Nick Halverson

Current

CEO - Founder at Sol Property Group, SRL
VP - Marketing at D. Halverson & Associates Consulting

Past

Co-founder at Paradise Brokers S.A.
Director of Sports Marketing at Jacobs Management/FLW Outdoors
Intern at General Motors/OnStar Division

Analyst at Goldsmith, Agio, Helms & Co.
International Business Development Advisor at Watkins, Inc.

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Education

Indiana University - Kelley School of Business
Cornell University
University of New England

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Simley Sr. High
Anoka Ramsey Community College
Irondale

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Recommended

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Connections

383 connections

Industry

Real Estate

Websites

Nick Halverson’s Summary

Over four years of real estate development, sales/property management and strategic planning in Costa Rica. I am the largest shareholder of a development 10 minutes from the beach in the Southern region of Costa Rica.

I run a real estate company with properties in Costa Rica, Belize, Panama, Bahamas, Nicaragua and Dominican Republic.

I also assist my father with his consulting business - D. Halverson & Associates where we work with some the country's largest and most successful agriculutural coops in the United States.

Previously, I spent ten years in international business development, marketing, and a small stint in sell side mergers and acquisitions.

I have worked closely with companies such as Wal-Mart, Castrol (BP), Kellogg's, Fujifilm and Yamaha in developing and managing marketing and sponsorship programs for them.

Nick Halverson’s Specialties:

International business development and management. Experienced in foreign business start ups including all aspects of the business: day-to-day oversight of accounting, website development and deployment, negotiations with vendors, investor relations and sales training in varying market conditions (New Zealand, Costa Rica).

Also have experience in financial modeling due to time spent at sell-side mergers and acquisition investment bank.

Improving my spoken Spanish skills.

Nick Halverson’s Experience

CEO - Founder

Sol Property Group, SRL

(Privately Held; Real Estate industry)

October 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)

Real estate marketing company specializing in the Caribbean and Latin America. Sol Property Group can help you find an incredible second home, retirement destination or investment property. Countries of operations: Costa Rica, Belize, Cayman Islands, Nicaragua, Bahamas.
VP - Marketing

D. Halverson & Associates Consulting

(Food Production industry)

June 2005 — Present (4 years 6 months)

D.Halverson & Associates is a consulting company that works with the country's largest farmer owned cooperatives. The Company was founded by, and continues to be run by, Duane Halverson.

Duane spent over 30 years at Land O'Lakes, Inc., of which the last twelve he was Chief Operating Officer.

We work with Senior Management from the largest agribusiness co-ops in the United States to help with strategic planning, expose them to industry leaders (outside the coop world) and provide other services as requested by the clients, including board of director evaluations, retreats, website design, communication plans and strategies and long-range planning.
Co-founder

Paradise Brokers S.A.

(Real Estate industry)

July 2005 — October 2008 (3 years 4 months)

Central American full-service real estate company, focusing primarily in Costa Rica. We also own a development company in which we are developing over 1,000 acres of land in Costa Rica into residential housing lots, condos and commercial.
We are looking for additional sales agents in both the United States, Costa Rica and Panama.
Director of Sports Marketing

Jacobs Management/FLW Outdoors

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Sports industry)

June 2001 — September 2005 (4 years 4 months)

* Develop market presence and business programs for this fully integrated sports marketing company. FLW programming is the highest rated non-live sports show carried by Fox Sports Net. Managed 5, $1 million+ per annum accounts.
* Researched and convinced Executive of transitioning to an outsourced publishing relationship, with projected printing volume increasing from 40 thousand to 100
* Develop corporate sponsorships, including Fujifilm, Castrol, Michelin, Kellogg’s, Tyson Foods and Cadbury Schweppes.
* Overhauled marketing collateral. Showcased skills in strategic business development. Promoted 2x in 48 months.
* US Bank: overcame challenge of taking over project in wake of predecessor’s termination; quickly garnered client trust, re-focused efforts and enabled launch of FLW Outdoors first credit card
* FLW Outdoors Magazine. Re-engineered magazine’s 20-year old marketing model, bringing much needed synergy and continuity between the television, website and magazine venues
Intern

General Motors/OnStar Division

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; GM; Automotive industry)

May 2000 — August 2000 (4 months)

Worked in OnStar's market research group.
* Member of test market team helping develop the next generation OnStar. Did beta testing, survey writing and research.
* Designed and implemented OnStar pioneer intranet presence for research.
* Provided executive presentation of conclusions to OnStar’s CEO, Chet Huber.
Analyst

Goldsmith, Agio, Helms & Co.

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Investment Banking industry)

September 1998 — August 1999 (1 year )

Goldsmith, Agio, Helms is a mid-market sell-side investment bank based in Minneapolis, MN with offices throughout the United States. The Company's typical deal is between $40 million and $80 million.

Developed expert skills in assessing the market perspective of a company: it’s unique value, but also its weaknesses among its competitors. Strengthened skills and knowledge of the finance industry during my time there.
International Business Development Advisor

Watkins, Inc.

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Food & Beverages industry)

January 1997 — August 1998 (1 year 8 months)

Provided key leadership in developing sales teams and programs for this 137 year old direct sales company. Worldwide independent sales associates: 50,000. Responsible for establishing and managing the Company's New Zealand sales force of 250 and managing relations/partnerships with PR agency, accounting, freight forwarding, call center, pick-pack and shipping.
* Working with agency, designed and developed all marketing materials: brochures, catalogs, business plans and monthly newsletters.
* Part of team selected by Executive that launched the company’s first website.
* orp spokesman before audience of 1500 sales reps.
* Launched the first overseas expansion programs in 25 years – to New Zealand and Australia; involved in all aspects of programs, including market analysis, competitive research and product development strategy.
* Was Company's first corporate employee in country.

Nick Halverson’s Education

Indiana University - Kelley School of Business

MBA , Marketing , 1999 — 2001

Activities and Societies:

Assessor - Leadership Development Institute, Career coach - for 1st year MBAs
Cornell University

B.S. , Applied Economics and Management , 1993 — 1997

Activities and Societies:

Sprint/Lightweight Football, Varsity wrestling, Chi Phi, Dean's List
University of New England

Exchange Student , Marketing & Finance , 1996 — 1996
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

1992 — 1993
Simley Sr. High

1991 — 1992
Anoka Ramsey Community College

Spanish
Irondale

Additional Information

Nick Halverson’s Websites:

Nick Halverson’s Interests:

Traveling, (to all parts of the world), photography (see my website), volunteer wrestling coach at local high school, reading, WWII, History Channel, investing, real estate, Costa Rica Property, Panama Property, Nicaragua Property.

Nick Halverson’s Groups:

Board member of the Cornell Club of Minnesota, Kelley School of Business Alumni Member, Cornell Alumni Ambassador Association Network

Cornell University Alumni Network
Kelley School of Business Alumni
Executive Suite
Luxury & Lifestyle Professionals
Social Capital Collective
Minnesota Networking Group
Indiana University Alumni Network
LinkedMinnesota
MyFirestorm Business Networking
Social Media Today
National Real Estate Networking Group
International Real Estate Network Group
Cornell Club of Minnesota
Ivy League Alumni
International Real Estate Investors Group
Twin Cities North Chamber of Commerce
Global Capital Sources for Conventional & Alternative Real Estate Funding Group
Retiring Baby Boomers Latin America
GORDI (Global Organisation of Responsible Developers and Investors)
Kelley School of Business Alumni- Twin Cities Chapter
Minnesota Real Estate Market
Cornell University Real Estate
Hotel and vacation club investment club- Club de inversionistas de hoteles y clubes vacacionales
IVY GROUPS - The Professional Network for Ivy League Alumni
IVY GROUPS: Marketing & Sales