Josh Shepherd
Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development @Vocate Education Solutions
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WORK HISTORY
Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development @Vocate Education Solutions
Atlanta, GA, US
Vocate is a rapidly growing, leading educational institution and workforce solutions provider serving the healthcare sector and other industries. I was recruited to Vocate to lead the Strategy and Corporate Development function, and to drive the multi-year, high-growth strategy for the overall organization.
EDUCATION
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
BS, Business
Harvard Business School
MBA, Masters in Business Administration
SKILLS
ABOUT JOSH SHEPHERD
Leadership is guiding an organization in a direction or in a gear it didn’t go in before.”My passion is leading teams on a high-growth journey. Here\'s why:• : It takes a team and I love “going through the fire” with a fun, smart team• : A constant learner, I love turning new ideas into market opportunities• : I love coming up with creative solutions to new, complex challengesThis career theme of \"helping companies grow\" has come in a variety of settings:• Founding team member of Deloitte’s Pricing Practice, building a new practice from the ground up and awarded the #1 industry ranking• Developed business growth plan for a new fintech business, becoming portfolio\'s fastest-growing business • Strategy/M&A leader in the transformation of a 100-year-old company into an innovation-based growth business, increasing revenue 2X and valuation 6X & • Led Marketing teams across the 4Ps; drove growth through industry-leading product innovation. Led sales force effectiveness and sales ops initiatives• Developed analytics-based, multi-channel marketing capability improving customer experience, sales and retention• Stood up a financial shared services center, creating a scalable platform for M&A growth• Led operational improvement initiatives in high-growth call centers • Partnered with Harvard professor on business model innovation growth (multi-sided platforms…eg, Uber/Airbnb)• Transformed client’s physical operations (auto auctions) to a completely online environment :• “He generates value for the company and he’s the type of talent we need—smart, integrity, passion\"• “He’s only been here 3 months but he gets the business and explains it better than most people here for years”• “He pops up in all the ‘winning team’ photos…a testament to how he helps any team be successful”• “Throw him into a giant mess, and he’ll quickly sort it out and find a big bucket of money in the process”Strategy, strategic planning, M&A, partnerships, strategic transformation, business model innovation, business development, new product innovation, customer experience, digital/omni-channel, product management, product marketing, channel distribution, ecommerce, pricing, revenue management, sales force effectiveness, sales & marketing operations, growth initiatives, startups, program management, building teams, operational improvement, AI
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