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Berkeley, California, United States

Traveled around the country to capture video and photo on location at deli’s, grocery stores, and restaurants for this $50 million dollar start-up.

Gainesville, Florida, United States

• Outdoor restaurant in Gainesville, FL. Located three blocks from University of Florida, the fifth largest public university in the country. I was involved from the inception.
• Secured start-up funds to open the business
• Earned over $1 million in total sales after starting from zero in 2021
• Created partnership with University of Florida to feed thousands of students on campus
• Planned and created all social media posts
• Created recipe videos to showcase menu offerings and specials

Jacksonville, Florida Area

• Restaurant based in Jacksonville, FL. I became involved as the business was transitioning from a food truck into a brick and mortar location. I was in charge of all our sales and marketing efforts
• Increased social media following by 300%
• Achieved greater than 43% open rate with email newsletter
• Won award for Best New Restaurant in a Folio Weekly readers poll
• Awarded second place for Best Fried Chicken despite not serving actual chicken on our menu
• Adapted our POS system during the pandemic to facilitate no contact orders and deliveries

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• During a four year span I worked exclusively on Kickstarter campaigns and other contract marketing projects. Per Kickstarter rules every campaign must reach their funding goal to receive their pledged donations.
• Over $330,000 in total raised across all campaigns
• 100% success rate
• Designed all outreach campaigns
• Created the majority of video and photo assets used
• Secured earned media placements

Minneapolis, Minnesota

• The Herbivorous Butcher carefully crafts 100% vegan, cruelty-free meat and cheese alternatives that capture the best flavors, textures, and nutrients that meats have to offer without their negative impacts on health.
• Scaled sales from $144k in 2014 to $3m in 2016
• Grew social media following from 3.5k to 50k in first year
• Earned media placements in NY Times, TIME, NPR, BBC, Food & Wine, and over 100 more
• Secured guest spot on NPR's Splendid Table
• Negotiated appearance on The Food Network show Diners, Drive Ins, and Dives

Award winning filmmaker. Experience writing, directing, producing, shooting, editing, and more. I can do it all on my own or as the leader of the team. More at: www.ryanstrandjord.us

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

TCFF aims to show audiences the best films the industry has to offer while also showcasing the Twin Cities as a hot spot for premiere work. TCFF strives to create a "total film experience" by including mixers, educational offerings and special events.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Cinema Lounge is organized by Independent Filmmaker Project Minnesota, and presents a diverse lineup of locally made shorts, from narratives and documentaries to music videos, animation and webisodes, followed by Q&A sessions with the filmmakers. Over 20 years that's more than 200 Cinema Lounge shows, 300 hours of film watching, and exposure for more than.

Minneapolis

• Recruited over 200 teams to compete during my three year tenure
• Hosted/organized 22 ticketed events that attracted over 4,000 people
• Secured and gave out more than $10,000 in prizes
• Managed all outreach campaigns via Constant Contact, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area