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James Carran

Be proud of rejection.

Rejection means you actually tried.

Most people don't get that far.

Craftsman Writer. Published author, ghostwriter, novelist, poet, comma maximalist. I teach you powerful rhetorical tricks to improve your writing and get paid online.

The job of a ghostwriter:

Put the client's message in the client's words.

But better than they could.

Writing well makes you:

- richer
- smarter
- more efficient
- more persuasive
- more employable

Invest in your writing.

Great writers are great observers

You can't write well until you learn to see things for how they are.

How I write:

1. Stare out the window for 50 minutes
2. Write like a madman for 10 minutes
3. Repeat

Tens of thousands of ancestors
One sperm out of millions
One short life

And you're just scrolling social media?

The writer's urge to change the world without even leaving your house

The best way to learn writing is

*drumroll*

Write.

Stop looking for shortcuts.

Learn:

- Focus
- Writing
- Persuasion
- Psychology
- Sales

And you will be unstoppable

Noone with the life you want is boasting about it on social media.

Procrastination is the most expensive vice

Writing well is about thinking well.

The words are secondary.

It's better to write for 20 minutes every day than 8 hours every few months.

Next time you feel discouraged remember Stephen King was rejected 30 times before he sold a book

Boring people read tweets

Brilliant people read books

Sylvester Stallone wrote the script for Rocky while he was homeless and couldn't afford to eat.

But you still think you've got "too much else going on" to write?

If you had an unlimited supply of one thing, what would it be?

Ernest Hemingway once said:

"There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed."

CVS Health

■ Drive enterprise value creation through strategic program development 
■ Cross-functional initiatives to enhance operational effectiveness 
■ Partner with enterprise shared services to identify and execute transformation programs.

Senior Manager, Strategic Programs

■ Spearhead technology-based projects resulting in significant operational savings, leading to an annual reduction of over 20,000 hours through process automation and system enhancements.

■ Design, implement, and optimize ETL (extract, transform, load) processes to integrate from diverse sources into centralized processes.

■ Partners with key stakeholders to assess current state processes, architect potential solutions, and deliver optimized process transformations, leveraging customer data to demonstrate the art of the possible and accelerate value realization from adopted solutions.

■ Develops customized, pioneering solutions to address intricate customer challenges in the absence of standard options, empowering internal customers to harness diverse technology solutions for optimal ROI.

■ Builds and nurtures strong relationships with executive-level stakeholders, including Accounting, IT, and business leadership, to solidify partnerships, drive alignment, and deliver transformative outcomes that support clients' strategic goals.

■ Recognized for excellence in client interactions, deep technical insights, and catalyzing transformative business development initiatives.

Transformation Manager

Jabil Healthcare

■ Pioneered the introduction of automation to manual reconciliation processes by spearheading the implementation of the Redwood technology solution, leading to a 50% reduction in reconciliation time and enhancements to internal controls.

■ Led strategic finance initiatives, focusing on cost reduction and continuous improvement by standardizing processes and integrating cutting-edge technology, aligning with efficiency and scalability goals for finance systems.

■ Managed FP&A team, ensuring accuracy in financial reporting, cash flow, budgeting, consolidations, financial close processes, audits and forecasting.

Senior Manager

Sunovion Pharmaceuticals

■ Successfully implemented BlackLine reconciliation and tasks modules, playing a pivotal role in managing critical phases from user testing to go-live support, automating the financial close process and significantly enhancing the finance technology ecosystem.

■ Led the integration of subsidiaries and affiliates into BlackLine modules, supporting global consolidation efforts and streamlining financial close processes across the organization.

■ Spearheaded financial consolidation improvements for international offices, enhancing chart of accounts mapping and synchronization, including intercompany transactions, to support seamless global consolidation efforts.

■ Built and fostered executive-level relationships with accounting, IT, and business leadership to solidify partnerships, drive alignment, and deliver transformative outcomes.

■ Utilized KPIs to monitor and optimize operational activities, identifying process improvement opportunities and driving data-driven decision-making across global finance operations.

■ Led process redesign initiatives, addressing operational anomalies and bottlenecks, and implemented scalable improvement strategies that increased close efficiency and enhanced consolidation accuracy.

Finance Operations Manager

Senior Accountant

Lionbridge

■ Designed and implemented a customized accounting system for SaaS operations, establishing a revenue recognition methodology in alignment with ASC 606, ensuring accurate capture of subscription revenue and enhancing financial compliance.

■ Managed full-cycle SaaS general ledger accounting for a global tech firm, overseeing everything from trial balance to financial statement finalization.

Finance Lead

Business transformation and technology professional with experience in accounting, financial planning & analysis, finance systems, end-to-end automations, and designing, implementing, and optimizing processes across pharmaceutical, healthcare, and technology sectors. Pioneering the integration of generative AI in enterprise workflows and applications. 

Skilled in identifying and leveraging technology to drive business transformation and create value.

Key Achievements:

■ Spearhead integration of internal LLM into enterprise workflows and applications, innovating data management and operational processes.
■ Lead major technology-based projects resulting in over 20,000 hours of annual operational savings through process automation and system integration, delivering $5M in cost reductions.
■ Implemented cloud-based financial close software (Blackline), managing critical phases from requirements gathering through deployment, reducing month-end close timeline by 30% and automating over 500 monthly reconciliations.
■ Automated manual reconciliations, reducing processing time by 50% and strengthening internal controls.
■ Designed and implemented a custom SaaS accounting system, ensuring ASC 606 compliance for revenue recognition and subscription revenue capture.

Known for:

■ Initiating and driving change
■ Building strong cross-functional partnerships
■ Synthesizing diverse information to innovate
■ Taking ownership of projects and delivering consistently
■ Balancing attention to detail with big-picture thinking
■ Adaptability and quick mastery of new concepts and technologies
■ Enthusiasm for continuous learning and applying new knowledge
■ Strong analytical skills combined with a strategic approach to problem-solving

Areas of Expertise:

■ Finance Transformation & Automation
■ GenAI Integration & Application
■ Process Design & Optimization
■ System Implementations
■ Project Management
■ Accounting / FP&A
■ Data Analytics

Hobbies: weightlifting, reading, writing, music, playing guitar/singing, real estate investing and chess.

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