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Jeffrey Reeves MA 1270 Jasmine St. Denver, CO 80220 Uncommon Solutions to Common Problems™ Jeffrey is a seasoned executive entrepreneur with a non-linear/non- sequential career. Jeffrey has traveled the paths of coach, mentor, doer, manager, seer, owner, and out-of-the-box problem solver since he started his first business in 1950 at the age of 10… Jeffrey has been learning for almost seventy years from success and failure, loyal and false friends, brilliant advisors and inept charlatans. He has been unjustifiably proud and properly humbled, right and wrong—sometimes at the same moment. Jeffrey is a valued contributor, friend, and advisor who speaks with forthrightness, honesty, and integrity at all times and never with malice. ACCOMPLISHMENTS Founder and CEO of Profit Pilots, Inc., a new disruptive category of peer counseling that brings groups of small business owners together as each other’s Trusted Board of Advisor™

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Jeffrey Reeves MA1270 Jasmine St.

Denver, CO 80220

Uncommon Solutions to Common Problems™

Jeffrey is a seasoned executive entrepreneur with a non-linear/non-sequential career. Jeffrey has traveled the paths of coach, mentor, doer, manager, seer, owner, and out-of-the-box problem solver since he started his first business in 1950 at the age of 10…

Jeffrey has been learning for almost seventy years from success and failure, loyal and false friends, brilliant advisors and inept charlatans. He has been unjustifiably proud and properly humbled, right and wrong—sometimes at the same moment.

Jeffrey is a valued contributor, friend, and advisor who speaks with forthrightness, honesty, and integrity at all times and never with malice. ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Founder and CEO of Profit Pilots, Inc., a new disruptive category of peer counseling that brings groups of small business owners together as each other’s Trusted Board of Advisor™

Co-Founder and Managing Director of Business Loan Marketplace, that employs a network of over 5,000 banks and private lenders to shop business loans for any reason and for any amount…$50,000 to $500MM

Served on the Colorado Republican Business Coaition (CRBC) Board of Directors and as Chairman of the Membership and Small Donor Committees…developed and co-chaired the intial Small Biz Open golf tournament that successfully increased membership and revenue for CRBC and raised visibility and awareness of CRBC’s mission

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Concurrently acted as co-founder, consultant, and advisor to software developer Convey Companies

As a consultant, guided NCR Corporation’s multiple manufacturing and software development divisions into a highly visible position within the software industry

Wrote Product Manangement from Concept to Launch…NCR’s product management policies and procedures manual for all manufactured and software products

Initiated the eventually successful merger discussion between NCR and AT&T

Built Convey Companies software consulting practice to over 60 billable software engineers, a specialized software products division serving the banking industry, and three million dollars in revenue in less than three years

Ultimately managed the profitable merger of Convey Companies with a major software consulting firm

Founded and operated the EURKONOMICS™ system for small business and personal financial security for over forty years – 1970 to 2014 Developed a comprehensive whole life insurance marketing program and

trained numerous agents to employ it successfully Wrote and published four books and hundreds of articles and blog posts on

personal and small business economics Conducted numerous seminars and webinars relating to personal and small

business economics Coached nine highly productive insurance brokers to use the Internet for

both recruiting and achieving significant sales increases Built the Benefits Experts Agency, which served the insurance needs of over

100 manufacturing, distribution and service companies and the financial needs of the owners and executives

Managed the information systems associate degree program at Cincinnati State College. Was elected President of the Faculty Senate and Chairman of the Coordinators Committee—the group that managed placement of co-op students with local employers to offset student tuition costs

Worked as a consultant and technical advisor to Singer Business Machines—computers in today’s lingo—to establish a presence in the Columbus Ohio market

Honeywell Information Systems… Served as consultant and technical advisor to Honeywell Information Sytems

users—manufacturers, distributors, service providers, retail—in a five state area

Selected as the only regional consultant and technical advisor in Honeywell Information Systems Worldwide to participate in Honeywell's prestigious International Advanced Systems Seminar and was elected Vice President by the members—a very proud moment

Co-founded and acted as CFO of Kenia Corp, a coal mining operation…it almost made money…not my greatest success

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US Air Force… As an Airman 1st Class (E3) managed the Air Force Logistics Command—AFLC—

School for Systems and Programming. This included developing the curriculum, conducting the training, and evaluating student performance for Air Force Officers up to Lt Col and GS9 through GS13 civilians

Actively involved in the Phase III Logistics Systems Acquisition process as both a techincal advisor and preparing presentations for the AFLC General Command

US Soccer… Coached youth and high school soccer for over two decades…never had a

losing season…won one significant championship…see below Organized and managed the Cincinnati Cheetahs professional USISL (A League)

soccer team and the Cincinnati Snow Leopards women’s semi-pro soccer team…most expensive business decision I ever made and the only failure that still makes me cringe on occasion

Organized and successfully managed the SouthWest Ohio Regional Development Soccer Club—SWORD—and took of two young women’s soccer teams on a European tour that culminated in the Under 15 year old team defeating the six European national teams it faced as well as defeating the New Jersey State USYSA Olympic Development team to win the Holland Cup Tournament

SKILLS

Listening, seeing, relating, understanding, empathizing, leading:these skills are the primary focus of coaching, mentoring, and supporting peers, clients and co-workers. I recognize the need for improvement in all of these skill sets, so they get my attention on a regular basis—and the attention of my wife and everyone else that knows me.

EDUCATION

Non-degree granting education in seminary training in theology, philosophy, and language—Latin and Italian—with an abundance of humility added into the equation—Comboni Missionaries

BA History, Xavier University, Cincinnati OH – thirteen years at night school interrupted by the Vietnam War and a stint in the USAF

MA Buddhist Studies, Concentration in Contemplative Religions, Naropa University, Boulder, CO…of no direct economic value except to Naropa U

Over 4,000 hours of insurance, investment, financial planning, and economics continuing education and industry training

Hundreds of hours of self study and one-on-one coaching in franchise development and marketing, internet marketing—including the creation and

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use of online seminars—masterminding techniques, online networking, and social media marketing strategies, which, it seems have a half-life of about fifteen minutes so constant attention to constant change is required…oy vey!

Thousands of hours working with small business owners on their everyday business issues, challenges, problems, and opportunities with and occasional foray into the realm of family, partnership, and other relationships—not the most fun aspect of the relationships but occasionally the most rewarding