Derek Beres Email & Phone Number

• Developing selected deal pages for important crowdfunding campaigns• Writing articles for company site for upcoming major themes and deals• Writing deal marketing campaign emails• Researching investor networks for monthly briefings

• Co-founder and co-host of popular podcast (500k+ downloads/month) focused on conspiracy theories in the wellness industry• Performs all audio production of the podcast• Researches and writes podcast episodes• Co-author of the podcast's book, Conspirituality: How New Age Conspiracy Theories Became a Health Threat (PublicAffairs / Random House Canada, June 2023)

• Veteran reporter, photographer, and columnist for over 40 publications, including Time, Boston Globe, Mother Jones, Teen Vogue, Rolling Stone, National Geographic• Author of numerous books, including Conspirituality: How How New Age Conspiracy Theories Became a Health Threat, Whole Motion: Training Your Brain and Body for Optimal Health, and Global Beat Fusion: The History of the Future of Music• Experience managing teams at every stage of print and online content• Well-versed managing social media, newsletters, and other editorial and content needs

• Building out content program for an AI‑powered platform for autonomous manufacturing for short-term SEO sprint• Creating email drip campaigns exploring AI, nanotechnology, and semiconductors• Reworking existing collateral into articles, social media posts, and marketing material

• Staff Writer for Freethink's nonprofit partner, Stand Together• Covering nonprofit organizations aiming to lift people out of poverty• Reporting and writing for Freethink's other properties, Freethink and Big Think

• SEO writer and editor for fintech company• Creates editorial calendar for all SEO writers and content• Oversees team of writers• Creates social media collateral based on all blog content• Position went from full-time to contract in January 2023

• Developed editorial vision and content strategy for fintech company• Edited internal and external company communications across departments• Edited all in-app content• Produced and launched the company newsletter and wrote and edited company emails• Provided editorial oversight on all social media platforms• Implemented content analytics framework and reported on reach and engagement goals

• Wrote, edited, and produced all content for Centered’s productivity app• Managed Centered’s social media and marketing teams• Licensed and managed musician relations for Centered’s 100+ hours of Flow Music• Produced and hosted the podcast, Wednesdays Get Centered• Strategized on social media and marketing campaigns

• Wrote four columns per week covering neuroscience, health, science studies, and other topics• Produced column in CMS, sourcing photos and preparing SEO• Conducted interviews with authors, neuroscientists, academics, and other public figures

• Wrote marketing copy for courses, bundles, and programs• Clients included Digg, Salon, NY Post, Ranker, Gadget Hacks, Financial Post, Popular Science, VentureBeat, ZDNet, Big Think, and Autoblog

• Produced monthly playlist corresponding with the club's theme• Reported on a variety of health and fitness related topics

Los Angeles, Ca

• Created national group fitness program, Flow Play• Trained over 150 Equinox instructors regarding yoga, music, and neuroscience• Developed continuing curriculum on a monthly basis for two years• Teaches five weekly yoga / kettlebell / ViPR classes in Los Angeles• Lead 200-hour yoga teacher training certification programs• ACE (American Council on Exercise) and AFAA (Aerobics & Fitness Association of America) certified group fitness instructor; Schwinn and Kettlebell Athletics certified

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Wrote business development plans and other documentation for expansion of blockchain platform• Wrote plans for the development of a blockchain-based music streaming platform• Interacted with portfolio companies on application development• Wrote and edited posts for RChain’s blog and newsletters, overseeing a team of writers• Managed social media accounts on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Telegram, Discord• Hosted and produced RCast, a podcast covering blockchain• Worked with marketing team on expanding RChain’s ecosystem

• Oversaw all content from the academic David Rubin for digital archiving• Prepared fiction and non-fiction works for digital and print platforms• Designed and maintained davidrubinsindia.com, as well as all graphic design for his books• Managed the production of 28 titles, from manuscript to finished digital and print formats

• Helped create programming and media for a large-scale yoga festival• Responsible for all aspects of online and print media surrounding the festival• Helped create and maintain the festival website• Designed, wrote, and edited weekly newsletter to 25,000 subscribers• Managed social media initiatives and all marketing collateral

New York, Ny

• Served as Managing Editor for nation's largest international music magazine• Oversaw a team of 25+ writers for reviews section and features• Sourced all photos in magazine, working with a team of photographers around the world• Designed and managed the first website for the magazine