The strategic path to becoming a successful business executive

For people who dream of becoming a business executive, reaching the upper ranks of the corporate world may often seem fierce and challenging. Climbing the corporate ladder requires disciplined work ethic and education. Still, only a few make it as the vice president or senior vice president of a company.

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So when it comes to managing one’s own career, what does it take to climb the ladder?

For Steven Rindner, a renowned business and corporate development executive, it takes more than education to be successful in the field. Beginning his career as a lawyer, he has since become a successful business executive by studying a number of industries including media, technology, real estate services and healthcare.

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Like most CEOs and top executives, Rindner had to put into play his most strategic skills during the most crucial moments. As one of the former executives of Besins Healthcare International, a pharmaceutical based in Belgium, he turned the nutrition business of the company into a valuable enterprise through the development of numerous distribution channels, significant partnerships with media and marketing companies, and the successful execution of online strategies.

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According to Harvard Business Review, which recently featured research involving more than 20,000 executives, strategic leadership is the game in all industries with strong corporate structures. The study stresses the importance of leaders thinking strategically and developing the ability to anticipate, challenge, interpret, decide, align, and learn in various situations.

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Although Steven Rindner began his career as a lawyer, he has since become a successful business executive, with a strong background in business development and growth strategy. He has used his expertise in many industries, such as media, technology, real estate, and healthcare.

Mr. Rindner graduated from St. John's University School of Law, where he was a member of the St. John's Law Review. After graduation, he served as a clerk to the Honorable John Terry, on the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. He then worked at top tier law firms, and even at the United States Attorneys Office, where he handled cases in both federal and local courts.

Steven Rindner then moved on to America Online, serving as director, executive director, vice president, and eventually senior vice president. He helped the company to develop strategies to grow subscribers, and also helped to develop website functionality and successful advertising and marketing campaigns.

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Mr. Rindner has also served as senior vice president at Citigroup, Inc., and executive vice president at Kastle Systems International, a company that specializes in outsourced services for commercial office buildings. At Kastle, he managed to double annual new revenue generation. He was also practice director at Perfect Sense Digital.

Steven Rindner was also chief executive for e-commerce and nutrition at Besins Healthcare, a pharmaceutical company based in Belgium. He helped to launch and develop the nutrition business, and turned it into a valuable enterprise by developing distribution channels and partnerships with media and marketing companies and by successfully implementing online strategies. He also worked to expand the company in the United States and throughout the world. Because of his success with the online business, Mr. Rindner was asked to take the lead with Olympian Labs, the company's retail nutrition business.

Mr. Rindner now works at Scout Media, Inc.

Besides his corporate work, Mr. Rindner also finds time to serve on the board of directors of the Charles E. Smith Life Communities and the Winston Churchill HS Educational Foundation.

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Steven Rindner began his career with a degree in law from St. John's University School of Law in Jamaica, New York, where he was also a member of the St. John's Law Review. After graduating, he was a clerk on the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Mr. Rindner then became an associate at Shearman and Sterling, where he worked to prepare credit agreements and indentures, as well as registration statements for public offerings. He then joined the United States Attorneys' Office. He was an assistant United States attorney and he handled cases in both federal and local courts. Then, until 1999, he was an associate with Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, where he worked as a corporate attorney. After leaving this law firm, Mr. Rindner made the move to the business world.

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He became part of America Online, where he helped the company to develop and execute strategies for website functionality, advertising, marketing, content, and subscriber acquisition. He moved rapidly up the corporate ladder at America Online, where he served as director, executive director, vice president, and then senior vice president. In 2003, Steven Rindner moved on to Citigroup Inc., where he was senior vice president. From 2004-2008 he was executive vice president at Kastle Systems International, a private equity-owned security company. Mr. Rindner helped the company grow and expand internationally and also helped to raise millions of dollars.

Steven Rindner was also chief executive for e-commerce and nutrition at Besins Healthcare, Inc. Among his achievements at Besins Healthcare, he helped the company raise millions of dollars to launch new intiatives. He also helped to develop the company's award-winning website, which enabled the engaged customer database to grow by more than 100%, which was even more than expected. Because of the success of the online business, investors in the company asked Mr. Rindner to lead Olympian Labs, Inc., the company's retail nutrition business.

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