Entrepreneur
Greater Chicago Area
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- Franchise Owner at Liberty Tax Service
- Owner at Rock Realty Team
- Consultant - IT & Marketing at DiabCo Life Sciences
- Past
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- District Sales Manager at Verizon Wireless
- President and Sole Proprietor at Global X Technologies
- Corporate Account Executive at SunCom/AT&T Wireless
- Founder and Operations Director at Brainwave Productions, LLC
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David Rocci’s Summary
Serial entrepreneur with experience in wireless telecommunications, real estate (residential and commercial), property management, sales and marketing strategy, consulting and income tax preparation. Creative vision and overwhelming persistence help me visualize projects from conception to delivery.
My primary goal with participating in this network is to share my expertise and build lasting relationships with people I can rely on for industry specific intelligence/experience. A common phrase of networking groups is "givers gain" - the more you give, the more you get.
With that being said, if there is anything I can do to help anyone or answer questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. I'd love to see this become an active group of contributors that each of us can turn to for support.
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David Rocci’s Specialties:
Project Management, Sales and Marketing Strategy, Branding, Guerilla Marketing, Computer Networking, Interpersonal Networking, Income Tax Planning, Real Estate contract negotiation, Leasing
David Rocci’s Experience
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Franchise Owner
Liberty Tax Service
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Accounting industry)
April 2006 — Present (2 years 5 months)
About Liberty Tax Service:
Founded in 1997, Liberty Tax Service is the fastest growing retail tax preparation company in the industry’s history. Founder and CEO John T. Hewitt has 38 years of tax industry experience, the most of any CEO in the tax preparation business. Hewitt is also the founder of Jackson Hewitt Tax Service (NYSE: JTX).
Liberty Tax Service (www.libertytax.com) operates 2,450 offices throughout the United States and Canada, and has prepared over 4,000,000 individual income tax returns. The company focuses on computerized income tax preparation, electronic filing and refund loans. Emphasis on customer service including audit assistance, a money back guarantee and free tax return checking are just a few of the above and beyond features offered by Liberty Tax Service. -
Owner
Rock Realty Team
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Real Estate industry)
June 2004 — Present (4 years 3 months)
I hold a real estate license with Realty World, Caton & Associates (www.rwcaton.com) and interact with their commercial division, Caton Commercial (www.catoncommercial.com). I own two rental properties currently and will be expanding my portfolio in 2007.
The primary purpose of this license is for personal investment reasons; however, since this is not my primary source of income, you are more likely to get superior service if you select me to help you buy or sell real estate.
You can view my profile here: http://rwcaton.com/david_rocci -
Consultant - IT & Marketing
DiabCo Life Sciences
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)
November 2003 — Present (4 years 10 months)
Diabco Life Sciences, LLC provides the first all natural nutraceutical that rivals the performance of a pharmaceutical for Type II and Pre-Diabetics - without the side effects.
Our flagship product is called Diabatrol - "Nature's Prescription for Diabetes" - our patented and proprietary formulation reports clinical test results of 33% average reduction in fasting glucose, 8% reduction in LDL and 18% reduction in A1c.
My role with this organization now is to continue building the regional sales infrastructure for our retail and E-commerce distribution channels; securing the required outsourcing, building the sales training programs, tailoring a public outreach program that coincides with our paid marketing, as well as providing ongoing IT consulting.
While we begin ramping up the tactical portion of our market development, we are in a continuous cycle of seeking venture funding. Email me for the Private Placement Memorandum or visit http://www.healthydiabetic.com -
District Sales Manager
Verizon Wireless
(Public Company; Telecommunications industry)
March 2004 — May 2006 (2 years 3 months)
• Implemented a company-wide employee appreciation and incentive program – productivity spiked 12% in the first month and leveled at nearly 4-6% per month from inception
• Strategic coordination with superiors and timely execution helped launch two new sales centers (retail and business to business under one roof) and exceed anticipated gross profit margins by nearly 212% year over year while reducing churn to 1.2%; well below industry average
• Developed, maintained and grew territories through B2B cold calling, field interaction with sub-agent dealers and retail staff
• Created and implemented strategic, cooperative marketing ventures for maximizing gross profit, ARPU and vertical product integration (data, insurance, accessory add-ons) while solidifying our brand within the community -
President and Sole Proprietor
Global X Technologies
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Telecommunications industry)
June 2002 — March 2004 (1 year 10 months)
This company was my first experience with retail operations. I flung myself into business ownership after learning the ins and outs of the wireless business while a Corporate Account Executive for SunCom/AT&T (now Cingular). I sold this company and moved to Chicago to learn more about multiple unit operation.
• Coordinated, negotiated, funded and launched an authorized retail wireless agency operating from two locations to sell wireless service for nTelos, US Cellular and SunCom/AT&T
• Maintained accounts payable and receivable, payroll, federal and state withholdings, retail sales and use taxes in addition to the sales and marketing development required to sustain the units
• Designed market penetration materials ranging from radio commercials and print media to flyers, event sponsoring and special event hosting to boost product sales -
Corporate Account Executive
SunCom/AT&T Wireless
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Telecommunications industry)
June 2000 — June 2002 (2 years 1 month)
• Seven time Sales Excellence award winner and leading sales associate throughout my tenure as Wireless Sales Specialist in the entire Mid-Atlantic region for SunCom/AT&T Wireless
• Worked the New River Valley territory in soliciting business to business sales by conducting cold-calling, compiling and working sales lead lists, maintaining a sales funnel, quoting prices and credit terms, negotiating discount rates, preparing sales contracts and weekly reports
• Attended weekly BNI (Business Network International) and Chamber Events; resolved a wide array of customer service issues ranging from technical handset inquiries to complex, multi-line billing issues
• Implemented marketing, prospecting and sales recruiting techniques alongside tasks such as profit/loss calculation, sales forecasting, and training as WSS prior to Corporate Account Executive promotion -
Founder and Operations Director
Brainwave Productions, LLC
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
October 1998 — June 2002 (3 years 9 months)
• Founded web development/database integration company and maintained responsibilities including online advertising, marketing, sales, finances, press releases, interviews and accounting – managed upwards of 30 programmers, graphic artists and administrative staff members
• Terms for the sale of this company are protected by confidentiality agreements.
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David Rocci’s Groups:
Freemasonry Matteson Lodge, Shorewood Chamber of Commerce, American Management Association, National Association of Realtors, Three Rivers Association of Realtors, Young Entrepreneurs Organization, American Mensa Organization
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