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Lessons Learned from “Riding Shotgun: The Role of the COO”
Lessons Learned from “Riding Shotgun: The Role of the COO”
By Brian Nwokedi
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The new college football video game has already surpassed $500 million in sales, easily putting it on track to be a top 10 game based on U.S. sales…
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People often ask me what it’s like running a business while also being a Physician... and a Mother to four girls! It's clear people want to hear…
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Experience
Education
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University of Virginia Darden School of Business
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Activities and Societies: Darden Tutoring Committee, Black Business Student Forum, Retail & Luxury Goods Club
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Activities and Societies: CMS Football, 3 Year Letterman
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Activities and Societies: Football team, Track team, Band member
Licenses & Certifications
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Certified Public Accountant (inactive)
California Board of Accountancy
Credential ID 113570
Volunteer Experience
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Board Chair
Heart Math Tutoring
- Present 2 months
Education
I now serve as the Board Chair for Heart Math Tutoring, having been on the Board of Directors for the past 2 years. My role involves advancing Heart's mission through strategic planning, policy development, fiduciary oversight, and fundraising initiatives. I advocate for Heart Tutoring by sourcing volunteers, attending events, and identifying funding partners.
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Board Member
Heart Math Tutoring
- Present 2 years 2 months
Education
Serve as a member of the Board of Directors for a 3-year term. Carry out Heart's mission through strategic planning, policies, fiduciary oversight, and fundraising. Advocate on behalf of Heart Tutoring by helping source volunteers, attend events and find funding partners.
Also serve as Development Committee Chair where I help lead resource development and fund raising for the organization. I primarily work with the team to develop Heart's fund raising development plan, and also proposes…Serve as a member of the Board of Directors for a 3-year term. Carry out Heart's mission through strategic planning, policies, fiduciary oversight, and fundraising. Advocate on behalf of Heart Tutoring by helping source volunteers, attend events and find funding partners.
Also serve as Development Committee Chair where I help lead resource development and fund raising for the organization. I primarily work with the team to develop Heart's fund raising development plan, and also proposes policies and develops plans, procedures, and schedules for board involvement in fund raising. -
Finance Committee Member
Heart Math Tutoring
- 7 months
Education
The Finance Committee for Heart Math Tutoring prepares the financial reporting for the organization prior to each Board of Directors meeting. We primarily serve as financial oversight, offering recommendations to the founder of the organization as she helps to run the annual budgets of the organization.
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Mathematics Tutor
Heart Math Tutoring
- 6 years 1 month
Education
Heart Math Tutoring is a math intervention program that recruits, trains, and supports volunteers as tutors in high-poverty elementary schools in Charlotte, NC. Heart’s mission is to ensure that all elementary students develop the strong foundation in math and enthusiasm for academics needed for long-term success, by helping schools use volunteers as tutors.
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Director
Fred J. Morganthall II Foundation Executive Committee
- Present 3 years 2 months
The mission of the Fred J. Morganthall II Foundation is to provide financial assistance to Harris Teeter associates to relieve financial hardships that result from sudden and unforeseen circumstances. As an Executive Committee Director, I provide oversight to this foundation as it executes its stated mission.
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Ascend Coach
Management Leadership for Tomorrow
- 10 months
Education
As an MLT Ascend Coach, I strive to help ensure that low-income, first-generation college students graduate and do so prepared for professional careers that lead to long-term employment and financial stability. I am matched with a first-generation college freshman and I try to provide personalized guidance, support, encouragement, and advice on how to best navigate college.
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Finance Advisor to the Board of Directors
NEW WAY FOUNDATION INC
- 1 year 7 months
Children
New Way Foundation is a Charlotte-based non-profit founded by Genesia Newsome which provides mentoring, tutoring, music, and experience programs for K-12 youth. The ultimate goal is to pave pathways to adulthood and instill a sense of pride and accomplishment in every child and young adult we work with.
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Big Brother - Mentor
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Charlotte
- 10 months
Children
As a Big Brother, you try to give a Little Brother something back by striving to impact his life today. You hope that your mentoring relationship with him will transform his potential for tomorrow and empower him to achieve in a much greater way.
Honors & Awards
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Pacesetter
Belk Corporate
Recipient of the FY 2014 Belk Pacesetter award, granted to associates who represent the top 10% in performance for the year
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C. Stewart Sheppard Distinguished Service Award
Office of Student Affairs
Established by the Darden School Sponsors, this honorary award recognizes Darden School students for those exceptional contributions and service to the School or the University of Virginia that are of a non-academic nature.
As used here, "service" is to be interpreted broadly to mean all activities performed by Darden School students (other than those activities that occur in the classroom during regularly scheduled classes) that benefit the School or any of its constituencies. -
Deloitte Applause Award
Deloitte Senior Management
Awarded Deloitte Applause Award by Senior Management for outstanding performance and client service on AGC LLC Holdings. My performance on this engagement led to my early promotion to Audit Senior in my second year at the company.
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Best Newcomer
CMS Stag Football
Presented annually to honor a player who had a breakthrough rookie season on the team. Voted by fellow teammates
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John E. Allen Alumni Merit Award
Office of Admission and Financial Aid
Endowed scholarship awarded by Claremont McKenna College thanks to the generosity of alumni John E. Allen, Class of 1973.
Organizations
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Consortium for Graduate Study in Management
Alumni
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Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT)
MBA Preparation Program Fellow (2010)
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Charlotte Chamber - Emerging Business Leaders
Member
-Charlotte Chamber Emerging Business Leaders (EBL) is a talent development program designed to enhance the leadership capability of high-potential, diverse professionals who will ultimately create competitive advantage for Charlotte’s workforce and economy. The program facilitates relationship building across companies and industries, and provides opportunities for participants to increase their engagement with the chamber. EBL supplements the talent development efforts of participating…
Charlotte Chamber Emerging Business Leaders (EBL) is a talent development program designed to enhance the leadership capability of high-potential, diverse professionals who will ultimately create competitive advantage for Charlotte’s workforce and economy. The program facilitates relationship building across companies and industries, and provides opportunities for participants to increase their engagement with the chamber. EBL supplements the talent development efforts of participating companies as a value-add. EBL companies get a return-on-investment through employees who are more competent and self-aware in terms of managing their careers and maximizing their value and overall contributions to their organizations.
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