Candace Spears

Experience

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  We Energies

  Jun 2003 - May 2006

  Intern

  -Customer Solutions Group (Market Research) June 2003 -`June 2005-IT Security - June 2005 - May 2006

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  GE Healthcare

  Jun 2006 - Aug 2006

  Project Manager - Product Lifecycle Management COE - (EID: Early Identification Intern)
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  GE Healthcare

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2009

  IMLP (Information Management Leadership Program)

  Completed 4 rotations across Commercial Marketing, Engineering and Quality, Technology Services, and Business Intelligence.Rotation 1: Marketing Analytics Project Manager - Managed, gathered and interpreted 600+ requirements to enable a pricing analytics application for Diagnostic Imaging.Rotation 2: Application Architect, Product Lifecycle - Hardware validation completed to enable new platform for Electronic Device History Record systemRotation 3: Data Management Analyst- Implemented high availability architecture strategy for Oracle Enterprise ManagerRotation 4: BI Release Services Team Leader- Led 3 ERP teams through BI testing cycle with average 91% on time load delivery Show less

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  GE Healthcare

  Mar 2009 - Jul 2012

  Business Intelligence Analyst

  Service Visibility Program- Managed a $1.05MM budget, utilized across three teams.- Used Agile leadership to bring granular, accurate Cost to Serve analysis for Global Services- Strategically aligning cost reporting strategy with similar efforts across the businessProduct Segment Reporting- Led an Agile project team to develop and test a segmentation reporting solution- In one quarter, provided visibility to $29M, $37M, and $43M across 3 product segments.Order Fulfillment Project- Directed the move of an order fulfillment application from legacy data warehouse to the EDW - Managed a 10 member Agile team and $965K budget with a variance within 5%.- Enabled 11 improvements in data accuracy, utilized in US, China, and UK plantsOracle ERP Integration- Led the ERP deployment for a newly acquired ONI Magnetic Resonance business- Enabled order transactions for the 1.5T product as GE Healthcare; $4.4 MM revenue sold post deployment Show less

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  Arllou Catering & Events, LLC

  Jan 2010 - Jun 2012

  Founder

  Full-service catering company.

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  Brady Corporation

  Jul 2012 - Jul 2015

  Led Brady’s Safety software portfolio of five active products (Three SaaS, two desktop solutions) ($2.5M portfolio)-Launched two products into four regions of the world including, North and South East Asia, Australia, EMEA, and North America.-Responsible for identifying new or refined commercial strategies and market opportunities for growth: Brokered Brady and MSDS Online partnership.-Accountable for product line P&L -Responsible for product strategy, vision, and roadmap for Business Intelligence-Responsible for prioritization of work to flow to two agile development teams (Data Warehouse and Reporting)-Expanded Data Warehouse product to include digital data enabling systemic measurement of Customer LTV, traffic and other online metrics, as well as online marketing spend for Brady Workplace Safety business -Led the delivery of the data mart and operational process to support the multi-million dollar SAS Marketing Automation and Customer Intelligence roll out for the WorkPlace Safety business

  • Global Product Manager (Software portfolio)

    Feb 2014 - Jul 2015

  • Product Owner, Data & Analytics

    May 2013 - Jan 2014

  • Digital Analytics Program Manager

    Jul 2012 - May 2013
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  GE Healthcare

  Jul 2015 - Jun 2016

  US & Canada Region Marketing Leader

  Advise GE Healthcare business segments on campaign strategy and demand generation with an expert focus on webinars.Execute lead management education across all US and Canada sales and marketing teams to drive the opportunity funnel.A focus on using marketing automation (via Marketo) to enable continuous customer engagement throughout the buying cycle.

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  MGIC

  Jun 2016 - Mar 2020

  • Manager: Data & Analytics, Agile Strategy

    Mar 2018 - Mar 2020

  • Data & Analytics, Analyst; Agile Coach

    Jun 2016 - Mar 2018
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  Above the Clouds, Inc

  Jan 2019 - Jul 2021

  Member Board of Directors
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  Spears Sparrow Collective

  Jan 2019 - now

  Founder

  Now merged into Floor23 Group. The collective consists of two brands... Candace Spears and Ambition, Honey & Hustle. Both provide a strategy for the ambitious professional ready to or in the midst of pursuing a #BiggerImpact™ in their career or business.Under Candace Spears (candacespears.com), she and her team specialize in helping women become legendary by removing corporate shackles, reframing mindsets, magnifying confidence, and unleashing hidden potential onto the world through service-based entrepreneurshipAmbition, Honey & Hustle Podcast (AmbitionHoneyHustle.com): A podcast covering career, business and marketing topics, with special guest interviews all in support of helping the ambitious professional avoid the slow-moving career, grow a side hustle, scale entrepreneurship and grow an impact bigger than anyone thought was possible. Show less

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  Floor23 Digital

  Jan 2020 - now

  Founder & CEO

  www.floor23digital.com

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  R.A.R.E. Leaders

  Apr 2020 - Apr 2021

  Co-Founder, Facilitator
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  Milorah Property Group

  May 2020 - now

  Founder

  A company focused on growing a portfolio of short-term rentals across the world which are havens to relax, recharge and reconnect with life.

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  Floor23 Group, Inc

  Feb 2023 - now

  Founder & CEO

  www.floor23group.com

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  SHARP Literacy, Inc.

  Jun 2023 - now

  Member Board of Directors
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  FAMILY PROMISE OF WASHINGTON COUNTY

  Sept 2023 - now

  Member Board of Directors
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  Floor23 Care

  Dec 2023 - now

  Founder

  www.floor23care.com