CONTACT INFORMATION
Steve Urban
970-685-2268
steve.urban@riderflex.com
Denver Metro Area
✅LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevepurban/
✅Personal Website: https://www.steve-urban.com/
✅Promotional Video: https://youtu.be/HwmpexBG3V8
✅Resume: https://shorturl.at/MnN3w
✅Steve Urban's Career and Business Coaching GPT: https://shorturl.at/elKpC

HEADLINE
✅Senior Executive (CEO, COO, VP) | Operations & Change Mgmt. Expert | Executive Recruiter, GSA Approved, 5 Star Rating | AI Consultant | Robotics Repair Service Provider
✅Former CEO, COO & President of $40 Million Wholesale & Retail Companies
✅Founder & CEO of a Multi-Million Dollar Recruiting & Consulting Firm

AVAILABLE FOR
✅Recruiting Assignments 
✅Consulting Assignments
✅Interim Executive Roles 
✅Turnaround and Crisis Management
✅Board of Directors and Advisory
✅Career Coaching
✅Leadership Roles in Sales and Operations
✅Chief AI Officer, AI Strategy & Implementation, AI Product Manager, AI Ethics Specialist

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
An experienced executive with over 30 years of success in organizational transformation and sustainable growth across retail, wholesale, consulting, and professional services. As Founder and CEO of Riderflex, I grew the firm into a multi-million-dollar leader in recruitment and consulting, driven by innovative strategies and a focus on talent development. I'm skilled in crisis management, AI strategy, and technology integration, leading teams to notable gains in revenue and efficiency. I'm also an author and podcast host, promoting effective leadership and communication.

CAREER TIMELINE SNAPSHOT
✅2016 to Present: Founder and CEO at Recruiting & Consulting Firm Riderflex. Podcast Host and Author
✅2013 to 2016: Interim Executive Consulting Assignments and Turnaround Management Projects
✅2006 to 2013: Wholesale and Retail Executive
✅1990 to 2006: Retail Multi-Unit Management

CORE COMPETENCIES
✅Executive Leadership & Management
✅Operational Excellence & Turnarounds
✅Sales & Revenue Growth
✅Crisis Management
✅AI Integration
✅Board of Directors & Advisory Roles
✅Executive Recruiting
✅AI Recruiting
✅Consulting
✅Career Coaching
✅Project Management

INDUSTRY EXPERTISE
✅Consumer Goods
✅Retail
✅Wholesale
✅Talent Acquisition
✅Professional Services
✅Entrepreneurship
✅Startups
✅AI

COMPANY SIZE EXPERIENCE
✅Startup to mid-size
✅15+ direct reports
✅220+ indirect reports
✅Previously led companies as a CEO / President / COO at $40+ million in revenue

CERTIFICATIONS
✅Six Sigma Black Belt Certification
✅Lean Management / Lean Manufacturing
✅Various AI & Robotics Certifications
  
PUBLICATIONS | WEBSITES | PODCAST
✅The Riderflex Guide: Inspiring & Hiring, available on Amazon.
✅The Riderflex Guide 2.0: Mastering Job Interviews, available on Amazon.
✅Steve Urban’s Amazon Author Page
✅Steve Urban's Career and Business Coaching GPT GPT published in the ChatGPT Store
✅Riderflex Podcast, host of the show available everyone podcasts can be heard.

VOLUNTEERING
✅Town of Johnstown, CO: Commissioner for the Planning & Zoning Commission. University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma: Career Advice and Job Interviewing Skills.
✅The Flywheel Project, Board of Directors: Non-profit student internship program.
✅U.S. Forest Service: Trash and fallen tree removal.