Leading the strategic growth and operational support for Chicago-based fast-casual brand. Now franchising and expanding across non-traditional venues nationwide, Protein Bar and Kitchen focuses on serving delicious, nutritious, and protein-packed food and beverages.Responsibilities include the development of enterprise growth strategy, leading key strategic platforms (e.g., third party delivery, franchising), managing company P&L, and heading functions including Accounting/Finance, IT, HR, and Supply Chain.

Responsible for leading global projects focused on major growth and/or performance improvement opportunities across McDonald's -- including managing cross-functional teams, driving insights through data/analytics, and building consensus with executive leadership and owner-operators.Projects included: - Development and launch of global third-party delivery partnership with UberEATS - Creation of three-year enterprise growth priorities and strategic agenda for major markets - Fielding the most comprehensive consumer research study in company history - Managing corporate development activity - including M&A and investment diligence

Post-MBA role with global management consulting firm. Over 5 years, assumed leadership role within Consumer & Retail practice -- with a personal positioning focused on helping companies achieve go-to-market excellence to win with customers and partners. This included both external customer-facing strategies (e.g., channel strategy, pricing strategy) and internal sales and marketing management capabilities (e.g., sales planning, marketing investment allocation). Industries of focus included consumer packaged goods, personal care products, beverages, retail grocery, and media/information engagements.Internally -- managed firm development across client development (led two Fortune 500 account teams), intellectual capital creation (led multiple benchmarking studies and article development), and firm building (led recruiting efforts at core MBA programs and served as mentor to 10+ junior consultants)Project experience included:- Development of long-term multi-channel strategy for a large CPG manufacturer- Creation of an acquisition strategy for a leading food & beverage manufacturer to enter a new segment- Creation of a new pricing strategy for a global media and information company- Category strategy evaluation for the CEO of a multibillion CPG manufacturer- Re-organization of a major publishing company, including editorial, marketing, and sales organizations- Development of a premium digital product offering for a leading business media company- Management of the sales and strategic planning effort for a key account team of a large food and beverage company- Creation of a new trade marketing and promotional spend allocation strategy for a global food and beverage manufacturer- Operational effectiveness assessment for a major U.S. beauty products manufacturer

Responsible for due diligence analysis and evaluation of private equity fund opportunities including early stage venture capital, growth equity, buyout, and distressed funds. Wrote and delivered reports and recommendations resulting in over $3 billion in institutional investor commitments. Specific functions included:- Developing quantitative and qualitative analyses of investment opportunities - Interviewing senior principals of private equity investment firms to assess investment proposals and strategic vision - Crafting research reports for client presentations - Conducting training sessions for client investment staff and junior analysts

Responsible for developing analyses of emerging telecom trends, competitive analysis, as well as assisting the management of an internal venture capital fundRole was the culmination of the AT&T Financial Leadership Program, a two-year rotational development program for MBAs and select undergraduates. Other prior positions through the program included junior roles within the tax, corporate finance, and revenue forecasting groups