National Sales at Sojern Inc.
Greater Omaha Area
- Current
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- National Sales at Sojern Inc.
- HR Manager at Sojern Inc.
- Past
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- President at Synergy Solutions Group
- Special Projects Manager at Intuit Inc.
- Integration Leader at MyCorporation - Intuit
- Student Ministries Pastor at Westside Family Church
- Student Ministries Pastor at Evangelical Free Church of Fresno
- Education
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- Grace University
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Chad Reelfs’s Summary
- 11 plus years experience hiring, managing, coaching and developing employees and volunteers
- Integration leader for a $20M dollar acquisition
- Managed partnership with 5,000 franchise stores; driver of product sales, marketing, and strategy...300% increase in yearly earnings
- Executive and Sr. Management coaching
- Developed one of the fastest growing youth ministries in the country
- Strong communication skills. Experience presenting to Fortune 500 companies and national youth events, camps, retreats, and including weekly to student groups 100 plus and quarterly to 2000 plus adults
- 4 years sales experience (Membership Service Manager at Prairie Life Fitness Center)
Chad Reelfs’s Specialties:
Coaching and Development, Hiring, Presentation and Communication Skills, Leadership and Motivation of teams toward effective execution.
Strengths Theme: Woo, Activator, Maximizer, Communication, Positivity
Chad Reelfs’s Experience
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National Sales
Sojern Inc.
(Internet industry)
November 2008 — Present (2 months)
Sojern has partnered with leading airlines to exclusively manage access to their travel communications for advertising use. Promotional space is available on the main page of a boarding pass.
Working with airlines, Sojern brings customized, destination-oriented content to travelers throughout their trip. Along the way, we create rich opportunities for advertisers to connect with customers in powerful ways. Every day, businesses are discovering new ways of using the boarding pass to build stronger links to travelers...promoting special events and offers that match each passenger's itinerary and preferences. -
HR Manager
Sojern Inc.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
September 2007 — Present (1 year 4 months)
HR Manager responsible for hiring, benefits, leadership and organizational development, employee engagement, and creating a high performing organization.
Sojern, Inc. is an Omaha-based organization that is partnering with the airline and advertising industries to enhance the travel experience by providing destination specific information and offers via the boarding passes that travelers obtain through the airline’s web check-in process. Since its founding in September 2007, Sojern has secured partnerships with leading U.S. airlines including American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Northwest Airlines, United Airlines and US Airways. The company is funded by Norwest Venture Partners and Trident Capital. Sojern’s patents are currently pending.
I do the hiring, and this is an opportunity of a life time! -
President
Synergy Solutions Group
(Partnership; Management Consulting industry)
January 2004 — September 2007 (3 years 9 months)
I started my own consulting firm partnering with Profiles International. Companies in our experience have two types of problems: system problems and people problems. We focused on helping companies solve their people problems by identifying their employees' strengths and capitalizing on them. I continue to do consulting and motivational speaking.
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Special Projects Manager
Intuit Inc.
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; INTU; Computer Software industry)
February 2005 — September 2007 (2 years 8 months)
Main responsibilities were driving employee engagement, coaching, leadership development, New Hire Orientation, and helping to create a model for a strengths-based organization within the Focused Business Initiatives group. Also managed the team that oversaw our IT help desk and facilities in our Omaha office. I’ve managed a partnership with Jackson Hewitt, the MyCorporation.com on-line marketing affiliate program, plus several other projects. I was the integration leader for a $20M dollar Intuit acquisition.
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Integration Leader
MyCorporation - Intuit
(Information Technology and Services industry)
2005 — 2006 (1 year)
While working with Intuit I was the project leader for the MyCorporation.com Integration Team. I coordinated all aspects of the integration working with the MyCorp and Intuit HR, Legal, Privacy, Finance, Site Services, and IT teams to assure smooth transition and onboarding success.
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Student Ministries Pastor
Westside Family Church
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Religious Institutions industry)
June 2002 — December 2004 (2 years 7 months)
Hired and oversaw the team that developed one of the fastest growing youth ministries in the country, (30-230 weekly attendance). Hired and trained five paid staff and recruited 50+ volunteers. Created the vision, mission, marketing plan, and branding of the department with my team. Developed an application and placement process for volunteers. Created and implemented a $160,000 yearly youth budget. Fostered a strong team environment by designing team strategies around the Five Dysfunctions of a Team.
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Student Ministries Pastor
Evangelical Free Church of Fresno
(Non-Profit; Religious Institutions industry)
March 2000 — June 2002 (2 years 4 months)
Increased youth attendance from 200 to 300 students, hired trained, and managed three paid staff, interns and 40 plus volunteers. Member of an executive planning team for 5000 student city-wide event. Member of the executive steering committee, Fresno Area Youth Network. In charge of 700 plus city wide Jr. High outreach (All-Nite Rager) event 2 yrs at our church.
Chad Reelfs’s Education
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Grace University
Bachlor of Science, Double Major: Human Resource Management & Bible, 1994 — 1997
Graduated with Honors
Additional Information
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Chad Reelfs’s Interests:
Spending time with my family, working out, sports (huge football fan), music, water skiing, reading leadership and management books, and helping others succeed. I'm also very passionate about the Strengths Revolution.
Chad Reelfs’s Groups:
ASTD Nebraska (American Society for Training and Development)
SHRM (Society for Human Resource Managers)
HRAM (Human Resources Association of the Midlands), Christ Community Church
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