Personal Information
Jamie O’Donnell, creator of Startup Marketing Maine, a virtual assistance resource for startups and small businesses in Maine that is currently in the “business idea stage”.
Statement of Purpose
I am happiest and most effective when helping startups and small businesses create opportunities, finish projects, and ensure on-brand communications.
Work Goals
I enjoy being paired with a founder who is ready to delegate and needs help to set up internal marketing and operational processes so they can focus on their visionary role. I especially enjoy helping women founders and working in the learning disabilities community.
Background and Experience
As a child of family businesses, I know the joy and challenges of creating a business and running it. I went to business school and studied marketing and created many of my work experiences by turning given roles into higher level opportunities. I have enjoyed starting many business endeavors vicariously through helping founders and owners with their ventures.
Values and Approach to Work
I value the commitment a founder makes to a business venture. I approach working with startups and small businesses with an open mind, but an eye towards systems and processes. Key areas I think about are vision, organization, clear communications, ownership, and resource efficiency.
Technology and Tools
I utilize available tools to streamline my processes to be available to support my clients’ changing needs. Understanding and adopting practices that protect my client’s information is important and part of my mission to add to a founder’s traction and not take away from it. I have experience with a variety of tools and an entrepreneurial mindset to use the resources available to learn what I don’t know.
Why Work With You
What people say I bring to the table is an enthusiasm for business and marketing and a strength in creating opportunities and driving projects forward.
Closing
My specialty is assisting in dynamic startup situations that need flexible, but process-focused action. I would love to help a motivated founder untie themselves from the treadmill of their daily operations.
“Most people are sitting on their own diamond mines. The surest ways to lose your diamond mine are to get bored, become overambitious, or start thinking that the grass is greener on the other side. Find your core focus, stick to it, and devote your time and resources to excelling at it.”
― Gino Wickman, Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business