Sam Shepard recently completed his MBA at the Kellogg School of Management. While at Kellogg, Sam focused his studies in strategy, entrepreneurship, marketing and operations. Prior to Kellogg, Sam worked for four years as a management consultant in Deloitte Consulting’s Strategy & Operations practice. His project experiences focused on Corporate Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Performance Improvement. He primarily worked in the high technology, life sciences, not-for-profit, and healthcare industries. Sam received a B.S. in Business Administration (International Business) and a minor in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Sam loves wine, sports, movies, fantasy football, HBO Television, and french bulldogs.

Senior Consultant, Strategy & Operations @ From October 2014 to Present (1 year 1 month) Chicago, ILMBA Intern @ Support the Marketing, Retail and Consignments teams. My responsibilities include: - Creation of internal dashboards to track KPIs for auction results - Establishment of external dashboards to track industry performance - Development of external marketing reports for press, consignors and clients regarding the state of the wine auction industry - Maintenance of external blog including topic creation, editing and analytics - Ad hoc financial analysis for both retail and auction business lines From September 2013 to October 2014 (1 year 2 months) Chicago, ILSenior Intern @ Completed several projects for the national wine bar operator (30+ locations). My projects included: - Facilitated launch of national Loyalty program (August 2013) including program design, training materials, and in-store collateral - Recommended future plans for Loyalty program design and strategy (2014 and beyond) - Conducted competitive and brand proposition of analysis Vino Volo in context of retail wine space From June 2013 to August 2013 (3 months) San Francisco Bay AreaMBA Intern @ Delivered several small projects for the wine start-up. These activities included: - Conducted an internal review of consumer wine tastings including benchmarks for the start-up to measure for future event execution - Facilitate business development activities to attract new social media clients - Developed presentation materials for board of directors From April 2012 to June 2012 (3 months) Palo Alto, CAConsultant @ Consulted on projects in a variety of industries, with a primary focus in the high tech, life sciences and healthcare space. My projects included a growth strategy assessment for a healthcare organization, business case development for Bay Area non-profits and a distribution / warehousing strategy for national pharmaceutical group. From June 2010 to April 2012 (1 year 11 months) Business Analyst @ Worked on projects in a variety of industries, with a primary focus in the semiconductor, consumer electronics and life sciences space. My projects included assisting with project management for a $6B integration, implementing a performance improvement plan for the executive committee, and identifying process improvements to improve cost forecast accuracy. From July 2008 to May 2010 (1 year 11 months) San Francisco Bay AreaSales Associate @ Established in 1942, Julians is the exclusive retail clothing boutique owned and operated by Legendary Fashion Designer Alexander Julian. Responsibilities included cashier activities, personal shopper, inventory management and product Merchandising. From September 2007 to July 2008 (11 months) Chapel Hill, North CarolinaSportSaturday Editor, Senior Writer @ Oversaw end-to-end publication for biweekly UNC Football publication (circulation of 15,000). Wrote weekly column and managed junior writers for publication. From August 2004 to December 2006 (2 years 5 months)

Master of Business Administration (MBA), Majors in Marketing Management and Entrepreneurship & Innovation @ Kellogg School of Management From 2012 to 2014 BS, Business Administration @ University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Kenan-Flagler Business School From 2004 to 2008 N/A, International Business @ Copenhagen Business School From 2007 to 2007 N/A, International Business @ The Chinese University of Hong Kong From 2007 to 2007 Sam Shepard is skilled in: Business Strategy, Competitive Analysis, Business Case..., Business Case, Strategy, Financial Modeling, Market Research, Financial Analysis, Forecasting, Mergers, Analysis, Management Consulting, Project Management, Data Analysis, Business Analysis, Market Analysis, Mergers & Acquisitions