• Assisted Chief Operating Officer, SVP of Finance & Operations, and VP of Business and Legal Affairs in the day-to-day operations and dealmaking of this platform-agnostic startup film & television studio

• Leveraged analytical, teamwork, research, Microsoft Office, and problem solving skills to develop solutions for outside companies facing industry and business disruptions.• Contributed to team projects such as tracking developments in 5G technology to design an implication framework for an international telecom company, running a financial model for a national wireless network business case, and maintaining and analyzing a real estate database for a Fortune 500 consumer products company.• Balanced long-term tasks with unpredictable client requests in a fast-paced professional environment that required attention-to-detail, organization, effective communication, and discretion with sensitive information. • Scheduled and led meetings, presentations, and conference calls with clients, including C-level executives.

• Tracked local and national media coverage of Clinton Florida campaign to create weekly reports for senior staff.• Wrote surrogate talking points on major campaign issues in collaboration with communications staff.• Assembled a list of Florida business owners in an effort to identify potential donors and surrogates.

• Assisted UVA Law Professor in managing and archiving documents, itineraries, and correspondence with friends and legal figures such as Supreme Court Justices

• Screened potential clients for management/production company focused on diversity and empowering underrepresented artists by covering submitted screenplays, treatments, and Blacklist.com scripts• Researched fellowship and mentorship programs like NBC’s Writers on the Verge for clients.• Monitored industry and cultural news and proactively reported important developments to managers.

• Covered scripts and book manuscripts for potential film and television projects, with a focus on evaluating story quality, commercial viability, and fit with family-friendly Walden brand.• Contacted talent agencies for casting assessments and researched production partners for projects in development.• Developed and delivered two practice movie pitches - one for an adaptation of a TV show, the other for an adaptation of public domain IP.

• Conducted company and industry research for existing sell side and buy side M&A assignments, mapped industry space, identified new business opportunities, and acquired skills in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel• Created pitch books and company presentations, maintained public comps and precedent transaction summaries • Engaged primarily with cyber, defense, government services, and IT opportunities within this strategic business unit

Worked Summer of 2012 and June 2013.• Established a client base and scheduled face to face sales appointments from leads and cold calls• Sold $17,000 worth of premium cutlery over 80 sales appointments with a closing ratio of 97.5%• Broke the office record for longest sales streak with 73 consecutive sales

• Led groups of children aged 5 to 13 for multiple one and two week sessions in the summer• Taught children acting skills to promote presence, individuality, and creativity