THIS IS HUGE!!!!! MDIN M.T.Diep
Partner & Co-Founder Edison Nation Vietnam
Orange County, California AreaInformation Technology and Services
Current
Edison Nation Vietnam
Previous
Direct Access International Group, Phantom Pets, Inc, Cascade West Sportswear
Education
Dale Carnegie Leadership
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Background
Summary
In brief I am a versatile product development and promotions expert who enjoys tackling complicated situations with strategic solutions that deliver immediate results and long-term gains. Experienced marketing and product development executive with Fortune 500 companies and small entrepreneurial firms. Successful record of growing businesses by leveraging strategic insights to build brands, identify growth drivers and lead innovation.
Specialties:•New Product Launches and Innovation
•Global Brand Development
•Developing New Consumer Segments
•Strategic Market Planning
•Global Product Management and Product Development
•Project management for small and large teams; domestic and international
•Licensing Management and Negotiation
•Brand and Packaging Development
•Web, Digital and Technology Expertise
Experience
Partner & Co-Founder
Edison Nation Vietnam
February 2007 – Present (7 years 10 months)Charlotte, North Carolina Area
Inventor of the Emery Cat Board after winning the reality TV show called Everyday Edison on PBS Season 2. With a total of 16,000 entries the company ended up picking only 12 ideas to invest upward of 500K to develop each of the selected winning products. Since February 2007, I became involved with Edison Nation Holdings Company and was in charge of the global expansion division to expand Edition Nation platform into other countries starting with Vietnam.
Edison Nation Vietnam is a partnership between Edison Nation and Michael Diep, the first Vietnamese innovator to successfully introduce a product into the U.S. market. Edison Nation Vietnam welcomes Vietnamese innovators into this safe and trusted community, offering resources and opportunities that might otherwise be limited. It is our mission to give those individuals with minds for ingenuity an opportunity to succeed.
We are an idea-to-shelf consumer product developer with extensive retail and manufacturing relationships. People from around the world use Edison Nation to get their innovations in front of retailers and manufacturers, to store and perfect their ingenious ideas, keep up with inventive friends, and learn along the way what it takes to create and introduce a successful product into the market. In addition to this award-winning EdisonNation.com platform, Edison Nation owns and operates:
Everyday Edisons, the Emmy® award-winning television series featuring innovators and their inventions, broadcast on Public Television stations in the USA and in 53 other countries around the world. Inventors Digest, the oldest and most respected magazine dedicated to exploring the intersection of business and innovation.
President & CEO
Direct Access International Group
January 2005 – December 2006 (2 years)Bellevue, WA
Started and sold my Management Consulting Company that negotiated most of the contracts for top 100 companies to get products made inexpensively in Asian countries mainly in Vietnam, China, Philippine, and Indonesia.
President
Phantom Pets, Inc
December 2002 – September 2004 (1 year 10 months)
Started a manufacturing company that makes pet related products for the consumers. It is the passion that I have for pet, which triggers the start of this company. The goal is to manufacture the most innovative pet products available for dog and cat owners' at the most competitive prices in the market.
Director of Far East Development
Cascade West Sportswear
March 2001 – September 2002 (1 year 7 months)
Director of Far East Development
Responsibilities - To cultivate new sales for the company besides the main role of taken the company's existing (clothing programs that are currently made in the US) programs and placed them overseas countries such as Vietnam and China due to cheap labor.
My role is to negotiate on behalf of Cascade West on pricing, shipment, how much orders to be placed at any given time, and payment.
Vice President of Corporate Development
World Communications Inc
October 1999 – November 2000 (1 year 2 months)
Responsibilities - Expanding WCI Sales through new business strategies and product offerings. Continuing sales to large businesses and Venture Capital relationships. Recruiting and training new sales employees. Developing and implementing pricing schedules for different products, compensation packages, and training manuals for employees. Managing outside Independent Contractors, and growing the Agent channel.
Also, identify opportunities in various vertical markets to provide high-speed business-grade DSL & data communication solutions for businesses; plan, organize and execute sales strategies by prospecting, qualifying, setting appointments, presenting proposals to customers and finalizing the sale.
Executive Sales Consultant
International Profit Association
October 1998 – July 1999 (10 months)Greater Seattle Area
Responsibilities - One of two chosen consultants for the State of Washington who was responsible for target and developed leads from different sources and to help turn those generated leads into many high-volume accounts.
Developed and implemented pricing schedules for different products, and to help trained new consultant different strategies to communicate effectively with Presidents, CEO's and business owners who signed up for our consultant services.
Long Term Care Consultant
Foreman & Associates
April 1998 – August 1998 (5 months)Bellevue, WA
Responsibilities - To initiate and target on specific market mainly senior citizens in the Washington region to provide Long Term Care coverage, Home Health Care need and Estate planning services.
Senior Project Manager
Real Estate Development
February 1995 – March 1998 (3 years 2 months)
Responsibilities - Building of both residential and commercial real estates properties in and around Saigon. Experience in leasing, buying, selling, and property management. Excellent in organizational, people management, and negotiating skills. The ability to communicate effectively with different levels of management, and the understanding of customer service.
Pacific Region Consulting Manager
National Connect Inc
November 1992 – January 1995 (2 years 3 months)Vancouver, Canada Area
Responsibilities - Negotiated high ticket, intangible services to executive of accounting firms, law firms, and other services oriented companies. Market and promote company services (a business to business referral membership) within Western Washington region. Initiate and continue development of positive client relationships within the region.
Responsible for growing business through strategic alliances and channel markets. Exceeded quota by 500% in first year of employment, and played key role in developing strategies for growing revenues from $2.8 million to $60 million in sales.
