John Exley's Page

School and Graduation Year

Clarkson University 2011

Entrepreneur/Business Club

Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization

About Me

I was born on 32 Dayton Street in Rochester, NY and raised in Bristol, NY. I am grateful to be apart of and have one of (what I believe to be) the best extended families and network of friends in the world. Undergone freshman year at Clarkson University in Potsdam, NY. Obtained 3.75 and 3.87 GPA in my first two semesters and 3.69 GPA this past semester with a major of Interdisciplinary Engineering & Management (iE&M). Wrote a complete business plan for Technological Entrepreneurship class, for which I achieved an A. The business plan focused on the radio frequency technology market and was centered around designing an industry leading RF connector for a top global corporation within the industry that presented the project to Clarkson's iE&M program.
Interned at PropertyCare, Inc. this summer, a local market leader in the property maintenance industry. My dad started the business 5 years ago and has helped generate annual sales growth of 60% each year. I assisted the COO in the implementation of a Microsoft Dynamics CRM computer software system to manage sales, operations, quote/proposal processes, etc.; all making end-to-end business more efficient. I also trained corporate sales manager and salesmen in CRM, utilizing its capabilities to (among other things) improve customer service. Additionally, I wrote a partial business plan for the company to focus itself in one direction and generate funding to help achieve the corporate vision of national expansion. I plan on attending law school after graduating from Clarkson while also pursuing an MBA. At some point in career, plan to satisfy my entrepreneurial appetite and build a business; through which I might be able to create jobs for the economy while providing an avenue whereby I might help the friends and family I care so deeply for.

My expertise, what I bring to the table

I have experience at the undergraduate, collegiate level in many areas of business plan formation; including market research and analysis, competitive analysis, operations plan, and the ultimate executive summary. I am proficient in Microsoft Dynamics CRM and Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Powerpoint, Publisher, Access).
I have been in many situations within undergraduate organizations where I utilized my mediation skills and acted as a diplomat to resolve conflict while conducting effective relationship management to overcome obstacles and achieve cohesive cooperation. Often, it has allowed for a collaboratively understood vision that enabled a healthier progression towards achieving an ultimate goal.
I am very driven to achieve my goals. Once I set out to do something, I dedicate myself to accomplishing that goal.
I care about my friends and people in general more than I would say the average aspiring young adult might. Unlike the average cutthroat businessman who is in the entrepreneurial game for mere selfish reasons and looks only to better himself rather than the community and local economies as a whole, I combine my passion for business and entrepreneurship with my passion for helping people to succeed; thus creating trustworthy environments that I believe work to bettering others’ ambitions. This has so far allowed me to inspire and unify groups of people in achieving organizational goals.

My Goals

It has been my dream since childhood to go to law school. Since attending Clarkson University, I have also begun to develop aspirations of obtaining an MBA in the future. Sometime in the future, I hope to build a business that will provide the opportunity to give back to surrounding communities and youth while helping the friends and family I care so deeply for.
I also have the personal goal of starting a family sometime in my adulthood.

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Family/Friends, Basketball, Entrepreneurship, Law, Investing and Finances, Learning, Traveling, Business, Working out/physical fitness, Domestic and International Politics, Working diligently, Economics, being dedicated and having fun with everything I do, Reading.

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