Isabelle Johannessen Email & Phone Number

San Francisco Bay Area

TechCrunch Startup Battlefield is the world’s preeminent startup competition held at TechCrunch Disrupt.The Startup Battlefield 200 companies pitch on the Pitch Showcase Stage, receive a featured spot on the show floor at TC Disrupt, pitch training, masterclasses, private receptions, communities and investor meet and greets. The final 20 startups pitch on the Disrupt Stage for six minutes with a live Q&A in front of tier-1 VCs. The winner will get $100,000 in equity free prize money and the famous Disrupt Cup, Companies that launched on our stage include PartPic, N26, Vurb, Trello, Mint, Dropbox, Yammer, Tripit, Redbeacon, Qwiki, Getaround, Render, Vise AI, Forethought AI.

San Francisco Bay Area

Managed 30 batches of startup acceleration and US market entry programs for early-stage startups from a wide range of industries and coming from countries such as South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Italy and Spain. During my time in this role, we proposed and managed the first acceleration program for Women Founders on behalf of the Spanish government and we were awarded the International Prize for Gender Equality in Trade 2024 - Female Entrepreneurs category by the World Trade Organization

San Francisco Bay Area

Startup and technology scouting for one of the largest energy companies in Europe and supporting operations and communications for startup acceleration programs

Barcelona Area, Spain

Responsible for all marketing for the ESADE Musicians Society, including social media marketing, posters and advertisements around campus. Increased number of concert attendees by 30% using social media campaigns. Managed a project to establish an internal communication plan for organizing musicians to perform at events.

Oslo Area, Norway

Responsible for planning all social events and study trips for the International Marketing class, BI Oslo 2017/18. Planned & executed 9 profitable events for 200+ students including a red carpet Hollywood themed event, Hawaiian luau boat party on the Oslo Fjord and Halloween costume party at the Hard Rock Cafe featuring a fully equipped haunted house. In addition to a formal banquet and numerous academic events on campus. Coordinated study trips to Denmark & Barcelona for 90 students including company and university visits. Used social media marketing to engage ticket sales while managing a tight budget.

Oslo, Norway

Assisted in planning and executing large scale corporate networking events for over 100 international executives to promote business relations between the United States & Norway.Researched societal and economic impact of American companies in Norway and contributed content to company database regarding corporate culture & individual company profiles.

International

Performed 40+ concerts around North America for up to 20,000 peoplePromoted Zendaya’s CD release through TV & radio appearancesFun Fact: I had a Beatboxing solo in the show

Dual Master Degree, International Business, Entrepreneurship & Disruptive Innovation

Dual Master of Science in International Business and Disruptive Innovation. Throughout my time at Hult I had the privilege of studying.

Bachelor'S Degree, International Marketing

Activities and Societies: -Student Leadership: Director of Events for International Marketing class -Orientation Team Leader.

Study Abroad, International Marketing

Activities and Societies: Student Director of Marketing and musician for ESADE musiciansOne year study abroad in Barcelona, Spain..

Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs

Summer Journalism Program: Interviewed 15 attendees of the annual East Bay SPCA Pet Adopt-a-thon in Oakland, CA, 2018 Produced a digital.

International Business

Activities and Societies: SoundCheck - regional champion A Cappella groupTransferred to BI Norwegian Business School

Vocal Music, Vocal Music

Activities and Societies: Vocal Rush- Award winning, competitive A Cappella groupThrough this program I was taught to read and write music.