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Miami, FL, US

Miami, Florida, United States

High Level Group helps digital media, agency and adtech companies identify and execute global expansion strategies across North and Latin America. We cover monetization, engagement, user acquisition, technology and data. Leveraging over 40 years of combined experience as former publisher, technology and adtech executives, HLG has the understanding and.

Miami, Florida, United States

Digital advertising and media platform - currently in stealth mode.

Jigsaw is for businesses that want to visualise, store, communicate and extract key information in a clear and accurate manner, and that are frustrated with the slow and cumbersome experience offered by traditional tools.

Bixy is a marketplace and interactive ad unit where brands pay consumers for their data and loyalty

Miami Beach, Florida, United States

Advisory and Capital for fast growing tech-centric companies.

Readocracy empowers online readers to better understand, search, and value the content, categories and subjects they're consuming.

Miami, Florida, United States

The Genesis Low-Code No-Code (LCNC) Platform is the only LCNC platform native to financial markets and built to address the specific requirements of the industry. Genesis breaks out of the old buy vs build model and instead empowers customers to “buy to build” on their terms. The platform helps customers break free of vendor lock-in by offering flexible.

New York, New York

In charge of acquiring and retaining premium distribution partnerships throughout North America. Focus on increasing publisher value, working with product to improve our value proposition, and creating new channels of distribution. Restructured team composition, compensation and KPIs to better align incentives with company goals. Managed bd/marketing ops.

Greater New York City Area

Launched division focused on discovering new channels of distribution beyond traditional publishers. Conducted market research, developed cost-benefit analysis, and managed cross-functional team growing business from $0 to over $15M per year. Focused on: - channel partners providing complementary products and services to traditional publishers- content.

Manhattan, New York

• Led and managed company's largest US based publisher deals and accounts, including CNN, NBA, NCAA, HLN, Time Inc, The Washington Post, The Daily Beast and Fox News.
• Over a two year period increased Page Views by 39%, gross revenues by 178% and net revenues by 186% from a large established base.
• Traveled globally championing Outbrain across Europe and Latin America, securing relationships with LeMonde, Prisa, RCS, News Corp, Axel Springer, Microsoft, O Globo and more.

Greater New York City Area

Carbon Ventures is an Impact VC fund focused on delivering top quartile returns, while reducing carbon emissions through early stage tech investing.I leverage my expertise in scaling startups, business development, and GTM strategies across various industries to provide insights and mentorship to entrepreneurs who may have otherwise spent their limited.

Hamburg Area, Germany

Worked with CEO and leadership team to expand presence in North America. Provided guidance on GTM strategy, managing geo and cultural differences, and staying competitive vs. peers.

Greater New York City Area

• Visual Revenue offered a Real Time Editorial Support Platform for online news destinations as SaaS. Responsible for building and managing the sales team, generating and hitting sales targets, building strategic.
• In 18 months closed over 100 premium publisher contracts around the world including The Sun (UK), G&J (DE), LeMonde (FR), Prisa (ES), RCS (IT), Globo and Abril (BR), Globe and Mail (CA), TWC, NYDN, Cox, Boston.com and.
• Grew sales from under $10,000 per month run rate to nearly $500,000 per month, from over 250 premium global publishers.
• Built entire sales team including hiring, training, managing, creating incentive structure, setting up CRM system and automated top-funnel marketing campaigns.

Greater New York City Area

• GRG Mobile Solutions, Inc. created personalized mobile applications leveraging AI, big data, with a focus on UX. Lustr provided personalized shopping recommendations to offline shoppers leveraging user preferences.
• Lustr launched in June 2010 and was featured in Women's Wear Daily. It was named one of the top 10 fashion shopping apps by NY Magazine.
• Partnered with Vogue to be the iPhone application for Fashion's Night Out in September 2010.
• Collaborated with Jimmy Choo, Lucky Magazine, Henri Bendel, DVF, Sigerson Morrison and other stores on various mobile marketing campaigns.

Greater New York City Area

Boutique consulting company focused on fashion retail. Responsible for strategic plans, sales analysis, profitability models and negotiations to support clients' expansion strategies. Negotiated partnerships generating over $100M+ in revenues.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Software startup focused on interactive multimedia authoring environments.
• Helped the company secure the first round of financing.
• Created OEM licensing model to generate additional revenues and led negotiation efforts to secure first deal with iVast, an interactive MPEG 4 platform.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• IFILM was the precursor to YouTube, launched in 1995, bringing people's video content to the masses and to Hollywood. Joined IFILM subsequent to the acquisition of studioXchange.
• Responsible for procuring, negotiating and securing affiliate deals with complementary web properties including comedychannel.com and other entertainment related properties.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Co-founded studioXchange as an e-commerce marketplace for sourcing services, staff, and supplies to the film and television production companies.
• Led company positioning, business plan and financial model to secure financing.
• Negotiated and closed company's only revenue sources through partnerships with payroll companies and local vendors for film and television production.

Greater New York City Area

• Hired into the strategy consulting group focused on media, internet and entertainment.
• Developed pricing and product bundling strategy for distributing digital content by one of the largest international legal publishing companies in the world.
• Assessed the impact of the Internet on the video distribution industry for a media conglomerate.
• Identified acquisition targets in Latin America for a multinational media company.

Masters Of Business Administration, Strategy And Finance

Bachelor Of Arts, Business Economics