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Denver, CO, US

Denver, CO, US

Supporting CEOs and Executive Teams across Cannabis Brands, Retail, Tech, and Venture Capital in building, solidifying, and actioning on commercial, brand, product, operations, M&A, investment, and product strategy in the cannabis industry.

Stage18 is the premier growth acceleration platform for middle market companies. Our high-impact solutions build topline momentum for both companies and private equity investors by uniquely combining the four elements that these companies need most: 1) extensive experience in driving growth, 2) durable and proven best practices, 3) prioritizing execution.

Acquired by Metrc

Boulder, Colorado, United States

Created a best-in-class data, insights, and analytics company in the nascent cannabis industry. Oversaw employee growth from 15 to 55+ employees and revenue growth of +6x in 5 years.

Boulder, CO, United States

Boulder, CO

Boulder, CO

Greater Denver Area

Launched Funyado (fun-yah-doe), the first app to provide personalized activity recommendations in the Denver metro area. Funyado aimed to help users get out and have more fun by translating their personality, interests, and mood into tailored activity recommendationsIdentified an unmet consumer need, developed an idea, built a solution, and launched an iOS.

Greater Chicago Area

Built and maintained C-suite client relationships, managed a cross-functional team of 30+ members, guided the quantitative evaluation, launch, and forecasting of hundreds of new CPG and Beverage Alcohol products, and drove over $12 million in annual revenue

Plano, TX

Owned key client relationships, consulted on innovation pipeline, and managed a direct team of ~10 and over $6 million in revenue

Plano, TX

Recruited for rehire for a unique opportunity to work on-site with a new global Nielsen BASES clientRecruited, managed, and developed a team of four analysts and internal support departments, guiding research methodologies, questionnaire development, data analyses, sales forecasting and consultingAnalyzed and interpreted consumer and syndicated data to.

Developed influential, multi-faceted shopper marketing programs for all DPSG brands across the entire path to purchase. Owned shopper insights, retailer specific strategy development, program execution, and pre/post program assessments, resulting in shopper programs that grew yearly volume by +5% across all brands and by-period volume as much as +200%

Designed, managed, and completed new concept and product market research for top consumer packaged goods manufacturersBuilt strong client relationships while managing a junior analyst and over $1.5 million in annual revenueForecasted sales potential, advised clients on how to improve the effectiveness of marketing support, and analyzed consumer data to.

Led and organized meetings for sectors of a project task force designed to restructure inventory management processes for basic styles (products that are in stores year round), resulting in estimated annual cost savings of $3.5 millionBuilt an Excel model to analyze forecast accuracy results for over 400 basic styles, resulting in recommendations presented.

Organized and coordinated weekly activities and special events for hundreds of guests each weekAssisted in the financial for the creation of a new spa, including forecasting profits based on past sales and future occupancy Developed and created a training manual for the new spa and an automated Excel-based payroll system

Bachelor Of Science, Business Marketing; Minor Telecommunications

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Hough Graduate School Of Business