Strategic Partnership Development:-Communicate and negotiate with 400+ brands, artists & companies for merchandise, advertising & event collaborations and partnerships.Brand Manager / Creative Director:-Develop and manage a global music retail and entertainment brand with over 100K registered users and over 650 million products sold.Merchandiser / Buyer:-Curate and merchandise over 100K music, fashion and collectible products resulting in over 13 million in sales.-Research, implement and maintain new product categories which produced over 25% of all sales and over 40% of all profits.

-Researched new and ongoing consumer focus groups to create daily field marketing plans-Directly interacted with consumers to create a personalized brand experience

-Managed teams of 17-24 year olds with diverse backgrounds, levels of education and working styles in city wide community service learning programs-Shaped, developed and maintained corporate and community liaison partnerships