Justus Pugh Email & Phone Number

Chicago, IL, US

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Product Development & Community Launch: Launched WTM?, a community-driven app for Chicago’s creative and entrepreneurial scene, securing $11K in early-stage funding through friends and family investment and a Kickstarter campaign. Built a highly engaged community of 750+ creative entrepreneurs through over 25 collaborative events and 10.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Served on a team of 7 operating two FinTech-centric business units; Good Tree Capital and Beta Bank
• Managed business expansion, operations, marketing strategy, and partnership relations for Good Tree Capitalo Acquired $30 million Social Equity Cannabis Business Development Fund in partnership with State of Illinois’.
• Conducted industry research, business plan development, and go-to-market strategy for digitally-native business bank Beta Banko Organized what will be the nation’s first FDIC-insured digital bank

• Support professional staff on student engagement initiatives on Beeck Center Sustainable Student Impact portfolio
• Develop full scale plan to overhaul and strategically reform the Impacts Fellowship program’s internship, travel, and safety protocol
• Plan, coordinate, and facilitate pre-departure workshops focused on cultural awareness, travel preparedness, and work productivity

Satara Area, India

• Selected by the Beeck Center for Social Impact as one of 23 Fellows from of a pool of 100+ applicants
• Engaged in critical problem solving in a fast-paced environment with limited access to technological resources
• Constructed comprehensive surveys to assess scale of impact for MDF business school and entrepreneurial development initiatives
• Completed in-depth evaluations of daily Mann Deshi Champions programs, geared towards young girls and athletes

• Assist in managing the bank’s $17.9 million AUM and over 4,000 client accounts by updating and maintaining the CUSA database
• Serve as a teller and a Member Services intern; hone interpersonal and problem-solving skills through customer service transactions
• Support Diversity & Inclusion initiatives; act as a representative to promote D&I strategies and solutions in the hiring processes

Austin, Texas

• Prioritized a $68 million dollar book of business consisting of Facebook’s top clients
• Built a comprehensive understanding of the multi-touch, complex funnel employed in account based sales strategies
• Developed creative marketing solutions for small and medium businesses seeking to grow through digital ad optimization

- Research and generate solutions to operational challenges faced by global non-profit/government microfinance organizations- Developed social media and website rebranding strategy for Guatemala-based microfinance institution Coopedel-Ixcán

New York, New York

• Rotated through the Equity US Research Institutional Sales and US High Touch Trading groups
• Completed daily analytical projects including stock pitches, macro and sector reports, and equity research deliverables
• Participated in management teachings for companies initial public offerings and disseminated debriefs to entire team