Declan Fries Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Supported by an unparalleled network of thousands of the world’s highest performing freelancers, experts and consultants, agencies, firms, and service providers, Centurion is a world-class strategic consulting and.
• Built 150M+ (Client) Collective Follower Reach Under Management (not including music listeners) in under three months including with 3+ clients in the 20M-30M+ follower range
• Facilitated influencer and celebrity partnerships, collaborations, and product seedings with hundreds of leading brands including startups, global luxury brands, and Fortune 100, as well as familiar brands like.
• Advised/collaborated on deals with several Fortune 100/500 and top luxury brands with top PR agencies and other management teams on confidential basis
• Consulted and offered white label services to top celebrity management teams including top actors, multi-platinum musicians, & tv/internet personalities
• Advised top celebrities on career and personal brand development, financial/investment strategy, and brand/venture development

Mountain View, WY, US

EquiFin: FinTech Startup - Alleviating social and economic inequities by redefining the ways banks, loan lenders, etc assess and determine financial responsibility, while aiming to provide free widespread financial, financial literacy, and educational opportunities to the general public (especially historically marginalized communities)SafeRez: Tech.

• CEO and creative director of Sadmon, an environmentally, socially, and mental health conscious luxury streetwear label.
• Oversee all aspects of design, philanthropy, inventory, manufacturing, marketing, financials, and operations
• Since taking over, have significantly increased total sales, overall social and website traffic, and ROI/effectiveness of marketing campaigns, in addition to other metrics
• Developed and strengthened relationships with influencers and celebrities to help scale brand; secured countless high profile, impactful product seedings without spend
• Expanded Sadmon globally to dozens of countries and four continents without spend
• Achieved 50M+ organic social media impressions and brand seen by tens of millions globally with zero paid advertising, social media, or PR budget

Paris, FR

• LVMH’s Professional Development & Education ProgramMay-July 2023Oct-Dec 2023May-June 2024Subject Matter:
• LVMH (Business Model) & The Luxury Industry
• Luxury & Sustainability
• Supply Chain & Operations
• Creation & Branding
• Retail & Customer ExperienceNotable Instructors & Contributors:

Los Angeles, California, US

• Altro (Y Combinator S20; $20M+ Raised) helps people build credit through recurring expenses and payments
• Employee #4 (first non-co founder hire); third longest standing employee (longest standing after founders) at exit, reporting/working directly with Founder & CEO
• Responsibilities in areas including marketing, pr and communications, business development, customer discovery, and general ideation and strategy, in addition to using entrepreneurial expertise/mindset to develop.
• Lead and developed project to help expand our services to countless new customers nationwide by working with some of the nation's largest real estate investment trusts and property management groups
• Developed and wrote content for our Financial Literature (FinLit) Academy
• Identified potential new customers, corporate partners, and funnels; assisted in client/user onboarding process

CA

Clients: VC-backed SaaS startups, Fashion & Luxury Brands, Celebrities & Celebrity Business Ventures/Strategy, Talent Agencies/Music Labels, Top PR Firms, UHNWI (including Billionaires and advising on investments and VC funds for multi-billion dollar families), Alcohol & Spirits Brands, Leading Professional Service Firms, Hospitality Groups, Consulting.

- Server, Bar-back, food runner, busser, host, bartender, Chef, Expo, Host, POS, Front-of-house Manager, etc- Volunteer & Work: Daycares, Senior Citizen Centers, Food Packing & Shelves, etc - Employers: Agra Culture (Interbloom Hospitality), White House Pizza, etc

- Top reseller of highly exclusive and sought after shoes (Yeezys, Jordan’s), vintage clothing, and hype clothing (Supreme, Bape, etc) selling to clients (including celebrities, rappers and musicians, pro athletes, etc) all over the country- Ran Popups Bi-monthly with 1,500+ person attendances- Partner in Kings of Vintage (Business partner’s subsequently.

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