Chocolate apostle and community representative, product marketing professional and small business owner, who thrives in entrepreneurial environments. I love working on projects aimed at long-term visions of a better future.I'm a lucky guy. After leading teams of marketing professionals at two fast-paced and successful companies, I was able to dedicate myself to what I saw then as an ultimate business-career challenge - building a sustainable and ethical business in the notoriously difficult industry of craft chocolate. Five years later, we launched three successful crowd funding campaigns, opened two food and coffee retail locations from scratch now delighting hundreds of customers per day, all while maintaining a position as the highest-rated chocolate retail experience in Seattle for 7 consecutive years.Notable Accomplishments:- Awarded company MVP at Education Dynamics in 2010 for significant improvements to our paid search lead generation program.- Helped lay the cornerstone for responsible digital marketing at Redfin (tracking, testing, customer lifecycle development, reporting, and brand development).- Led the growth of a passion-based craft chocolate business, accomplishing 1,500% revenue growth over 5 years, and achieving multiple culturally significant milestones in the craft chocolate industry.- Completed a 2-year term as Treasurer on the community-government board Historic South Downtown, dedicated to protecting and maintaining the culture of Seattle's historic Pioneer Square and the International District neighborhoods.- Currently an active participant in grant review boards distributing funds to non-profit and cultural projects in historic districts.