Gina Lepore
Verified Expert in Finance
Management Consulting Expert
Transform your ideas into reality with Gina Lepore, your strategic partner in strategy development. From revitalizing ventures to rescuing projects, Gina's expertise turns visions into achievements. With a track record of success, she crafts actionable plans and implements solutions for tangible results. Ready to make your plans a reality? Whether you're looking to revitalize your current ventures, rescue struggling projects, or transform culture, Gina is the powerhouse you need in your corner.
Career Highlights
Education Highlights
Certification Highlights
Case Studies
Expertise
Work Experience
Interim CXO and Business Development
ODE Holdings
- Led the team as the interim COO, CRO, CHRO, and CMO to raise talent acquisition and onboarding, public relations, and marketing roles, with their respective KPIs and OKRs to measure success in each discipline.
- Developed a VC strategy to raise startup capital, instrumental for a seed round.
- Performed due diligence and integration of the acquired outside company while negotiating terms and working with management teams on both sides to integrate the company in three months.
- Created pitch deck and partook in several pitch competitions to raise capital.
President
MACH4 Ventures LLC
- Developed a strategy for a CPG company in the baby services industry to increase sales by an average of 50% annually.
- Created business plans for several startup companies, providing research on market opportunities and marketing demographics, including three-year roadmaps.
- Built performance management tools for the early-stage startups to promote a culture of continuous evolution and candor feedback.
- Coached acclaimed startup leaders, including TripleLift, ALICE, Healthix, Cambridge Mobile Telematics, AlphaSense, Troops, SheerID, and YipitData.
CAO and Infrastructure Technology
Bridgewater Associates
- Acted as the CAO for the 150-person infrastructure technology, overseeing financial, HR, and project operations, headcount planning, budget, governance, metrics and data analysis, process and system improvements, training, and strategic initiatives.
- Initiated consolidation and improvement to eliminate cross-team redundancy, capitalize on cost efficiencies, and support the business goals while reducing the budget by 38% and headcount by 45% to enable better business-technology alignment.
- Served as the head of executive support from 2014 to 2015, leading teams through the delivery of 24/7 concierge service to support the company's top executives.
- Outsourced a vendor to assume technology functions, including help desk and level 2 support, to provide cost savings and reduce talent acquisition complexity.
COO
Pacific College of Health and Science
- Increased annual revenue consistently between 15% and 20% by expanding into three new revenue-generating programs, including nursing and outsourcing.
- Led the acquisition and integration of the Swedish Institute, resulting in the college purchase by a PE firm specializing in edtech.
- Built a culture of continuous improvement and Lean practices.
Education
Doctorate in Clinical Supervision and Training
Pacific College of Health and Science - San Diego, CA, USA
Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance and Entrepreneurial Management
The Wharton School - Philadelphia, USA
Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Advertising and Marketing
Adelphi University - Garden City, NY, USA
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
St. John's University - Jamaica, NY, USA
Certifications
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Project Management Institute
Certified Coach
International Coaching Federation (ICF)
Skills
Industry Expertise
Corporate Structure, Financial Services
Geographic Expertise
United States
Finance
Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Valuation
Output Software
Excel 2016, Microsoft PowerPoint
Other
Business Development, Consulting, Strategy, Project Management, Planning, Human Capital Management, Business Coaching, Interim Management, Pitch Presentations, Pitch Deck Consultant, Change Management, Communication, Business Transformation, People Management, Coaching, Executive Coaching, Management Consulting, Business Strategy, Executive Presentations, Workshops, Business Analysis, Process Design, Operations, Culture, Process Transformation, Business, Organizational Development, Talent Strategy, Joint Venture Development, Human Resources (HR), Startup Consulting, Computer Skills, Google, Microsoft Office, Advisory, Budget Modeling, Go-to-market Strategy, Due Diligence Consultant, IT Management, P&L Management, P&L Responsibility, IT Governance, SEO Marketing, Pitch Decks, Corporate, Data Privacy, Process Mapping, Atlassian, Atlassian Suite, Early-stage Venture Capital, Word 2016, COO, CTO, Data Governance, Marketing, Business Cases, Projects, Monday.com
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