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Jonathon
Schuster

Business Development Professional

31, Bloomington, Indiana

Jonathon Schuster earned his Bachelor of Arts in English and Jewish Studies at Indiana University, where he also acted as an Issues Section Editor for the Arbutus yearbook and achieved recognition as a Faculty Scholar for his excellent academic performance. After graduating, Jonathon Schuster accepted the position of Regulatory Compliance Analyst at the law firm K&L Gates LLP in Washington, DC. Next, Jonathon Schuster gained employment as Compliance Manager at Sharia-friendly mortgage provider Guidance Residential, LLC in Reston, Virginia. Jonathon Schuster subsequently joined the international hedge fund Citadel LLC (originally Citadel Investment Group, LLC) in Chicago, Illinois, as a Licensing Manager. In this capacity, he handled federal and state debt and mortgage collections and helped save ResMAE Mortgage Corporation (now Bridgefield Mortgage Corporation) from bankruptcy.

In 2008, Jonathon Schuster returned to Indiana University to attend the Master of Business Administration program at the Kelley School of Business. There, Jonathon Schuster focused his studies on the marketing, pricing, and business plans of life science and therapeutic companies. In acknowledgment of Jonathon Schuster’s talents, the faculty chose him as a member of the school’s Corporate Innovation/Entrepreneurship Management Academy and internal venture capital case competition team.

While continuing his postgraduate studies, Jonathon Schuster also took on consultant positions with Spring Mill Venture Partners, 21st Century Research & Technology Fund, Restaurant Tallent, and Indiana University Biobank. Most recently, Jonathon Schuster held the role of Director of Business Development for SproutBox, LLC, an accelerator and venture capital firm that devotes itself to Web 2.0 companies involved in business-to-business and business-to-consumer activities. Among other achievements as Director of Business Development, Jonathon Schuster created an internship program and proposed a $1 million grant application, which Indiana Economic Development Corporation approved. For the future, Jonathon Schuster plans to assist consumer products companies with brand management, data modeling, social media marketing, and keeping up-to-date with advancements in technology.

Jonathon serves as the Business Development manager at Logicube, the world leader in hard drive duplication and digital forensics hardware technology.


Jonathon Schuster's Schools

  • Kelley School of Business, Indiana University , Class of 2010
    MBA in Finance and Marketing

    Faculty-selected member of the Corporate Innovation/Entrepreneurship Management Academy.
    Most-selected pitch presenter at Kelley internal venture capital case competition (2009)
    Faculty-selected member of the Kelley internal venture capital case competition team (2008)
    Assisted therapeutic companies and general life sciences companies in market segmentation (psychographic and demographic), general pricing strategies, and business plan development Certified Pragmatic Marketer

  • Indiana University Bloomington , Class of 2004
    Bachelors in English Language and Ethnic Studies

    Faculty Scholar based upon academic performance.
    Issues Section Editor, Arbutus yearbook, 2003-2004

Jonathon Schuster's Companies

  • Business Development Professional 2010 - Bloomington, Indiana
    Business Development Professional
    Jonathon Schuster offers a unique and focused style of effective Business Development.
  • SproutBox 2009 - 2010 - Bloomington, Indiana
    Director of Business Development
    In his role as Director of Business Development , Jonathon Schuster created strategic frameworks, set objectives, and implemented processes for 4 new companies, brands, and products. He was instrumental in facilitating Led complex data gathering, modeling, and business analysis of incubated companies to recommend and implement shifts in marketing strategies resulting in double digit market share growth for each company in its respective market. Jonathon Schuster further established metrics to identify and address performance gaps in commercialization of portfolio companies. He was responsible for the development of local and national relationships with potential customers, affiliates, investors, venture capital firms, and entrepreneurs to further technology entrepreneurship and business acceleration. Jonathon Schuster presented investor portfolio reporting and individual company performance, emerging market opportunities and new investment potential figures. Jonathon Schuster coordinated efforts by software developers, senior management and affiliate partners for product launch promotions resulting in increased awareness and quality trial among potential customers. He created an ongoing internship program resulting in initial class of 4 interns from 3 different schools within Indiana University. The Interns focused on public relations, business development, and user interface design. Jonathon Schuster drafted and presented $1 million grant application (accepted) to the Indiana Economic Development Commission