Zola Stewart
Visionary Executive, and gifted relationship manager, with an established reputation for integrity
- Role
- Director Community and Citizenship at Turner Construction Company
- Location
- Chicago, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Zola Stewart
Visionary leaderTurned entrepreneurial vision, and passion for community development into reality by building a host of innovative and creative social enterprising business models. 20 year’s experience leading operations and strategy while providing strong planning, organizational and staff development leadership. Consistently thinking outside of the box, and utilizing strategic vision effectively maximized an opportunity to create a niche service in a saturated market that grossed sales of $8 million within the first 3 years of operations.Assisted over 200 small businesses, and generated over 400 annual transitional jobs for the hard to hire. Referred to as a guru in the Cincinnati regional area for anyone looking to grow business while positively impacting the community.Diversified background in banking, medical administration, real estate, operations, public service, non-profit development and fundraising; distinguished for an entrepreneurial mindset, creative problem solving, cross-functional teams and a bottom-line orientation.Offers innovative solutions to operational challenges and leverages decisiveness to implement solutions while minimizing risk and maximizing performance.Expert in transforming strategic plans into tactical initiatives for local impactMotivator and coach combining business acumen with analytical depth to align operational efficiencies with corporate goals.
Experience
Director Community and Citizenship
May 2025 — Present
Education
Xavier University
Bachelor's degree, Organizational Leadership
Skills
- Purchasing
- Executive Coaching
- Non-Profits
- Management
- Team Building
- Policy
- Executive Management
- Strategy
- Public Relations
- Business Strategy
- Recruiting
- Social Networking
- Vision Casting
- Program Management
- Training
- Sales
- New Business Development
- Small Business
- Strategic Planning
- Employee Relations
- Branding & Identity
- Coaching
- Leadership Development
- Vision-Casting
- Leadership
- Workforce Development
- Mergers
- Contract Negotiation
- Start-Ups
- Nonprofits
- Public Speaking
- Fundraising
- Marketing Strategy
- Property Law
- Marketing
- Project Management
- Organizational Development
- Business Development
- Event Management
- Management Consulting
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