First person hired by founders to help with launch and early-stage development. Spearheaded the recruitment and hiring of company CEO. Directly engaged with multiple contacts to facilitate pre-seed raise. Monies I raised comprised 43% of pre-seed round, an amount that far exceeded amount raised by other founders. Currently engaged in multiple roles for imminent launch.

Assisted in production and development of Kickstarter campaign which raised over $400,000 for patented, home cheese maker. The campaign ranked in Kickstarter's top 25%. Assisted in multiple roles in go-to-market. Helped drive revenue by increasing social media visibility. Currently playing active role in institutional fund raising.

Founding Principal of a continuously profitable telesales company. Developed clients from a wide variety of industries. Consistently dealt with c-suite executives. Assisted legal counsel in direct negotiations related to commission rates and other contractual terms. Devised sales strategies and support to facilitate greater success among PSS representatives as well as clients’ internal staff. Worked seamlessly with clients inside sales teams. Provided clients with critical data and end-user feedback that enabled them to proactively change their products for improved results. Managed company in addition to actively selling product line.Significant accomplishments:• Acquired clients including The Financial Times, Institutional Investor, Condé Nast, Value Line, DHL and several starups.• Generated more than 250,000 sales orders with total revenue of nearly $150 million.• Supervised 3 managers as well as multiple sales teams both domestically and at offshore call center in El Salvador.

Assisted founder and CEO with numerous critical functions. Tasks included:* Spearheading the recruitment and hiring of company COO. * Aiding in various functions related to multiple rounds of capital raises. * Assisting in composition of several crucial pitch decks.* Engaging with team on varied day to day matters.

Nasdaq equity trader for Island (ECN) proprietary trading desk. Was in top quartile among 142 traders. Had $10 million cap line.

Was highest grossing sales representative for startup focused on financial research sales. After 18 months was promoted to sales manager. Role included business development. Made initial cold outreach and was then main contact in landing Morningstar, the preeminent mutual fund rating firm.