ROBERT J. SMITH, BBA, MFA **** Sonoma Coast Drive

Winter Garden, FL 34787

407-***-****

adru41@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Executive Management and results-driven professional with established record of operations and extensive expertise in the Entertainment and Financial Services industries Proven talent for aligning business strategy and objectives with established content development and financial paradigms to achieve maximum operational impacts with minimum resource expenditures. Success-focused thought leader with expertise spanning operations optimization, relationship management, cross-functional team leadership and participation, writing, marketing, media operations, public relations, training development, film and animation production, publishing, screenwriting, acting, producing, article development, research development, interview management, mission statement development, strategic planning, and project management. Exceptionally dedicated professional with keen interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills, as well as sales management, financial advisory, and vast expertise in a wide variety of business-related areas.

KEY SKILLS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

• Writer, Producer, Director, and Actor: Obtained extensive experience and developed in-depth expertise in writing and development advertising copy, articles, and screenplays. Became a #1 Best- Selling Author internationally. Executed the adaptation of screenplays, writing of original screenplays, and documentaries. Handled the production and direction of public service announcements. Achieved and maintain a ranking in the Top 1% on the Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Oversaw the creation and development of an IMDb Top 5,000 production company to increase profits for local businesses and to support local acting talent and crew members.

• Insurance and Financial Services: Significant expertise as a Million Dollar Round Table Financial Advisor ranked in the Top 1% worldwide. Registered Investment Advisor. Achieved record-setting production and achievements at Multiple Fortune 1000 Companies. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ROBERT J. SMITH PRODUCTIONS™, TAMPA BAY & ORLANDO, FLORIDA, 2010 TO PRESENT WRITER, ACTOR, DIRECTOR, & PRODUCER

• Chart the creation and development of advertising copy, animation scripts, articles, biographies, comic books, curriculum, fiction, mission statements, non-fiction, screenplays, teleplays, and vision statements.

• Oversaw the establishment and development of a production company to produce films supporting the wide-ranging topics covered as a writer.

• Current listing of film works as a writer, producer, director, and actor can be found at http://IMDb.Me/RobertJSmith.

• Achieved significant success and became #1 Best-Selling Author, with the book Sales Genius #1 ranking ahead of the sales book written and released at the same time by Jordan Belfort, aka “The Wolf of Wall Street” both in the USA and UK.

• Write and publish comic books such as The Adventures of Insuranceman and Short Attention Span Dan, which are featured on my Amazon author page and also sold on ComiXology.

• Served as a Growing Bolder “Elite” blog writer, conducting interviews with Eddie Money, David Copperfield and others.

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• Currently writing and developing How to Reach #1, a non-fiction book featuring interviews from Jud Heathcote, Scotty Bowman, Peter Noone of Herman’s Hermits, Tommy James, Kelsey Ramsden, John Morgan and many others.

ROBERT J. SMITH PUBLICATIONS™, TAMPA BAY, FLORIDA, 2008 TO 2010 WRITER & PUBLISHER

• Administered the publishing of Affluent Homeowner and Real Estate Agent Magazine.

• Wrote a wide variety of financial advisory column articles on a number of topics, such as insurance, investments, mortgages, real estate, state taxes, federal taxes, and estate taxes.

• Conducted research and wrote a number of freelance articles on topics including business strategy, entrepreneurship, interviews, public speaking, and proven sales success strategies. SMITHPLAN™ FINANCIAL, OFFICES IN SARASOTA AND TAMPA, FLORIDA; ATLANTA, GEORGIA; LIVONIA AND SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN, 1989 TO 2010

FINANCIAL ADVISOR & REGISTERED INVESTMENT ADVISOR (RIA)

• Operated as a Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT®) Insurance and Financial Advisor, ranked in the Top 1% Worldwide with Mutual of New York (MONY)/AXA, the John Hancock Companies.

• Ranked as the #1 Producing Agent out of 10,000 Agents and Brokers with Mutual of New York

(MONY)/AXA, the John Hancock Company and Coca Cola.

• Achieved ranking of #1 Producing Branch Manager for BankAtlantic/BB&T. Efforts led to the shattering of all bank sales records in first month. OGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 2002

CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER (CFP®) INSTRUCTOR

COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY, SARASOTA, FLORIDA, 1987 TO 1988

#1 RANKED HOME MARKET-MERCHANDISER

EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS

FEATURE FILM WRITING CERTIFICATION, WITH DISTINCTION, 2012; UCLA, Los Angeles, California MASTER OF FINE ARTS (M.F.A.) IN CREATIVE WRITING, 2012; Full Sail University, Winter Park, Florida; Valedictorian BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (B.B.A.), 2010; Stetson University, Celebration, Florida AWARDS AND HONORS

• Director’s Award – The Art of Visual Storytelling, 2011

• Director’s Award – Editing for Film, Games, and Animation, 2011 PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONS

• Registered Investments Advisor (RIA)

• Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU)

• Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC)

• Licensed Insurance Counselor (LIC)

• Certified Consumer Credit Counselor (CCCC)

• Registered Financial Consultant (RFC)

• Accredited Asset Management Specialist (AAMS)

• Certified Mortgage Planner Specialist (CMPS)

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WEBSITES

• www.RobertJSmith.com

• www.RobertJSmithProductions.com

• www.HireAMasterWriter.com

• www.ClassroomMovies.com

VOLUNTEERISM

EXECUTIVE SPORTS CLUB, ATLANTA, GEORGIA

PRESIDENT

WORLD LEAGUE BASEBALL, INSTRUCTIONAL LEAGUE FOR A, AA, AAA, AND COLLEGE PLAYERS, TAMPA, FLORIDA PLAYER/TREASURER

UNITED WAY, TAMPA, FLORIDA

ADVISORY BOARD

GREATER DETROIT AREA LIFE UNDERWRITERS, SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN COUNCIL MEMBER

FINANCIAL PLANNING, PUBLIC SPEAKING, AND WRITING FOR PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SCHOOL-CHILDREN, ATLANTA, GEORGIA; ST. PETERSBURG & WINDERMERE, FLORIDA

GUEST LECTURER

FINANCIAL ADVISORY PRACTICE, SARASOTA, AND TAMPA, FLORIDA; ATLANTA, GEORGIA; LIVONIA AND SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN FUNDRAISER

• Raised millions of dollars for charity through Financial Advisory Practice. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Technical Proficiencies: Windows, Mac OS, routers, LAN, wireless LAN, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Office Suite.

Interests: Literature, film, music and sports.

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