Holly Smith Email & Phone Number

Singapore

Singapore

Product Manager for Defy, a xcube.co company. See Defy role for full details.𝘹𝘤𝘶𝘣𝘦.𝘤𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘴 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘱𝘴, 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘉𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 10+ 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘹𝘤𝘶𝘣𝘦.𝘤𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘐𝘗 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵, 𝘎𝘛𝘔, 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘴𝘺𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴.

Singapore

• Product manager for Defy, an ecosystem company at xcube.co, specifically the impact banking product. Responsible for team coordination, accelerating start-up roadmap including GTM strategy, MVP development, and market research.• Subject-matter expert on impact thesis, measurement, and management for financial inclusion ecosystem. Author of company white paper on impact banking.• Represented the company at conferences and awards including FinTech Asia Awards, TOKEN2049, HK FinTech Week, Not Your Token, SMU Sustainable Investment Summit, Singapore Fintech Festival.𝘋𝘦𝘧𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺. 𝘞𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥, 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘥.

Australia

• Managed end-to-end loan administration, including handling public and private loan documentation, campaign pages, Live Q&A sessions, onboarding, and customer relationship management.• Led external communications for live loan campaigns, borrower updates and represented the company at industry events such as AlterCOP SG and She Loves Tech.• Supported the transition and successful launch of the digital platform in collaboration with the CTO, ensuring seamless integration and user adoption.𝘓𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴.

• Undertook the Rho Impact Research Fellowship training program on impact modelling. Worked with science fellows to develop quantitative models for low-GHG technology deployment through secondary research and client consultation.• Contracted work supporting the advisory team with prospective clients, research papers, and model building. Emphasis on communicating complex information in accessible terms.

• Founded a non-profit enterprise to bridge the gap between hostel services and barriers to female traveller safety. The mission is to provide resources informed by lived experience to hostels to help them create a more welcoming & safer environment for their female guests.• Conducted and analysed upwards of 30+ interviews with female travellers using thematic analysis to generate action items for hostels. Recruited designers to collaborate on creating hostel resource bank.• Future developments: expand resource pack, increase multilingual options, provide online consultation service.Sister Safe is open to small-scale funding opportunities to grow and sustain impact. DM me!

• Created databases of potential customers, identified and reached out to warm leads under targeted customer verticals. Tailored communication material for corporate, community, and charity organisations accordingly.• Liaised with representatives of potential customers to understand sales scope and sustainability analytics needs of clients.• Developed business strategy with company director including target market profiles, communications, and Linkedin thought leadership.

• Analysis: conducted 100+ impact and ESG analysis on FLIT Invest portfolio companies. Identified trends across investment and sectors to engage in shareholder advocacy during proxy season. Worked with IRIS+ System and Impact Management Project, and represented FLIT at regular impact investment conferences to ensure use of industry best practices.• Research and Operations: wrote and edited investment papers for FLIT Invest portfolio themes. Authored the Gender Equality and Climate Solutions papers. Generated weekly articles for the company on financial literacy, impact investing, and everyday impact.• Projects and People: coordinated the impact team on a day-to-day basis and mentored 6 interns a semester. Developed and managed all external NGO relationships and shareholder advocacy efforts. Managed mission critical projects under the role of “Chief of Staff” including B2B sales, VC profiling, and CX tasks.

• Vertical lead for Gender Equality, writing an investment paper to support FLIT Invest's Gender Equality investment theme.• Publish weekly articles for the website on a range of topics in impact investing, financial literacy, and sustainability.• Collaborate across the Impact Investing, Product Design, and Marketing teams in product to user communication. At this time, efforts contributed to app and website iterations.

Essex, England, United Kingdom

• Supporting an a young boy (11yo) with autism on days out with his family. I have known this individual since he was 8 through my volunteering at 1st Earls Colne Beaver Colony as a Young Leader. I was invited to help cover the summer hours due to my existing relationship with the young person.• Supporting young person 1-to-1 whilst out at museums, the beach etc.• Support him to achieve his goals for the day and his house chores• Employment basis subject to when regular carer is unavailable

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

• Supporting students registered with the university disability service to access lectures, buildings and other services. Individuals require a range of support due to mental and physical needs.• Promote equality within higher education (18+ years old)• Engage with person supported in an empathetic, positive and encouraging manner. Work on building independence of student at the university by understanding the barriers they face.

Manchester Area, United Kingdom

• Working with the staff and students enrolled on the Pre-Sessional 6 week course• Communicate with pre-sessional students online to increase engagement and make them feel welcome into the Manchester community whilst online/abroad• Generate materials on a given topic: preparing for study at the University of Manchester

Essex, England, United Kingdom

• Working with a team of other enthusiastic support workers to provide 24-hour support to disabled individuals with learning and physical health needs.• Aim of the organisation is to promote independence of those being supported and to demonstrate that the disabled community can contribute to society. Involves a hands-on approach, understanding each individual and not taking a back seat.

Private tutoring offered to Year 10 students to support their learning disrupted by the pandemic.• GCSE P.E, developing revision technique and general confidence towards the theory side by working through topics of strength and weakness.• GCSE Chemistry, working on topics missed throughout the year and areas lacking confidence due to online learning during lockdown, developing grade 8-9 exam questions.

Manchester Area, United Kingdom

• Representing the University during Orientation and Welcome Period of 2019• Available to answer questions to any students exploring campus• Main role was to deliver campus tours

Bachelor Of Science - Bsc, Psychology With International Placement

• 1st class degree, accredited by the British Psychological Society. • 1st class research dissertation on “The difference.

International Exchange, Psychology

• International Exchange Student for Academic Year 2021/22. • Studied a range of "psychology-related" classes whilst embracing.