Cole Simon

Experience

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  Rivermist Pet Lodge

  Jun 2015 - Aug 2016

  Marketing Intern & Activities Team Lead

  • Designed marketing materials and wrote copy• Conducted market research and developed a strategic marketing plan• Managed a team of 10 employees• Implemented a redesigned customer service program

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  Colorado College

  Aug 2017 - May 2020

  • Conducted evaluative interviews with prospective students• Led information sessions for prospective families• Assisted with on-campus programming and various recruitment projects • Led campus tours for prospective students and families• Responded to email and phone inquiries to the Office• Managed social media and write blog posts

  • Admission Fellow

    May 2019 - May 2020

  • Admission Ambassador

    Aug 2017 - May 2019
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  Quad Innovation Partnership

  Jan 2018 - Jun 2018

  Project Analyst, El Paso County

  • Designed and implemented innovative solutions to improve access to social services• Collaborated with El Paso County government officials to address local issues• Worked with a team to develop business and leadership skills in a professional setting

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  Swimlane

  Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Digital Marketing Intern

  Swimlane is a pioneer in security orchestration, automation, and response. Swimlane’s SOAR platform helps organizations manage the growing volume of alerts more efficiently by automating incident response processes.• Wrote creative, technical copy for website and social media• Created targeted email engagement campaigns• Learned best practices for B2B marketing and cybersecurity thought leadership

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  Quad Innovation Partnership

  Jan 2019 - Jun 2019

  Project Analyst, Colorado Springs Utilities

  • Conducted market research to determine trends in electrification• Consulted industry experts and technical references to make meaningful policy recommendations• Synthesize findings for executives, policy makers, and the public

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  Exponential Impact

  Jun 2019 - Jun 2020

  Program Intern

  Exponential Impact (XI) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the education, mentoring, and resourcing of entrepreneurs working with disruptive technologies such as Blockchain, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. Exponential Impact’s mission is to further catalyze, build, and support an entrepreneurial ecosystem in Colorado Springs by providing services that cater to the entire lifecycle of the entrepreneur.• Worked with seven tech start-ups doing research, communications, and business development projects• Managed logistics and marketing for networking, educational and community events• Planned and executed accelerator programming including workshops, mentors and seminars Show less

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  Venture For America

  Dec 2019 - Jun 2022

  City Lead, 2020 Fellow

  As a Venture for America (VFA) Fellow, I received rigorous training and immersed myself in a dynamic startup environment within an emerging US city, dedicating two years to hands-on business-building. This experience provided me with invaluable insights, mentorship, and an extensive professional network, all of which have honed my entrepreneurial skills. VFA's mission is to drive economic growth in underserved cities by deploying top talent to support impactful businesses.

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  BRITE Energy Innovators

  Aug 2020 - Jun 2022

  • Enhanced deal flow for incubator portfolio by leading outreach, conducting technical and market validation for early-stage energy and climate tech companies, and facilitating client onboarding.• Managed the entrepreneur services program, driving results through sales dashboards, quarterly reports, client benchmarking, and CRM administration, resulting in a peer-leading NPS and doubled client capacity.• Served as an investment consultant, creating compelling materials, facilitating deal flow conversations with relevant investors, and providing strategic coaching to clients raising Seed and Series A rounds. Show less

  • Portfolio Manager

    Aug 2021 - Jun 2022

  • Client Success Manager

    Aug 2020 - Aug 2021
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  OneGuide

  Jul 2022 - Jan 2024

  Product and Implementation Lead

  • Spearhead product development initiatives, driving iterative enhancements to UI/UX and site functionality using CSS, HTML, and PHP within a Wordpress Multisite platform. Accompanied these improvements with comprehensive support documentation and release notes for seamless user adoption.• Shape the product's strategic direction by formulating a development roadmap, incorporating user feedback, and conducting in-depth analysis of usage data from a diverse user base of thousands. Effectively managed developers by defining precise requirements and overseeing quality assurance.• Engineer workflow automation solutions to optimize user activity reporting, event scheduling, task management, and marketing processes. This resulted in significant operational efficiencies, enabling OneGuide to scale operations smoothly while maintaining high standards of performance. Show less

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  Breakthrough Broker

  Jan 2024 - now

  Breakthrough Broker, a subsidiary of Fidelity National Financial, provides real estate agents with easy-to-use, time-efficient, and low-cost technology to simplify their print and digital marketing and make it easier to sell homes, and content to help them define, build, and manage their business.As a Product Owner, I work cross-functionally to deliver high-quality products to our clients.

  • Product Owner

    Aug 2024 - now

  • Junior Product Owner

    Jan 2024 - Aug 2024