DAVID TORNABENE 917-892-8270 • David@TheTornabeneGroup.com • LinkedIn: David-tornabene-ttgllc
Collaborative, approachable Business & Community leader. Team leader with demonstrated effectiveness and strategic vision in building, nurturing and turning around diverse organizations.
EXPERIENCE The Tornabene Group LLC NJ & New York City, NY
2017 – Pres
Principal - Consults on strategic marketing and communications, especially with the financial planning sector; manages a diverse team of collaborative innovative problem solvers. Spearheads development of working groups as change agents. Member, Agile Alliance, The International Association of Business Communicators, NJ Financial Planners Assoc.
Agent Support Services, New York, NY
2003 – 2017 Marketing SVP - Built & managed sales team, generating expansion of sales. - Grew revenue above expectation from under $1 million to $20 million+ - Built strong relationships with key brokers, team, core carriers and clients in large financial groups resulting in increased sales. - Created sales ideas & produced client compliant sales and marketing material for use in multiple states - Extended relationships to close difficult negotiations between insurance carriers, brokers, and clients. - Worked closely with managing partner to cultivate high-end clients - Maintain Life, Health & Annuity Insurance Licensure 1993-present New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Minnesota and Maryland Ryan, Beck & Company, New York, NY 2000 – 2003 Assistant VP - Insurance Sales & Marketing - Created sales and marketing materials; implemented strategic plan to increase salespersons’ impact - Quadrupled insurance product sales - Built underwriting and wholesaling relationships; negotiated cases that were headed toward adverse decision.
Consulting
MoneyLanguages, Madison, WI 2018 Creating Strategic Marketing approach, Building Sales Team; strategic visioning for start up JustUs4U Lambertville, NJ 2017 Reviewed strategic planning and evaluated viability of start-up; budget analysis, liaison with Legislators.
LEADERSHIP /COMMUNITY/ CHARITABLE SERVICE & OTHER INTERESTS · · · · · · ·
President – Board of The Jubilee Center, Hoboken, NJ. Leverage relationships with community leaders, cultivate fundraising among diverse stake-holders, spearhead strategic planning for charitable organization. President – Church Council, managed staff during years-long absence of permanent Rector; successfully negotiated leases, contracts; managed budgets, church renovation and personnel. Parish has $20 million of assets and a Private School. Liaised with city & state politicians, Diocesan Bishop, executive staff. Trustee – Theatre Producer: played integral role in raising $500,000 in Capital Campaign Funding as Trustee of the Board of Mile Square Theatre, Hudson county’s largest Arts Organization. Producing team member of Fall, 2018 Off-Broadway production. Elected Committeeperson – work with mayor and county officials. Member of Hoboken Mayor’s Arts Advisory Council, mayoral transition committee; affordable housing advocate. Leadership Role – Hoboken Early Childhood Advisory Council Implemented metrics of parental feedback and pushed up to Board of Ed. Created and managed successful marketing team that began use of social media. Enjoy cooking for family and often groups of friends (trained by French Chef from Lyon) Member, Dept. Of Energy Nuclear Safeguard Contingency Taskforce
EDUCATION -
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 1976-80 Biomedical Engineering Cornell University Certificate in Non-Profit Leadership – Financial Analysis (July 2018) County College of Morris Certificate in Non-Profit Leadership – Governance, Communications, Fundraising (Sept 2018)