KPMG

• Led a high-profile public engagement with direct client contact, and participated in executive leadership meetings
• Initiated and proposed a schedule of changes to Senior Management to promote greater audit quality
• Developed Comparable Transaction Analysis for Senior Management to use within executive-level discussions
• Oversaw and mentored teams of 1-2 staff members, and organized project meetings with cross-functional teams
• Analyzed financial models for North American commercial properties, assessing for valuation and potential impairment

Senior Accountant

• Clientele includes insurance, financial services, manufacturing, technology, pharma, and retail operating entities
• Exceeded utilization expectations, achieving 106% in FY20 (80% target) and 98% in FY19 (75% target)
• Led a $729M multinational manufacturing engagement for 1 term, streamlining tasks and provided mentorship to 1 team member
• Oversaw and mentored 5 international audit team members, to outperform budgetary expectations by 19% 
• Analyzed 7 engagement budgets of up to $200K, providing budgetary cost-saving recommendations to Senior Management (Managers or Senior Managers typically perform this task)
• Directed semi-weekly meetings with the CFO and Controller of a $49M public financial services entity
• Consulted with a $1.3B P&C insurer, to propose and implement a $4M financial adjustment

Associate, Assurance

Great-West Life

• Completed 100+ loan reviews and performed valuations for retail, office, industrial, and residential assets
• Initiated and generated a financial model, providing management with an assessment of KPIs over the company's portfolio
• Delivered due diligence and comparable transaction analysis directly for the Vice President and national mortgage origination team
• Initiated and built a financial model to assess 12 REITs and interpret the entity’s long-term risk exposure

Summer Student, Commercial Mortgage Investments

University of Manitoba

Curriculum grader for a Masters level course, while in the process of completing an undergraduate degree

MBA & MFin Course Grader

I turn senior professionals and entrepreneurs into peak performers to accelerate growth and maximize results 🚀 On a mission to level up 10M+ high achievers 🏆 Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal Recipient 🏅

Hey there, I'm Jamie Rakhra. Welcome to my LinkedIn page!

I'm an entrepreneur currently building my business! Throughout my career, I have exposed myself to a diverse set of opportunities and challenges that have shaped me into who I am today.

My top proficiencies are:
   ● Strong Analytical and Technical Acumen
   ● Results-Driven Nature
   ● Adaptability

Additional skills include: Leadership, Strategy, Project Management, Coaching, Critical Thinking, and Stakeholder Engagement. 

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Jamie Rakhra

Medical University of South Carolina

Alumni Communications and Social Media Coordinator

I help small businesses tell their stories in a way that engages their audience, makes meaningful connections, and, ultimately, results in sales of online products and services.

Providing full-service content creation and management Including:

✅ Content marketing strategy — We’ll focus on just one or two things that are the most effective: Including email campaigns, social media (LinkedIn especially), SEO blog posts. No overwhelm, just steady results.

✅ Manage editorial calendar — Need ideas? I have them coming out of my ears! I keep you on track and moving forward so you can worry about running your business.

✅ Content marketing consulting — Want to keep your content marketing in-house? Great. I’ll teach you my proven processes so you and your team can put it into action.

Copywriter & Content Marketing Strategist

Various Companies

I’ve written feature articles and blog posts for a wide variety of national and local publications. 

Examples: 
Yoga Journal, Rodale's Organic Life, Yogaland Podcast, Charleston Post & Courier, Lowcountry Parent, and more.  

This role allows me to: 
✅ Interview experts on everything from yoga and wellness trends to parenting and technology
✅ Develop story angles that are both current and demand attention
✅ Hone my research and storytelling skills

Miscellaneous Freelance Projects:
✅ Served in an editorial role for an online marketing agency assigning and optimizing SEO articles
✅ Written podast show notes for several different podcasts (including one with 1 Million+ downloads)

Freelance Journalist and Writer

Arcadia Publishing

✅ Managed all marketing strategies and execution for pictorial history books published in the Midwest and West U.S. 

✅ Spearheaded dynamic marketing initiatives including partnerships, advertising campaigns, 
social media marketing, email newsletters campaigns, and event scheduling

✅ Managed all traditional public relations efforts including writing press releases, acting as a liaison to the media, and ensuring excellent placement for all new releases

Marketing Specialist

Yoga Journal

✅ Managed a team of freelance writers, copy editors, and designers

✅ Spearheaded dynamic marketing initiatives, including social media, email newsletters, partnerships, and print campaigns, resulting in a 40 percent increase in online traffic

✅ Managed the online editorial budget

✅ Wrote and edited email newsletters, blogs, and articles on deadline for Yoga Journal magazine (circ. 350,000)

Senior Online Editor

Carroll County Times

Covered breaking news, growth and development, politics, schools, and lots of other small-town news topics.

Newspaper Beat Reporter

The Tennessean

Freelance Reporter

I take the stress out of content creation 🧘‍♀️ | Copywriter ✍️| Marketing strategist 📊 | Storyteller 📚 | Make authentic connections 🤝 + explode your sales. 🧨💰

Content creation is like the laundry. 🧼👚👖

As soon as you finish it… you turn around and see another huge, stinky pile waiting to be washed. ♾

Content for your small business is just like that. 

There’s always another blog post, social media update, or email campaign to write, edit, produce, and send! 

And like the laundry, content marketing is essential. You have to do it to find paying customers in 2023!

But I bet you didn't get into business so you could spend hours every day agonizing over whether your words are clear and concise, keyword-rich, and optimized for the latest version of every social media algorithm. 

Why, oh why, does it have to be so complicated and overwhelming!? 🤯 🤬 🙄

❌ It doesn't. ❌

I can help you simplify your processes and make content creation something you only have to think about once a month. 

And the icing on the cake 🧁? Your audience will be more engaged than ever and primed to buy. 🤝

I'm a copywriter and marketing strategist who takes the stress out of content creation. 

❤️ I help you put your genius into words that get attention from the right people. 🙌
✅ Together, we'll build a community of your ideal customers, making sales a breeze.💰
⏰ You'll spend less time looking for leads, and more time helping your clients get the results they want.🔥

SPECIALIZING IN:
Mindful Marketing Strategy
Lead Magnets + Email Funnels
Nurture and Sales Email Campaigns
Social Media Strategy, Content Creation, and Management

I'd love to connect. 🤝

Please send me a connection request and let's chat about how I can support your business and ease the stress of online content marketing!

*NOTE: The views expressed here are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer.

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