Bokksu delivers authentic Japanese food and lifestyle products to customers around the world. Founded by Danny Taing in 2015, the New York and Tokyo-based D2C company partners with traditional makers throughout Japan to share their craft with over 100 countries via its snack subscription service, curated market of premium lifestyle goods, and online Asian grocery store. Putting as much care into its selection of products as it does sharing the stories behind them, Bokksu makes it easy for everyone everywhere to discover, buy, and love authentic Asian goods while also supporting and preserving the artistry of those who make them. Bokksu is a proudly LGBTQ+ and AAPI-owned company.

• Led and contributed to small teams handling domestic and international business alliance projects for Rakuten Travel. In charge of tasks such as partner relationship management, strategy planning, document creation, contract negotiations, and Japanese-English interpretation/translation.• Established new branch offices throughout Southeast Asia in order to increase overseas sales revenue and expand brand awareness globally.• Planned, created, and implemented new workflow processes into underperforming departments to boost efficiency and generate extra revenue.• Programmed extensive tools in Excel to be used by sales reps and managers alike. Created tools include an ad sales tracking tool, sales revenue monitoring tool, inventory tracking tool, etc.

• Developed and executed high-impact marketing strategies for advertisers’ AdWords accounts. Increased advertiser conversion rates by average of 50% through optimizations such as filtering unwanted clicks.• Managed book of business of over 15 high-potential clients; developed client relationships and delivered extra value to advertisers while driving revenue for Google.• Trained and mentored junior teammates by providing feedback on their account strategy proposals.