: | June 2006 - September 2006 |
| Description: | - Responsible for running front office desk and supervising customer relations with the organization
- Organized and conducted operations for fan information kiosk, supervised on field promotions for various sponsors |
| Employer: | DRB Systems, Inc, Green, Ohio |
| Position: | Marketing Executive |
| Time period: | June 2006 - September 2006 |
| Description: | - Conducted customer satisfaction surveys informing company about customer’s overall experience
- Performed follow-up calls for sales representatives to monitor quality assurance; created and updated company’s new customer database |
EDUCATION
| University: | Ohio University, Athens |
| Time period: | 2009 |
| Degree: | Accounting/Finance, Bachelor of Business Administration |
INFORMATION
| Memberships: | National Collegiate Sales Competition, Ohio University NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Team Member
- Trained under the Value Selling sales model and used the model to sell customers the online CRM software, NetSuite - Conducted over 100 sales role plays and developed an effective sales strategy for a highly technical product - Competed against top collegiate sales talent from over 60 of the most elite collegiate sales programs in the United States The Ralph and Luci Schey Sales Centre - Corporate Visit committee member: Host prospective Corporate Partners on campus visits as a professional ambassador for The Sales Centre. Researched prospective Corporate Partners and lead teams of students during these interactive sales calls. - Relationship Manager for Fifth Third Bank: Fifth Third contact within the Sales Centre, responsible for presenting Fifth Third with weekly updates and escorting and assiting company representatives on campus visits. - Financial Services Representative: Head of Financial Services division of the Sales Centre, organized The Sales Centre Financial Services Forum and co-chaired for the Financial Services Conference. Alpha Kappa Psi Professional Business Fraternity, Professional Committee Member - Worked with small team of members to create first annual Alpha Kappa Psi Speaker Series, “A Different Side of Business” - Defined and executed action plan to utilize fraternity member’s networks to attract unique speakers from various industries - Organized effective fund raising activities for 3rd Annual Alpha Kappa Psi Joe Leone Golf Scramble College of Business Freshman Engagement Program, Student Mentor - Help College of Business freshman adjust to their new environment and engage in their college community - Meet with students multiple times a quarter to answer questions and help with scheduling and time management - Created team building activities and organized meetings with professors to help students meet faculty |
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Trace Cohen
Trace is a graduate of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University with a double major in Entrepreneurship and Marketing.
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Dan Steketee
Entrepeneur with 13+ years of strategic and tactical consulting experience in the financial services, start-up and technology industries (BPM, Business Intelligence, KPI's,, Vendor Management, etc) .
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Sabine Jepsen
22, Danish full-time student interested in entrepreneurship and innovative idea generation.