
★ Entrepreneur ★ Writer ★ Humanitarian ★ Innovator
San Francisco Bay Area

★ Entrepreneur ★ Writer ★ Humanitarian ★ Innovator
San Francisco Bay Area
Darwin Stephenson works with established and emerging brands to design world-class growth engines that drive customer relationship goals and revenue targets through business analysis, social media integration and bringing together highly experienced strike teams of consultants to plug gaps.
Stephenson has spent fifteen years helping start-up, middle-market and Fortune 500 companies drive revenue and market expansion.
He is a recognized expert in the field of Customer Acquisition, has spoken widely on such diverse topics as Web 2.0 Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Electronic Records Management and Information Management Compliance.
Stephenson holds an undergraduate degree in Marketing from Whittier College's prestigious Scholars Program. He lives in Northern California with his wife and three children.
(Consumer Services industry)
April 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)
Engage3 (E3) is dedicated to helping people save time, money and improve the quality of life.
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
March 2007 — July 2008 (1 year 5 months)
STUDIO [darwin] creates, manages and promotes Internet brands for established and emerging organizations by combining Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 marketing techniques to reach and develop relationships with a client's audience.
(Staffing and Recruiting industry)
March 2007 — June 2008 (1 year 4 months)
My Number Two provides executive support services through a network of Remote Personal Assistants. Clients are assigned a dedicated Personal Assistant which performs a number of personal and business services including calendar coordination, contact management and Internet research.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IRM; Information Technology and Services industry)
July 2004 — March 2007 (2 years 9 months)
Promoted after one year to serve as primary leader for operations, account management and customer support with overall responsibility for $70M annualized revenue stream across 3 lines of business. Ensured the effective promotion, delivery and support of business to business services via 25 facilities, 100+ vehicles and 300+ employees. Controlled regional budgets, organizational profits/losses and overall expenditures while enforcing compliance with goals and global standards. Spearheaded competitive market analysis, strategic planning, employee as well as union relations, customer support and price management focused on maintaining superior organizational performance. Provided representation at major events, serving as a key speaker and executive sponsor for national accounts.
(Management Consulting industry)
2000 — 2004 (4 years)
Recruited to manage $10M client portfolio and subsequently promoted after two years to drive $36M revenue growth and integration of three lines of business across the Western Region.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MRCH; Information Technology and Services industry)
2000 — 2004 (4 years)
Recruited to manage $10M client portfolio and subsequently promoted after two years to drive $36M revenue growth and integration of three lines of business across the Western Region.
(Internet industry)
1998 — 2000 (2 years)
Recruited to lead development of e-Commerce website and associated applications through a partnership with multiple 3rd party development teams.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
1996 — 1998 (2 years)
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; AAPL; Computer Hardware industry)
1993 — 1996 (3 years)
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Business Supplies and Equipment industry)
1991 — 1993 (2 years)
BA , Marketing & Psychology , 1987 — 1991
Japanese 1989 — 1990
UCLA Extension Classes in Japanese Language and Business
1985 — 1987