Mane Hook-Up is a beauty booking platform that helps afro & curly hair stylists to build their online presence while saving time, energy and money on marketing themselves.I serve as an advisor, mentor, and executive coach to the CEO.

Ganas Ventures invests in pre-seed and seed Web 2 and Web 3 community-driven startups in the US and Latin America. ​​For more info, visit: ganas.vc.

Mentoring startups in a remote-first environment, I support their strategy, offer firsthand experience, and guide their growth. Since 2006, Techstars has worked with startups across a range of verticals, from aerospace to finance, logistics, and retail, connecting them to a network of successful mentors and partners. Each year, Techstars chooses over 500 early-stage companies to join one of their 3-month, mentorship-driven accelerators, investing $120K and providing hands-on mentorship and access to the Techstars network for life.

HomeRoom was a CRM, monetization, and community management platform for Discord. The platform monitored engagement activity to identify the most valuable members of a Discord server and how to convert them into paying customers. And helped streamline operations for community and marketing teams by automating time-consuming tasks, enabling them to focus on more impactful activities.As Founder and & CEO, I accomplished several major milestones throughout our journey:* Raised $1M in venture capital funding from Techstars, Warner Music Group, Concord Music, AngelList, and angel investors* Designed and built a full-stack SaaS application leveraging open-web technologies and frameworks with a focus on using serverless architecture to minimize our DevOps spend * Scaled a SaaS platform through top-of-funnel enterprise B2B sales strategies within themusic, gaming, entertainment, and Web3 industries* Recruited and managed a team of 10 remote employees across the Americas, Europe, and Southeast Asia* Built internal software applications, automations, and microservices to streamline business operations,including reporting, KPI tracking, recruitment, onboarding, and knowledge management* Developed and executed a content marketing strategy that resulted in 3.5k newsletter subscribers (52% avg. open rate) and 1,100 Discord community members

As a community manager and advisor to Lolita Taub, I oversaw the content and growth strategy for LaaS, an online community of 20,000 underrepresented founders, emerging fund managers, and angel investors.While in the role I handled a range of responsibilities:* Curated Twitter content about venture capital, funding opportunities, and founder resources for an account with 60k+ followers.* Assisted with the recruitment and hiring of remote staff for business development, admin, and sales.* Oversaw the curation, scheduling, and promotion of a bi-weekly newsletter; scaling readership from 10k to 18k subscribers in under nine months.* Organized and facilitated monthly Fireside Chats featuring several successful fund managers and startup founders with multi-million dollar exits.

PlayTyme was a community-led lifestyle and digital media brand for adult content creators. We published a bi-weekly newsletter to over 3000 readers, executive produced two Top 100 sexuality podcasts, and hosted regular events for creators both online and IRL.