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Tripoli, North Governorate, Lebanon

• Worked with fast-growing SaaS companies including ListKit, Smartlead, HeyGen, and Client Ascension
• Building LinkedIn funnels for B2B and agency owners by repurposing their existing content library, commenting/networking on their behalf, and driving traffic to their offer
• Designed 40+ animated videos and landing pages for SaaS companies and agencies

Tripoli, North Governorate, Lebanon

• Strategically plan routes to market for White & Grey Cement in North Lebanon
• Improve inventory tracking and overstock strategies to maintain minimum stock quantities
• Negotiate price, fulfilment T&Cs and payment directly with customers and key accounts, and communicate with distribution partners to expedite customer and store deliveries
• Steer improvements in sales forecasting, reporting, inventory monitoring, P&L statement visualizations and cash flow accuracy

Tripoli, North Governorate, Lebanon

• Led a team of 17 Lebanese pioneers that have generated over $1,500,000 in cumulative sales for our top 4 clients and commissioned design projects for over 50 companies
• Built and maintained marketing funnels for micro-SaaS companies based in the USA and Europe
• Identified and pursued potential new markets to drive the agency's growth and diversification

Tripoli, North Governorate, Lebanon

• Created promotional and social selling strategies via social media and email marketing campaigns
• Launched an R&D initiative and steered colleagues to assess competitor products and identify USP of own products that improve strategic marketing planning
• Continually scoped for gaps in service, with immediate remediation with additional resource allocations, software feature development and educational guides

Tripoli, North Governorate, Lebanon

• Steered customer troubleshooting projects. Led complete investigations and delivered product education that resulted in an improved community experience for customers
• Authored technical blog posts that influenced purchasing decisions
• Produced YouTube videos that delivered simplified software setup tools and basic education that enabled customers to become rapidly competent

Tripoli, North Governorate, Lebanon

• Investigated industry trends and focused team experts on identifying new verticals and channels for business growth and new business development opportunities
• Executed a data cleanse project from industry-wide surveys to generate trend reports that guided investment in business development activities
• Reported directly on business development and growth to the CEO

Beirut Governorate, Lebanon

• Advised private companies and public agencies regarding strategic finance and business development projects by performing detailed analyses from large data sets
• Analyzed and projected the financial performance of public and private assets to establish views on valuation; performed valuation analyses and prepared feasibility reports, including outputs from financial modeling.
• Involved in all aspects of client due diligence including interviews, running surveys, market research, and building presentations

California, United States

• Published 4 front page articles per week covering current events, major business news, career advice for aspiring professionals, and general interest stories
• Contributed to site traffic with highly viewed and commented articles; authored pieces generated ~1,000 page views on average
• Collaborated with management team to assist with general community management initiatives and ad hoc assignments

Ankara, Turkey

• Developed an understanding of the tender process by analyzing large sets of economic data
• Collaborated with teams cross-functionally to help create an inception report focused on sampling, survey guidelines and focus group discussions; drafted client proposals and participated in client meetings to discuss.
• Built systematic data collection tools, working with statisticians on the team, and applying fluency in English in Arabic to bridge communication gaps

Singapore, Singapore

• Contributed to the development of the "Live with AI" Foundation's whitepaper in the context of its implications on saving scarce resources that support the food ecosystem globally; proposed development of consistent.
• Interviewed AI companies to collect data on water and energy consumption in addition to how AI can reduce overconsumption
• Conducted economic benefit and impact analyses of developing an ecosystem for key constituents in the industry, including government agencies, consumers, farmers, distributors, processors, and logistics providers

Columbia, South Carolina Metropolitan Area

• Selected through a competitive application process to help manage a portfolio with ~$900k of AUM funded by the university’s endowment – outperformed benchmark (S&P 500) by 3.5%
• Devised and researched a long-short value investing strategy for a portfolio based on Piotroski’s F-Score Stock Screen used to identify firms with the strongest improvement in profitability, liquidity and operating.
• Performed due diligence, rebalanced portfolios, pitched research ideas and updated key stakeholders on a weekly basis
• Presented research reports to stakeholders with company information and investment thesis

Global Bachelor Of Business Administration - Gbba, Business Administration And Management, General, Dean'S List

Activities and Societies: ESSEC Investment Club, ESSEC Transaction (ESSEC Finance Club), ESSEC Liban Relevant Coursework: Strategic.

Asia-Pacific Campus (Singapore), Ibea (Exchange Semester), International Business

Relevant Coursework: E-Business, Negotiating Business Deals in China, Urban Issues in Asia

Ibea (Exchange Semester), International Business

Activities and Societies: USC Student-Managed Investment Fund, Thinking Globally Relevant Coursework: Portfolio Management, Globalization.

Ibea (Exchange Semester), International Business

Activities and Societies: PwC Tax M&A Case Study Competition Relevant Coursework: Asset Pricing, Stock Market Anomalies, Corporate Tax in.