Steve B.
Director of Strategy at Clarity Innovations
- Role
- Director of Strategy at Clarity Innovations, Inc
- Location
- Portland, OR, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Steve B.
Education technology strategist and leader with 20+ years of experience improving teaching and learning by driving initiatives to change education to focus on self-directed knowledge acquisition that optimizes the use of technology. Developed compelling strategies that satisfied the educational and business objectives of major corporations while more than tripling the revenue of Clarity Innovations, leading to its growth from 5 to over 30 professionals and from providing content to serving as a strategy and marketing resource for some of the largest companies in the education-technology arena.Expert at building consensus around innovative concepts, advising on global marketing and sales enablement strategies, and influencing policy makers and key decision makers to advance new technologies. Excellent cross-functional leader adept at communicating clients’ needs and motivating teams to capture outstanding results by defining vision, goals, and objectives; providing effective strategies, and coordinating efforts. Repeatedly recognized for contributions to education + technology Received Best of the Best Award at ISTE Conferences for 3 consecutive years and Named “One of America’s Top 100 Educators.”Combine outstanding communication skills, teaching background, and business acumen with thorough understanding of technology industry and extensive experience working with corporations and educational and technological organizations. Effective in both a traditional and matrixed organization.MAJOR AREAS OF EXPERTISE- Creativity & generative AI- Innovative Leadership- Strategic & Tactical Planning- Generative AI (Artificial Intelligence)- Internal/External Collaboration - Program & Project Management- Negotiations- Staff Supervision- Training & Mentoring- Resource Allocation - Performance Management- Communications- Emerging Technologies- Best Practices
Experience
Director of Strategy
Jan 2011 — Present · Portland, OR, US
Create and implement strategies to generate new business, and retain existing clients; supervise the development of outstanding professional learning materials, elearning solutions, and digital publications; and oversee technical support operations. Promoted through multiple positions to manage 60%-70% of the firm’s business including accounts as large as $1.8M. Serve as Account Executive for such industry giants as Microsoft, Intel, and Amazon, cultivating relationships and ensuring services fully respond to needs and support educational objectives. Manage team of 20 direct and indirect reports who create educational content for digital use, advise clients on product and development strategies, and support technical issues relating to websites / online learning and mobile applications. Advocate for the use of technology in education and participate in professional conferences and associations to build firm’s brand and establish its expertise in personalized learning. Keep current on cutting-edge developments to maintain company’s competitive advantage including AI expertise.
Education
University of Southern California
Bachelor of Arts - BA, History and Economics
1989 — 1992
Pacific University
MAT, Secondary Education and Teaching
1995 — 1996
University of Oregon
MA, Philosophy
1993 — 1994
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