Todd Easterling, La Costa/Carlsbad, California (San Diego)
Areas of interest/sectors:
Life enhancing technologies such as Biotech, Broadband (entertainment and medical purposes), Wireless Connectivity, Internet, e-Commerce, Mobile, Social Networks. Also, television and motion pictures entertainment.
Examples of companies, from start-up to iconic Fortune 100:
Various Broadband, Biotech/Medical and Media companies, Disney, Johnson & Johnson, Biogen Idec, AT&T, P&G, Hutchison Whampoa, Microsoft, VideoMed, Oak Communications, TV/Com International/Concord Holdings, General Instrument Corp., SVT Technologies, ADcom, etc.
PROFILE SNAPSHOT:
Experience with start-ups to Fortune 100 in the areas of technology marketing, e-business, bus. dev., corporate development, public relations, investor relations & fund raising, product management and internet/e-commerce.
Very high degree of creativity and out of the box thinking.
Hands-on, high degree of skill with software (website, graphic design, e-commerce, analytics, CRM, spreadsheet, word processing/publishing).
Balance of long-term strategic planning and day-to-day tactical processes.
Experience moving companies to Deloitte Fast 50 list (revenue growth).
Interim and permanent management roles.
Managed departments from 2 to 150 personnel around the world. Capable of being one-man department during early stages, then growing team.
Process-oriented mentality.
Trained in Quality Function Deployment.
Helped raise over $200M for start-ups the past 15 years. Assisted with M&A.
Strong Voice of the Customer and Employee philosophy.
Ability to serve on industry panels and help drive standards and policies.
Positive attitude (no politics; no games; no tossing problems over fences; own the problem, share the rewards mentality). Team player.
Calm and professional, respectful consultative mentality...yet driven with a sense of urgency.
Respect for different cultures and business styles (Asia, Europe, Russia and South America).
Experience training company personnel in methods of quality improvement.
Specialties
Marketing, Sales, Business Development, Organization Development, e-commerce, e-business, Website design/consolidation/content management, Internet Presence, New Media, Investor Relations, Public Relations, Product Management, Fund Raising, Start-ups, Turn-arounds, Excellence Programs, Change Management, Crisis Management.
