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• Innovation experts helping corporate teams act like entrepreneurs - rapidly identifying, advancing, and bringing new business ideas to market.
• Drive corporate growth by leading internal accelerators for clients such as Walmart, Total SA and Accor Hotels.
• Catalyze digital transformation using frameworks such as Design Thinking, Lean Canvas & Agile
• Tech, energy, financial services, retail, media, industrials, space, healthcare and more

Sustainability division of Corusol: enabling corporate teams and startups to validate new ideas with the market while considering the environment and social issues.

Mentor at Techstars LA and Starburst Accelerators + COVID-19 Startup Weekends

United States And Europe

• Drove acceleration of corporate startups
• Led programs that teach entrepreneurial methodologies to large corporations including Air Liquide, GEFCO (automotive logistics), FDJ (lottery of France), and Groupama (mutual insurer)
• Validated projects continue to drive returns

Los Angeles, California, United States

- Social Entrepreneurship - Ethical Leadership - ESG and Sustainability - Valuation in Entrepreneurial Finance and Accounting

Consumer wellness company offering light solutions that support brain health.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Founding member leading operations at this early stage digital entertainment network
• Raised seed capital

Los Angeles, CA / Seattle, WA

• Founding team member of privately-held SaaS provider. Created customized software for big data, social media analytics, and machine learning to commercial and military clients.
• Key role encompassed product development, program management, corporate strategy, pricing and contracting.
• Managed largest client program for CENTCOM, including planning and delivering major software features. Agile development house.
• Security Clearance: Top Secret

Los Angeles, CA / Seattle, WA

• Venture-backed, social media analytics start-up; sold to its minority shareholder, WPP plc, a leading multi-national advertising company.
• Led international expansion strategy. Developed Europe and Asia beta programs.
• Responsible for strategy and execution of domestic partnerships. Created, negotiated, and closed the first integrated reseller program with a leading global IT and consulting corporation. Linked social media and CRM.

Los Angeles, CA

• Key player in this Idealab backed online media start-up’s strategic direction and leadership. The company grew to earn annual revenues of over $100mm and was successfully sold in 2006.
• Led multiple product groups including Search and Commercial Email. P&L responsibility for each with EBITDA margins greater than 30%.
• Headed Sales Planning with strategic responsibility for expanding and approving company’s sales orders and contracts ~ $75mm

New York City

Media and Gaming Investment Banking

New York City

Mba, Majors In Finance And Management

Activities and Societies: President: Graduate Finance Association, Graduate Assistant: Finance Department.

Bs, Accounting