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Cambridge, Ma, Us

Newton, Massachusetts, Us

Review multiple pitches per month and participate in investment decisions and due diligence process.

New York City, New York, Us

I'm a coach to motivated leaders who want to improve themselves personally and achieve ambitious goals in their professional lives. I particularly focus on startup founders between seed and series B financing rounds, and leaders in business development and general management roles across all company types.

Advisory, fractional leadership and project execution services for high growth startups. Angel investing for mission oriented companies who will no longer tolerate the status quo in their fields. Our expertise is in growing sales, increasing customer retention, improving operations, and raising venture financing which we offer via multiple different formats: Short term project leader to deliver defined results, on-going Fractional COO/CRO, Strategic advisor, independent board member, and investor. Implementation usually includes identifying the right processes and tools to increase your competitive advantages and create market-leading products and companies. We have a team of functional experts across many fields (software development, finance, marketing, life sciences, engineering, etc.) that we can bring in as needed to support clients.Selected Portfolio: Fractional COO, 52 Launch. 52launch.com Fractional COO, Investor, Rooted Living. Rootedliving.orgFractional CEO (2023), Advisor, Therapeutic Vision Inc. Therapeuticvision.com Investor, Advisor, Southern Tier Sports Corner. Southerntiersportscorner.comInvestor, Noemis Ventures. Noemisventures.com Investor, Launchpad Venture Group. Launchpadventuregroup.comAdvisor, Train to Become. Traintobecome.comAdvisor, Metaverse Professional. Metaverseprofessional.tech Advisor, Fundwurx. Fundwurx.comAdvisor, TireTutor. Tiretutor.com

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

San Francisco, Us

Lead M&A including deals team and integration strategy for acquired portfolio companies. Coordinated with CEO and CFO on acquisition objectives, created new process to improve communication among exec team and supporting stakeholders in M&A process. Assessed financial metrics and other strategic attributes of acquired companies to better leverage them within the broader organization.

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

2021-2022: HEAD OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. Led four teams across sales and account management functions, including a new product launch into the veterinary industry and rapid initial market traction.2019-2021: GENERAL MANAGER OF BREEDER BUSINESS. P&L owner and GM of Embark's breeder business and its product suite. Took the product from 3rd to 1st in market share while establishing strategic partnerships with numerous partner organizations and industry associations. Created and Hosted Embark's annual conference drawing thousands of canine researchers and other professionals (Canine Health Summit).Selected for inaugural Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) committee. The DEIB committee at Embark is committed to improving the lives of all Embark employees by representing and reflecting the unique experiences, perspectives and viewpoints of our people, partners and the communities we serve.

Ithaca, New York, Us

(Acquired by Instacart)Jon is the Co-Founder of Rosie, a leading online grocery shopping company. Filling the traditional roles of both the COO and Chief Revenue Officer, Jon was responsible for all sales results as well as managing internal operations and ensuring profitable execution through numerous growth phases against rigorous KPIs. Given the rapidly shifting marketplace, a continual focus on competitive research and customer engagement was used to ensure the company met the needs and expectations of consumer shoppers, retailer partners, and CPG suppliers.

Springfield, Pa, Us

Management consultant focused on improving organization-wide performance of Fortune 500 companies. Specialties included executive coaching, change management, leadership development, communication best practices, team building, public speaking, and organizational strategy. In addition to consulting and sales, I helped to create and then led the company's first data analytics team, which identified trends in client data, generated actionable insights, and presented them for use in various consulting interventions.

New York, Ny, Us

This is where I learned attention to detail and that quality matters. I learned that whatever you're working on could be made better once you understand where it will go next: why does your manager need it done, how will they or others use it, etc. Associate at JPMorgan Chase from 2006-2009 in corporate finance. I led a multi-year optimization project to increase efficiency and quality of the quarterly financial close process. Project resulted in savings of hundreds of person/hours of work per quarter for the accounting organization, and I was awarded the "Analyst of the Quarter" award for innovation. Also completed a rotational leadership development program. Led a systems integration project within finance department related to acquisitions of Bear Stearns and WaMu; Reduced overdue accounts receivable by 75% during a project for loans trading team; Served as client contact for credit derivative settlement transactions.

Villanova, Pa, Us

This remains perhaps my proudest accomplishment. Villanova is an incredible institution and it was an honor to be selected by the student body as their leader. And, looking back I see so many mistakes I made in the job and things I wish I'd done differently or better. These experiences have proven incredibly valuable as I entered the professional world after graduation and have moved through different organizations.Led organization of 10 committees and 130 total students. Responsible for presenting to University Senate and Board of Trustees regularly on a variety of issues to influence key policy decisions. Also managed relationships with administrators throughout the University in order to achieve platform of campaign objectives.

Researched and implemented new revenue streams for the company. Doubled the clinical trials network by recruiting 1500+ physicians. Created and implemented new sales techniques for use throughout the company.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Global Sustainable Enterprises, Entrepreneurship

Bachelor Of Science, Management And International Business - Cum Laude

Spanish Language & Culture