Anne Pryor Online Brand Strategist | Career Coach | LinkedIn Trainer

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Experience Contact me Online Brand Strategist | LinkedIn Trainer | Look Good Be Found for E-mail Meaningful Business Connections [email protected] Meaningful Connections Consulting - , MN, - Other - October 2008, Present Anne Pryor provides one on one coaching, group session training and speaking on Personal Branding and Online Branding using tools like LinkedIn. About Me Aloha, I'm Anne Pryor & I'm a Anne coaches small business owners, lawyers, attorneys, financial services advisors, real estate MEANINGFUL CONNECTOR. I agents, and accountants create a branded profile on LinkedIn and to help them find new business help accelerate success and development opportunities. well-being by facilitating meaningful connections for She also coaches student and job seekers to create a branded profile on LinkedIn to be found for clients in career transition & for new careers. business development. With business partner, Kathleen Crandall, we teach and speak on Personal Branding, Networking MY OBJECTIVE: Basics, Creating Branded LinkedIn Profiles, and Leveraging LinkedIn for Career Search & Business I help my clients be found online Development, Students and Creating Portfolio Careers. for great jobs & business opportunities. I desire to inspire, A sampling of clients and engagements include: equip & empower my clients to easily & effortlessly achieve their Law Firms, Insurance Companies, Non-Profit Organizations, CPA Firms: United Way of the Twin goals & life's work. I work with Cities business owners, attorneys, Associations: LifeScience Alley, AMA, MCDA, HRP, APICS, Executives, Job Seekers, Sales & sales executives, marketing Marketing Executives, Mentoring Groups leaders, CPAs & students

looking to unearth their authentic We look forward to creating a Meaningful Connection with you. brand, develop their LinkedIn Profiles, & enhance & manage Sr. Career Coach, Online Brand Strategist | LinkedIn Trainer their online brand ID. CPI Twin Cities - Minneapolis, MN, United States - Part-time - January 2008, Present Career Partners International is a premier provider of career transition, outplacement services, MY SERVICES: executive coaching and leadership development services. We serve a broad range of clients 1 on 1 Coaching, Training & including Fortune 500 companies, family-owned businesses, private and non profit firms, educational Keynote Speaking: institutions, and government agencies.firm. ^ Online Branding Strategy ^ Creating a Branded LinkedIn Anne Pryor provides career coaching and consulting services, advanced LinkedIn social networking Profile consulting and training, one one one LinkedIn Profile development, resume development, mock ^ Leveraging LinkedIn: Business interview coaching, salary negotiation, portfolio career coaching, career assessment including MBTI, Development, Job Search Strong Interest Inventory and 360 Reach Branding. ^ Creating a Freedom Plan, Portfolio Career Chief Connection Officer, LinkedIn Training, CEOs, Lawyers, Small Business ^ Power of Positive Thinking & Intention - The Lovitude Story Owners Pryority Partnership, Inc. (dba. Meaningful Connections) - Minneapolis, United States - Full-time - November 1996, Present MY EXPERIENCE: Pryority Partnerships, Inc. was founded in 1996 to provide an umbrella for my entrepreneurial My business partner, Kathleen ventures. Crandall and I have assisted more than 15,000 clients, since Through Meaningful Connections, we provide LinkedIn training and coaching, online brand training, 2008, to find great jobs & workshops and one on one coaching to CEOs, CXOs, small business owners, lawyers, students and profitable business deals by job seekers for career opportunities and business development. creating their personal brands and leverage online, social Providing LinkedIn training, LinkedIn profile development, workshops and training sessions on how to media tools like LinkedIn. leverage LinkedIn. Previous to my career coaching & online brand and LinkedIn Lovitude is a design company focused on providing beautiful products that emit positive quantum consulting, I created wellness & energy of love and gratitude. The products include jewelry and soul watercolor paintings. innovation programs for Carlson's Fortune 1000 clients; PPI also provided art licensing consulting of proprietary properties including Lovitude, wellness, served as Sr. Director Marketing fitness, LOHAS and art images and products. at Lifetouch Portrait Studios & was hired as the first MN VP Partnerships and Business Development employee on the Knott's Camp Learning Strategies Corporation - March 2008, October 2008 Snoopy project at Mall of America where I gave Charles Recruited to create strategic alliances and partnerships for Learning Strategies stellar products Schulz his first tour of the theme including self-improvement, education, and health and well-being programs and services. Authors park. Previously, I was Group include: Paul Scheele, Jack Canfield, Jeddah Mali, Marie Diamond, participants of The Secret and Sales Manager at Valleyfair. other transformational leaders. With my diverse network, my Sr. Director Marketing & Innovation & Wellness contacts have helped to Carlson Marketing Worldwide - Minneapolis, MN, United States - August 2005, November 2007 generate over ,000,000 in track Anne created products and services to help client’s employees feel Significant, Passionate and able sales for my previous Confident about their contribution. She developed, launched and sold Health and Wellness employers. Management solutions. The wellness platform was sold to Revolution Health. MY STRENGTHS: She created and launched an Innovation Management solution, called think™. In addition, she StrengthsFinder scale: Futurist, developed marketing and branding for CONDUIT, a channel marketing offering with Hawkeye. Strategist, Relator, Maximizer & Individualizer. Anne served as new business development subject matter expert for Fortune 1000 clients for the wellness and innovation strategies. She assisted in creating business cases, economic engagement MY EDUCATION: ROI model tools, partnerships for clients including consumer packaged goods, cause-related M.A. in Human Development & marketing, sponsorships and licensed programs. Health & Wellness from St. Mary's University, B.A. from Sr. Director Product & Service Development SMSU. I am the inventor of a Carlson Marketing Group - January 2003, January 2006 patent pending wellness pedometer & creator of Anne created the vision and guided the IT and product development teams on the development of th www.Lovitude.com. Next Generation of employee engagement online solutions for Fortune 1000 clients. Sr. Manager Partnership Marketing Interest Areas Carlson Companies - January 2003, November 2005 Travel Anne generated over MM is sales for client companies through innovative strategic alliances and LinkedIn Training partnerships with Fortune 1000 companies. Promotional programs included licensing strategies, ecommerce and internet partnerships, automotive test drives, trade show sponsorships, coupon LinkedIn Profile Development insert partnerships and discount coupon programs for mobile partners. Advanced LinkedIn Strategies for Business Sr. Director Marketing, Licensing, Promotions Development Lifetouch Portrait Studios - Eden Prairie, MN, United States - Full-time - March 1994, November 2002 Networking Developed the strategy and directed implementation of marketing, licensing, promotions, creative, public and community relations initiatives for JCPenney and Target Portrait Studios. Managed staff of Mindfulness director level reports. Developed and maximized multi million dollar budget. Quantum Energy

Developed branding, experiential marketing and positioning strategies for portrait studio concepts. Soul Typing Numerology Successfully accountable for the marketing initiatives to exceed sales of 0MM Nordic Walking Directed all public and community relations efforts, served as media spokesperson. Marketing Strategies Director of Marketing Partnerships & Licensing, JCPenney Portraits Watercolor Soul Painting Managed the JCPenney and Target corporate relationships, and secured cooperative funding for marketing programs. Career Coaching

Developed the partnership and licensing departments which resulted in promotions that generated million dollars annually in incremental sales through trade initiatives. Promotions Manager, JCPenney Portrait Studio, Target Portrait Studio Lifetouch - Eden Prairie, AK, United States - Full-time - January 1994, January 1995 Anne developed relationships with JCPenney corporate buyers, marketing and public relations directors and executives to leverage JCPenney marketing campaigns, inserts, credit card statements, hang tags, POP, newspaper, TV, radio and internet, circulara and softline and hardline products to create win-win partnerships and drive customers to JCPenney Portrait Studios.

These promotional partnerships and strategic alliances generated over MM in incremental sales for the Portait Studios. Marketing, Promotions, Group Sales Manager Mall of America | Knott's Camp Snoopy - Bloomington, MN, United States - Full-time - January 1991, March 1994 Anne Pryor was the first employee hired on the grand opening for Knott’s Camp Snoopy. She developed and implemented marketing, promotions and event strategies for the grand opening and ongoing marketing of KCS.

Anne served as public relations and media spokesperson, represented the Mall at national and international media blitzes and tours. Managed crisis communications and community relations plans.

Established licensing program and approval processes and worked directly with Charles Schultz and Creative Associates. Designed the organizational alignment for the group sales department including developing processes and plans, hired and managed sales staff and designed sales materials. Designed grand opening promotional, marketing, collateral materials. Manager, Group Sales Valleyfair - January 1982, December 1990 Developed and implemented sales and marketing strategies which resulted in a 25% increase in group sales. Sold and serviced clients in five Midwest states and Canada.

Managed over 500 accounts including corporations, schools, churches, tour operators, and travel agents and meeting planners.

Managed and hired staff of four account executives and five seasonal team members.

Skills Other Career Coach Career Consultant Reach Online ID Brand LinkedIn Trainer Small Business LinkedIn Trainer LinkedIn Business Development LinkedIn for Job Search LinkedIn Webinars Portfolio Careers Social Media 360 Reach Personal Branding Certified Networking Consulting Speaker LinkedIn Attorneys CPAs Financial Service Advisors Small Business Owners Students MBTI Corporate Wellness Resume Writing Interviewing Skills Marketing Nordic Walking Intention Lovitude Networking

Education B.A. Business and Communications - Southwest Minnesota State University September 1978 - May 1982 Interdisciplinary studies with degrees in business, speech communications, public relations, tv and radio Master of Arts | Human Development & Wellness - St. Mary's University August 2003 - October 2005 Wellness, Career Coaching, Human Development coursework