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Pittsburgh, PA 15228

C: 202-***-****

LIBBY KAVOULAKIS ad08os@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Experienced executive with outstanding leadership, business and communication skills. Proven track record of success in a variety of organizations, from start- ups to blue chip established firms. Responsible for overall team and/or company management, budgets, bottom line performance, training, sales and revenue generation, and customer relationships at every position in past 30 years. Successful entrepreneur with results-oriented mindset. Dynamic speaker, polished trainer and impactful communicator. Certified coach (accreditation in process). FOCUS

Serve as a Business Coach by capitalizing on my experience in entrepreneurialism, management consulting, organization, communication, and coaching. Use the wealth of knowledge amassed in a 30+ year career to grow businesses.

SKILLS

• Leadership

• Strategic Planning

• Process Improvement

• Business Acumen

• Consultative Sales

• Negotiations

• Public Speaking

• Problem-Solving

• Project Management

• Teambuilding &

Teamwork

• Communications

• Client Success &

Relationships

• Training & Development

• Microsoft Suite

• MS Project

• Specialized CMS and

Financial Software

• Technology Savvy

BUSINESS SUCCESS COACH Pivot – Transformational Business Coaching December 2020 to Present Remote/ Pittsburgh, PA

Certified coach with revenue-generating clients.

Services include 1:1 coaching, group coaching, masterminds, training, and public speaking. CHIEF EXECUTIVE/ MANAGING MEMBER The Metis Group LLC May 1999 to December 2020 Washington DC

Founded and managed all aspects of a successful full- service consulting firm providing management consulting, real estate and marketing & licensing advisory services.

Initiated all phases of business: start-up, team building, strategy, vision, marketing, mergers, and disposition to the public and private sectors (B2B, B2G).

Coached government clients for improved operations, personnel challenges, positioning, and career development. Served as a trusted advisor to executives and mid-level managers. SENIOR MANAGER Arthur Andersen LLP

March 1997 to January 1999 Office of Government Services September 1992 to March 1997 Real Estate Advisory Services

Directed the real estate practice for government clients. Fees under contract after the first year of

$10.0 million, including multi-year contracts. Total value of contracts of $80.0 million.

Maintained and developed client relationships for new and on-going private sector engagements, including the practice’s five largest clients, with fees in excess of $5.0 million per year. Led business Libby Kavoulakis, continued

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development efforts to attract new clients.

Served as subject matter expert and trusted advisor to clients for decision-making and strategic planning.

Trained firm employees, client personnel and industry personnel in real estate practices and customer service. Served as mentor to junior staff. Trained new hires firm-wide. Taught at worldwide training facility at St. Charles, IL.

ASSISTANT OFFICER Mellon Bank N.A.

February 1991 to August 1992 Pittsburgh, PA

Executed analyses and options for decision-making around Real Estate Owned (REO) portfolio.

Developed and implemented a regulatory compliance plan for department, with direct reporting to the Executive Vice President of Credit.

Awarded highest bonus given to non-officer of the bank for work on strategic plan and reorganization. PUBLICATIONS AND APPEARANCES

Quoted expert on federal contracting for small businesses in the Wall Street Journal.

Featured in a six- page article about The Metis Group’s successful program management for USDA Forest Service appearing in Retail Merchandiser Magazine.

Quoted expert on marketing, licensing and federal outreach programs for syndicated articles appearing nationwide, including LA Times, Miami Herald, Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Peer Reviewer “We Are Here”, a book of words and wisdom from the light people

Technical Reviewer, Urban Land Institute book “Green Office Buildings. A practical guide to development”

Published author for federal real estate initiatives and dispositions with multiple articles appearing in the Mid-Atlantic Real Estate Journal and GlobeStreet.com.

Testified before Congressional subcommittee for Veterans Affairs (CARES initiative) and in Superior Court

BOARDS OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICES

Director, Fraternity Housing Corporation, Alpha Gamma Delta International, 2023 on-going

Sales & Marketing Advisory Council, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA 2018 on-going

Fan Advisory Council, Pittsburgh Steelers, 2015 to 2018

Contributing Editor, Federal Real Property Digest

Chairperson, Silent Sentinel Chair Board Member, Turning Point Suffragist Memorial, Lorton, VA

Board Member and Recruitment Chair, Centre for Management and Technology

Board of Real Property Assessment Appeals, District of Columbia (TY1999 to TY2001): Chairperson

(TY2002- TY2004) and Board member

Appraisal Institute Metro DC President, Board positions, National and Regional Representative

Completed Boardroom Bound Pipeline Training for corporate board membership. EDUCATION and ADDITIONAL EXPERTISE

Professional Coach & Mentor Training for International Coaching Federation (ICF) ACC accreditation underway; certified coach by the Rayner Institute

Bachelor of Science in Finance, May 1985, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA

Graduate of Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Program, Baltimore Cohort 2, 2017

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