Kathleen A Graham, Principal, HQ Scripts, Inc.

Kathleen A. Graham, Principal

IN-DEPTH PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE:

Since 1997, researches, strategizes, and writes outstanding compensations studies, individual career advice, resumes, marketing materials, and web sites for HQ Search, Inc.’s clientele, who are the individuals and hiring authorities for global financial services firms: asset/money management companies; banks, consulting firms; corporations; credit rating services, pension funds; real estate developers; trading institutions/hedge funds; and private equity/venture capital firms.
As Hedge Funds Care’s Midwest Committee of Hearts member in charge of individual ticket sales and database development, created and issued the internal materials to motivate team to raise almost $900,000 with over 400 attending their 2008 “Open Your Heart to the Children” gala that was recognized by Crain’s as a “Top 25 Chicago 2008 Event”.
For numerous national and local events, wrote marketing materials, speeches, presentations, and articles for the CFA Society of Chicago, The University of Chicago’s Graduate School of Business’ various alumni and student groups, 100 Women in Hedge Funds, Chicago Financial Women, QWAFAFEW (a quantitative research alliance), Managed Funds Association (MFA, the global voice for the alternative investment industry), Finance Leaders Association, and Financial Research Association.
Written many articles on the job search process, succession planning, methods to enhance career growth, and financial topics as a freelance journalist published in Financial Engineering News, MFA Reporter, and Financial History; a book chapter in Hedge Fund and Investment Management published by Elsevier in December 2005; a book, The Land of Lemons and Nuts, published in December 2008; and another book, Career Asset Management: The C.A.S.H. Model™ Approach, in publication stage with a training and development firm interested in acquiring the franchise rights to teaching the model.
Received a MBA in Finance, Analytic Finance, and Econometrics & Statistics from the University of Chicago and a BA in Business Administration and Marketing from North Central College, where also wrote the curriculum, then taught undergraduate classes in corporate finance.

= EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATOR OF COMPLEX IDEAS INTO SIMPLE UNDERSTANDING WITHIN THE HUMAN CAPITAL AND FINANCIAL TOPICS SPHERES.

MARKETING REACH:

Publishes quarterly via email HQ Financial Views©, an e-zine newsletter featuring the latest trends infinance and their impact on careers, which currently reaches over 23,000 finance professionals globally who are earning in the six figures and up category.

= AN ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITY TO REACH A SOPHISTICATED AUDIENCE.

SUCCESSES WITH: Highest Quality Scripts, Inc.

Since 2002, has researched and written an annual financial services job forecast every year that has been completely accurate in forecasting emerging trends and the overall job climate, plus what positions would be growth opportunities and which ones would be duds.
Consistently receives highly favorable reviews of her written creations in all media formats, which prompted the spin out of HQ Scripts, Inc. from parent corporation, HQ Search, Inc.

= PROVEN ABILITY TO CONNECT FINANCE PROFESSIONALS WITH WHAT THEY NEED.

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