Edith’s is a next generation comfort food brand, anchored in tradition and history. Started as a COVID pop-up in Brooklyn, Edith's has taken New York City by storm. Edith's has been featured everywhere from the The New York Times to The New Yorker to The New York Post, has been named "One Of The Hottest Restaurants in NYC" by Eater and has been voted the #1 Bagel Shop in Brooklyn by Beli App (12m votes). Our BEC&L sandwich has been named "One Of The Sandwiches That Defines NYC" by The New York Times, our Iced Cafe Slushie named "One Of The Best Drinks Of The Year" by Food & Wine Magazine, and our bagels have been named "One of the Best Bagels in NYC" by Thrillist.

Deploying a mix of capital and operational services for select companies, founders and funds across the food & beverage and digital media industries looking to take the next big step in their development. Let's make something delicious together!

Helped grow Capital Tacos, a nationally-awarded, fast-casual Tex-Mex chain of restaurants, from two locations to over a dozen locations across multiple states. Capital Tacos was named a top 3 Taco restaurant in the nation by Yelp!, one of America's Top 40 Hottest Fast Casual Brands and one of the 11 Taco Chains Disrupting Fast Casual Sector by QSR Magazine.

Joined Upworthy as its first full-time business hire. Was responsible for overall revenue generation, including revenue/advertising product strategy and development, go-to-market sales plan and direct sales efforts, and business marketing efforts. Helped build and manage a team of 15+ business development professionals, generate over $10 million in direct sales in first 9 months after official launch of advertising program, while delivering unmatched native advertising product innovation (driven by video, mobile, and social) and results for clients. Significantly exceeded revenue goals every quarter post-launch.Additionally, I personally secured 45+ advertising deals with new partners, including leading clients such as Unilever (Project Sunlight, Dove and Knorr), Whirlpool, Microsoft, General Mills (Cheerios), Proctor & Gamble (Pantene, COVERGIRL), Nestle (Purina Beyond), Gap, Virgin Mobile, Target, Holiday Inn, A&E, Universal Pictures, Whole Foods Market, The Honest Company, TOMS, GUESS, Norton, and Mozilla. Some of the organizations I secured partnerships with include The United Nations, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and The Atlantic Philanthropies.

Joined Business Insider, the largest business news site on the web, to launch and lead their subscriptions products business. Was responsible for overall strategy, operations, product development, subscriber acquisition, sales and marketing efforts, and management of subscription products. Conceived and implemented strategy behind the re-launch of core product BI Intelligence as a vertical research and analysis service focused on the mobile ecosystem. This led to a rapid and sustained growth of revenue and subscriber base, as well as profitability, within the first 6 months. BI Intelligence's scope has continued to grow over time, with a dedicated staff of over 40 serving 7,500+ subscribers coverage on many additional topics such as digital media, e-commerce, Internet of things, and payments. In 2015, Business Insider was acquired by Axel Springer for $442 million. Axel Springer CEO Mathias Dopfner signaled plans to focus future monetization and profit-driving efforts significantly on building out Business Insider's subscription product business further.

Served as Chairman & CEO Robert Allbritton's liaison with the Company's media properties, focused on driving growth across the portfolio. Personally advised and worked with corporate executives and business unit leaders on corporate development and investment/new business opportunities, strategic partnerships and planning, revenue generation and business development strategy, as well as platform, product, and audience development initiatives.Digital, print, and subscription properties included POLITICO (the leading global news and information company at the intersection of politics and policy) and POLITICO Pro (its digital subscription news and intelligence product).In 2021, Allbritton Communications announced the sale of POLITICO to Axel Springer for over $1 billion.TV properties included Washington, D.C. based WJLA (ABC local TV affiliate) and NewsChannel8 (24-hour local news cable channel), as well as seven other ABC affiliate channels throughout the country. In 2013, Allbritton Communications announced the sale of its TV holdings (eight ABC affiliate channels and NewsChannel8) to Sinclair Broadcast Group for $985 million.

Conducted valuation analysis and due diligence under multiple capital structure scenarios for potential principal investment and third-party advisory transactions across various industries, including telecom, media, and entertainment; analyzed and interpreted financing agreements for negotiations with existing lenders and potential restructuring transactions.