Founded public private partnership to provide education, training, and and resources to help creative small businesses grow. Since then we've helped 60+ entrepreneurs get their kick start in the greater St Louis area.

• Create Space Generator is a 501(c)(3) creative entrepreneurship incubator dedicated to birthing growing, and sustaining product based businesses with the potential national growth.• Public private partnership with University City and the economic development staff • Culture of experience based learning, developed learning modules for creative entrepreneurs• Fundraised over half a million dollars in municipal, city, and private funding within one year• Partnered with 12 Accounting, Law, and Branding firms to offer pro bono services for incubatees• Organized curriculum, speakers, and advisors from local and national business communities• Managed local and national press coverage, partnered with the city’s PR firm on releases

• Grew business from one to five physical locations and food truck within 4 years• Increased net profits by 967% with strategic partnerships and new business model• Brand partnerships with Urban Chestnut Brewery, Strange Donuts, Naked Bacon, Dierbergs• Managed our partnerships with Dierbergs and United Provisions at 14 distribution points

• Led diversity recruitment strategy including partnership with St Louis Workforce Development for previously incarcerated candidates and high school placement training programs• People programs and HR Ops for 47 employees including training, development, payroll, and benefits• Built and led manager and GM standard operating procedures, vendor logistics, site inspections training

At Thumbtack, our DEI philosophy is to build, measure, and hold ourselves accountable for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in everything we do. We focus on three pillars: people, product, and community.

• Led team of product marketers on GTM strategy and feature launches across multiple channels including digital, social, broadcast and event marketing• Developed product positioning and messaging, and led relaunch of XOTV (xotv.app) to highlight live video streaming and user generated content•Drove and developed partnership program with video content creators and influencerss• Analyzed user behavior and monetization methods through content and video• Worked cross functionally with product, design, and engineering on content and feature strategy

• Drove product marketing strategy for relaunch of Wespire’s Saas software as a full platform for unified, measurable delivery of employee engagement and social impact initiatives• Conducted surveys and industry research to write the State of Employee Engagement whitepaper • Wrote press releases and championed WeSpire as a leader in social impact and positive impact measurement • Produced launch events and hosted webinars on employee engagement• Developed customer facing and sales enablement materials as video guides, demos and onesheets

Scratch Music Group is a venture-backed, high growth music and technology company. Since its founding in 2002, Scratch has built the first and largest national team of heavily screened marquee DJs, who entertain guests at thousands of weddings, corporate events, tours, and music festivals each year. Scratch works closely with leading brands including MTV, Saks, Vans, Bloomingdales, ESPN, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Ann Taylor, Pepsi, Sandals Beach Resorts, W Hotels and many more.The company also runs the Scratch DJ Academy—the world’s first and leading DJ and music production learning center co-developed with Jam Master Jay of Run DMC, with locations in NYC, Miami, and LA. Scratch Music Group has executed nearly 100,000 events, entertained over 15 million people in over 25 countries worldwide, and has been featured in national press outlets including CNN, MTV, ABC, FOX, The NY Times, The Wall Street Journal and Forbes. •Managed, recruited, trained, and onboarded pool of 70 artists and musicians•Managed relationships with resort and cruise partners including Sandals, Atlantis, Disney Cruise Line, Norwegian, Royal Caribbean, and Celebrity Cruises, negotiated new and renewed contracts• Produced co-branded integrated marketing programs to drive on-site program interaction• Developed partner marketing content including guides, promotions, and video/ web content • Attended 2 annual QA trips per client to develop relationships with GMs and Cruise Directors

Part of internal digital product strategy consultation team within Disney ABC Television Group. Our team created digital marketing programs to drive engagement across Disney ABC ( Disney Channel, ABC, ABC News, ABC Family) • Developed consumer positioning and marketing launch for the ABC Player on iPhone and Ipad• Launched partnership and product marketing strategy for the official Oscar App• Managed ABC Entertainment Twitter and updated ABC.com with content and consumer promotions • Partnered with agencies and digital vendors for execution of sponsorship and campaigns• Distributed interactive content to partners and throughout our social and new media channels• Partnered with CRM team to write weekly ABC Insider Newsletters and E-alerts • Planned and implemented Radio Disney App at D23 and local Tech conventions

• Planned enterprise wide event that involved high level executives, 25 MBA schools and 400+ attendees• Designed, planned, and executed networking and social events for the campus program• Represented and publicized Disney ABC at conventions, universities and -Member of the social media task force that strategized initiatives to build the recruitment brand• Sourced high volume of resumes for 70+ positions per session• Led a rebranding effort for the Disney ABC campus program• Maintained calendars/schedules, meetings, invoices, expense reports, and phone screenings

• Drove strategy, design, and marketing materials for Nickelodeon University• Collaborated with Senior Vice President on projects for internal development• Planned and hosted from start to finish intern and professional networking • Served as the liaison between the studio, high school interns, and • Represented College Recruiting at Siggraph convention and onsite events• Screened, Interviewed and Recruited Fall interns