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Worked closely with founder to build out a CBD hemp and wellness company from the ground up developing financial model, brand, fund raising and running day-to-day operations.

Brooklyn, Ny, Us

Attract China targets independent Chinese travelers in all stages of travel. Hired by investors to avert bankruptcy, Becker revised brand and product mix to turn around company. In the process became an expert on Chinese tourism.

New York City, New York, Us

MatchPad is a roommate matching platform that pairs individuals based on lifestyle, location and budget.

Flicked combined the virality of Buzzfeed-style content with a swipe-based Tinder UX. Built product from the ground up, including market research, in-market testing, optimization and breakthrough Facebook advertising.

Culver City, Ca, Us

Responsible for overseeing marketing strategy and initiatives for video streamer. Guided marketing communications, including advertising and promotions, source and offer development. Focused organization on direct marketing methodology and KPIs, including user acquisition, conversion and engagement rates. Acquired by Fandango.

New York, Ny, Us

Created product vision for the Match.com of shopping that used a 60-second quiz and personality-based algorithm to match consumers to compatible products. With product still in beta, closed eight clients in six months leveraging key industry partnerships. Delivered acquisition cost at less than $1.00 per user.

Online and downloadable games

Budapest, Budapest, Hu

Through deep industry research built business and marketing plan for this innovative SaaS-based collaboration platform for television, film and broadcast commercial development.

Local Orbit is an online marketplace that makes it easy for restaurants, institutions and consumers to buy food directly from local farmers.

Stockholm, -, Se

Worked with 350-person $100MM strategy implementation and execution company to invigorate brand and sales funnel by creating a human face for the brand.

Turned around high-end diamond jewelry ecommerce business by tackling business fundamentals, funding, marketing, software and site design boosting revenue up 4X. Significant consumer support & press pick-up including CNN, The Today Show, Fox Business, Reuters, The New York Times, and The New York Daily News. Acquired by industry leader.

Weston, Massachusetts, Us

Brought in by VC-backed product review company to accelerate and focus business. Responsible for all elements of marketing and development from planning to execution, from SEO to SEM, primary research to cross promotion. • Built community of quality reviewers to generate 20,000 new product reviews — in video — per month. Established process for evaluating reviews and compensating reviewers based on quality. • In four months increased YouTube views from 5,000 to 500,000.

Virginia Beach, Va, Us

As change agent transformed and focused low-key publisher of religious news into the world’s largest ad-supported site for inspiration, self-help and spirituality. Tripled monthly site traffic, doubled newsletter subscribers to 9MM and increased revenue by 3X.• To consistently surpass revenue targets, shifted focus to high-value content, including health and entertainment, to attract brand-name advertisers, like Dove, Disney and Pfizer. • Established plan to increase staff size from 30 to 55, including creation of sales & marketing departments. Managed six direct reports. Raised $7MM in venture capital. • Beliefnet acquired by News Corp in December 2007.

Anticipating shift in media consumption to short-form entertainment, leveraged backing of FremantleMedia, producers of American Idol, to found content production and syndication business. Developed original low-cost programming with the goal of converting top-performing programs to television. Backslap Entertainment anticipated the mix of amateur and professional entertainment content that is part of the digital media experience today.

United strategic vision with operations success to transform single-product game show site into a valuable entertainment brand. Boosted company valuation from $5MM in 1997 to a public listing with $970MM market cap. Managed $20MM budget, 120 employees in six markets and four countries.• Key player in skyrocketing sales from $10,000 to $30MM annually.• Garnered 3.5 million registered users with average cost per user 1/3 industry average. • Initiated, structured and managed partnership with FremantleMedia, producer of "American Idol" and the largest owner of game show formats that involved intellectual property, television promotion and financial stake in Uproar. Negotiated deals with People.com, CNN, MSN and Yahoo!.

New York, New York, Us

Challenged to deliver an action plan to restore competitive edge and differentiate magazine from primary competitors, Newsweek and US New. Negotiated and managed $7 million CompuServe content license. Launched TIME Vista, an informative and advice-driven website targeting small businesses.

Mba, Marketing

Ba, Psychology