CPG Sales and Marketing AgencyRetail Partnerships + Event Sponsorships +Product Sampling + Experiential Marketing +Influencer Marketing + Brand Ambassadors

Leading strategy and growth into the US market and introducing new sampling verticals and audiences to transform gemsatwork from workplace sampling into Gems - a full service sampling agency.

Recess is an experiential growth marketing platform helping advertisers engage and acquire new customers via event and venue partnerships at-scale. This all-in-one solution allows brands and agencies to discover, execute, and measure experiential partnerships with thousands of events and venues, using a single platform. For more information visit https://www.recess.is

• Managing different marketing and communications platforms including MailChimp, cryptocurrency channels like Telegram, social media, blogging via WordPress and more• Identifying proper metrics/KPIs to follow and collaborate with other internal teams to expand• Exploring advertising models and retargeting, as well as A/B testing for optimization• Developing and testing of acquisition, activation, retention, revenue, and referral (AARRR) funnel strategies and tactics in conjunction with the marketing and overall Hoard team• Driving increasing traffic to the website(s), blog, landing pages, social media channels, and app download store (Apple/Android) destinations• Establishing an email channel, editorial calendar and scheduling in collaboration with the Hoard blog• Determining automation possibilities to scale activities and results• Creating of content ideas, community engagement possibilities, contests/promotions, etc.

• Oversaw the execution of the North American ambassador recruitment strategy aimed at growing the membership base, selling 15% of the total US revenue in the first 12 months• Recruited, hired, and managed 3,000+ ambassadors for over 200 major sports and festival clients like Bonnaroo, Voodoo, Electric Zoo, Shaky Beats, Air & Style, X Games, and more.• Hired, lead and managed a team of area managers who were responsible for managing ambassadors at universities and in cities throughout the US• Maintained and optimised the ambassador recruitment process working closely with festival clients to ensure that recruitment efforts were efficient and ambassador quality was maintained

• Sourced 2000+ ambassadors leading to $1M+ in ticket sales across campaigns for Electric Zoo, Mysteryland , Spring Awakening, Lights All Night, and more• Hired, lead and managed a team of area managers who were responsible for managing ambassadors at universities and in cities throughout the US• Maintained and optimised the ambassador recruitment process working closely with festival clients to ensure that recruitment efforts were efficient and ambassador quality was maintained

• Executed 20 markets which sold over 75,000 tickets and generated $3.0M+ in revenue• Responsible for assisting with marketing plan to sell 3,000+ tickets per show including social media planning, digital marketing, and analyzing marketing campaigns• Recruited, hired, and managed 50 brand ambassadors per college market and integrated custom brand ambassador program into marketing plan to ensure each show's success

• Founded and designed CrowdflarePresents.com - a unique booking, promotional, and ticketing agency geared towards emerging music artists and entertainers - and CompdApp.com, a subscription service for live events and entertainment that concentrates on last minute tickets to help venues fill empty room and reach capacity.• Led team through the development and execution of business, marketing, and financial plans• Raised $15,000 in seed funding• Managed product development with technical staff to achieve company objectivesThis opportunity has lead me to think analytically, and develop project management skills, strong networking skills, and learn about monetization. Throughout I was depended on to bridge gaps between technical and non-technical people when working together to achieve goals and complete tasks.

• 1 of 7 teams chosen from 700+ shared applicants with GAN Network (Techstars, The Brandery, Microsoft Ventures, ect)NMotion brings together capital, connections, and most importantly community to help your startup grow and thrive. We accept no more than 10 teams per year. Our accelerator program is 13 weeks of intense collaboration designed to help entrepreneurs move their business significantly beyond where it is today. We facilitate $15,000 in seed funding, educational curriculum and hands-on mentorship from our team. Companies also benefit from a variety of free or highly discounted services including hosting, legal, banking and more.

• Utilize Wordpress to post music tracks and brief thoughtful critiques for over 20,000 site visitors a day. Direct link: http://thekollection.com/author/dustintrauernicht/• Negotiate and discuss upcoming posts, mixtapes sponsorships, and exclusive release logistics with new musical talent and/or management on a daily basis while creating meaningful and lasting relationships with their teams.• Organized and Published three preshow artist interviews: D-Why October 2013; Trev Taylor April 2014; GRiZ April 2014

• Utilize Wordpress to post music tracks and brief thoughtful critiques for over 10,000 site visitors a day.• Drafted and created online e-commerce store, kept store up to date with new designs and inventory, handled all online transactions and customer support, and completed all order fulfillment duties.• Negotiate and discuss upcoming posts, mixtapes sponsorships, and exclusive release logistics with new musical talent and/or management on a daily basis while creating meaningful and lasting relationships with their teams.• Helped foster a social presence and recognizable brand via Camelback Music Facebook/Twitter pages by publishing targeted content directing users to posts and other music related material, I helped acquire 17,000 Facebook fans by aiding in the development of giveaway contests and establishing relationships founded on reciprocity with artists and their management teams.• Organized and Published multiple preshow artist interviews: Timeflies; Radical Something; Logic; G-Eazy