Entertainer turned DVM MBA student

1. Amy Throckmorton? Who is…

2. Amy Throckmorton? Who is… Your Next Practice Development Veterinarian

3. Amy Throckmorton Highly Motivated Self Starter

4. Competitive and Tenacious

5. Excellent speaker With a commanding stage presence and a sense of fun

6. With a passion for animals Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Candidate – May 2015 Colorado State University

7. Excellent Business sense Executive MBA candidate – May 2012 Colorado State University

8. And strong international experience Worked in or travelled to 44 countries and all 50 states.

9. Key Strengths Competitor Thrives on healthy competition and measures success against others. Activator Puts self out there and makes things happen. Communicator Confident speaker and writer with the ability to inspire and persuade. Intellectual Thinker with excellent reasoning and problem solving skills. Focus on Significance Motivated by achievement of goals and success.

10. Key Strengths Comfortable with Differences comfortable and effective in relating to people from many different backgrounds and cultures. Flexible adapts easily to changing situations and is able to adopt new approaches when necessary. Influential can influence and persuade other people, even without direct authority. Leadership comfortable taking a leadership role. Oral Communicator a skillful public speaker, good at presenting ideas and plans in a persuasive manner. Confident projects self-confidence, even in uncertain and difficult situations. Quick Thinking picks up new ideas and processes new information quickly and easily. Sensitive and Tactful promotes an atmosphere of good feeling and mutual consideration. Skilled Writer expresses ideas and positions clearly.

11. Interests Counseling and Mentoring Interest in developing and nurturing relationships. Oriented towards meaningful work. Enterprise Control Interest in strategy development and execution. Desire for leadership opportunities Influence through Language and Ideas Persuasive, influential, and believable. Sales and Relationship Management oriented.

12. Ideal work environment Prefers to have home base in San Diego, CA. Salary requirements - >$80,000 annually Prefers autonomy and/or management opportunities Veterinary, animal care, and animal nutrition industries Hill’s Pet Nutrition Petco Banfield Family benefits (medical/dental/vision) Flexible in terms of work hours, telecommunicating, and travel (up to 50%). Work from home with travel excellent option. Continued education and training Position requires DVM and/or MBA.

13. Ideal position Practice Development Veterinarian – Hill’s Pet nutrition. S. California Area Responsibilities for this position include: Manage an account base of Specialist Veterinary Clinics, building active recommendations and influencing Veterinary Specialists to recommend and sell Hill's products. Develop and grow key opportunity customers through development of account specific action plans and implementation of core strategies including 5VA elements, nutritional seminars and compliance audits. Contribute to pets' health, enrich the relationship between people and their pets and influence practice success through nutritional education, coaching and skill-building training with hospital healthcare teams. Staff Hill's exhibit booth at national/regional/specialty conferences building relationships and influencing conference attendees to recommend and sell Hill's products. Enhance Field Sales and Agency representatives technical and product expertise through training and field work Implement promotional programs and tactical sales plans to meet and exceed sales goals Promote and merchandise Hill's products and services Roll out new product launches and increase in-clinic presence and market leadership for all products Stay abreast of competitive climate in assigned territory Qualifications: DVM required with 4 years of clinical practice experience and licensed at a minimum in one state Ability to lift up to 50 pounds Valid driver's license with no moving violations Drive to grow and build a territory and a passion for pets Good analytical skills and basic understanding of business and business terminology Good work ethic, professional appearance and approach, high integrity

14. Ideal position (cont.) Hill's offers all employees: Highly competitive pay Great employee, domestic partner, and family benefits that start the first day of employment (medical/dental/vision) Short-term and long-term disability Life Insurance Retirement Income Program/Savings & Investment Plan with company contributions and matching Healthcare and dependant care reimbursement accounts Annual tuition reimbursement up to $10,000 14 paid holidays Annual paid vacation Discounts on pet insurance On-going training Opportunities for advancement Highly professional, ethical, drug free environment 26% target bonus Company provided home office equipment and connectivity Fully paid company car

15. NOTE This particular position is not open, but as I will not graduate and begin job hunting until 2015, I will keep this sort of position in mind as a goal. Currently the pet care industry is growing and is expected to continue this trend for the foreseeable future.

16. S.w.o.t. analysis

17. Amy Throckmorton Of all the potential practice development veterinarian candidates, Amy has the most unique and advantageous skill set available - with proven veterinary clinical skills, business acumen, and exceptional presentation and communication abilities.