In support of our decarbonization mission, NextEra Energy Investments, LLC (NEI) seeks to drive innovation and growth through strategic investments in entrepreneurial, cutting-edge companies by:- Investing primarily in early-stage companies.- Creating synergistic growth opportunities through partnerships and collaboration with NextEra Energy, amongst our portfolio companies and across our extended business networks.- Paving the way to industry-leading success by leveraging NextEra Energy’s best-in-class operations and decades of experience.As more than just a financial investor, NEI is a strategic partner focused on the long-term success of our portfolio companies.Enterprise Technology investments enable and facilitate scaling, cost efficiencies and security through the application of innovative cloud and digital technologies. In support of this mission, NEI strategically invests in entrepreneurs and technology solutions driving innovation in areas, including, but not limited to:- Cybersecurity- Cloud Computing- Big Data, Analytics & Artificial Intelligence (AI)- Enterprise Software as a Service (SaaS)- Customer Service & Resource Management

Mark II is a venture studio building the next generation of tech companies in the Southeast US and partnering with founders at the earliest stages of their venture. Mark II evaluates and tests all ideas using a rigorous, multi-stage process. As one of the gates in this process, all ideas go through a Problem Space Exploration (PSE) study, where we evaluate the market size, conduct market research, perform a competitive landscape analysis, and validate the problem being addressed. As a Venture Analyst, I conduct PSEs on a contract basis and provide recommendations to the Venture Partner team.

Building upon the success of Fund I (CFV Ventures), RevTech Labs Capital is raising a $50M venture fund to invest in early-stage FinTech startups including alumni companies of the RevTech Labs accelerator.CFV Ventures and RevTech Labs Capital invest in early-stage FinTech companies.

As a Startup Analyst Fellow, I serve on the committee that evaluates and selects grant recipients for the NC IDEA SEED ($50K) grant program. This includes reviewing and evaluating founder applications, conducting diligence with references (technical, customer, business, and personal), providing feedback to applicants, and helping finalists prepare their full proposal pitches.NC IDEA’s goal is to foster economic development in North Carolina by advancing entrepreneurship. Since 2006, NC IDEA has awarded grants to over 265 companies and hundreds of communities and partners from across the state with more than $14.7M+ in funding and tens of thousands of support programming hours.

SoFi is the largest and fastest-growing digital multi-product financial services company in the US with a mission to help its members achieve financial independence through products designed for members to save, spend, invest, protect, and borrow.I worked in the Invest Business Unit (strategy org owning the P&L for retail brokerage product) to develop strategy for two new products, both of which are on track for 2023.- Alternative Investments: presented various paths to provide retail investors with access to private equity funds and other alternative investment products- NFT Strategy: wrote and presented 6-pager document for strategy to offer NFT wallet and marketplace to SoFi crypto members

Joined as an MBA intern to help launch a client acquisition and partnership strategy for new service: Buy Now Pay Later group negotiation. BNPL negotiation is just one part of a larger embedded fintech solution for e-commerce merchants that Juno is building.

Reporting to the Regional VP of Sales for the Southwest Region, I am responsible for managing the regional business plan, working with 10 territory sales offices to develop action plans for growth in high-priority areas, driving new regional sales initiatives, coordinating regional support resources, and providing strategic counsel to territory core teams (includes sales managers, recruiters, trainers, broker managers, and executive assistants).

Responsible for sales strategy development, planning, and execution for Colonial Life's high-priority long-term sales strategies. Responsible for working cross-functionally to build frameworks and launch new initiatives to achieve the Head of Sales' business plan. Primary work included:- Accelerated Growth: Opened up new Territory Sales Offices at a record pace (7 new offices in 1.5 years). Offices included San Jose, CA; Washington, DC; Cleveland, OH; Miami, FL; Hartford, CT; Long Island, NY; and Charlotte, NC. Responsible for planning, coordinating, forecasting, and reporting in collaboration with Finance, Real Estate, HR, Marketing, Communications, Sales Training, Regional Sales VPs, and the Implementation Team.- Business Planning: Led a team of 4 employees (1 manager and 3 consultants/analysts) responsible for assisting all territory sales managers with business plan creation, maintenance, and reporting, as well as providing consultative support around growth opportunities.- Head of Sales Strategic Initiatives: Developed framework and prioritized investments needed to drive higher levels of activity in the brokerage market. Collaborated with Sales Training, our National Broker Partner team, and Regional Growth Managers to create simplified solutions to more effectively reach America's Brokers. Developed a new territory office structure in New York City to better serve our broker market. Consulted with business partners to launch other key strategic initiatives in the large case and public sector markets.

Member of the Professional Development Program: a highly selective rotational leadership development program at a Fortune 300 financial services provider.• Developed strategy framework and led project execution of ~$50mm distribution expansion plan to accelerate Colonial Life sales growth by a projected ~$150mm over four years• Led project to identify a cloud-based recruiting and applicant tracking system for National Recruiting• Developed long-term growth planning analysis for Business Planning in a specific territory

Member of the Professional Development Program: a highly selective rotational leadership development program at a Fortune 300 financial services provider.• Managed the ongoing customer service experience for over 1800 small and medium businesses in Georgia and Mississippi totaling over $48.5 million in annual premium• Partnered with key stakeholders including Sales Rep, Client Manager, brokers, and HR professionals to resolve complex issues• Salesforce.com super user: created and maintained management dashboards, provided training, assisted colleagues with troubleshooting, and liaised with IT department• Achieved highest rating in department after 1 year by providing consultative solutions to clients and field sales partners

Member of the Professional Development Program: a highly selective rotational leadership development program at a Fortune 300 financial services provider.• Strategically planned the foundation for a new Risk Analytics department within Enterprise Audit.• Responsible for managing analytics projects to support internal business partners in Procurement, Underwriting, & Internal Audit in order to decrease risk and increase efficiencies.• Built a VBA program to automatically sample closed claims for audit, resulting in 98% efficiency gain.• Consulted with business partners throughout the enterprise to ensure controls are in place to limit and reduce risk.• Audit projects include: Investment Policies & Management, Unum UK FP&A, Census Data/Information Privacy, Asset/Liability Management, Colonial Life Field Offices, Unum US Field Offices Client Management

Managed and designed all aspects of the watersports program at a four-week summer camp in Maine.• Directly trained and supervised a team of 13 staff members to ensure safe and smooth day-to-day operations while working with over 100 children per day.• Responsible for the care and management of over $100,000 worth of boats and equipment.

Suits, ties, shirts, slacks, customer service and sales

Project work includes prayer card design Digi Tech Studio; corporate logo design for 99 Motors, Inc.; logo design for Carolina Wakeboarding Club; album cover design for Foreign Citizen; and complete corporate branding including logo, website, and promotional materials for MD National, Inc.

Developed value-added solutions at the manufacturer level that allowed dealers to more easily access information pertaining to parts, service, installations, and repairs. Resulted in significant cost and time savings for the Customer Service Department.• Created a parts inventory database consisting of over 300 pictures.• Conceptualized and designed an online knowledge database for boat dealerships across the world that is still in use today.• Performed consulting work and suggested lean process controls for the engineering department.

Brought the Red Bull brand to life on campus by increasing brand awareness, building consumer loyalty, developing relationships with key student groups, and generating excitement for the product.• Increased yearly on-campus sales by over 70% during the school year.• Worked hand-in-hand with student groups to enhance creative marketing strategies at large events. Resulted in increased product consumption and higher levels of brand recognition and positive associations among consumers.

Drove sales for a campus retail outlet specializing in selling and troubleshooting Apple products and accessories.• Created and maintained brand loyalty by providing solutions and delivering quality customer service to consumers.• Executed day-to-day operations including opening, closing, direct selling, operating point-of-sale, and assessing inventory.