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Shonika Proctor

Tim Vest

Vive Equity

• Co-Founded Vive Equity, a Real Estate investment firm focusing on Commercial Multi Family assets across NC, SC, GA, MS, and AL.
• Developed strategies for scale and growth, emphasizing infrastructure for efficient management and operations.
• Achieved significant growth in asset portfolio and revenue through strategic investments and partnerships.

Co-Founder

Makin Moves LLC

Commercial Real Estate Coaching, Mentorship, In-Person Mastermind Events & Discord Community

Harvest Properties Group

Harvest Properties Group's Sponsorship Team & Advisory have over $1 billion of combined investment experience in the Commercial Real Estate space. Our team is experienced in sourcing multifamily properties which meet our investor's criteria of well located properties with the opportunity for value-add improvements which enable forced appreciation.

For more information, please visit our website: https://harvestpg.com
or call me directly at: ‪(704) 870-7165‬

Founder

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Founder of an online custom apparel company supplying B2C and B2B customers with custom apparel for private label, resale and marketing purposes. Personally invested $20K to start the company and grew it to $500K in revenue within 3 years.

Key Achievements

•	Developed successful marketing strategy to target functional fitness and CrossFit niche. Subsequently expanded into the Bootcamp market
•	Grew company from a net loss of $31,000 in year one to over $500,000 in revenues by 3rd year
•	Successfully secured a key B2B customer (World’s Best Bootcamp) that doubled revenues in 2015
•	Negotiated exclusive rights as the title sponsor for two premier events in the Southeast, despite competing with much larger apparel brands (e.g., Reebok and Lululemon) for those sponsorships
•	Secured key manufacturing relationships in the USA and China

Key Duties

•	Develop Business and Marketing Plans based on market, event and competitor analysis
•	Analyze existing and potential markets to identify and secure business development opportunities
•	Build and Maintain Ecommerce solution to provide customer interface, manage inventories, manage fulfillment and provide insights and analytics
•	Identify and Build key private label relationships with 3rd party suppliers
•	Drive marketing efforts through key events, social media, SEO analytics, Google retargeting and custom Ambassador program.
•	Manage fulfillment process for direct to customer and B2B channels
•	Identify and vet potential manufacturing partners in the US, China, India and Pakistan
•	Build and manage customer and client relationships

Wells Fargo

Oversee all product development, management and deployment of technology portfolio in support of Business Process Management (BPM) activities across the Wells Fargo footprint. Responsible for managing and maintaining 3rd Party Vendor relationships related to supported vendor offerings. Successfully negotiated multiple enterprise licensing deals across key platforms. Delivered successful technical solutions related to enterprise business needs to address Federal regulatory compliance standards. Delivered Federated Jira and Confluence platform.

•	Develop and Maintain key partnerships with Technical and Line of Business Stakeholders
•	Manage application development, technical support and business analysis teams
•	Build and manage 3rd Party Vendor relationships
•	Create Project forecasts including estimates for licensing, development and maintenance of applications
•	Coordinate and Participate Request for Proposals (RFP), Vendor Selection and Negotiate Licensing
•	Manage delivery of technical solutions for key stakeholders and LOB partners

Technology Manager, Vice President

BCforward

$280MM staffing and consulting firm that provides IT resources to clients nationally. Recruited by the Southeast Regional Manager to develop new accounts throughout North Carolina. Also serve as key account manager for clients headquartered in NC, including Bank of America, Newell Rubbermaid and City of Charlotte.

•	Call on Directors, SVPs, Procurement Directors and other corporate executives to meet IT staffing and project consulting needs.
•	Responsible for driving projects that generate revenue ranging from $50,000 to $5MM+. 
•	Consistently exceed performance targets through cold calls, referrals and cross-selling services.

Account Manager

Wachovia

Promoted by the Director of QA to bring together three separate QA teams from the Wealth, Trust and Brokerage units, melding and managing them as a single team throughout the 30 months spanning Wachovia’s mergers with AG Edwards and Wells Fargo, respectively.

•	Built and managed a team as large as 17 people responsible for Quality Assurance strategy including: process improvement, automation, implementation, tracking and reporting components. 
•	Managed multiple and simultaneous “go-live” roll-outs of critical systems across every region with less than 1% defect rate across the entire merger, more than meeting the metric of between 1% and 2%.
•	Often advised other groups on strategies for creating, building and sometimes turning around QA teams.
•	Led special project team to assess current state and develop executable QA Roadmap.
•	Implemented Standard QA Process across multiple Work Streams and embedded with Project Management, Development, Technical Analyst, Business Analyst, and QA Teams.
•	Interacted with QA Leads, QA Managers, Line of Business Leaders, Managing Directors and Chief Technology Officers (CTOs) across different banking groups. 
•	Consistently rated 4 (out of 5) on performance reviews.

Manager, Retirement Services Quality Assurance Group

Asked by the Technology Team Director to lead this team after successfully leading the Siebel upgrade (see below). Charged with strengthening the relationships between the Development team and the LOB.

•	Directed all development and support initiatives of Siebel-based Customer Relationship Management (CRM) applications serving Wachovia’s Retirement and Reinsurance Group. 
•	Managed 14-person application integration team fostering collaboration between technical resources, BAs, business partners, and stakeholders.
•	Led an initiative integrating offshore partners from India with established CRM and BA teams.
•	Integrated standard SDLC process with existing development and Business Analyst teams.

Manager, CRM Development and Techincal Support

J4T Ventures

Real Estate Investment and Development firm based in Charlotte, NC.

Managing Partner

• Managed full project lifecycle including budgets, resources, and timelines. 
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams and external vendors to ensure successful management and integration of business and technical requirements.
• Acted as a key liaison and Project Manager for South Trust Merger.
• Led organization wide initiative integrating Offshore partners with established CRM and BA Teams.
• Appointed Subject Matter Expert during knowledge transfer between Wachovia and Offshore partners.

Project Manager, CRM Development and Technical Support

• Managed all QA based activities utilized by CMG Wealth Management organization.
• Led QA team of 6 responsible for end-to-end certification of base application upgrade.
• Managed team responsible for selecting vendor and QA tool for implementation across CMB Wealth IT; product selected as Wachovia’s corporate QA tool.

Test Lead, CRM Development and Techincal Support

• Managed CRM application support and testing related to functional and maintenance releases.
• Worked with end users to provide Tier 2 and Tier 3 support and identify business requirements.
• Collaborated with developers to implement user requirements into functional releases.

Test Engineer, CRM Development and Techincal Support

Real Estate Investor | Real Estate Syndicator | Student Housing Owner | Entrepreneur | Coach/Mentor

At Vive Equity, we've spearheaded a strategic expansion in the commercial multi-family real estate sector, focusing on markets across the Southeastern US. Our approach has been centered on creating robust management infrastructures and pursuing strategic partnerships, leading to a substantial increase in our asset portfolio and revenue streams. With an emphasis on growth and scale, our team blends analytical acumen and agile project management to navigate the complexities of real estate investment.

My journey in real estate has been marked by a passion for coaching and mentoring, where I have utilized my expertise to foster a community through mastermind events and an interactive Discord channel. At Harvest Properties Group and Vive Equity we leverage over $1 billion of combined investment experience to identify value-add opportunities that meet our investors' criteria, achieving forced appreciation through targeted improvements. This dual role of investor-educator reflects a commitment to cultivating success within the real estate industry and empowering others with the knowledge to thrive.

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