Vice President Operations
CurrentDecentralizing access to the power of mushrooms.
Nov 2023 - Present
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Advanced Mycology
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Development & Operations
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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Avens O'Brien is listed as Development & Operations at Advanced Mycology, based in Los Angeles, California, United States. AeroLeads shows phone signal with area code 603, 818 and a matched LinkedIn profile for Avens O'Brien.
Avens O'Brien previously worked as Vice President Operations at Advanced Mycology and Director Of Development at Advanced Mycology. Avens O'Brien holds Cognitive Science from Granite State College.
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About Avens O'Brien
Avens O’Brien is a 2nd-generation libertarian activist and full-time entrepreneur based in Los Angeles. The product of peaceful parenting, non-traditional education, & family who campaigned for political office as Libertarians in New Hampshire in the 70s and 80s, Avens was Vice Chair of the LPNH from 2006-2008, & has volunteered on several liberty campaigns, including local races & presidential – Badnarik in 2004, Ron Paul (primary) in 2008, McAfee (primary) & Johnson (general) in 2016, Supreme (primary) & Jorgensen (general) in 2020.From 2013-2014, she worked at Euro Pacific Capital for Peter Schiff, where she assisted in a bridge fundraising round of $3 million for a digital media advertising company, Thoughtful Media Group (TMG), & was then hired as the Financial Operations Manager of TMG in 2014 until 2016. During her time in the financial management team at TMG, the valuation of the company rose from $30M to $80M, & saw revenue increases of nearly 100% year over year. She continues her relationship with TMG as both an investor & consultant. She spent 5 years working in the cannabis industry in Los Angeles working as an operations executive and managing a grow as well.Avens is a cofounder and VP of Operations at Advanced Mycology, an LA-based company pioneering decentralized access to psilocybin through grow-your-own-mushroom kits for consumers - in July 2024 they launched the Mike Tyson MIKEADELICS Mushroom Grow Kit. She is also a cofounder of Coast 2 Coast Mycology, a company focused on award-winning mycology genetics. She does psychedelic research, education & advocacy through her brand @YourTripSister on Instagram and Tiktok.She considers herself a “Facebook agitator”, has contributed articles to The Libertarian Republic, Thoughts on Liberty & has been featured in Reason Magazine in interviews & panels. She is on the Board of Directors of Feminists for Liberty. In 2013, she began taking photos beside her partner Judd Weiss at events & conferences, & has adopted his mission of helping make liberty look good, with thousands of photos at events to her credit. She’s a frequent guest of podcasts, conferences, & on panels discussing both online & offline liberty activism, feminism, psychedelics, millennials, Burning Man culture, & other hot topics. You can find her work at http://avens.me.A complete list of her speeches and panels can be found at https://lpedia.org/wiki/Avens_O%27Brien
Listed skills include Social Media, Blogging, Leadership, Public Speaking, and 46 others.
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Director Of Development
Advanced Mycology
Decentralizing access to psychedelics.
Apr 2022 - Apr 2024
Psychedelic Educator
Current
Your Trip Sister
@YourTripSister (.com as well) on Instagram & TikTok is conceived as an educational resource for all your psychedelic-related questions. Trivia, information, facts, FAQs, and a lot of mycology thrown in the mix - my goal is to discuss the history, various effects & reasons for use of common psychedelics today. I'm not here to tell you if you should take substances medicinally, therapeutically, or recreationally - I simply ask that you take them *intentionally* and if I can help reduce risk or improve experiences through education & information, I always want to.
Nov 2021 - Present
Board Member
Current
Feminists For Liberty
Anti-sexism, anti-statism, pro-markers, pro-choice.
Jan 2020 - Present
Financial Operations (Consultant)
Current-Support C Suite with financial & administrative operations. -Handle sensitive, confidential information regarding company finances, operations, employees & investors. -Manage monthly accounting, bookkeeping, management dashboard reporting. -Oversee analytics data, coordinated with international management.
Dec 2016 - Present
Senior Manager Of Sales Operations
-Direct daily operations for Sales & Talent teams in lead generation, client relationship building, closing sales, ad production & sales delivery of ad campaigns. -Supervise matrixed team of 15+ managing network & talent catalog of 6000+ YouTube channels with over 4 billion monthly views, as well as social media influencers across Facebook, Twitter & Instagram.-Collect, prepare & analyze reporting for C-Suite weekly leadership calls, oversee all department reports & meet with managers for department-specific insights.-Create uniform reporting structures for offices in Shanghai, Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City & Los Angeles.-Compile, edit & publish quarterly shareholder reports on behalf of C-Suite.-Oversaw all operations of small subsidiary projects on behalf of CEO.
Jul 2015 - Dec 2016
Business Operations Manager
-Supported CEO, CFO & EVP with financial & administrative operations. Handled sensitive, confidential information regarding company finances, operations, employees & investors. -Managed monthly accounting, bookkeeping, investor relations, HR, management dashboard reporting. Oversaw analytics data, coordinated with international management.-Built calculator system (dynamic Excel) for internal analysis of talent, media & misc costs, profit margin & delivery projections (within variable budgets) for use on all sales campaigns. Calculator is used to create company standards for campaign approval & set proposal expectations accurately.
Sep 2014 - Jul 2015
Director Of Projects
Current
Effervescent Inc.
Consulting on:- Digital Media Advertising- Social Media Strategy- Influencer Strategy- SEO / YouTube Optimization- Bookkeeping & Analysis- Event Photography- Headshot Photography- Copywriting- Project Management - Network Building- Operational Analysis & Strategy
Dec 2016 - Present
Finance & Admin
Lit.Club is a premium recreational cannabis brand, featuring artisan flower, focused on flavor, dedicated to improving the cannabis experience. We launched in January 2018. We won Best Preroll with our Forbidden Fruit at LA Weekly's Coachella Cannabis Cup in 2019.We won Best Preroll with our Guava at WeedCon 2019.Our events have been sponsored by High Times, featured in LA Weekly, and are some of the highest quality B2B consumptions events you can attend. http://lit.club
Oct 2017 - Oct 2021
Account Manager
Euro Pacific Capital
-Supported 5 top-earning brokers ($400M+ in assets) at investment firm specializing in diverse international portfolios including private placements with accredited investors (including $3M for Thoughtful). -Developed & implemented new procedures for new account processing & management. Planned pitches, compiled support materials for brokers, developed marketing strategies. Ensured that all activities adhered to FINRA/SEC regulatory standards.
Jul 2013 - Sep 2014
Lead Coordinator
Effervescent Inc
Planned & hosted parties & events for tourists & locals. Specialized in high-profile clientele.
May 2011 - Jul 2013
Sales
-Motivated sales representative with highest customer service scores in sales district.-Maintained lowest rate of returned products/services between three different districts. -Developed & implemented pilot programs of new marketing strategies.
Aug 2008 - May 2011
Assistant Store Manager
Wilsons Leather
-Worked way up from entry-level sales rep position to management in a short period of time, saw my store become a "million dollar store" - a milestone within the company. -Handled a store's inventory, profit & loss and various corporate paperwork, as well as daily retail duties. -Trained new associates on product knowledge and sales techniques. -Oversaw the store with the lowest shrink (loss) in the entire company. -Was designated to travel between stores coaching and substituting for other management, as well as preparing stores (especially visually) for corporate audit. -Kept daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports, designated in-store contests for employee incentives and worked happily with my team until the company closed most of its stores and laid off thousands of workers in 2008.
Aug 2005 - May 2008
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Avens O'Brien education
Cognitive Science
Granite State College
Political Science
Associate’S Degree, Humanities & Philosophy
Manchester Community College
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Avens O'Brien works for Advanced Mycology.
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Avens O'Brien is listed as Development & Operations at Advanced Mycology.
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Avens O'Brien is based in Los Angeles, California, United States while working with Advanced Mycology.
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Avens O'Brien has worked for Advanced Mycology, Your Trip Sister, Feminists For Liberty, Thoughtful Media Group, Inc., and Effervescent Inc..
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What schools did Avens O'Brien attend?
Avens O'Brien holds Cognitive Science from Granite State College.
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Avens O'Brien is listed with skills including Social Media, Blogging, Leadership, Public Speaking, Marketing, Sales, Facebook, and Social Networking.
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