President & COO at Chet Holmes International
Greater Boston Area
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- President & COO at Chet Holmes International
- President; Recruitment Division at Chet Holmes International
- Principal, CEO at Assist Ventures
- Past
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- COO at Window Book, Inc.
- Chairman at Gottaflirt.com
- COO/SVP Marketing at Sedona Training Assoc
- Chief Operating Officer at WindowBook
- CEO at FurnitureFan.com
- CEO, Co-Founder at Timeslips Corp
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Mitch Russo’s Summary
1/2009 - Present: President Chet Holmes International
10/2008 - 12/2008: President Recruitment Division, Chet Holmes International
10/2007-10/2008: Vice President of Chet Holmes International
5/2005 - 5/2006: COO of WindowBook Inc
5/2005 - 4/2006: COO/SVP Marketing at Sedona Training Assoc
3/2000 – 12/2003: CEO FurnitureFan.com. Successfully created a new business model for a failed e-commerce company, raised $9M.
• Build the largest consumer destination web site for furniture shoppers, over 10M unique visitors.
• Built a scalable embedded-website platform to serve retailers & manufacturers.
1998 – 1999: CEO -Founded AssistVentures, a strategic business consulting firm serving small and emerging companies and VC firms.
1996 – 1998: Chief Operating Officer of The Sage Group in Dallas, with day-to-day responsibility and hands-on control of four separate software companies, merged into one company with multiple products. These companies include; Timeslips (number one time & billing software in the world), DacEasy (PC entry-level accounting software), Carpe Diem/TimeSheet Professional (corporate time tracking software) and TeleMagic (CRM software). Have successfully integrated four different cultures, budgets, operations, marketing and sales, maximizing the resources of all.
1984-1996: Founder, President & CEO, TIMESLIPS Corporation.
• Nominated: Inc.Magazine “Entrepreneur of the Year” on two separate occasions, 1989 and 1991.
• Won “Best Entrepreneur” in 1989, from a list of 4,000 other entries by The National Association of Legal Vendors.
• Built excellent relationships with press contacts, enabling significant leverage and exposure for all products, developed or acquired.
• Placed hundreds of articles in trade & consumer press.
• Emerged as spokesperson on technology for lawyers & accountants.
• Created a sales channel of more than 300 independent consultants.
Mitch Russo’s Specialties:
• CEO Coaching: Sales & Marketing, M&A, Life Balance, Exit Strategy
• Founded TIMESLIPS Corp.
• M&A: Acquired a key competitor, Successfully brokered the sale of TIMESLIPS Corp. for more than $10M. Doubled sales & increased profits 500% over a 2-year period.
• Exec Mgmt: CEO/COO, ran 4 product lines > $30M in sales, a $100M division.
• Sales & Channel Mgmt: Built several sales forces, both inside & outside
• Creative Marketeer - Solve impossible problems & create new business models.
Mitch Russo’s Experience
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President & COO
Chet Holmes International
(Professional Training & Coaching industry)
January 2009 — Present (11 months)
As President of Chet Holmes International, my responsibilities include the day-to-day management of the organization, scaling the company to handle the huge growth curve ahead and improving all aspects of internal structure and operations. I will still be heading up the Recruitment Division in my current capacity.
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President; Recruitment Division
Chet Holmes International
(Professional Training & Coaching industry)
October 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)
In the last year as VP Recruitment and Training, I tripled the sales force and built it into a powerhouse selling organization. The decision was made to start a new division helping clients find top sales performers using our proprietary hiring techniques and unique flat-fee business model. Building on the core technology developed by Chet, we've further perfected the process to improve the quality of recruits while systematizing the process to make the business scalable.
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Principal, CEO
Assist Ventures
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)
December 2003 — Present (6 years )
Strategic positioning and market placement consulting for software, internet, consumer, educational and technology products. Brainstorming and idea generation focused on revenue, product direction, revenue sources, promotion, web traffic, direct response and personnel. M&A services, business plan assistance and VC presentation specialist. Currently completely booked with two clients and a new start-up through the fall.
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COO
Window Book, Inc.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
2005 — 2006 (1 year )
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Chairman
Gottaflirt.com
(Information Technology and Services industry)
December 2004 — December 2006 (2 years 1 month)
Co-founder of a new idea in social networking combining dating and internet gaming to attract millions of players who want to meet for socal interaction. Company launch is Feb 2006, has been funded by the founders along with friends and family funding.
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COO/SVP Marketing
Sedona Training Assoc
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
June 2005 — May 2006 (1 year )
Assist CEO in all areas of decision making, personnel evaluation, new product creation, technology selection and deployment, Internet marketing, new product development and client retention.
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Chief Operating Officer
WindowBook
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
May 2005 — May 2006 (1 year 1 month)
Assist the CEO on building/managing the sales force, increased sales by 50%, focus product offerings, reposition in its market and bring management discipline to the company.
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CEO
FurnitureFan.com
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
March 2000 — December 2003 (3 years 10 months)
- Restarted company with a new business model, launched new site and raised new capital within 6 months of starting.
- Hired top notch management team and grew sales significantly in year one.
- Attained #1 position as the most visited site on the web for home furnishings.
- Created over 50 key relationships with leading furniture manufacturers and major retailers.
- Led a motivated team of dedicated staff to dominate market segment with creativity, leadership and great brand recognition. -
CEO, Co-Founder
Timeslips Corp
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
April 1985 — June 1998 (13 years 3 months)
• Co-Founded company with just $10,000 in cash and never raised money beyond a line of credit.
• Built the number one company in the category by deeply penetrating our target markets.
• Vertically integrated our operation to increase efficiency, improve throughput and enhance profits.
• Created new marketing models that were wildly successful and copied by others.
• Became the national spokesman for this market segment and won a number of awards for entrepreneurship and product.
• Successfully brokered the sale of the company for over $10M in 1994.
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Mitch Russo’s Interests:
New Ventures, Consulting, Personal Coaching, Speaking Engagements, Board Seats, VC Involvement.
Mitch Russo’s Groups:
MA SW Counsel
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128 Innovation Capital Group -
Recruitment Consultants and Staffing Professionals (30.000+) -
StartingThings -
The 10 Day Turnaround for Business
Mitch Russo’s Honors:
- Nominated:"Entrepreneur of the Year" by Inc Magazine twice, in 1989 & 1991.
- Won: "Best Entrepreneur" by The National Association of Legal Vendors.
- Won: 1st Prize: Image of the Year Award for B&W Photography: Sierra Club National Magazine, 1994.
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