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Los Angeles, CA, US

Los Angeles, CA, US

HOORAE is a multi-faceted media company led by actress, producer, and entrepreneur Issa Rae. Issa Rae was named to Fast Company's 10 Most Innovative People Of The Last Decade. HOORAE was named as one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Media Companies in 2024.At HOORAE, I focus on finance, strategy, and investments:-Investing (early-stage consumer goods.

• LM Consulting is paving the way for the new era of Sports, Media & Technology strategic advisory. Services Included: Growth Strategy, M&A, Private Equity Advisory
• Advise media companies, sports teams, investors, C-suite executives, and technology startups on Private Equity Advisory, Growth Strategy, and M&A.
• Conducted buy-side due diligence to evaluate a Private Equity Sports Academy transaction. Diligence included: market sizing, competitive analysis, investment pros/cons, financial analysis, industry research, summarized.
• Established market entry strategy for a sports company incubating an auction vertical, including market segmentation, competitive landscape analysis, and go-to-market plan; the company is in the process of launching.
• Performed financial analysis and built financial models prelaunch in partnership with Keating Consulting for A-Frame Brands’ Products: Naomi Osaka’s skincare brand Kinlo & Dwayne Wade/Gabrielle Union’s baby-care brand.
• Worked with a Lower Middle Market Consumer-focused PE firm to bolster their pipeline. Sourced and qualified 200 deals in two months leading to 3 LOIs; managed CRM by updating status of each deal.

Mexico City, MX

Worked as a Growth Equity/M&A Senior Associate for Media and Entertainment Family Offices. The role covered: Completing Market Research for a multi-million digital media M&A target; Conducting due diligence and evaluating growth equity, private equity, and M&A deals; Researching macro trends, M&A, growth equity, and private equity transactions to identify.

Atlanta, Georgia, US

Valor is a venture capital firm focusing on Seed and Series A investments in next-generation fintech, B2B Software, Consumer, digital health. Worked as an investment associate responsible for deal sourcing & evaluation, financial modeling & analysis, due diligence, screening founders, industry research & market insights, and portfolio management.

• Percy Park WorldWide & The Standard Music Group Experience
• Founding member of upstart all-purpose media company with a unique and redefining approach to artist and talent management, digital media and content production, and creative marketing.
• Pioneered rigorous consumer and market analysis and analyzed the key findings to create new business opportunities, creative marketing plans, and strategic partnerships tailored to our client's career growth.
• Created strategies that were used to provide exposure and brand recognition for our artist, Daetrius, resulting in him being the recipient of Vibe Magazine's 2017 #1 Artist on the Rise.
• Forged a strategic partnership between the artist and early stage startup LookLive, a fashion discovery and shopping platform, Y Combinator graduate, and 2019 Morgan Stanley Multicultural Innovation Lab finalist.

Conducted market research and due diligence in the technology, manufacturing, and energy industries, identifying market trends & evaluating prospective investment opportunities.

Performed research and analysis of business and market trends to implement innovative business strategies and create new business opportunities for media and entertainment clients.

Atlanta, Georgia, US

• Spearheaded client-facing work-stream with external bank Board of Directors, C-Suite stakeholders, and the research office to utilize financial and statistical analysis of economic datasets across 3 states for economic.
• Led a team of 2 analysts to complete 250+ project reports, meeting 100% of deadlines for the first time in the organization’s program.
• Synthesized 200+ pages of market data and financial models of institutional valuations into a composite analysis of the regional economy; the report was used in the Fed's monetary policy report for the economy.

New York, New York, US

• Selected as one of 300 applicants out of 6,000 to attend an all-expense paid program that gave insight on working in investment banking.
• Participated in interactive case studies, group projects, technical/soft skills training, and networked with senior professionals. Attended event in September 2013 & September 2014.

GB

Selected from a large pool of applicants to participate in a one-day program focused on helping participants identify and analyze potential career opportunities with PwC based on their interests. Networked with PwC senior professionals.

Birmingham, Alabama, US