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Lake Forest, CA, US

• "LoCal SoCal Health" is a local health magazine that reaches 20,000 health-oriented homes and growing. We are unique in that we are the only advertising health magazine in Orange County. Our mission is to inspire and.
• Formulated the business strategy, operations, and go-to-market plans.
• Building B2B sales pipeline of advertisers, achieving over 6k leads in first month.
• Established operational, municipal, and non-profit partnerships to accelerate scale and establish brand.
• Standing-up operations, building out technology infrastructure and team.

• WHAT IS LAUNCH!?We are a business advisory and venture capital firm built on innovation. We don't just build companies, we build leaders. Our mission is to help companies launch and build their future, from startups to.
• Developed and drove the vision for LAUNCH!, turning a business publication into an advisory firm for leaders.
• Built out the venture capital arm, managing all aspects of AUM in PE portfolio, from company selection to performance management.
• Advisor to small & mid-market business owners, facilitating strategy sessions, GTM planning, and delivering business and growth plans.
• Oversee go-to-market tech and marketing strategy, hiring and training programs, design and implementation of sales pipelines and processes, and the financial books for AUM companies.
• Lead interviewer and face of the LAUNCH! brand, performing exclusive interviews with leaders around the world, across industries, in LAUNCH!’s podcast series on iTunes and other major platforms.

London, GB

• LEADERSHIP
• Headed a broad variety of projects, guiding CXOs through transformations from operational readiness and implementation to adoption and sustainability, ultimately bringing advanced capabilities & organizational maturity.
• Led engagement planning, structuring, client engagement, team resource management, development, and performance reviews. Many of my recruits were hired, and mentees promoted.
• Built and nurtured positive working relationships with clients, by providing high-quality deliverables and communications.EXPERTISE & EXECUTION
• Advised offices of CIOs & CTOs at Cognizant, COX, Baylor, Nike, State of North Carolina, EY Global, Acosta, GE Health, Sempra, McKesson, and Keurig-Dr. Pepper.
• Performed operating model, technology/data, and business maturity assessments against industry benchmarks, redesigns to optimize business operations and technology to align with corporate strategies, agile.

Nassau, Bahamas, BS

• HIGHLIGHTED PROJECTS:o KEURIG-DR.PEPPER PORTFOLIO PLANNING
• Led portfolio planning redesign leading to refreshed 3-year business outlook and framework + governance model for transformation planning.o KEURIG-DR.PEPPER EDI MIGRATION
• Successfully took over and led a formerly failed EDI (electronic data interchange) migration initiative, overseeing all workstream leads, accelerating $100,000’s in cost savings, and reduced risk exposure.
• Engagement project became a gold-model for both KDP and EY on effective agile project management, rapid change management, and cross-vendor team management.o NIKE GLOBAL FORECASTING & DATA GOVERNANCE
• Resolved complex forecasting and data issues related to COVID and legacy technical debt.
• Enhanced global demand forecasting by improving data governance and visualization, leading to an accelerated and more agile global planning process as well as better quality forecasting. This enabled Nike to optimize.

• As a leader and pioneer in the Future-of-Work, the EIVA team is helping companies prepare for their future with AI, marrying technology with people. We offer AI strategy consulting services and build AI solutions. We.
• As the visionary of EIVA I brought a team together to help architect the emerging technology, pioneering new industry applications for NLP, conversational artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML).
• Validated product-market fit through customer discovery, defined competitive position through deep industry integration, formulated pricing strategy and go-to-market plan, developed marketing-mix, and managed P&L and.
• Demonstrated ability to build a team and MVP through creative financial strategies and motivational leadership.
• Established a top-rated intern program that allowed students to hone their entrepreneurial skills through out-of-the-box methods, one-on-one counseling, and a unique hands-on experience.
• Collaborated and partnered with industry, research, and educational experts while running several pilots of this emerging tech to validate use cases, refine adoption approach, and contribute findings to the AI ethics.

CityFit is a top-rated, one-of-a-kind personal training service in Orange County, CA. Living healthy, active lives can add as much as 30 additional years of quality life – and that’s what we’re about, we’re here to help you live your best long-game. We provide health and fitness services designed to boost your longevity. From personal and sports training.

Los Angeles, California, US

• Investor’s Business Daily provides stock lists, investing data, stock market research, education and the latest financial and business news to help investors make more money in the stock market. IBD was an unprofitable.
• Led digital and cultural transformation of large media entity, converting it from an unprofitable traditional print company to an agile, profitable, multi-platform, machine-intelligent, and data-driven digital content.
• I drove incremental 8-figure revenue streams across digital products giving IBD one of its most profitable years in its 33-year history through responsibility to compose annual roadmap and management of 90+ project.
• Increased revenue per subscriber by 25%, raised unique visitors by 200%, and eliminated millions in re-occurring back-end upgrading costs through organizational, operational, and systems change management as well as.

New York, NY, US

• Digital and broadcast performance of network brands didn't fully meet performance potential. Costly reoccurring errors were cutting into the company's top line and high risk exposure threatened revenues.ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Improved top-line digital portfolio performance for over 10 networks, including #1 ranked show “American Idol,” by establishing a data-driven Business Process Improvement Program. It utilized six sigma techniques to.
• Won award for creating Fox’s 1st ever enterprise-wide customer service platform expanding viewer engagement and designing new cutting-edge technologies for streaming, driving a 25% increase in EBIT during tenure
• Co-headed Operational Resiliency and Risk Management Program for the entire Digital and Broadcast Division including Superbowl programming, achieving an overall 99.97% success rate on testing
• Promoted x2s, expanding responsibilities across team and 2 departmentsRESPONSIBILITIESWorked under the VP of Broadcast Operations. Oversee the implementation of tech advancements and the development of digital and.

New York, NY, US

• MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Improved top-line digital network portfolio performance via tactical operational agility improvements informed by data.
• Enhanced human capital by spearheading employee rewards and cross-training programs, notably improving month-over-month performance and operational agilityRESPONSIBILITIES & OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Worked under VP of Operations in Digital Media Department
• Proposed and carried out team quarterly retrospectives on team portfolio of ad campaign performance to provide definitive key learnings and action items.
• Enabled management to more accurately forecast and set better-targeted goals by introducing new KPI metrics to track.

New York, NY, US

Helped organize this major TV pilot distribution event for buyers coming from all over the world.

Westfield Mall was planning on opening a couple new locations and was not sure where to expand to.I researched best locations to open new mall through analysis of area and demographic parameters to identify greatest revenue opportunities.At the end of the engagement I presented several strategic geographic options for Westfield mall executives to focus.

Helped the Publication Director of Women's Wear Daily with prepping the team for issue creation and distribution as well as finalizing content calendar and strategy for upcoming fiscal year. I stepped into this role to cover for Office Manager's maternity leave.

• SITUATION: Westside Stages had just reopened their doors and was lagging in their marketing strategy, mostly relying on repeat customers rather than expanding market share.ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
• Analyzed customer markets and created and implemented targeted marketing strategies such as SEO, social networks, and newsletters, which expanded client base.
• Enhanced corporate credibility and recognition through strategic changes to company website by highlighting past successful productions
• Organized company public-facing events and scouted projects for COO.
• Assisted on production of music video for Play n' Skillz ft. Snoop DogRESULT: Within 8 months I put in place a new strategic marketing plan that built greater brand presence, brought in 800 new leads, increased SEO.

Century City, CA, CA, US

• Worked under VP of Operations in Digital Media Department
• Approved, paced and tracked campaigns online ad campaigns for some of worlds most recognized brands while working with client’s budgets in a team based environment and meeting target goals and deadlines
• Created a presentation as a proposal to demonstrate the necessity for standardization of ad templates for the National Geographic website to bring in more revenue and better coordinate communication

US

Performed due diligence on acquisition candidate companies and compiled quarterly performance reports on portfolio companies for Managing Partners and VP of major private equity company.

Glendale, California, US

• SITUATION: Walt Disney was looking to line up new theme park attractions. The Imagineering team was also looking for new talent that could be involved in the development of these projects.ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
• Performed research to determine market potential for new film-based, theme park attractions.
• Developed and presented a proposal to more effectively select talent for internship program.
• Teamed with HR to manage recruitment and event logistics for Imagineering competition to source attraction ideas.
• Successfully transitioned Disney to new HRIS system in project coordinator roleRESULTS: The Imagineering team was able to finalize their selection for their next theme park attractions as well as hire new talent for.

• SITUATION: This international real estate development company was making a new investment in the Argentina property market and they wanted to ensure an ultimate return on investment.ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
• Began as an assistant then promoted to manager to supervise major development project, increasing their investment by more than $350,000 (250%) over a term of 9 months.
• Managed development project including bids, negotiated labor contracts, invoicing, budget tracking, labor scheduling and on-site management.
• Successfully navigated cultural nuances and Spanish language, developing effective relationships with buyers, contractors, and government officials.
• Conserved building resources by suggesting designs that maximized space and value with limited materials such as shared walls, community facilities, and beautification projects. RESULT: As a result, we were able to.

• Assisted in all facets of political campaign marketing for the first Hispanic woman in congress, leading to her re-election in 2004.
• Built community relationships and alliances, maintained constituent CRM and a pulse on constituent issues.
• Assisted over 300 immigrants in filing for citizenship

Mba

Bs, Communications And International Relations

Iassc Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification, Lean Six Sigma Green And Black Belt

Certified Business Analysis Professional (Cbap)

Pmi Certification, Project Management

Pmp Course Certificate, Project Management

Ucla Extension Design & Creative Writing Program Certificate, Design & Creative Writing

Exchange Program, Motion Pictures