SHATHA BARBOUR

SUMMARY

Success-driven, visionary, and highly committed professional equipped with a broad background in providing top-notch leadership and services within entrepreneurial, corporate and non-profit organizations; complemented with expertise in business startups, business development, healthcare/ pharmaceutical sector, and community outreach. Expert at planning and setting long-term strategic plans as well as optimizing organizational efficiency, reducing cost, and surpassing business objectives. Recognized for exceptional leadership attributes in establishing high performing and cross-functional teams while maximizing human & financial resources. Passionate advocate for women in business, diversity, inclusion and gender equity at all levels of society. Avid reader and nature lover!

AREA OF EXPERTISE

Resource management

Key business partnership

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Promotion and Marketing

Staff Training & mentoring

Leadership skills

Fundraising

People Management

Critical Thinking

Organizational skills

Strategic Planning

Public Relations

Budget planning & management

Global operations

Business strategies

Problem Solving

Non-profit Organization management

Image Development

KEY COMPETENCIES

Highly functional in supporting women entrepreneurs and existing business women concerning business investments, funding, revenue growth strategies, thriving strategies in the corporate world besides responsible for mentoring and arranging required educational activities/training for staff as well as hiring new staff.

Professionally establish strategic direction and goals for the program to accomplish objectives.

Provide guidance, leadership, and organizational direction to the Board of Directors, acting as a primary liaison, establishing strategic fundraising development/planning goals.

Certified in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Outstanding ability to handle fast-paced and high-pressure activities with a composure attitude and having expertise in evaluating, analyzing, and adapting to changes promptly while delivering premium quality services to an organization.

Creative and conceptual thinker, able to develop innovative solutions and well adapted to diverse work styles.

AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS

AWARDS: Athena Valley of the Sun Leadership Award: Fostering Collaboration

NAWBO Young Professional of the Year Award

Women’s Enterprise Foundation Award twice

Finalist for several awards.

ACHIEVEMENTS: Proudly acclaimed an honor of founding the first-ever women-focused business hub in 2016 engrossed in providing a foundation and landing space for female entrepreneurs and business owners in Phoenix.

Certified as Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leader by University of Florida Business School

Presented as a Judge in several pitch competitions with the Women's Venture Summit, ASU's Hacks for Humanity, and AHA to Exit launch programs.

Invited as a speaker at numerous events focusing on Diversity and Inclusion, Women on Boards, Leadership, Startup Ecosystem, Women in Business, and Mentorship.

Served as an Advisory Board Member to numerous women business owners and startups besides mentoring innumerable female startups concerning today's' business market & scaling strategies.

Published several articles and blog posts on numerous platforms emphasizing women's role in the worlds' economy.

As an Access Strategy Consultant in Eli Lilly and Company, successfully directed the cross-functional team at the most prestigious Global Patient Access Summit to deliver well researched PRA strategy, enhancing cross-functional integration, and building capabilities for 550 employees and derived $130k under the $400k budget.

As a Strategy and Operations Project Manager at St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital, competently conducted profitability analysis of the plastic surgery department after realizing contradictions in billing and compliance matters, resulted in $900,000 in savings and a 5% increase in profit margins.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

FOUNDER & CEO

HERA HUB PHOENIX JANUARY 2016- DECEMBER 2020

Founded first female-focused workspace in 2016 dedicated to providing a launching pad and landing space for female entrepreneurs and business owners in Phoenix

Developed and managed a team of 12 under a lean startup framework to manage and develop the business managing year on year growth

Proactive in creating & contributing to Phoenix's ecosystem, focusing on diversity and inclusion within all partner organizations and business leadership events and programs.

Partnered with over 15 local organizations to provide resources and training specific to helping women business owners grow and thrive, contributing to the local economy

Created a joint venture with local accelerator Aha to Exit to add services and provide a virtual and in-person educational and mentorship platform to guide entrepreneurs from startup idea generation to growth to exiting their ventures successfully

Developed and maintained relationships with local female-focused funding organizations such as Golden Seeds, She-EO, LISC-Phoenix Dream spring, and others to support Phoenix's female entrepreneur ecosystem.

Mentored countless women business owners and became Advisory Board Member to numerous businesses & startups, navigating business owners from lease & contract negotiations, management, leadership and growth strategies

Partnered and collaborated with several national and global organizations to surge visibility and funding for female founders to grow and scale their businesses, including sponsoring Phoenix female founders to pitch at the San Diego Women’s Venture Summit.

CO-FOUNDER, BOARD MEMBER, & MARKETING DIRECTOR

GOOD TREE INSTITUTE, non-profit 501c3 JANUARY 2010 – PRESENT

Non-Profit Leadership Roles

Co-Founder & Administrative Director, 2010-2014. Founded programs and accomplished all organizational tasks, including scheduling, onboarding, enrollment, communication, and marketing.

Board Member 2010 to present: developing special curriculum and projects overseeing and facilitating leadership seminars that greatly impacted 500+ individuals annually and growing, locally, and nationally.

Marketing Director 2019 to present: Acquisition and supervising 2 marketers’ staff to communicate the foundation’s brand message, cumulate online reach and intensify turnout to institute’s online programs globally.

Partnering and collaborating with other national organizations to deliver one-of-a-kind seminars aimed at providing a safe space for the Muslim community in the US to thrive while delivering the institute's mission and vision of creating environments through continuous spiritual discovery and awakening, paving the way for youth and adults to flourish and lead in decisive times via education and mentorship.

Independent Project Consultant to Non-profit organizations, including the Syrian American Medical Society & others, while conducting a feasibility assessment on a potential project to develop a mobile amputee clinic in and around Syria's borders to serve patients during crises.

ACCESS STRATEGY CONSULTANT, GLOBAL PAYER SYSTEMS

ELI LILLY AND COMPANY, INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA JANUARY 2006 – JANUARY 2010

Responsible for strategy development and global aptitude building to support bio-pharmaceutical payer customers while expertly developed Global PRA’s 5-year strategy by leading a team through Lilly’s strategy framework to understand challenges facing the external environment, develop mission/vision with critical success factors, and contributed to 2009 business plan to enhance global payer planning and capabilities.

Managed the International Payer Vision Transformation management and communication plan to ensure the payers’ perspective integration within business partners' plans and report IPV impact to Leadership as part of Lilly’s overall transformation plan.

Managed and coordinated Global PRA's Six Sigma initiatives to enhance cross-functional integration between PRA, Global Health Outcomes, and Global Medical through Change & Communications plan, updating processes and creating and updating job descriptions.

Sales Incentives Design Strategy Associate: proactively designed, set, and monitored quarterly sales quota for 5 major Lilly sales forces in coordination with the Sales Operations team by redesigning & evaluating sales incentives methodology, resulted in savings close to $100k in incentive payouts.

Partnered with a sales training organization to explain methodologies and questions to enhance sales outcomes while assessing and reporting quarterly sales results and metrics to business units and sales management.

STRATEGY & OPERATIONS PROJECT MANAGER

ST. JOSEPH MERCY OAKLAND HOSPITAL, PONTIAC, MI 2002 – 2003

Developed well-researched strategy for behavioral medicine programs' closures, including operational, communications, and public relations strategies as part of the hospital's new turnaround efforts to focus on their core service lines, saving the hospital $1.8 million over 3 months.

Expertly negotiated physician contracts and salaries between CFO and Director of Medical Education and brought contracts up to date with industry trends, resulting in increased value to the hospital.

Negotiated real estate contracts between physicians, hospital administration, and internal counsel resulting in net savings of almost $2 million and transformed contracts in compliance with federal regulations.

EDUCATION

MASTER OF HEALTH SERVICE ADMINISTRATION MAY 2002

University of Michigan, USA

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN HISTORY/PRE-MED JUNE 1999 Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

References

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