Innovative Companies Connect with Capital, Investors, & Resources
Greater Atlanta Area
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- VP Business Development at Launch Funding Network
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- Business Consulting at Business Consultant Enterprises (Self-employed)
- Consultant at Cross Country Capital
- Programmer, Quality Assurance, System Test and Business Analyst at Sema Group Telecom, QWIZ, Home Depot, Federated Systems Group
- Education
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- Georgia State University
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Roxie Thomas’s Summary
As a venture catalyst with LAUNCHfn & NBAI, we accelerate the capital raising process by delivering resources and capital.
The NBAI Private Equity Investor Forum is an exclusive prequalified venue for preparing and connecting emerging growth companies with fund managers, and private equity investors. Innovative companies present their investment opportunities to select investors.
Launch Funding Network develops, builds, markets, and implements strategies to communicate and educate companies and investors about the world of private equity investing and capital funding options. We conduct investor relation campaigns connecting companies with investment sources through the Private Equity Investor Forum event. We host this event along with the Network of Business Angels and Investors (NBAI). Since 1994, the NBAI organization has been involved with 67 transactions valued at over $34 Million. Investors attending our events present over $20 million investment capital.
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Our goals are to help 100 companies by year 2013 build assets of value that provide return to their share holders and operate efficiently and effectively in the marketplace.
Responsibilities Summary:
Demand Generation, Market Penetration, Sales & Marketing Strategy, Maintaining Measurement Sys, Internet Marketing: Squeeze pages/Lead Capture, Adwords Listings/directory/links, Complex Email Communication, Marketing Messages, Web Maintenance, IT Management, Marketing Exposure: Articles-creation/posting, Blogs/Podcast.
Roxie Thomas’s Specialties:
Investor Relations Campaigns including direct marketing, email campaigns, call campaigns, marketing, branding, messaging, funding and private equity education.
Online Testing and Landing Page Optimization certifications from MarketingExperiements.com.
Roxie Thomas’s Experience
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VP Business Development
Launch Funding Network
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
April 2005 — Present (3 years 7 months)
• Develop investor relation campaigns for companies raising capital. Document client’s goals and expectations. Keep the client updated on progress. Create messaging, landing pages, press releases, and articles based on survey with stockholders and company materials such as Digital Healthcare and Data Call.
• Sell and market to 1390 investors about memberships, investor events, private equity or stock investment opportunities through email campaigns, direct mail, telephone calls.
• Call, track, and follow-up with executives and investors about investor events, memberships, investment opportunities, and investor relation campaigns.
• Increase executive and business owner website registration conversion rate from April 360% to July 675% through site optimization, articles, press releases, squeeze pages, and directories. -
Business Consulting
Business Consultant Enterprises (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
December 2000 — April 2005 (4 years 5 months)
Provided consulting services for various clients that included:
• Evaluate business plans and models to determine qualification for investment services.
• Attract investors to $50,000 licensing agreements for PACECAR FUEL CENTER locations.
• Market and sell investment services to executives seeking capital for their company.
• Develop investor and business relationships for Cross Country Capital.
• Submit over 79 qualified companies to Cross Country Capital and financial lending institutions for equity partners and debt financing.
• Negotiate issues, contracts and estimates for customers, business partners, owners of companies and financial institutions. -
Consultant
Cross Country Capital
(Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
2000 — 2002 (2 years)
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Programmer, Quality Assurance, System Test and Business Analyst
Sema Group Telecom, QWIZ, Home Depot, Federated Systems Group
(Computer Software industry)
June 1993 — November 2000 (7 years 6 months)
Supervised, delegated, managed, analyzed, developed, and implemented software test plans, unit tests, test strategies, test scenarios, test data, test releases, and regression testing for software applications in industries such as retail, telecom, convenience store, construction, and real estate. Reviewed functional definitions, unit test documentation and completed testing analysis. Developed test plans, test cases, and test configuration.
Roxie Thomas’s Education
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Georgia State University
Business Adminstration, Decision Science, 1990 — 1993
Roxie graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Decision Science from Georgia State University. Decision Science promotes research, tools, and decision making in organizational boundaries and business functions. This background laid the foundation for 12+ years of professional experience constructing computer application systems that increase organizational decision making.
- Activities and Societies:
- Mu Rho Sigma Sorority
Additional Information
Roxie Thomas’s Websites:
Roxie Thomas’s Interests:
Landing page optimization, swing and ballroom dancing
Roxie Thomas’s Groups:
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Blue: The DallasBlue Business Network (23,000+ members) -
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SPEC (Southeast Private Equity Conference) Spring 2009, Atlanta
Roxie Thomas’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
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- new ventures
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