Founded Next Game Advisors to provide innovative and practical solutions that enable college athletes, pro athletes, and non-athletes to achieve the financial well-being and business capabilities necessary to reach their goals in life. As a multi-brand provider of financial well-being solutions for athletes, athletic departments, universities, and community organizations, we simplify the path for people to achieve what's next.

Serving as a business mentor to founders and high-potential operators of startup companies within First Round Capital's portfolio. Focus on strategically-aligned business operations and talent optimization.

As Director, Strategic Growth Initiatives, I worked closely with stakeholders across the marketing, communications, and strategic partnerships functions to identify and drive strategic, operational, and organizational initiatives that enabled us to accelerate the growth of Intuit's brand platform (TurboTax, QuickBooks, Mint, Credit Karma, Mailchimp). Notable achievements include the following:- Developed and led execution of Intuit’s growth strategy centered on NIL (name/image/likeness compensation of college student athletes)- Designed and closed first-of-its-kind strategic alliance with INFLCR, the leading NIL management platform. This was one of Intuit’s first strategic growth alliances in recent history- Co-developed and led execution of the supplier diversity strategy for Marketing & Communications. This innovative strategy served as the blueprint for the company-level strategy. - Served as a proactive member of Intuit’s Supplier DEI & Social Impact Steering Committee and Core Committee

Responsible for global talent and team optimization for 800-person Global Marketing and Communications department I lead the development and execution of the department’s talent strategy which includes (but is not limited to) onboarding, career & competency development, leadership/managerial transformation, and organizational teaming (e.g. cross-functional collaboration model, strategic workforce planning, high performance teaming).

Served as a member of Digital Marketing's senior leadership team responsible for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the organization. - STRATEGY: Led clarification of vision, mission and strategy while making adjustments to the operating model to drive alignment and increase accountability- TRANSFORMATION: Co-led redesign and implementation of a cross-functional collaboration model that improves coordination, breaks org silos, and increases speed to results- EFFICIENCY: Led creation/launch of the org's intranet portal that democratized access to key information, which streamlined communication and increased productivity-TALENT: Built/launched career management portal to enable team members to plan, navigate and drive their careers. Advised on improving/operationalizing diversity & inclusion effort.

Strategic Operations Leadership• Implemented new goal management framework, OKRs (Objectives & Key Results), throughout the Marketing organization to focus the team on our priorities, align the organization, increase accountability, and encourage innovation• Drove the operational integration of the Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook Consumer Marketing teams to enable effective execution of integrated marketing while maximizing operational synergies and facilitating employee developmentOperational Transformation• Provided recommendation for a more effective performance management process to drive employee performance in line with business priorities, reduce bias, and incentivize desired behavior

Created and led Marketing-wide operations under the Chief Marketing OfficerStrategic Operations Leadership• Created and led Marketing Operations team to drive strategic/organizational alignment, increase efficiency, and mature the operational infrastructure of the 500+ person Marketing team to enable better execution and greater impact to the company. Established the purpose and structure, created job descriptions, hired for those jobs, and effectively led the new team that drove recognized results within the first six months. The team was focused on (1) managing and optimizing all of Marketing's technology tools and system; (2) supporting optimization of Marketing's people in terms of resourcing allocation and capability/career development; (3) driving efficient strategic planning and process improvement across Marketing; and (4) optimizing Marketing's procure-to-pay process and vendor managementOperational Transformation• Led team’s development and implementation of multiple technology tools/processes that facilitated campaign management, streamlined planning, improved knowledge management, and provided social media insights to enhance decision-making• Led team’s development and management of a marketing training program for new and existing employees, covering orientation and training in core marketing skills, communication skills, and technology tool use.

Strategy and Transformation• Led successful M&A integration workstream focused on development of the new business and organization structures for the combined entity • Led strategy workstreams on various engagements for technology clients including finance transformation and IT governance People Development• Served as the Counseling Family Champion for the EY Strategy team in the West, an executive position responsible for leading career development of, and mentorship for, 20+ consulting team members

Strategy and Transformation• Led global engagement (12 people, 5 countries) that helped develop the international expansion strategy for the ocean freight business of a large, global logistics company and delivered a comprehensive research report on each market• Co-developed EY’s Purpose-Led Transformation methodology and service offering; co-developed the go-to market strategy, co-led its execution, and trained EY Advisory teams on both the offering itself and the sales strategy

Strategy and Transformation• Fully transformed EY Advisory’s internal M&A process and infrastructure, resulting in 22 accretive deals in the first year worth $100m+ and becoming the gold standard for internal M&A throughout the firm. Also authored EY Advisory’s M&A Playbook, led acquisition pipeline development and potential target evaluation, and drove business case development

- Developed and helped implement resource capacity planning process for large OCA Power & Utilities client. - Led the mini-workstream that analyzed the client’s incident management process and recommended several improvements to drive quicker incident resolutions, reduce error rates, reduce employee overtime, improve customer service, and support continuous improvement.- Served as Americas Advisory M&A Lead and as a member of the Global Advisory M&A PMO Team

Strategic & Financial Analysis, Financial Management, Process Improvement• Responsible for financial management of two $3B regions, serving as senior strategic financial advisor to two Regional VPs. Provided strategic/analytical leadership, accurate forecasting, and effective planning resulting in a comp of +4.5% in 2011. Teamed with Regional HR, Merchandising, Real Estate and Store Operations Leadership to achieve regional profit targets• Analyzed Division capital investments and provides strategies to improve ROIC; advised on international expansion

Valuation, Strategic & Financial Analysis• Performed valuation of company seeking second-stage debt + equity financing leading to subsequent third-party investment• Analyzed and evaluated financial statements of consumer goods companies seeking second-stage financing• Evaluated and improved business plan of portfolio client resulting in increased external investments

Business Transformation, Strategic & Financial Analysis, and Project Management • Co-led team effort to transform Procurement organization into a more effective, client-centric organization. Created a supplier management program; instituted and led a governance program for all corporate outsourcing projects. Risk Management & Analysis • Evaluated business and financial risk of potential suppliers using financial statement analysis, credit reviews, competitive analysis, and assessments of effect on SHLD’s existing supply base. Standardized supplier risk review process. • Led successful development of supplier management solution that significantly reduced supply base risk, reduced annual research costs by 75%, and enhanced SHLD’s ability to analyze and manage the supply base effectively

Business Transformation, Strategic & Financial Analysis, and Project Management • Charter member of Chairman's "turnaround task force" known as the Senior Leadership Program• Developed proposal and plans for Sears Apparel Maternity Shop designed to drive profitable sales by establishing a differentiated customer experience, fostering cross-shopping of related hardlines/softlines, and creating long-term customer relationships with the family. Built and led cross-functional execution team after receiving final approval

Sales and Client Management• Turned around underperforming, highly competitive territory – delivered a 55% cumulative average growth rate (CAGR) over three years ($5M to $18.5M)• Developed market for new product, with potential revenue of $150M over 24 months. Performed market evaluation and product delivery analysis using historical and forecast data. Built and led dedicated cross-functional team to drive sales• Inducted into IBM Hundred Percent Club, reserved for top 35% of IBM salespeople worldwide, in 2003 and 2004