Gaingels has deployed over $900M in capital with over 2,400+ portfolio companies and 4,500+ members.Gaingels is a leading LGBTQIA+/Allies investment syndicate, and one of the largest and most active private investors in North America1 dedicated to supporting diversity in leadership at all levels within the venture capital ecosystem. Gaingels co-invests with select venture capital leads in companies resolved on building diverse and inclusive teams. We seek to drive top returns while influencing the ecosystem and representing the LGBTQ community, its allies, and a diverse group of investors within the capital stack of its portfolio companies.

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• Develop and manage all dynamic data modeling tools supporting 25 individuals across 2 verticals with an annual volume of $351 million in spend encompassing 1,571 SKUs and 2 brands• Structure contracting process and projections of 500+ million units of produce across 4 distribution centers to allow strategy managers to develop fixed pricing contracts to streamline costing and menu planning procedures • Build year over year data visualizations to allow upper management to quickly identify and react to any data variances and make strategic decisions accordingly• Drive data-backed, strategic decision making in Supply Chain Capacity standards to optimize SKU count maximum, minimum, and average production volume of 20 million units per week• Manage the project of transitioning a perpetual inventory managing system to a web-based platform with external consultants

• Curate assortments across 9 departments for existing stores and emerging markets to drive sales (+126% over previous year, +5% Comparable Store Sales) and grow Off-Price brand awareness• Manage 378 vendor accounts in a dynamic, growing business to maximize sales growth opportunities • Create monthly trend and brand focused merchandising directives sent to 223 stores to drive assortment execution and sales• Assist in developing 2 private label, off-price brands based on customer data analysis • Lead supply chain tracking to optimize communication between merchandising team and 3 distribution centers• Execute multi-faceted and localized store opening strategies through the rollout of 106 new doors in 16 months creating Macy’s Backstage’s first West Coast and North West regional presence• Appointed Subject Matter Expert for the development of Google based supply chain software to replace existing systems• Co-develop LGBTQ top line corporate strategy through employee resource diversity committee

- Engaged in an 8-week intensive retail onboarding program - Executed classroom retail concepts across 4 departments: Toys, Electronics, Gourmet, & Sporting Goods- Collaborated with 52 other program participants to understand how concepts vary across families of business

- Advise and assist 15+ students weekly with professional development skills including resume building, cover letter review, interviewing etiquette, and more - Design and execute a major ambassador program to pair newly admitted students with experienced students for career and professional exploration - Plan for the future of career advising and offerings to coincide with the Wisconsin School of Business admission strategy

- Formulate new business development strategies to maximize on campus adoption rates - Execute marketing plans to increase education and touch points with the target market - Increase customer life time value through personalized sales tactics- Identified local areas of opportunity to capitalize on consumer trends and business growth- Research consumer sensitivity to reward/loyalty programs in local retail environment

- Analyzed a 1 Billion dollar annual business to turn big data into actionable intelligence - Determined opportunities within 538 stores to identify trends and grow sales- Evaluated growth plans to ensure replenishment was aligned with department strategy - Led a cross functional team to capitalize on white space in Macy's corporate strategy

• Optimized replenishment procedures within 12 retail locations throughout the theme park• Analyzed replenishment methods to ensure stores are prepared for a cumulative $400,000+ sales a day• Evaluated and set productivity levels in units per hour for a team of 42 employees • Developed and presented a solution-based project to convey my project outcomes and experiences during the internship• Focused on the consumer experience as it pertains to inventory levels and store preparation

- Achieved $101,208 in sales on a corporate set goal of $46,679 - Demonstrated the ability to build customer relationships and loyalty through personal interaction and the maintenance of a client file - Executed procedures to enhance selling efficiency and complete support and recovery duties- Evaluated and reorganize inventory storage to ensure accuracy during the annual inventory audit- Possessed drive, ambition, an entrepreneurial outlook, and comfort working in a commission environment