Business Owner and Animal Lover
Ten years in business as a leader in the Twin Cities pet care market.
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I currently split my time between Columbus, OH and Minneapolis, MN running my two businesses Come, Sit, Stay (CSS) and MM Business Group from near and far. I live with my boyfriend Michael and our dog Maynard. I try to get out and see the world as often as I can and love visiting other countries and learning about other cultures.
The call to live our lives is equally important as the call to examine our lives.
- Jerry Colonna
Workity Work
I originally studied Chemical Engineering at Iowa State University but after a brief foray in the corporate engineering world, I moved on to other adventures. Now I own and operate Come, Sit, Stay, LLC - a dog walking and pet care company in the Twin Cities of MN and MM Business Group, LLC - a small business bookkeeping and advising company service customers nation wide. At Come, Sit, Stay our team serves approximately 700 clients in the Twin Cities metro area, enabling them to be the best pet parents possible while still maintaining their career, health, social obligations and travel. At MM Business Group I help small business owner’s focus on their businesses operations by providing bookkeeping services and consulting on process and operational efficiencies.
My experiences have ranged greatly from science, coding, logistics, accounting, marketing, customer service, bookkeeping, and business operations. I’m self taught in .Net/C# and SQL and have completed development projects as both an employee and freelancer. I love to nerd out on operational efficiency and automation. All in all, I’m an optimistic, forward thinking, idea generating INTJ!
I am available for projects, advising, and bookkeeping work on a contract basis.
RESUME
Experience
Director of Operations
Hillcrest Media
Minneapolis, MN
April 2010 to May 2013
Manufacturing Technology Engineer
3M Company
Maplewood, MN
Sept 2006 to Feb 2010
Founder
MM Business Group, LLC
Columbus, OH
Aug 2020 to Present
Owner and CEO
Come, Sit, Stay, LLC
Minneapolis, MN
Feb 2010 to Present
Education
B.S. Chemical Engineering
Iowa State University
Spring 2006, 3.75
Skills
Interests
Small Business Growth
SCORE CEO Forum Participant
Expert in PPP and Economic Relief Programs
.Net/C# and SQL
Self Taught - Utilized these skills at Hillcrest Media and to complete a freelance project for a foreign language language book rights broker
Travel
Traveling with small groups and solo to many international countries across Europe, Africa, and Asia.
Bookkeeping & Quickbooks Education
10+ years Quickbooks Online and Desktop
experience working with service, retail, and construction businesses
CRM and Data Automation
Development of internal CRM systems for small businesses and automations using existing software platforms
Small Business Advising
History working with over twenty small businesses on projects ranging from renewable energy installation, software migration, and business growth projections
