Stephen V Wooten II

Professional Experience

• Founder

  Kingmaker Strategies, Inc. | Rochester, MN | April 2023 - Present

  • Founded companies such as SparkSetters, driving a 50% increase in client acquisition through AI algorithms and community engagement tactics.
  • Integrated GPT-3 and BERT models into business processes, increasing client operational efficiency by 40% and improving customer onboarding and retention with automated chatbots and knowledge base applications.
  • Pioneered novel AI-driven sales pipelines, resulting in a 60% increase in customer acquisition rates, and designed effective channel strategies that boosted revenue by 35% in 12 months using advanced analytics and CRM tools.
  • Spearheaded a digital demand generation initiative, increasing lead acquisition by 45% within 6 months, and driving a 30% lift in overall sales conversion rates through advanced marketing automation tools and targeted social media campaigns.
  

• Director of Community

  Copper | Los Angeles, CA | March 2022 - April 2023

  • Presented at six international forums, driving 100% new business growth and achieving a 30% uplift in engagement with high-profile clients.
  • Led multidisciplinary teams, boosting brand growth by 30% and improving client NPS by 25% through bespoke marketing campaigns.
  • Autonomously secured additional clientele, increasing Q3/Q4 revenue by 100%, and developed comprehensive marketing strategies that increased community engagement by 45% over six months.
  • Spearheaded field marketing initiatives, resulting in a 25% increase in community engagement over six months. Led and executed over 20 global events annually, with activities tracked in HubSpot and proprietary community software.
  

• Business Developer

  Unusual Whales | San Francisco, CA | August 2021 - March 2022

  • Strengthened client partnerships and secured deals through targeted outbound initiatives, such as client visits and customer events, boosting quarterly revenue by 15%.
  • Produced high-volume content for Nasdaq.com and the platform, increasing subscriptions by 25%.
  • Launched a comprehensive SEM strategy that increased website traffic by 150% within six months, utilizing keyword analysis tools and A/B testing to optimize ad performance and conversion rates.
  • Expanded the Discord community by 100,000 users through targeted campaigns.
  

• Quality Analyst & Team Coordinator

  J. Lodge, Comcast | Pensacola, FL | August 2018 - April 2020

  • Reduced errors from 20% to 3% by coordinating Speech Analytics product.
  • Trained 100+ qualitative analysts in inbound sales, ensuring KPI adherence.
  • Led 20+ quantitative analysts to enhance data accuracy via proprietary software.
  • Autonomously established project management, frameworks, and training for new hires, reducing onboarding times.
  

• Product Owner

  Kindle Direct Publishing, Amazon | Robinson, IL | September 2016 - July 2018

  • Directed the end-to-end development of Author Book Binder, achieving a 25% user adoption rate.
  • Oversaw a multidisciplinary team of 20+ developers, designers, and affiliates, successfully launching the product on an aggressive timeline.
  • Built an affiliate network and conducted pitches, securing $40,000 in sales in a single evening.
  • Devised a strategic affiliate initiative, increasing author profits by 35%.
  

• Specialist & Hardware Technician

  Bspeedy Wireless & the Web Café | Flora, IL | December 2014 - September 2016

  • Provided comprehensive technical support, resolving hardware, software, and network issues, and increasing client satisfaction by 30%.
  • Developed educational initiatives and support protocols, reducing recurring problems by 20%.
  • Conducted end-user training sessions, improving client proficiency with technology.
  • Regularly hosted in-person technical workshops to educate clients, resulting in a 20% reduction in customer support tickets.
  

Projects

• Markets News

  https://x.com/MarketsDotNews | April 2020 - Current

  • Developed foundational content on stock market and derivatives education through hundreds of tweets, blog posts, and threads.
  • Grew Twitter following to over 5,000 in three months, establishing a key resource for market education.
  • Automated news posting via AI and data scraping, decreasing time of event to news post by over 500%.
  

• Healthcare Sales Pipeline

  https://avivariverbend.com | October 2023 - April 2024

  • Achieved a 200% increase in sales, surpassing KPIs and ensuring full occupancy.
  • Established a cold outreach pipeline, onboarding an average of three new clients per month, maintaining consistent occupancy rates.
  • Led demand generation campaigns, increasing the client base by 30% and improving market penetration.
  

• Full Stack Development & AI Solutions

  https://cardby.me | November 2023 - January 2024

  • Developed generative AI for personalized postcards, leading the project from ideation to market and achieving a 30% user adoption rate within the first month.
  • Led a team of 3 full-stack developers, launching the product on schedule and exceeding KPIs by 20%.
  • Leveraged HuggingFace and OpenAI technologies, enhancing platform scalability by more than 25%.
  

• SOS Fundamental Model

  https:/crowd-stuff.com & https:/gitea.crowd-stuff.com | July 2021 - December 2021

  • Led the creation of the SOS Fundamental Model, adapting M2 money supply to later-dated reported volume, resulting in $30,000 profit from research sales.
  • Directed a multidisciplinary team of data scientists, integrating data from financial APIs (TradingView, Google Finance) into Google Data Studio for enhanced visualization.
  • Enabled real-time financial insights, improving forecasting accuracy and strategic decision-making.