An Entertainment Platform that allows Creators to Develop, Broadcast and Monetize their own shows.

Early stage Venture Capital Fund focused on hospitality technology

As a seasoned Global Business Executive, I use my business development experience and vast personal network to energetically connect Simon Business School students with corporate insiders.I also leverage my experience and intuition to coach b-school students while exploring career possibilities, developing value propositions and how to effectively tailor communication for alums, recruiters and hiring managers to create positive interactions and outcomes.My key target areas are companies on the West Coast, specifically, The Silicon Valley, Southern California and Seattle. I've been successful in cultivating relationships with Multinational companies in China (Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen and Hong Kong).I manage over 50 corporate relationships on the West Coast and develop nearly 10 new, high level relationships annually.I have a strong understanding as well as a keen intuition for what it takes to create new, mutually beneficial relationships and a true passion for helping prepare and open doors for ambitious, talented b-school students.

Recent engagements include: Cornerstone Research; University of Rochester Simon Graduate School of Business; Squire Sanders and DempseyDevelopment of individual marketing and sales plans for Partners and senior professionals. Coaching Professionals on developing a strategic mindset for approaching the marketplace. Assist in the determination of their individual and firm, value added proposition, from a potential client perspective.Instruction in skills necessary to develop successful relationships with prospective clients.Training in networking skill development, how to leverage existing relationships including identification of, and assisting Professional’s in, joining various strategic civic and professional not-for-profit organizations.Assist in the implementation of individual sales plans and provide oversight of the sales process to improve the success rate.Work with individual graduate students to develop career strategies.Develop corporate relationships with US and Chinese multi-national companies to assist in the placement of Graduate students from the Simon School of Business

Developed a targeted sales plan and directed marketing and business development activities through direct client interaction with the ERS team of professionals. By working directly with the individuals in the development and implementation of their plan, trained them in selling skills and helped the firm achieve its overall marketing goals. Worked with the Los Angeles, Oakland, Austin Texas, and Knoxville Tennessee offices.

Responsible for developing and implementing marketing plans within the Los Angeles and Orange County offices. Coordinated the sales process by strategic prospect identification, training the professionals in the process of prospecting, coordinating group events and hands-on calling with firm professionals to provide “on the job” teaching and critique of sales skills. Developed new business through direct sales resulting in engagements averaging $2 to $3 million per year.Coordinated the Financial Advisory Services West Region Division’s expansion of its client base domestically by working with professionals on development of selling and marketing skills. Additionally, developed specific collateral material for use in this practice domestically and internationally.Assisted US clients in soliciting, developing, and implementing strategic investment opportunities in Japan.Key liaison between US clients with goals to expand in Japan and PWC’s professionals. Clients included Lone Star Opportunity Fund, Oak Tree Capital, and Cerberus Group. Quasi investment banking fee based service.In 1998 co-founded the real estate consulting practice in Tokyo, Japan. Key goal was providing consulting services to Japanese financial institutions on the disposition of non-performing loans, and assisted U.S. investors in performing due diligence on the purchase of non-performing loans, real estate and operating companies in Japan.  Responsible for the strategic development and full coordination of numerous conferences and other programs aimed at bringing Asian investors and lenders together with real estate developers in Southern California. Our goal was to market PWC as the premier one stop solution for inbound Asian investment and thereby obtain their consulting, audit and tax business.

Directly responsible for selling the full spectrum of the firms services to business’ in Los Angeles and Japan.Developed sales plans and coached key professionals in how to develop new clients. Coordinated numerous social, training and speaking group events aimed at specific targeted prospects.Key contribution was developing the firm’s strategy for attracting and assisting Japanese owned company’s, with their investments in US real estate. Implemented the strategy by developing contacts, and means of introduction to contacts, on the targeted list of companies. Once introduced, established relationships, resulting in Laventhal & Horwath’s retention as auditor and consultant in the acquisition of properties. Clients included Dai Ichi Kangyo Bank, Fuji Bank, Chuo Trust Bank, and Industrial Bank of Japan.Developed a training program for Japanese companies to send representatives to the U.S. to learn how to prepare appraisals and perform market feasibility studies for the acquisition of US real estate.