Jeff’s Resume

Ballparks National

Owner (1/20-Present)

General Manager (1/20-9/24)

• Manages day-to-day operations for sports facility in the Lake of the Ozarks, including supervising 70+ employees and all aspects of the financial operation.
• Responsibilities include sales, marketing, budget development and fundraising.
• Voted Missouri’s Best Youth Sports Facility 2021-2024, Local Business of the Year 2022.

LOZ Sports Training (11/21-Present)

Owner

• Manages operations for sports training center in Osage Beach, including supervising trainers and all aspects of the financial operation.
• Voted Missouri’s Best Youth Sports Center 2024

Vernetti’s Italian Grocer (6/23-Present)

Owner

• Manages operations for grocer/deli in Camdenton, including supervising staff, all aspects of the financial operation, and marketing.

BSN Sports Sporting Goods (1/18-1/20)

Sales Professional

• Sell sporting goods, equipment, and uniforms to over 25 schools and clubs in Mid-Missouri.
• Responsible for building relationships with school officials and coaches and producing over $500,000 in annual sales.

590 The Fan/CBS Sports Radio 920 (12/14-6/16)

On-Air Host/Sale/Marketing

• Host and salesman for sports radio talk show, airing 12-2 pm.

Glazers Distributors (12/13-12/14)

Sales Representative

• Oversaw 21 accounts in the St. Louis area, selling items from over a dozen distributors. Responsible for over $150,000 in monthly sales in my territory.
• Daily duties included management and marketing of accounts, creating, and managing initiatives, working with various buyers and distributors to achieve monthly/quarterly goals.

Charter Communications (7/13-12/13)

Sales Supervisor

• Manager for inbound sales team, oversaw 15+ sales representatives on a daily basis.
• Daily duties included coaching on sales techniques, driving revenue, and policy enforcement.

Grand Slam Sports/ESPN Radio St. Louis (8/05-6/13)

On-Air Host/Sales/Marketing

• Lead host and salesman for talk show “The Sports Edge.”
• Radio duties and accomplishments: Sales and marketing support for the entire program, Play-by-Play (HS sports, Indoor football, Missouri Valley Basketball Tournament), live shows from five Super Bowls, World Series, NFL Draft, reported with the Rams on the road for 2008 and 2009 seasons, Cardinals pre/post-game shows, Rams pre/post-game shows, reporting from all major professional and college events on a regular basis,  technical support (remote broadcast technician in conjunction with on air duties).

Theta Xi Fraternity, Inc. (8/02-8/05)

Director of Operations

• Oversaw the daily operations of a national non-for-profit with over 60,000 members, including the communications and budget of the organization. Assisted in Alumni and University relations, fund raising and recruitment initiatives and publication development.  This included all publications including national publications and website content.  Supervised three employees on their day-to-day duties.

SBC Communications (7/00-8/02)

Manager – Southwestern Bell Yellow Pages                                 

• Managed a Call Center sales team of 30 reps which ranked first in 10 of 12 months then moved to marketing where I managed the creation, editing, ad layout, and development of the FOB (front of book) section of over 700 Yellow Page directories in a thirteen-state region of the United States, while working with the sales force on sales collateral and financial initiatives.

EDUCATION

Southeast Missouri State University (May 1999)

Cape Girardeau, Missouri

B.S. Mass Communications and Minor in Marketing

Graduate Assistant – Sports Information Department from 6/99-7/00

ORGANIZATIONS/COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Central Ozarks Medical Center Board Member (2023-Present)

Lake of the Ozarks Regional Economic Development Council Board Member (2023-Present)

Lake West Chamber of Commerce Board Member (2023-Present)

Macks Creek Community Park Board Member (2023-Present)

Rotary Club Member, President 2023-24 (2021-Present)

Camden County Republican Club (2022-Present)

Elks Club (2014-Present)

Calvary Chapel Lake of the Ozarks (2020-Present)

The Crossing Church (2013-2020)

Eureka Junior Wildcats – Board of Directors and President (2013-2016)

Youth Coach, Various Leagues for Baseball and Football (2012-2017)

Theta Xi Fraternity (1996-Present)