🌹Kyle Greenberg🌹 Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

🌹 Consult with influencers, content creators, small business owners, and gig economy workers in the Gaming, Esports, and Entertainment industries to help them define their business model, target revenue streams, monetize their content, employ support staff, and maintain compliance with various US Department of Labor policies.🌹 Co-founder of various programs and events dedicated to helping diverse talent break into, develop, and excel in the Gaming industry. Partners and panelists have included university recruiters from Ubisoft, Bungie’s CTO, the CEO of Reely.AI, software engineers from Riot, the Brand Manager for Guild Wars 2 at NCSOFT, content creators with The Houston Outlaws, marketing analysts from Supercell, the Director of Product with Vesey Studios, the Head of Diversity and Inclusion at Niantic, and dozens more!🌹 Coordinated and hosted the first large-scale Game Industry Job Fair in Clubhouse.🌹 The Gaming Industry Job Fair featured hiring managers, recruiters, and founders looking for talent across all functional areas: developers, product, QA, CS, finance, art, people operations, business affairs, and more.🌹 Co-founded the "Recruiters in Gaming AMA (Ask Me Anything)", a weekly networking and mentorship series in Clubhouse.🌹 The Recruiters in Gaming AMA features weekly discussions with gaming recruiters, C-suite leaders, cross-functional talent, and aspiring gaming professionals.🌹 These weekly events are dedicated to sharing unwritten rules, breaking down the barriers diverse applicants experience, and creating opportunities for industry leaders to mentor and guide both established gaming pros and early-career professionals.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

I was brought in to design and execute a People Operations strategy to support Riot’s Creative Department as it grew from ~200 to ~900 employees. I led a suite of initiatives dedicated to A) developing managers’ capacity to lead globally dispersed teams, B) scaling talent development programs across 45 Job Families, and C) consistently onboarding and aligning all department members across 20 global offices.🌹 Led all L&D programs for 750 employees in Art, Audio, Creative Direction, Video, and Writing&Editing across Riot’s Creative Department🌹 Served as the project lead for the proposal, development, and launch of a culture reset program for 20% of the company. Managed and partnered with 40+ department heads, HRBPs, content experts, and HRIS administrators in the development of learning experiences focused on Manager Expectations, Onboarding to Riot's Creative Department, Legal Compliance for Creatives, use of AI, and more. 🌹Increased the utilization of learning tools by 800% while dramatically decreasing cost/user from $33/user to $7/user🌹Negotiated a vendor contact down from $25k/year to $5k/year while simultaneously increasing both monthly users and monthly active minutes in the tool🌹Designed the data collection methodology for collecting sentiment, needs, and requests from over 200 managers🌹Placed 2nd in the Gold-Plat bracket in Riot’s 2022 internal TFT Rumble tournament 😉😭

Santa Monica, Ca, Us

I served on Lionsgate’s People Leadership team as the company navigated being one of the first major entertainment companies to mandate RTO. During a period of rapid growth and significant change, I served as the frontline program manager and trainer for all of Lionsgate’s manager development, performance management, talent development, and onboarding initiatives. This included a 6-part mandated training for 100% of people-leaders focused on leading distributed teams, overhauling all TA and onboarding processes for new hires, and scaling new Inclusive Hiring practices for 100% of all hiring managers and interview panelists.🌹 Manage largescale, cross-functional programs in Learning and Development, Executive Coaching, Supervisor Training, Talent Acquisition, Onboarding, and Performance Management🌹 Serve as Lionsgate's principal trainer and workshop facilitator🌹 Facilitate executive and leadership management training programs for all supervisors/people-leaders across all US and UK offices for Lionsgate and Starz, program participants include all C-suite executives, presidents, vice presidents, and executive directors🌹 Design and facilitate protocols and trainings for Lionsgate's Talent Acquisition practices, including SOPs and protocols for: candidate selection, candidate interviewing, submitting candidate feedback, inclusive hiring practices, onboarding, and new-hire training

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Borrowing from known frameworks and operating models from corporate People Operations, Learning & Development, and Workforce Planning, I served as the inaugural Director of Professional Development for LMU's career center as it scaled its services from being a career counseling center dedicated to 1-on-1 counseling sessions to a robust career development program serving all 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students at LMU. I designed, proposed, and shipped dozens of innovative programs that streamlined, simplified, scaled, and increased LMU's capacity to effectively prepare its students for professional work. 🌹 Direct the overall strategy for development, delivery, and assessment of programs, services, workshops, trainings, and technology that support the professional development of a 10,000-member client group🌹 Supervise, coach, manage, and support 6 Assistant Directors and Career Coaches in the formation, delivery, and assessment of learning & development and coaching programs and services🌹 Oversee a part-time employee program -- including full cycle recruitment, functional training, supervision, and performance management -- for over 80 employees since Fall 2013, resulting in this program being recognized for exceptional talent retention, employee engagement, and quality services🌹 Manage relationships with recruiters, talent acquisition specialists, and learning & development professionals across all industries in the formation of business-relevant coaching practices, training designs, and recruitment programs🌹 Manage curriculum design, classroom facilitation, and performance evaluations for an internship program that has engaged 1000+ LMU interns since Fall 2013🌹 Oversee vendors, users, and technology in the implementation and daily operation of eLearning, EdTech, and Talent solutions: Lynda.com, LinkedIn Learning, Handshake, VMock, CareerShift, PeopleGrove, Symplicity, Brightspace LMS

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT and INSTRUCTION:🌹 Designed a career and talent development program for the professional service organization, The Ignatian Service Corps. The curriculum design process and facilitation methodology for this 9-month long training program was selected by the 180 member-organization, the Catholic Volunteer Network, as a featured workshop in their annual national conference in 2016🌹 Led the development of business relevant curriculum for dozens of unique workshops and training seminars for clients and university staff; clients included: University Deans, faculty, alumni, and students🌹 Facilitated various workshops every week on Professional Communication, Collaborative Workspaces, Effective Management Styles, Vocational Planning, Technology Integration, Workplace Readiness, Intercultural Sensitivity, and Salary & Benefits Negotiation while emphasizing participant learning engagement PROGRAM MANAGEMENT and STRATEGIC PLANNING:🌹 Directed various career development programs and events for LMU’s NCAA Division I Athletics program🌹 Project managed the Assistant Athletics Director for Student Athlete Services, the Assistant Director for Media Relations and Communications, and the Coordinator for Academic Performance in the formation and delivery of career development programsTALENT GROWTH and CAREER MANAGEMENT COACHING:🌹 Conducted over 1200 one-on-one coaching appointments that were focused on each client’s talent development, career management, and desired professional outcomes🌹 Successfully coached 100s of clients towards acquiring employment with such companies as 20th Century Fox Film, CBS Television, NBCUniversal, Paramount, Lionsgate Entertainment, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Coca-Cola, Tesla, Disney, and CNN

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

PROGRAM and PROJECT MANAGEMENT:🌹 Led a committee consisting of a University Dean, an Associate Provost of Career and Professional Development, a Director of Engaged Learning, and a Director of Communication and Media Relations in the development and execution of career development and recruitment programs for one of LMU's six colleges🌹 Scaled the initiatives created through the committee for the other five colleges at LMU; resulting in programs and services that have engaged several hundreds of LMU students and alumni since Spring 2015CAREER and TALENT DEVELOPMENT:🌹 Utilize career assessment instruments – Strong Interest Inventory, MBTI, StrengthsFinder, True Color, The Leadership Challenge Values Cards, and Career Leader – to empower clients with the tools needed to take ownership of their own career management, and discover insights that encourage discernment and career congruence🌹 Assess industry best practices, generate literature reviews, and create innovative programs that are designed to achieve specific, business-relevant, and measurable learning objectives

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

PROGRAM and BUDGET MANAGEMENT:🌹 Coordinated LMU's Off-Campus Work Program, with a budget of $250,000, which employed over 115 student-tutors who worked within several local Primary and Elementary schools🌹 Re-innovated the Job Location and Development Program, a Federal Grant Program, and successfully cultivated over 500 off-campus part-time, seasonal, child-care, or tutoring opportunities that yielded a combined total of approximately $75,000 for student employeesCURRICULUM and DESIGN DEVELOPMENT:🌹 Designed the content and format for Career Development Service's "Signature Workshop Series", 11 different in class, co-curricular workshops🌹 Instructed an accredited Internship Class with over 30 enrolled students each semesterCOACHING and GUIDANCE:🌹 Coached over 300 students in one-on-one sessions on topics including: resume and cover letter building; interviewing techniques; job search strategies; graduate school selection and application; and Career Assessment debriefs

🌹 Successfully proposed the creation of a new Senate Committee focused on providing career management, talent development, and workplace competency services to the Senate members🌹 One of only 44 LMU staff members elected to the Senate

Covina, Ca, Us

MEDIA, PUBLIC RELATIONS, and ENTERTAINMENT:🌹 Coordinated community outreach efforts for three large-scale, state-funded, infrastructure projects that had a total combined worth of over $500 million dollars🌹 Project managed in-house design and media professionals including: videographers, graphic designers, photographers, and editors🌹 Oversaw the development of numerous design collaterals including: websites, project design models, informational flyers, and posters🌹 Advocated for the needs and concerns of community members while interacting with staff within the City of Los Angeles, including: Council Members, Sheriff Deputies, City Engineers, City Construction Managers, and Public Works personnel🌹 Hosted community meetings to educate the public on the economic, environmental, civic, and cultural impacts of the highly contentious SR-710 project🌹 Managed numerous stakeholder databases with a combined total of over 150,000 contacts, including: elected officials; local and state government employees; media professionals; law enforcement personnel; business owners; and local residents

Glendora, Ca, Us

🌹 Created a new-hire orientation program that is focused on increasing employee performance, enculturation, and satisfaction🌹 Led a team of student leaders towards reaching the shared vision of increasing student engagement and learning via club involvement🌹 Consulted the student leadership team on proper parliamentary procedures in accordance with Robert's Rules🌹 Managed a budget of $4,700 towards hosting four large-scale events that served upwards of 1000 students

Azusa, Ca, Us

ENTERTAINMENT, PRODUCTION, and EVENT MANAGEMENT🌹 Managed logistics for a weekly live program with over 1,300 audience members: stage management, musician relations, itinerary and program scheduling, staff and volunteer management, fire code and safety compliance🌹 Successfully grew audience attendance by over 30%, from 1000 to 1,300 weekly members 🌹 Innovated new program designs that successfully accommodated growing audience sizes while maintaining compliance with fire codes and venue maximum capacity 🌹 Oversaw a production staff of 2 videographers, 2 sound engineers, 14 production interns, and 10 facility interns

Azusa, Ca, Us

🌹 Provided leadership development to a group of 12 first-year student leaders, resulting in the highest number of these students acquiring more advanced leadership positions in the following years: 83%🌹 Managed a small budget of $300 towards four large scale programs serving over 800 students

Azusa, Ca, Us

PERFORMANCE and MUSIC DIRECTION🌹 Played electric bass as a member of the house band for a weekly production that averaged over 900 audience members 🌹 Contributed to musical direction decisions related to song selection, setlist order, song arrangement, and visual design 🌹 Coordinated with various professionals including: production managers, videographers, audience relations, graphic design artists, physical artists (sculpture and paint), VIP speakers, and other musicians

Master Of Science, College Counseling And Student Development

Bachelor Of Art, Communication Studies