Jeffrey Mitchell

Current

• Executive Director/Founder at Close to the Heart International
• IT Recruiter at Harvey Nash

Past

• Regional Sales Manager at Johnson and Lou Charcoal
• Advanced Sales Representative at Vector Marketing
• Communications Research at Brookfield Zoo

• Guest at Rotary International

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Education

• North Central College
• United States International University

Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Staffing and Recruiting

Jeffrey Mitchell’s Experience

• Executive Director/Founder

  Close to the Heart International

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Philanthropy industry)

  July 2007 — Present (1 year 2 months)

  Close to the Heart International is dedicated to bringing together people to achieve meaningful and enduring positive changes throughout the world. Our mission "Building the Future; Making What is Close to Your Heart a Reality" reflects our commitment to developing leaders. We are based upon the philosophy that anyone can change the world if they only make a decision to do so. The organization sponsors fundraising events and offers a competitive internship program. We are currently in the process of building an endowment which will enable the issuance of grants and scholarships. As a new organization, we also have not launched our website, but I can answer any questions you have moving forward.

• IT Recruiter

  Harvey Nash

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

  January 2007 — Present (1 year 8 months)

  Harvey Nash is a London based, publically traded organization which was founded in 1988. We specialize in IT Staffing/Recruitment, Executive Search, Project Based Consulting, and Offshore Managed Services. As a memeber of the recruiting team, I specialize in Fortune 1000 placements throughout the Chicago market and Midwest regional area.
  
  Accomplishments Include:
  * Managing key accounts for the company in the Chicago and Florida markets as a full life cycle IT Recruiter.
  * Achieved Top 15 status based on placements and revenue for the recruiting team.
  * Strong ability to build the talent pipeline though traditional networking and relationship building.
  * Researches new technologies and evaluates tools to develop new processes and methodolgies for Harvey Nash.
  * Active member of several networking organizations in the Chicago area and am open for connection on LinkedIn to people I have met and personally worked with.

• Regional Sales Manager

  Johnson and Lou Charcoal

  (Consumer Goods industry)

  May 2007 — May 2008 (1 year 1 month)

  Johnson and Lou charcoal was founded in 2004 and remains a private company. The flagship product is an innovative new ready to light charcoal that is changing the way people grill at home. I work on a contract basis to help secure new clients and develop the business.
  
  Accomplishments include:
  * Recruitment and training of several successful brand representatives, including the publishing of a training manual designed to improve sales skills and set expectations for the position.
  * Generating leads for new business sales, selling the product B2B, managing key accounts while solving logistical problems of new market entry.
  * Working closely with management to define a direction for the company; including providing guidance on internet marketing and new products.
  * Designed and managed the Master contact database for all B2B sales and cooking demonstration teams.
  * Traveled for sales appointmentments and closed the largest and most profitable account for the company.

• Advanced Sales Representative

  Vector Marketing

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Food & Beverages industry)

  May 2003 — May 2007 (4 years 1 month)

  I was an authorized agent of Vector Marketing to give presentations on Cutco products; a top notch cutlery company. I managed a client base built up over several years and conducted all sales and demos in addition other career pursuits. I achieved promotions within the company and maintained an excellent record of relationships and mentoring other representatives on sales techniques through the central region.

• Communications Research

  Brookfield Zoo

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Entertainment industry)

  June 2006 — August 2006 (3 months)

  Simultaneously led four survey teams to measure the guest satisfaction and learning metrics at Brookfield Zoo. Frequently collected data and built relationships with customers. Utilized statistical knowledge through SPSS to manage MS Access DBs, performing scheduled maintainence, running reports and calculating results. Prepared reports which were presented to Zoo management.

• Guest

  Rotary International

  (Non-Profit; 501-1000 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  2006 — 2006 (less than a year)

Jeffrey Mitchell’s Education

• North Central College

  B.A., Human Resource Management and Psychology, 2003 — 2007

• United States International University

  Study Abroad, Business, Philosophy, 2006 — 2006

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