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Resume
Vilis Ozols
The Ozols Business Group
P.O. Box 581, Indian Hills, CO 80454
(800) 353-1030 (303) 526-2400
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Education
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M.B.A. (Marketing), University of
Colorado at Denver, May 1992
Dean’s List (top 10%) 1991 & 1992, National Business School
Honor Society, Dean’s Scholarship
B.S. (Honors), Food Science, University of Guelph, Canada, 1985
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Training
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Presented seminars on sales, consumer behavior and business building for Hunter Douglas' "Quest For Excellence" program. This
program targeted 10,000 retailers annually in over 50 cities. Received CareerTrack
"Veteran Trainer Award" 1995, & named to the CareerTrack "Ask The
Experts" Panel.
He provided technical
training, sales & marketing seminars to 120 distributor accounts for
over 8 years.
Presented customer
service, product & corporate orientation
training to new customer
service, telemarketing and research and
development employees.
Public speaking champion
at the University of Guelph, Canada.
CareerTrack trainer and
presenter for Sales, Total Quality Management, Implementing
Self-Directed Teams, Manager As Coach, and Time
Management topics and for keynote presentations.
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| Management Experience
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Managed the marketing
administration function at Hunter Douglas. This included product
management, sales incentive program management, customer service
management and commercial sales management. Initiated and implemented a
turnkey national retail seminar training program, including the
development of the business plan, budget, and computer budget tracking system. Responsibilities include site selection, contracting of speakers, direct
mail, collateral material, workbooks and advertising.
Directed sales and
marketing for a national food processing equipment company. Set up a
national distribution network and product sales increased over 100%.
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| Consulting Background
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Provides contracted
management consulting services in organizational structure (TQM,
Self-Managing Teams, Sales) and in strategic planning &
marketing to a variety of client companies & organizations.
Provided field
consulting services to fifteen canning operations in the beer,
beverage, food processing and pharmaceutical industries while with
the Continental Can Company in Toronto, Canada.
Set up Hunter Douglas
production, sales and marketing operations in Seoul, South Korea. |
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Employment History |
The Ozols Business Group,
Established 1993, Professional speaking, training and consulting
firm. Hunter Douglas, Inc.,
Broomfield, CO, 1988 to 1993, Position Titles: Manager of
Training, Coordinator of Research and Development, Customer Service
Manager, Marketing Administration Manager, Technical Service
Representative
Thermo Tech, Inc.,
Denver, CO, 1986 - 1988, Sales and Marketing Manager
Continental Can Company,
Toronto, Canada, 1985 - 1986, Field Representative |
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Authorship And Other Information
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Author and
publisher, Motivational Selling (2002) and Motivational Leaders
(2001)
Contributing Author, GRAND-Stories: 101 Bridges of Love Joining
Grandparents and Grandkids
Author,
The Only Goal You Can't Accomplish, Audio Tape and Audio CD
Album.
Author, "Excelling As A First Time Supervisor" audio album.
Colorado Speakers Association Member of the Year
Vice President, Professional Development, 1999-2000, Colorado
Speakers Association
Author "The 5 Traits of Emerging Leaders"
video series.
Author "The Team Doctor" 5 part video series.
Spoken in Canada, Korea, U.K., Hong Kong,
Singapore, Malaysia, Guam,Bahamas
Featured on "Peak Performers" radio hour, Colorado Springs,
CO.
Featured on Canadian Broadcasting Corp. (CBC) Radio as a national
expert on team building.
Canadian National Jr. Volleyball Team Member, 1977-1979
All-Canadian, Conference MVP, All-Conference Volleyball honors,
1979 -1984
State Volleyball Champion - Colorado, 1987-88 2 years, Colorado Player
of the Year, 1987
Pro
Beach Volleyball Tour Competitor, 1988-91
Sports Reporter, University of Guelph Ontarion newspaper
Fluent in the language, culture and customs of
Latvia (former Soviet republic)
Canadian Citizen, Legal U.S. Resident since 1987
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