Early-Stage Organizations
CurrentFor the Harvard University Advanced Leadership Initiative, I consulted to Fellows on writing business plans, determining strategies, developing fund-raising plans, crafting marketing messages, creating financial projections, and designing operations plans for their proposed social ventures, nonprofit organizations, and foundations.For the Natalia Mental Health Foundation, I worked with the Founder to define the mission, assemble the Board, and produce the website, and continue to produce a regular newsletter and manage quartlerly Board and grant recipient meetings.For an early-stage Financial Management application company, I coordinated product development and marketing, managed integration of multiple acquisitions, oversaw engineering and tech writing teams, and participated in the successful sale of the company. For an Analytics Tool startup for the financial services industry, I streamlined software engineering processes and developed the strategic plan for international expansion.For an early-stage online commercial loan company, I built and managed its software development capability pre-acquisition.For an international home energy efficiency startup, I created the US salesforce, built a $15 million pipeline in 4 months, structured Series A funding, crafted a global operations plan, and led the sale of the company (5x return in 8 months). For a sustainable farming technology startup, I developed detailed business operations and financing strategies. For a clean energy technology company, I created funding and go-to-market strategies, wrote the business plan, and created detailed operations and outsourcing plans. For a gaming and social networking app, I secured angel investor funding and developed the acquisition strategy.For a content marketing services firm, I developed all financial management, staffing, and operations management systems.For a high-end reprographics firm, I designed their end-to-end recycling operation.