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Atlanta, Us

Empowering ecommerce for restaurants

Food-Tech Connect provides consulting services to early-stage start-ups disrupting the foodservice landscape as well as hospitality operators looking to adapt to the new normal via technology. Sample Food-Tech Connect clients include:- Social ordering platform and 2nd fastest growing food-tech start-up in 2020 backed by Y-Combinator, Andreesen Horrowitz, and General Catalyst among other top angels.- The leading POS integration company helping connect all of a restaurant’s digital ordering channels directly into their Point-of-Sale.- The “AirBnb for Commercial Kitchens” coming out of the Antler Accelerator and providing an open marketplace for operators with underutilized kitchen space to lease to expanding brands, commissary operations, and virtual restaurants - on flexible terms.- Premier LatAm hospitality group based in Miami with multiple internationally recognized concepts on a mission to build the largest portfolio of virtual brands in Latin America.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Building the world’s best Virtual Brand platform with C3 Brands by sbe

Beverly Hills, California, Us

Building the world’s best Virtual Restaurant platform with Chowly, Inc.

At Elemento Group we create and develop experiential concepts and give a high-level approach to service, taste, product, culture and experience in every detail. We focus on sustainability and ensure our suppliers and farmers do too. Brick & Mortar portfolio:- Huerta Cocteleria Artesanal (Best Bar in Bogota - 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016)- Oak Ahumados y Brebajes (Best Casual Restaurant - 2021)- SastreCatering portfolio:- Aaron’s Catering (69 Top Industry Leaders)- Elemento CateringVirtual Brand portfolio:- Mike Vs Burger- Cocktails & Co.- AhumadosWith 5 more brands currently in development, we are just getting started.

Born in the midst of the pandemic, Distrito Capital’s vision is to provide a world-class cocktail experience delivered to your door. A partnership between world renowned bartender, Luis Hazael (#14 on Worlds 50 Best), and David Goldstein (ex-Uber Eats and experienced food-tech consultant). Operating as a virtual brand, Distrito Capital provides classic cocktails with a Colombian twist via direct-to-consumer distribution leveraging 3rd-party delivery platforms, restaurant fulfillment partners, as well as through retail outlets. After successful operations and expansion across Bogota via cloud kitchens and fulfillment partners, Distrito Capital merged with the premier restaurant group in Bogota, The Elemento Group, to expand their virtual brand portfolio across Colombia and soon Latin America + the United States.

San Francisco, California, Us

Reporting directly to the CEO, I was tapped to lead the commercial division for Uber's "biggest bets" in their internal incubator. Responsibilities include hiring, management, strategy, business development, and process buildout.- Built out our Sales and Customer Success teams to 8 reps and $5M in ARR in under one year and in one market.- Negotiated enterprise partnerships with C-suite/VP level contacts at the world’s largest hospitality and entertainment brands such as Marriott, Aramark, Inspire Brands, and Live Nation. - Secured $20M in internal Series A funding by growing our pilot business to exceed revenue and acquisition targets.- Officially launched Uber Works post-beta test in the Chicago market in October of 2019, providing additional earnings opportunities to thousands of current and non-active Uber partners in a variety of entry-level roles.

San Francisco, California, Us

Supported the launch of Uber Eats in Guatemala and Panama while building out centralized launch processes for the region.- Worked with Regional Ops to build out standardized sales processes to be rolled out regionally including Salesforce hygiene/best practices, an outsourced photography process/implementation, and inbound processes.- Built and managed dashboards to track launch metrics- Responsible for finalizing the end-to-end testing process to ensure complete functionality of the Uber Eats application for all stakeholders: couriers, restaurants, and Eaters.- Managed a team responsible for onboarding 150 partners for Guatemala launch with 2 weeks lead time.

San Francisco, California, Us

As an Enterprise Account Executive on Uber Eats I was fortunate to be named the #1 Revenue Producer across the global Eats organization, bringing in more than $400M in lifetime revenue. In this role, I also built out Uber's organizational franchise sales strategy, with a team now numbering 40+ reps and being expanded globally. - #1 Revenue Producer for FY2017 in US/Canada for both closed business and total revenue out of 400+ employees.- Formed partnerships that drove +$400MM in revenue for Uber Eats.- +300% monthly quota attainment for FY2017.- Built Eats global Enterprise franchise sales strategy in coordination with our Business Development team

San Francisco, California, Us

Launched UberEats in the Washington D.C., Baltimore, Richmond, and Virginia Beach as well as supported strategic partnerships in Atlanta and Miami.- #1 Revenue Producer in the US/Canada FY2016 across 300+ employees- Responsible for >40% of annual revenue growth and new partnerships across entire DC/MD/VA region- Team Lead managerial responsibilities for coaching/mentoring new reps

Coral Gables, Florida, Us

With an explicit focus on early-stage start-ups, I worked with CEO Adam Yormack to spearhead the venture capital and emerging business sector at CoVenturr. At the time, CoVenturr was an arm of Escalante Yormack Law that consulted, launched, and grew new and existing ventures.- Crafted tools and templates including critical path charts, capital disbursement diagrams, and financial spreadsheets which led to investments exceeding $1,000,000.- Worked with a range of clients from SaaS, consumer goods, and mobile payment platforms to create business plans and prospectuses for presentation to angel investors and venture capital firms.- Performed constant due-diligence to stay ahead of market trends and provide strategic insight to our portfolio companies.

Yokneam, Il

Worked under the mentorship of partner Dr. Harold Wiener on a range of business development initiatives for the premier clean-tech venture capital firm in Israel from raising capital for new funds from international investors to strategic initiatives for portfolio companies.- Analyzed deal flow with the prospecting team through personally created due-diligence reports.- Created marketing initiatives to engage foreign investors in the Israeli start-up ecosystem.- Consulted portfolio companies on key revenue drivers including go-to-market strategies, strategic pricing and operating models.

Tel Aviv, Israel, Il

While at Terra Venture Partners I worked with portfolio company Phoebus Energy to help develop their US GTM strategy, leading to a successful US expansion the following year.

New York, Ny, Us

Market the Bloomberg Aptitude Test (BAT) to students and young professionals through unique promotion strategies.

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