Mathew Kahansky Email & Phone Number

Halifax Regional Municipality, Ns, Ca

New York, New York, United States

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

One-time intern for broadcaster/journalist Alan Cross, where I:- Produced Alan Cross’ internationally syndicated music history radio program and podcast "The Ongoing History of New Music" by researching and parsing large amounts of information into episode scripts written in Alan's style.- Generated daily blog posts and radio cut-ins (again, Alan's style), produced social media content, assisted in external meeting coordination and preparation, and provided livestream consultations.- Facilitated Alan Cross’ role of presenter at annual Canadian Music Week conference by generating concise briefing materials for conducting broadcast-ready interviews. We got a little spicy with superstar manager Scott Borchetta during the Taylor Swift Spotify-refusal days. After internship conclusion, continued writing for Alan by curating and authoring 1,000 song reviews from 20,000 submissions for weekly music curation column "New Music from the Inbox" on his blog, A Journal of Musical Things. Spun that column off into a podcast - more on that above.

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Co-creator, host, editor, and producer of biweekly music discovery and critique podcast New Music from the Inbox, a spin-off of a weekly column I wrote for Alan Cross. Publishes on Spotify and Alan's blog, New Music from the Inbox. Producer, researcher, and scriptwriter for upcoming unannounced interview-based podcast. More details coming soon.

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Joined the product team to platoon the role of product manager after company restructuring. Represented the voice of the customer by collecting feedback in my client-facing Account Manager role, then brought it all to the team. Identified and relayed user pain points, needs, and wants and decided as a group on the prioritization of the product road map. Involved a lot of spirited discussion and gut-checking!Qualified, specced, and shipped a new mapping feature in that time that improved quarterly user activation by 15%. One of our most outspoken users called it "what I've always been asking for!"

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Saw it all as the first employee of Side Door, driving growth from incorporation through several venture-backed raises of the three-sided SaaS marketplace. Started with manual proof-of-concept operations (we liked to call it human-computering) and landed in an account management/client success/inbound sales role. Personally booked over 600 live events and helped build out the system that booked over 2,000 more and sold more than $2.6 million in tickets.Maintained a >25% close rate with a particularly selective client base of artists and hosts (think home owners, business operators, etc.) numbering 300+. Made great use of CRMs like HubSpot and Insightly and database compilers like Metabase. Spent a lot of time submitting GitLab tickets, building KPI reports, writing and managing a team of help base article authors. A relatively flat structure and small hyper-focused team meant we all pulled together with plenty of crossover. One of my favourite clients called me "the beating heart of Side Door". I don't let it get to my head.

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

- Managed switchboard operations for live hosts during on location broadcasts.- Piloted livestream programming on station social media channels, including operating A/Vequipment and producing in-studio simulcast events.- Edited and enabled sponsorship cut-ins for broadcast via WideOrbit Automation for Radio.- Organized and led promotional staff at street team functions and community events.

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Biology, General

Activities and Societies: Arts and Science Undergraduate Society (ASUS) Orientation Leader and Co-ordinator, ASUS Jackets Committee.

Bachelor Of Journalism, Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs

Activities and Societies: The Dalhousie Gazette, The Signal Halifax. One-year accelerated post-baccalaureate program focusing.