Jacob W. Bailey

Jacob W. Bailey

Greater Cleveland
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Hi there! I'm Jacob.

I'm a former member of the international diplomatic corps who…

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Experience

  • Cleaning Unlimited Graphic

    Cleaning Unlimited

    Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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    Greater Cleveland

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    Sausalito, California, United States

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    San Francisco Bay Area

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    San Francisco Bay Area

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    San Francisco Bay Area

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    San Francisco Bay Area

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    Seattle, WA

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    Various

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    Greater Seattle Area

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    Seattle, WA

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    Seattle, WA

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    Bellingham, WA

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    Bellingham, WA

Education

  • Saïd Business School, University of Oxford Graphic

    Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

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    Activities and Societies: Sailing Team, Management Council, Marine Technology Club, Surfrider Foundation, Facilities and Services Council

    Supplemented my coursework with additional Management and Business courses.
    Presidential Scholar.

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    Activities and Societies: President WSU Photography Club, Competitive Fencing Team and Instructor

Licenses & Certifications

Volunteer Experience

  • Entrepreneurs'​ Organization Graphic

    Board Member

    Entrepreneurs'​ Organization

    - Present 1 year 2 months

  • Seltzer Global Consulting Graphic

    Sr. Strategic Advisor

    Seltzer Global Consulting

    - 2 years 2 months

    Economic Empowerment

  • City of Sausalito Graphic

    Economic Development Advisor

    City of Sausalito

    - 1 year

    Economic Empowerment

    The Role of the Economic Development Advisory Committee is to:

    Identify actions to promote the economic health of the business community while preserving our unique characteristics as a welcoming waterfront community

    Promote the hospitality and tourism industry in Sausalito while fostering businesses that serve and enjoy the loyalty of our local and regional community

    Identify programs, policies, and activities that can help the business community recover from the economic…

    The Role of the Economic Development Advisory Committee is to:

    Identify actions to promote the economic health of the business community while preserving our unique characteristics as a welcoming waterfront community

    Promote the hospitality and tourism industry in Sausalito while fostering businesses that serve and enjoy the loyalty of our local and regional community

    Identify programs, policies, and activities that can help the business community recover from the economic recession catalyzed by the COVID-19 shelter-in­-place (and future economic recessions)

    Pursue new and diversified businesses leveraging our maritime and industrial expertise, including the use of an innovation zone, to address climate change challenges such as sea level rise

    Perform other duties as requested by the City Council or as considered advisable by the Committee and approved by the City Council.

    Key Accomplishments:

    ● Recommended and approved the $2MM purchase of former bank building
    ● Advised City on vendor proposal for an outside marketing agency to represent the City
    ● Developed permit review subcommittee to streamline City permitting process
    ● Commissioned engineering analysis for historic maritime district

  • British American Business Council Northern California Graphic

    Board Of Directors

    British American Business Council Northern California

    - 1 year 10 months

    Economic Empowerment

    http://babcsf.org/about-us/directors-staff/jacob-whitish

  • Luxury Advisory Board

    Departures

    - 4 years 2 months

    Arts and Culture

  • Board of Advisors

    Community Forums Network

    - 1 year

    Politics

  • Board of Directors

    Bellingham Real Estate Investors Association

    - 1 year

    Education

Publications

  • How Can Companies Stand Out in 2017? Sell the Experience.

    PR in Canada

    Nearly every business that I know of is failing at actually standing out. Somehow, maintaining the status quo has become the goal rather than the baseline. If you want to be in the minds of consumers in today’s market, it’s clear that brands need to get with the program and be more than just a store to survive. They will need to evolve to put consumer values above the sales message and start acting like luxury brands: be a brand, be an experience, be a memory. Then they can be a store.

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  • Financial Markets Articles (Various)

    TheStreet.com

    Various articles published on TheStreet.com as a contributor commenting on the state of financial markets, real estate, and public companies.

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  • Microsoft Channel 9: CodeChat

    Microsoft Channel 9

    Interview for Channel 9 CodeChat speaking on how development teams and marketing teams can work more effectively, small business, and cross-discipline team communication.

    Other authors
    • Jeremy Foster
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Projects

Honors & Awards

  • Quarter Finalist

    Code Launch Start Up Competition

    Quarter Finalist in country-wide startup pitch competition.

  • Eagle Scout Award

    Boy Scouts of America

Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • French

    Elementary proficiency

  • Bokmål, Norwegian

    Elementary proficiency

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