Embrace the Brave Path

Charlene Gilman: A business professional with extensive experience in various industries, including finance, real estate, and consulting. Her career spans roles in portfolio administration, client management, implementation, training, and business ownership. She has held leadership positions, and has also worked as an independent consultant and entrepreneur. Her expertise lies in project management, process optimization, team development, and client relationship management. She is also an author and former podcaster. Along with her business acumen, Charlene holds an MBA and is a professionally Certified Interior Designer.

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She is the CEO & Founder of Black Diamonds Evolve LLC: A project consulting firm offering services such as Owners Representative, Project Consulting, and Interior Design Consulting for commercial and residential clients. The website's quote from Langston Hughes suggests a value placed on interpreting beauty and understanding intrinsic value within projects.

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Timeline of Main Events

• Late 1990s: Charlene Gilman begins her business experience as a portfolio administrator for a large Hedge Fund in Dallas, Texas.

• 2000 - 2001: Charlene Gilman serves as Director of Sales for a new startup, Winninghabits.com.

• 2003: Charlene Gilman works in Sales Support/Inside Sales at Fiber Systems International.

• January 2004 - May 2006: Charlene Gilman works as an Account Manager – Data Services at JP Morgan WSO in Dallas, managing client relationships and integrating portfolios onto the WSO platform.

• May 2006 - March 2007: Charlene Gilman serves as Implementation Manager/Cash Team Manager at JP Morgan WSO in Dallas, assisting with new client implementations and designing a new department structure.

• March 2007 - October 2009: Charlene Gilman holds the position of Vice President Implementation at JP Morgan WSO/Markit WSO in Dallas, partnering with clients on business solutions and streamlining implementation processes.

• September 2008: Markit acquires the WSO division from JP Morgan.

• October 2009 - March 2011: Charlene Gilman is Director Implementation & Training at Markit WSO in Dallas, overseeing data migration projects and developing training curriculum for financial software implementation.

• March 2011 - August 2011: Charlene Gilman serves as Director & Implementations at Markit on Demand in Boulder, CO, integrating project management processes and coordinating custom website and report development.

• 2012 - 2016: Charlene Gilman works as an Independent Consultant and Trainer, developing coaching programs for a national Dental Consulting firm and training curriculum for a Denver-based Financial Operations group.

• 2012 - 2014: Charlene Gilman works as a Corporate Training Consultant at Curian Clearing.

• 2014 - 2015: Charlene Gilman works as a Consultant/Manager at Accelerate My Practice.

• 2014 - 2016: Charlene Gilman produces a weekly podcast titled “My Time Is Now.”

• 2015 - 2020: Charlene Gilman is a Principal/VP at a CRE Owner’s Representative firm in Denver, Colorado, providing full life-cycle leadership for commercial developments., 

• 2016: Charlene Gilman authors and publishes her first book, “Wake Up! Break Rules!”

• 2011 - 2020: Charlene Gilman is the Owner of Executive Edgeworks LLC, a business consulting firm.

• 2021 - Present Day: Charlene Gilman collaborates with top AEC firms in a building measuring firm, providing consulting for 3D laser technologies and BIM services.

• 2023 – Present Day: Black Diamonds Evolve LLC is in operation for Owners Representative, Project Consulting, and Interior Design Consulting for commercial and residential clients. Charlene Gilman is the CEO & Founder.

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