Molly Fernandez Email and Phone Number

• Support four New York Wealth Strategists with prospecting, researching, pitching, and onboarding dozens of new clients• Participate in and create the materials for firm to firm meetings with Centers of Influence, such as Trust and Estate attorneys, accountants, and insurance agents; prospect meetings; and client meetings• Coordinate efforts between New York Wealth Strategists and teams and other experts and specialists within the firm to provide the best advice for prospective clients• Collaborated with the President of the East Region to perform a fee analysis, which has since been instituted as the new regional template for similar pitches, for a large prospective client that directly resulted in $380,000 of new business won• Created original pitch materials that were used as the cornerstone for the sales process and five-month long onboarding process of a storied, established family that will be generating $250,000 in annual revenue for Greater New York• Have been integral in completing Request for Proposals for multiple prospective clients, utilizing Northern’s internal resources for research and collecting answers from subject matter experts• Engage with next generation Centers of Influence both with the guidance of the Wealth Strategists and individually through Northern sponsored events• Work closely with top East and Northeast Region leadership on multiple special research projects prior to large Northern events• Attend Trust School I, enhancing my knowledge of trust and estate laws and practices, due to the recommendation of my manager to enter early

• Brainstormed, researched, and developed dozens of new book ideas in collaboration with agents and agent assistants• Targeted writers for researched book ideas and drafted initial pitch letters for these prospective clients• Read, evaluated, and drafted reader’s reports on submitted manuscripts• Worked together with Folio agents to develop new projects beyond the original scope of the publishing industry• Researched editors for current Folio clients• Attended weekly Intern Academy meetings, each detailing a specific aspect of the publishing industry

• Collaborated with IT to create a metadata database and compiled metadata for use by Notre Dame Press and Amazon• Aided in the formulation of internal budgets and compilation of unit costs• Analyzed profit and loss statements and target audiences• Performed break-even analysis for press titles

• Actively participated in team meetings that discussed the vision of the startup company and made decisions about its future• Edited and wrote dozens of book proposals in collaboration with the authors for submission to publishing houses• Researched hundreds of editors to recommend best matches for specific authors and publications and composed query letters to these editors• Pitched both Publishizer’s current projects and the company as a whole to prospective users and buyers

• Aided in the creation of stories for all ages and genres for fiction packaging• Contributed to the development and creation of new series through multiple initial brainstorming sessions, character development, and the critiquing of story lines • Edited and assessed submitted manuscripts and developing story lines for new and existing series • Participated in brainstorm sessions for additional books in the Beast Quest series• Responsible for a first edit of a special edition book of the Beast Quest series• Performed a second edit for the third book of The Make-Up Girl series

• Assisted in the development of manuscripts for the agency• Prepared initial draft of manuscript proposal to publishers for a Lenten reflection book• Analyzed potential target audiences• Developed marketing pitches for manuscripts

• Exposed to and instructed in the operations of the literary agency industry, concentrating in Young Adult and Middle Grade fiction• Read and considered submitted manuscripts• Wrote query letters, rejection letters, and reader’s reports• Analyzed and assisted in the creation of literary contracts between the agency and publishing houses

• Assisted in endowment analysis and tuition comparison, exploring trends within the University for the Investment Office• Aided department employees with various projects• Accountable for inventory of office supplies• Proficient use of Excel and PowerPoint