Tom Broughton

Experience

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  Regions Bank

  Jun 2004 - Nov 2005

  Portfolio Manager

  Managed underwriting responsibilities and maintenance for 3 Business Bankers (Small Business Lenders)

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  RBC Bank

  Nov 2005 - Oct 2010

  Relationship Manager- Managed a portfolio comprised of 250 households throughout North Alabama ($70 million)- Developed short, imtermediate, and long-term planning for each client to help them reach their personal and professional goals- Used knowledge of securities industry, estate planning, retirement planning, education planning, investment planning, and insurance planning to differentiate myself in the market- Handled all of the personal and business needs for each of my clients (real estate, equipment, practice buy-in, operating lines, deposit solutions, etc.) Show less

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  National Bank of Commerce (Alabama)

  Nov 2010 - Nov 2013

  Vice President - National Bank of Commerce

  Commercial Lender- Manage entire personal and business relationship for clients- Deposit Accounts, Personal & Business Loans, Financial Planning Advice, etc.- Establishing long-term relationships with a small community bank that just opened its first location in Huntsville

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  Cadence Bank

  Dec 2013 - Jun 2019

  SVP, Market Executive

  Market Executive - 2nd fastest growing market in bank’s entire footprint during 5.5 years- Manage Commercial Lending Team- Effectively communicate strategy that incorporates all lines of business: retail, mortgage, wealth, international, etc. - Grow market share (We have tripled in size locally since 2013) and expand footprint in Central AL

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  Cygnal

  Jun 2019 - Oct 2021

  President

  President - Oversaw day to day operations during company revenue growth of 4x, which landed company on Inc 5000 List (team grew from 7 to 25+)- Led strategic acquisition/partnership with 2 companies & integration of teams - Professionalized Operations & Finance areas of company to create healthy accountability & empower managers (department P&Ls and P&Ls for each sales team member)- Oversaw legal, risk management, operations, finance & HR- Oversaw development of strategic plan for company and professional development plans for each team member to ensure alignment Show less

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  The Decision Co.

  Jun 2019 - Oct 2021

  President

  President- Oversaw controlling stake investment in Response:AI- Integrated team and processes alongside Dr. Fred Barber (R:AI CEO)- Recruited, hired & assisted sales team that generated 3x revenue growth over 2 years- Directly responsible for revenue generation

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  TRJ Consulting LLC

  Nov 2021 - now

  Owner

  - M&A Advisory Services- Successfully led 3 entrepreneurs to lucrative exits in first 18 months

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  Scale or Sell Consulting

  Oct 2023 - now

  Founder & CEO

  - Outsourced "C-Suite" for companies with Revenues between $5 million & $75 million- Manage internal accounting & finance teams while providing strategic advice to leadership teams- Transforming organizations by creating clarity through the organization- We handle your "issues list" so you can run your business- M&A Advisory