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Denver, Co, Us

Denver Metropolitan Area

Denver, Colorado, United States

Denver, Colorado, United States

Denver, Colorado, United States

Court Appointed Special Advocate Volunteer. Acting on behalf of the state to ensure the care and oversight of disenfranchised youth within the foster care system. Please contact me if interested in getting involved or donating to the cause to enable “voices for children”!

Denver, Colorado, United States

San Francisco, California

Greater New York City Area

Technology, Media & Telecom GroupAssisted a new Managing Director to develop his internal business plan and go-to-market strategyCreated sales and coverage materials to acquire clients through selling various perspectives and ideasTaught a client the nuances of what made up their valuation based on the company’s segments to better market them for purchaseWorked alongside and contributed to the development of the strategy surrounding an engaged deal

Dayton, Ohio Area

Contributed to the operational sales and growth profile assessment of a software company serving the chemical and process industriesImplemented: targeted selling to drive revenue growth, the re-configuration of roles to increases efficiency, and salespeople best practicesConsulted the client on the implementation of various operational, financial, and growth-oriented tactics

New York, New York

Technology, Media & Telecom GroupWorked on deal teams for several live transactions including a leveraged buyout, debt and equity financings, sell-side and buy-side M&ASelected Experience:Leveraged buyout of two enterprise software companies for $1.3Bo Contributed throughout the entire process of building the confidential information memorandum for the transactionServed as client advisors to a major media holding company on the potential issuance of a special dividendo Assisted in the valuation of the firm’s holdings by conducting a sum of the parts analysisWorked on a sell-side M&A strategic presentations and the valuation of a media companyo Focused on strategic industry understanding to build client presentations to best position the company for acquisitionDeveloped a merger model for an acquisition by a large-cap media company and later presented the materials to senior deal team members

East Lansing, Mi

Analyzed empirical, theory, and experimental financial studies to aid in the development of an overarching research thesis

East Lansing, Mi

Co-managed a $30K domestic small-cap value equity fund with 100 plus organization membersPresided over weekly meetings to ensure optimal investment education for the student members who pitch stocks to the fund

Boston, Ma

Worked within a team that serves clients as an M&A advisor in industries including Technology, Industrials, and HealthcareSourced prospective buyer lists that included selected strategic and financial buyers based on the client’s product offerings and industry solutionsAssembled comparable company and precedent transaction analyses for companies in the Automotive and Heavy Equipment industriesDeveloped in-depth research on the middle market landscape and Mergers & Acquisitions industry broadly for executive use at alliance conferencesAssembled Pitch Book marketing materials for potential clients and Confidential Information Memorandum marketing materials for active clients

Austin, Texas

Learned and utilized The Vista Business Development Team Pipeline Ranking system and sourced over 1,000 leadsConducted thorough research on select industry sectors, including the use of outside expert calls which helped inform group investment strategyAssisted in business development efforts to examine investment opportunities within the Land Management and Government software spaceWent through the diligence process by conducting expert phone calls, interpreting industry research, and financial analysis to craft the thesisDrafted investment theses for opportunities within the enterprise software industry to internally sell marketplace perspectives to the Investment Team

East Lansing, Michigan

Delivered presentations on Reynolds to sell the company's internship and full-time opportunities which resulted in over 200 prospects applying

Dayton, Ohio

Completed the Reynolds world-class sales training program which has been mirrored by Vista Equity Partners at scale as part of their “best practices” operational engineering approachAnalyzed and compressed large zip-files of data into smaller accessible databases while simultaneously recognizing trends Worked on demographic databases to devise future employment and operational strategies Helped update servers of information from past sources, to ensure their material validity, relevance, and accuracy

Ba In Finance, Business

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