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Personal & professional growth experiences, empowering individuals & organizations to cultivate clarity, creativity, and connection - all while having more fun.

• Built a personal growth platform for entrepreneurial-minded college students & young professionals.• Created and facilitated workshops, retreats, and international travel experiences, including an Alternative Spring Break Program in Costa Rica, Adult Summer Camp Weekends in the Northeast U.S., New Year's Retreats in the Riviera Maya + Dominican Republic, Student Innovation Nights in Boston & Philly, and more.• Designed and facilitated IRL + virtual workshops for dozens of colleges & universities, including Babson, Northeastern, Princeton, MIT, Yale, Drexel, the University of Michigan, and the University of Delaware's Horn Entrepreneurship + Diamond Challenge for High School Entrepreneurs.• Led and managed core team of 12 in strategy, operations, programming, sales, marketing, content creation, and community engagement, plus an additional 20 seasonal facilitators and coaches.• Hosted Conscious Conversations every Friday on Zoom on topics such as Digital Wellness and Knowing Your Values, to foster connection and personal growth during the pandemic. 4+ years later, we've hosted nearly 200 sessions - they live on as "Fridays With Third Nature."• Workshops and courses led included: The Business of Being Happy & Healthy; Cultivating Creativity & Impact-Driven Ideation; Mindful Entrepreneurship; Balancing School & Startup; Lifestyle Design; Energy Leadership; Goal Setting & Prioritization.• Initiated and led rebrand from Startup Island to Third Nature.

After 6 years as a volunteer with Experience Camps for Grieving Children, I helped to develop, design, facilitate, and manage operations for our adult grief retreat.

Greater New York City Area

• Built a mobile app and content engine for New Yorkers to find restaurants and bars that match their tastes.• Led and managed a 12-person team of engineers, developers, photographers, and content creators.• Developed and implemented strategies to grow active user base using Google AdWords, Facebook ads, and guerrilla marketing.• Created win-win partnerships and events with restaurants and bars throughout NYC.

Greater New York City Area

• Strived to find & develop clients defined as high net worth individuals and medium-large businesses, establishing relationships through warm introductions and face-to-face meetings.• Developed customized event packages based on client needs and budget, including corporate outings surrounding the U.S. Open and Super Bowl XLVIII in NYC.• Bought and sold tickets to sought after events using broker databases and knowledge of arbitrage opportunities.

Vail, Colorado

Greater New York City Area

• Strived to find, develop, grow, and maintain clients from various industries, contributing 15 new advertisers to the CBS Radio & Digital Group.• Made daily cold calls to potential clients and scheduled meetings to present marketing opportunities in radio, digital, and event sponsorship.• Developed well researched, customized marketing proposals using CBS New York capabilities, to reach clients’ marketing goals.• Built strong client relationships while growing investment levels and managing internally to ensure quality of service.