Jack Downey
- Role
- Co-founder at Stellar
- Location
- Boulder, CO, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Co-founder
Aug 2019 — Present · Boulder, CO
Rebranded and expanded weeSpring to form Stellar Reviews, a platform helping consumers make better purchase decisions by sending pre-launch products to reviewers who then add user-generated content to key retailer sites. Directed all business operations and established processes and systems crucial to scaling the company without incurring unnecessary costs. Oversaw initiatives to streamline product development, legal/regulatory compliance, and human resources. Implemented growth strategies that solidified partnerships and account management to capture significant market share. ∙ Led organization to an average 30% YOY growth over three years, including a 49.2% net growth from 2020-21 and an 11% growth from 2021-22. ∙ Streamlined the entirety of Stellar’s customer journey by optimizing Salesforce.com and other 3rd party applications, creating seamless management of leads, sales, contracts, account management, and review collection and dissemination. ∙ Launched services in the UK and Europe and improved compliance in the US and Canada by overseeing legal affairs and regulatory issues, including FTC review seeding policies, GDPR, privacy concerns, and international tax structures. Collaborated with five separate law firms in the US and abroad. ∙ Negotiated key contracts with SaaS and IT service providers to create a secure, cost-effective infrastructure that is the backbone of the business operations and ensures data security for enterprise-level clients. ∙ Reduced costs by negotiating contracts and managing relations for leases, shipping providers, and offshore administrative and translation teams. ∙ Increased profit margin by 10% without incurring additional overhead by fostering relationships with third-party warehouses across two continents to optimize product shipments across the US, Canada, UK, and EU.
Education
Dartmouth College
BA, History
1999 — 2004
Dartmouth College - The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
Tuck School Business Bridge Program
2003 — 2003
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business
MBA, General Management
2011 — 2013
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