Laura Russell-Jones, FOCUS Director of Business Development, is based in our San Francisco office and supports the Western Region. Ms. Russell-Jones is an experienced business development professional with over ten years experience in management, marketing and sales. In addition, she is an entrepreneur and founder of Posh Baban (www.poshbaban.com), a retail outlet and website that sells luxury baby gifts and clothing.

Prior to joining FOCUS, Ms. Russell-Jones lived in London and managed the sales efforts of Euromoney’s Corporate Finance Magazine, a specialist publication for CFOs, finance directors and corporate treasurers for leading international corporations. As Sales Manager, she was responsible for selling to leading investment bankers across the UK, Europe, Asia and the US, as well as managing and leading a highly successful international sales team. Ms. Russell-Jones rapidly climbed the ranks of Euromoney Plc, significantly increased sales revenue for the publication, whose personal sales accounted for over 50% of revenue, was ranked as Euromoney’s top salespeople, and was promoted twice within two years.

Ms. Russell-Jones was also Director of Business Development for httprint, a bricks and mortar and online printing company, that offered print production management services and an online print procurement and management eCommerce Solution. She helped grow the company from a 6-person online start-up to an international $30 million company with a staff of over 100. She played an integral part in the development of the eCommerce Solution, helped generate its first clients and increase corporate revenues over 400%, and negotiated partner alliances. She is a graduate of University of California Berkeley with a degree in political economics.

Contact Information:
Laura Russell-Jones
Director of Business Development
1047 Ardmore Avenue
Oakland, CA 94610
Phone: 510-444-1307
Cell: 415-722-0566
laura.russell-jones@focusbankers.com