Sales/ Manager/ Financial/ Private Equity
Resume:
Jack Vitale
Raleigh, North Carolina 27615
Mobile: 919-***-****
E-mail: ************@*****.*** Linkedin.com/in/jackvitale PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
CLEAN ENERGY ADVISORS Nov 2014 – Aug 2017
Senior Managing Director
• Developed compensation structure for strategic partners and entities of the parent company.
• Panel speaking participant at 5 different Family Office and Investment conferences, speaking on investments in the “Impact” and Renewable Energy sectors. Responsible for educating potential clients on the benefits of Impact Investing.
• Created structure, duties and responsibilities of all employees and independent contractors from third party vendors.
• Assisted and helped implement a marketing strategy for the parent company.
• Helped start a non-profit, Clean Energy Advocates, focused on giving solar to those that need it most. I worked directly with the President on navigating the non-profit process along with choosing board members and strategic partners like Habitat for Humanity.
IMPACTIVE ADVISORS Jan 2015 – Apr 2017
Co-founder
Senior Managing Director
• Co-founded a holistic financial services firm intending to focus on impact investments with a heightened client experience.
• Worked directly with the CEO on key decisions in the building stages of the registered Broker Dealer / RIA.
• Created a “Client Experience Model” along with an “Advisor Experience Model” based on similar principals as the Ritz Carlton Leadership Center.
• Responsible for the partnership with third party marketing companies, annuities and life insurance vendors.
• Directly responsible for registering the firm with National Futures Association. Worked with the NFA on registration, filings, and net capital requirements.
• Responsible for firm banking, payroll, and accounts payable to vendors. Firm banking had FINRA oversight for the first year registered as a member firm.
• Navigated the FINRA registration process, was the point of contact person with the FINRA representative for all correspondence.
• Responsible for due diligence on all third-party vendors. Researched and determined the right vender for each line of business.
• Worked with executive team on development of corporate policy, HR policy, and all aspects of a new business.
• Interviewed and hired a Chief Development Office to help with building a national brand.
• Helped construct recruiting package which included transition and payout percentage, upfront monies, and forgivable loans.
• Contracted with numerous Broker Dealers for platform choice, finally decided on Raymond James Financial. Point of contact for compliance and operations issues for Raymond James.
• Worked closely with corporate attorneys to register as a RIA in appropriate states.
• Interviewed with FINRA for the final stage of becoming a FINRA Member Firm. WADDELL & REED FINANCIAL Apr 2014 – Nov 2014
Associate Managing Principal
• Managed office of 10 financial advisors, assistants, and office staff while maintaining a profitable P & L.
• Coached advisors as they built and grew their practice. Hired 2 financial advisors in the first 3 months adding over
$20 million in Branch Assets Under management.
• Established “in house” marketing team that organized and executed networking and client events. AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL Jan 2008 – Apr 2014
Branch Manager / Financial Advisor
• Grew office Assets Under Management by over $80 million dollars.
• Increased branch gross revenues by over $1 million dollars.
• Responsible for recruiting financial advisors in local market. Successfully recruited, trained and retained 5 financial advisors from other local financial firms.
• Managed a team of 16 financial advisors, implementing and overseeing marketing plans, seminars, and networking events.
• Supported H & R Block Financial Advisors senior management through the merger with Ameriprise and retaining 100% of the advisors through the merger.
• Worked with senior management on compliance and supervision issues.
• Managed relationships with clients while growing personal assets under management to over $60 million.
• Supervised office advisors while continuing to grow personal practice.
• Interacted with Compliance, Legal, Operations and Accounting to resolve issues.
• Continued to maintain a spotless compliance record, and a clean U4. H & R BLOCK FINANCIAL ADVISORS Jan 2000 – Jan 2008 Branch Manager / Senior Financial Advisor
• Grew branch Assets Under Management to over $400 million.
• Supported OLDE senior management through the merger with H & R Block Financial Advisors.
• Successfully worked with advisors to navigate the merger with H & R Block Financial Advisors and retaining 95% of key clients.
• Developed and implemented a cross-selling strategy for the H & R Block Tax managers working with the financial advisors.
• Helped build a local team to work the tax and financial advisory partnership. Paired financial advisors in the office with tax managers to increase tax/financial integration.
• Recruited 6 financial advisors from the local market. Trained and retained existing financial advisors, working with them on business and marketing plans to help increase their business.
• Helped increase gross revenues of the office while also building a growing personal practice and increasing my Assets Under Management to over $40 million.
• Maintained a clean compliance record while supervising over 20 financial advisors. OLDE DISCOUNT STOCKBROKERS Feb 1992 – Jan 2000
Manager / Financial Advisor
• Promoted to Branch Manager, youngest manger in the Southeast Region. (1996)
• Prospected potential clients to build personal practice.
• Recruited, trained and retained local financial advisors.
• Worked with local businesses on financial plans to increase exposure of OLDE, a mid-western firm in the Southeast. EDUCATION:
East Carolina University 1991
Bachelor of Science: Business- Industrial Technology LICENSES: FINRA Series 7,8,9,10,24,31,63,65
Solar Business Basics- Renewable Energy Policy and Solar Financial Modeling The Ritz-Carlton Leadership Center
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: Board Member, Clean Energy Advocates, 2017
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