C-Level Executive of Startup and Emerging Companies
Greater Denver Area
- Current
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- Founder at iKirk (Sole Proprietorship)
- Past
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- Business Development at Meridias Capital
- Chief Marketing Officer at http://www.AngelCapitalSummit.org
- President & CEO at Professional Golf Commerce, Inc.
- Education
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- Pepperdine University
- California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
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Kirk Sanders’s Summary
Extensive entrepreneurial and executive leadership experience with 15+ years of successful organizational leadership, development and operations of startups and emerging businesses and increasing shareholder value. Business driver with strong general management and strategic planning skills. Corporate evangelist, problem solver, process improvement, creative excellence in revamping or creating new business and marketing strategy to drive growth and revenue. Team builder of effective people.
Previous experience includes taking BB-listed company to NASDAQ status, taking product concept through development to sales and distribution, turnaround of startup and turnaround of emerging company.
Kirk Sanders’s Specialties:
Capital formation, startup and turnaround management, strategic planning and execution management, negotiation, product development, implementation and sales, opening new markets, strategic alliance development, problem solver and best-practice solutions, effective team builder.
Kirk Sanders’s Experience
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Founder
iKirk (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Internet industry)
January 2008 — Present (5 months)
Parent holding company to a series of Internet marketing websites.
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Business Development
Meridias Capital
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Financial Services industry)
March 2006 — December 2007 (1 year 10 months)
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Chief Marketing Officer
http://www.AngelCapitalSummit.org
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Financial Services industry)
August 2007 — December 2007 (5 months)
I served as the Chief Marketing Officer as a volunteer for the Angel Capital Summit event -www.AngelCapitalSummit.org, that occurred November 13th 2007 to a sold out Event of 400+ Angel Investors. These Angels were able to chose from 40 different Entrepreneurs' business presentations of their startup or emerging companies seeking investment capital to grow their business. It was jammed packed, high energy and great networking. As successful as this inaugural event was, we learned even more about how to improve it for 2008. If you are an Angel Investor or Entrepreneur seeking working capital, be sure to participate with us next year.
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President & CEO
Professional Golf Commerce, Inc.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
December 1998 — June 2001 (2 years 7 months)
-Responsible for developing business plan, capital formation, evangelizing company vision, recruiting effective talent and leading achievement of aggressive growth objectives-Raised $3M from Angel investors-Managed rapid development/integration of e-commerce technology using best-of-breed practices.
* Gained participation of nearly 1,000 buyers and 90 suppliers in vertical e-marketplace in 18 months
* Generated e-commerce revenue 6 months in advance of Pro Forma projections
* Nationally recognized market leadership status in 27 months
* Guest Panel Speaker for Expo, Technology Editor in Chief Boardroom Magazine
Kirk Sanders’s Education
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Pepperdine University
MBA, General Business and Marketing, 1994 — 1995
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California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
BS, Crop Science/Ag Business, 1976 — 1980
- Activities and Societies:
- Angel Capital Summit 2007
Entrepreneurial Standards Forum
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Kirk Sanders’s Interests:
My family and golf.
Kirk Sanders’s Honors:
Applying for Copyright for new television game show
US Patent Award 2000
Kirk Sanders’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
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