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Beverly Hills, California, US

Beverly Hills, California, US

London, United Kingdom, GB

• Connected clients at investment funds & advisory firms with industry experts to conduct short term consultations
• Mapped out industry verticals, executed search strategy, and delivered access to precisely the knowledge-owners who added value to clients’ research goals
• Identified, engaged and assessed C-level talent via cold outreach, negotiating terms of independent consulting contracts daily; drive an average revenue of $35,000/month
• Managed multiple work streams simultaneously w/ competing deadlines, ensuring 48-hour project delivery
• Led a project supporting the acquisition of a major live event and venue management company; sourced leading executives in the industry who served as the foundation of the clients’ primary research panel

Toronto, Ontario, CA

• Developed a deeper understanding of financial markets and the essential role that banks like TD play within them
• Carried out various projects for full-time traders, sales-traders, and salespeople

• Coordinated talent, site map, and finances of UW-Madison’s largest student run event
• Oversaw a team of student volunteers who were responsible for operations, marketing and sponsorship
• Developed the $200,000+ operating budget, including fundraising and sponsorship
• Worked closely with a national promoter to negotiate and book over 30 artists for the one-day event
• Met regularly with city and campus stakeholders including Madison Police and Fire as well as UW Police

• Planned the site map and logistics of UW-Madison's end-of-the-year music festival
• Managed over 80 volunteers and worked with Executive Director to book talent
• Selected an operations team and held weekly meetings to assign tasks and review progress
• Helped to attract crowds of over 7,000 attendees to the perennial event

• Worked alongside full-time staff to structure the layout for the QuickChek NJ Festival of Ballooning, the largest event in the state of New Jersey, drawing 175,000 people
• Managed the QuickChek Vendor Program, a half-million dollar venture that brings in 60 major corporate sponsors like Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and Frito-Lay, and is vital to the success of the event
• Conversed regularly with some of the top account executives in the Northeast to ensure needs for the event were being met.
• Supervised over 280 vendors, sponsors and exhibitors on-site throughout the three-day festival

New York, NY, US

• Worked closely with Promotions Coordinators, Assistants and on-air personalities with the planning and execution of on-site promotions
• Assisted Promotions Director with the creation of innovative marketing and promotion strategies
• Wrote copy that was read over the air
• Went to concerts, clubs, movies, and other station related appearances to interact with listeners

• Created and ran a music website that grossed over 140,000 views in its existence
• Planned and budgeted a music festival that attracted 500 people from the NY/NJ area
• Publicized in school and local newspapers for leadership and ambition

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Marketing, Cum Laude

General Studies