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knL11 CWLk
1enac|ous 8us|ness Leader, Lntrepreneur and Author
kCILSSICNAL kCIILL
Plghly enLrepreneurlal, resulLs-drlven
senlor execuLlve wlLh a 20+ year
record of leadlng organlzaLlons,
channellng new buslness operaLlons
and lmplemenLlng unlque markeL
expanslon sLraLegles for consumer
producLs ln a fasL-paced, evolvlng
buslness slLuaLlons. My goal ls Lo be a
dlsrupLer, forge Lhe sLraLegles of Lhe
fuLure and bulld legacles.
8epeaLedly chosen Lo dellver
buslness soluLlons for
mulLldlmenslonal markeL and
operaLlonal challenges. Solld
hlsLory of produclng resulLs
where oLhers have falled.
Lxperlenced moLlvaLor, Lralner,
Leam bullder and caLalysL. Can
focus Lhe efforLs of dlverse
groups onLo a common purpose.
naLural ablllLy Lo flnd
organlzaLlon's compeLlLlve
advanLage and use lL Lo propel
growLh.
Llved, worked and Lravelled
lnLernaLlonally. lluenL ln Lngllsh
and have baslc knowledge of
8usslan and Spanlsh.


PIVOTAL STRENGTHS
Strategy Planning Execution
Leadership Development
Culture Transformation
Budget Planning and Control
Global Sales
Marketing Expansion
Client Value-Focused Practices
Crisis and Change Management
New Product Innovation
Global Brand Development
Public and Media Relations
Strategic Social Media
Product Lifecycle Management

RECENT CARRER HIGHLIGHTS
SC Chamber of Commerce:
Fastest-Growing Company in
South Carolina (2010)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce:
Blue Ribbon Top 75 Companies (2011)
Ernst and Young:
Finalist Entrepreneur of the Year
(2011 & 2012)
Inc. Magazine:
500 Fastest-Growing Private U.S.
Companies
(2011 & 2012)
40 national awards for product design
and innovation

IN THE MEDIA
Featured and quoted in
CNN Money, Fortune.com, Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal
and many other national and regional media.
Author of One Million Frogs:
A Survival Guide for Entrepreneurs

LM: rheLL[rheLLpower.com
P: (843) 336-0340
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8heLL ower rheLL[rheLLpower.com (843) 336-0340

age 2 of 3
CAkLLk nIS1Ck

res|dent and Co-Iounder 2007 - resent
W||d Creat|ons, Myrt|e 8each, SC
Concelved and bullL Loy company from ground floor
Lhrough sale Lo Wlld Craze lnc. (WlLu).
kesu|ts and key Contr|but|ons
Achleved revenue growLh of more Lhe 1300 and
L8l1A of over 30 ln Lhe flrsL Lwo years wlLh
lncremenLal double-dlglL growLh year afLer year for
Lhe nexL four years, plvoLal ln poslLlonlng company
for sale.
ueslgned Cpen lnnovaLlon rogram" LhaL broughL ln over 1000 new producL
submlsslons yearly from lnvenLors.
LsLabllshed and cemenLed new accounLs wlLh key reLall markeL leaders lncludlng 1oy 8
us, 8arnes & noble, WalmarL, valu Merchandlzers, unlLed SupermarkeLs, Pallmark,
8rooksLone, Amazon, and Wayfalr.

Co-Iounder 2013
Iumpoff.com, Myrt|e 8each, SC

Launched flrsL crowd-fundlng communlLy dedlcaLed Lo kld enLrepreneurs and kld-
relaLed producLs. Sold slLe ln 2013.

Deputy Ch|ef of arty and Country D|rector 2004 - 2007
USAID Lnterpr|se Deve|opment ro[ect, kazakhstan
ulrecLed uSu 73 mllllon pro[ecL budgeL and 360 local, 12 expaLrlaLe employees.
kesu|ts and key Contr|but|ons
MasLerfully LranslLloned and reorganlzed falllng operaLlons by dellverlng LargeLed
consulLlng experLlse Lo more Lhan 1300 companles ln Lhe areas of compeLlLlve sLraLegy,
buslness plannlng, markeLlng, accounLlng, operaLlons, eLc. ro[ecL companles saw an
average of 30 sales growLh and 10 lncrease ln producLlvlLy as a resulL of Lhe pro[ecL
lnLervenLlon.
Achleved reglonal Lrade growLh of more Lhan uSu 30 mllllon per year.
Secured $300,000 granL for a publlc-prlvaLe parLnershlp wlLh Lxxon Mobll Lo provlde
Lechnlcal skllls Lo women enLrepreneurs.

INTERNATIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Central Asia,
China/Hong Kong
Europe
Central America
South America
North America
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND CIVIC CONTRIBUTIONS
Toy Industry Association National
State Political Committees
Envision South Carolina
8heLL ower rheLL[rheLLpower.com (843) 336-0340

age 3 of 3

D|rector 2003 - 2004
nab|tat for numan|ty Internat|ona| (nInI), Wash|ngton, DC
ulrecLed all aspecLs of largesL naLlonal servlce (AmerlCorps and vlS1A) granL program ln Lhe
unlLed SLaLes, LoLallng over uSu 7 mllllon dollars. Served as PablLaL's llalson wlLh 1he WhlLe
Pouse, Congress, Lhe CorporaLlon for naLlonal Servlce, and oLher servlce organlzaLlons.
Managed all markeLlng, medla and speclal evenLs of program.
kesu|ts and key Contr|but|ons:
8e-organlzed PlPl's naLlonal servlce program Lo operaLe more efflclenLly, whlch
allowed for 23 naLlonal growLh ln granL programs.
CrafLed medla and 8 opporLunlLles for 1he WhlLe Pouse, members of congress and
corporaLe leaders LhaL resulLed ln flnanclal supporL for PlPl programs lncludlng a key
lnlLlaLlve (Congress 8ullds Amerlca).
Lobbled congress on houslng leglslaLlon and naLlonal servlce programs.

Country D|rector 2001 - 2003
USAID SML Deve|opment ro[ect, 1a[|k|stan
ulrecLed uSu 3 mllllon budgeL and 40 local, 2 expaLrlaLe employees.
kesu|ts and key Contr|but|ons:
Led managemenL consulLlng servlces ln more Lhan 120 companles per year ln Lhe areas
of compeLlLlve sLraLegy, buslness plannlng, markeLlng, accounLlng, operaLlons, eLc.
ro[ecL consulLlng servlces resulLed ln an lncrease of cllenL company's annual revenues
by an average of 23, Lhus exceedlng uSAlu expecLaLlons.

LAkL CAkLLk

2000-2001 U.S. eace Corps Vo|unteer, Ad[uncL rofessor 8ukhara SLaLe unlverslLy
ueparLmenL of 8uslness, 8ukhara, uzbeklsLan
1998-2000 Clear Channel CommunlcaLlons, markeL manager, Columbla, SC
1993-1997 WA8C-lM, on-alr programlng, Columbla, SC
1993-1997 1he knapp Agency, publlc relaLlons and pollLlcal consulLlng, Columbla, SC
1997-1998 Slerra Club, lnLerlm sLaLe dlrecLor, Columbla, SC
1993-1997 Carollna addle SporLs, presldenL, Columbla, SC

LDUCA1ICN
1992 1he ClLadel, CharlesLon, SC: ollLlcal Sclence
1994 unlverslLy of SouLh Carollna, Columbla, SC: ubllc AdmlnlsLraLlon
SOCIAL MEDIA
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