Kelle Sparta's Resume

Participated in the start-up of Personal Touch - a home health care agency

• Participated in the design and implementation of start-up company including the creation of all forms, procedures, and systems.
• Computer data entry person and secretary
• She was 13

Paticipated in the start-up of Restaurant Payroll Services - a payroll company

• Hired and trained new employees on office procedures and computer payroll functions.
• Participated in the design and implementation of start-up payroll company including the creation of all forms, procedures, and systems.
• Managed the day-to-day operations of the organization, interfacing with business owners state-wide.
• Supervised a payroll production crew of five people.
• Liaison for computer consultant.

Bookkeeper and director of mystery shopping for The International Marketplace in Waikiki, HI

• Responsible for keeping the books for five different companies, a total budget of over $2 million annually.
• Responsible for mystery shopping tenants to determine income-reporting compliance.
• Redesigned filing systems and computerized all manual accounts, thereby increasing effectiveness 100%.

Top-Producing Real Estate Agent

• Wrote, coordinated, marketed, and presented first time home-buyer seminars.
• Wrote, marketed and published procedure manual for real estate agents and assistants.
• Successful real estate agent consistently ranked in top 10% of industry for the area.
• First Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR) in the area.
• Member, Board of Directors, Eastern Connecticut Association of Realtors and representative to the state association of realtors.
• Designations held: ABR, GRI.

Trainer - Dynamic Directions Independent Training Company Serving all of Connecticut

• Trained new real estate agents on prospecting and budgeting.
• Utilized MS PowerPoint presentation tools.
• Consistently received excellent ratings on student surveys.

President, Chair of Site Selection and Title Transfer Committees - Habitat for Humanity of Southeastern CT

• Board member and Chair of Site Selection and Title Transfer Committees 1996-1998, Board President 1999.
• Co-designed and implemented new volunteer orientation and training program.
• Directed the search for an Executive Director and oversaw the person hired for the position.
• Revitalized the Board of Directors by removing ineffective members and recruiting replacements.
• Deployed new policies and procedures to reduce liability and increase efficiency.
• More than doubled production of houses from 1-2 per year to five.

Director of Recruitment and Training - Carriage House Realty

• Recruited and trained new agents for private realty firm.
• Designed training programs for new recruits and mechanisms for tracking their progress.
• Coached agents weekly on sales, marketing, presentation and negotiation skills.
• Maintained a long-term recruit retention rate seven times higher than industry average.
• Received excellent ratings from recruits.

Hiring Consultant for Kay Koestler of RE/MAX Memorial Properties, Houston, TX

• Contracted to recruit and hire an assistant for a top Realtor.
• My recruit was still on staff five years later (as of 1/2003).
• Previous recruits made by others remained less than four months each.

Certified Trainer - Mind Empowerment International

• Certified to present Mind Empowerment International corporate and personal training programs that utilized neuro-linguistic, behavioral, mnemonic, kinesthetic, and other psychological approaches to learning.

Owner - Mystical Times, Spiritual Education and Healing Center

• Designed and implemented systems, procedures, and marketing plan for start-up retail business.
• Made business profitable within six months of start-up.
• Life coach and success consultant.
• Specialized in utilizing alternative, active-participation techniques to engage students in the learning process.
• Consistently received excellent ratings from students.
• Sold business in June of 2001 - just before the hard retail slump after 9/11

Instructor/Consultant - New Hope, a non-profit agency in N. Attleboro, MA

• Trained counselors on creation and utilization of stress-reducing techniques for clients in a clinical setting.
• Presented self-esteem and empowerment courses for at-risk middle school students.
• Designed new training programs.
• Received excellent ratings from students and guidance counselors.

Consultant for start-up team of Neves Corp. a theme park

• Part of a team that designed a business plan for a multi-million-dollar Renaissance Faire/Haunted House theme park. Park plan integrated socially and environmentally conscious business practices into a profitable sales model.
• Coordinated a team of people who researched the industry and created budgets for all departmental functions.
• Researched venture capital groups and created sales presentation for investors.

Director of Recruitment and Training - ERA Key Realty Services

• Created and ran new training and recruitment division in corporate structure.
• Took recruiting online and into job fairs to expand recruitment drive.
• Created and ran informational sessions for potential recruits.
• Supervised 20 new agents in-house, two of which reached Leadership production level (5 transactions in a quarter) within six months.
• Recruited 35 people with a 91% retention rate (that’s 300% above industry norm).
• Liaised with managers from other offices for recruitment and training purposes. Received excellent ratings from both students and managers. Coordinated with outside presenters to create in-house training and to flesh-out corporate-wide new agent and ongoing training.

Founded Real Estate division of Sparta Success Systems

• Tripled revenues last year in a declining market without increasing marketing budget.
• Forged new partnerships that brought in additional business and will continue to do so in the future.
• Launched a new online affiliate program.
• Creating joint ventures that will create additional marketplaces for future growth.
• Leveraged my relationships with industry leaders to create a market niche and get extra exposure for my company.
• Created a successful podcast and blog.
• Landed a coveted spot as a bi-monthly columnist for Realtor Magazine online.

Education in issues related to personal growth, self, help, psychology, religion, and energy practices via books, audio programs, and live seminars. Knowledge base includes:

• Psychology - Freudian, Jungian, Behavioral and Neuro-Linguistic Psychology
• Channels - Abraham-Hicks, Seth, Ram Das, Ramtha, and Michael
• Religions/Practices - Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Wicca, Druidism, Native American and Other Tribal Shamanism
• Authors - Pema Chodron, Neale Donald Walsch, James Redfield, Richard Bach, Shakti Gawain, Tal Ben-Shahar, Psaris and Lyons, Rick Fields et al, Paul Coelho, Carlos Casteneda, Harriet Lerner, Iyanla Vanzandt, Rhonda Britten, Oriah Mountain Dreamer, Black Elk, Melody Beattie, Willow Poulson, Byron Katie, Starhawk, Maria Nemeth, Anthony Robbins, Bob Proctor, Lame Deer, and more...
• Tribal Studies - studied with:
  • Kathie Valentine (trained by Incan shamans of Peru)
  • Ken Seier (ordained minister and neo-pagan shaman)
  • David Farkas (trained by two Native American shamans)
  • Lorelie Tarbox (keeper of the pipe)
  • Bill Francis (trained by Native American and Thai shamans)
  • Ken Deigh (founder of the Sheya Spiritual Tradition)
  • Kathy Scheiern (co-founder of LumensGate Transformational Retreats and Constellation Workshop facilitator)
  • Susan Arthen and EarthSpirit Community - Wicca Practitioner and Faciltator in Rites of Spring and Twilight Covening Festivals
  • Jimi and Morwen Two Feathers - Elders in the art of drumming
  • Andrew Arthur and Jane LeCompte - shamans with EarthSpirit Community
  • Bill and Jaie Chapman (Urban Shaman and Wicca practitioner)
  • Erril - Priestess of the Temple of Sekhmet In Nevada
  • Amy Desrosiers-Chapman (Psychic and Healer)
  • and many others too numerous to mention

Went on Vision Quest and Spiritual Pilgrimage

• Spent a year on the road following where spirit took me and learning from those I met along the path.
• Ninety percent of the people I stayed with during the journey were people I did not know before I left.
• Drove 14,000 miles during this time.