Vedran Agovic

Current

Soccer Coach at Tempe High School
International Marketing Manager at Apollo Group, Inc.

Past

Trade Support Specialist at Driehaus Securities LLC
Honor Caddie at The Beverly Country Club

Education

University of Phoenix
Marquette University

Connections

70 connections

Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Websites

Vedran Agovic’s Summary

Vedran Agovic’s Specialties:

Branding and identity, social media, online lead generation, competitive analysis, international marketing, strategic planning, negotiation, equity research, financial analysis, trade support, customer service, sport liaison, copy work, communication, online media, financial products,

Vedran Agovic’s Experience

Soccer Coach

Tempe High School

(Educational Institution; Education Management industry)

October 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)

Head coach of girls JV soccer team at Tempe High School. I am also an assistant coach for the girls varsity and boys varsity soccer teams. Trains, instructs and supervises students in a variety of soccer skills and techniques; teaches rules, conduct and safety; provides a variety of guidance, instruction and experience to enhance students' personal, physical and social growth and development; may assist in providing conditioning programs and camps. Plans and conducts assigned aspects of regularly-scheduled practice sessions during soccer season; coaches and motivates student participants; provides group and individual skills training; demonstrates and models techniques as appropriate; monitors student participants; checks procedures; communicates with students to enhance safety and performance.
International Marketing Manager

Apollo Group, Inc.

(Public Company; APOL; Higher Education industry)

April 2008 — Present (1 year 9 months)

Assists senior management with the development and implementation of comprehensive marketing, public relations, and advertising strategies in conjunction with established organizational goals and objectives. This includes assisting with the planning, coordinating, and implementing of marketing and advertising activities and programs to meet school goals. Leads and performs marketing, advertising, public relations and enrollment data analysis to ensure cost/benefit of strategies for lead generation and enrollment. Develops and maintains relationships with vendors and agencies involved in school marketing and promotional activities. Manages the advertising and promotion activities including print, online, electronic media, and direct mail to achieve school goals. This includes managing inventory for all marketing material to ensure availability, accuracy, and cost efficiency. Serves as the main contact for research and liaison for sports marketing. Develops web content and copy work, and provides service for clients as needed.
Trade Support Specialist

Driehaus Securities LLC

(Privately Held; Investment Management industry)

May 2006 — April 2007 (1 year )

Worked and provided support for the Equity Trade group, Traders and Equity Research team at Driehaus Capital Management. Specialized in trade processing, reconciliation of cash and positions, P&L and handling of outside vendors. Held the following responsibilities including confirming trades with the brokerage community, notifying custodians of transactions, reconciled commissions with counterparties and processed vendor invoices, and resolved settlement problems. Also focused on reconciling position breaks, cleaning up failed trades and claims, and various ad hoc requests. Performed equity research, assisted traders in the operational aspects of trading and served as a liaison for company.
Honor Caddie

The Beverly Country Club

(Hospitality industry)

April 1995 — September 2006 (11 years 6 months)

An honor caddie at The Beverly Country Club in Chicago Illinois I was fortunate enough to receive the Chick Evans Caddie Scholarship. This was possible due to daily work each summer for over a decade. It was an honor and privilege to provide first-rate service for countless outstanding club members. As a result, I have attained significant knowledge and many valuable lessons. I was lucky enough to help place forth and coordinate many golf tournaments and outings. I also have extensive experience in the business side of golf due to my contribution in the golf shop.

Vedran Agovic’s Education

University of Phoenix

MBA , 2008 — 2009
Marquette University

Bachelors , 2001 — 2005

Additional Information

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Vedran Agovic’s Interests:

Running, Soccer, Golf, Coaching, Team Sports, Volunteering, Painting, Computing, Reading, Blogging, Biking, Hunting, Rock Climbing, Hiking, Dancing, Sporting Events, Swimming, Traveling, Kickball, Cooking, Teaching,