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New York, NY, US

IndeCollective: Where top independents go to supercharge their careers. We provide the education, elite peer group, and expert guidance to help the most seasoned professionals to translate their specialized skills into six, and even seven-figure, consulting or agency businesses.

New York, NY, US

LeafLink empowers 8,300+ retailers with 3,400+ brands and distributors with the technology, insights, payments, and logistics to streamline cannabis commerce.

We invest, advise, and company build -- partnering with E3 entrepreneurs to elevate next generation energy, empowerment, and employment opportunities.

Cologny, Geneva, CH

The World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders (YGL) Initiative is a five-year leadership program, bringing together diverse, dynamic, and globally representative leaders with the mission to create a community with the vision, courage and influence to drive positive change in the world. During the five-year experience, YGLs embark on a journey that.

New York, NY, US

• Built and led WeWork’s first central Growth Team, charged with exponentially accelerating WeWork's customer acquisition, engagement, retention, referrals, and account-based growth through data modeling & insight.
• CUSTOMER ACQUISITION: 20Xed run rate revenue ($200M to $4B+) and 10Xed global footprint (50 locations to 600+) in four years. Introduced new products and experiences, omni-channel marketing campaigns, process.
• CUSTOMER RETENTION & GROWTH: Reduced company-wide churn by a double digit margin in 24 months while increasing same account sales by a double digit margin in 18 months. Enhanced member retention and account.
• GROWTH APPARATUS: Built the systems and tools to efficiently and effectively scale WeWork's sales, account management, and member experience outcomes to ~130 cities and ~30 countries (2019), up from 16 cities and 6.
• TEAM BUILDING: Hired 400 FTEs, building an interdisciplinary team spanning multiple functions, including: Analytics, product innovation/management, customer experience, go-to-market strategy, operations, business.
• TEAM DEVELOPMENT & CULTURE: Introduced new programs to support the onboarding, career planning, and professional development of our rapidly growing global Growth Team. Personally mentored 100+ high potential employees.

New York, NY, US

• Member of WeWork’s Leadership Team with global responsibility for Sales Strategy & Operations. Leads WeWork's inside sales, account executive, sales strategy, planning and operations teams. Key areas of focus, include:
• GO-TO-MARKET STRATEGY: Developing new market entry, pricing, promotional and partnership strategies to deliver triple-digit growth in sales
• TEAM BUILDING: Responsible for hiring and training WeWork’s first professional sales team
• SALES MACHINE: Building the processes and systems to enhance demand generation, lead management, sales planning, dynamic pricing and promotion
• MEMBER LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT: Spearheading company-wide Salesforce implementation; Leading cross-functional initiatives to support member growth and retention

New York, New York, US

Redesign Health is a venture studio that partners with entrepreneurs to identify, launch, and scale new consumer health businesses that improve access and elevate patient experience. Redesign funds ventures with a permanent capital base raised from world-class institutional investors and entrepreneurs.

San Francisco, CA, US

Teaming with First Round and other angel operators to help early stage founders to scale their reach and impact. First Round Expert Mentor since 2017. Alum of Angel Track (2020) and Fast Track (2021).

Woodland Hills, CA, US

• Led UOL’s Digital Advertising, Content & Internet Service Provider (ISP) businesses. Responsible for $100M P&L, 400K+ paid subscribers and millions of ad-supported members. Led a cross-functional team (~300 FTEs) that.
• REVENUE GROWTH: Drove double digit ARPU growth by optimizing pricing and product mix
• MARGIN EXPANSION: Renegotiated third party partnerships, reducing costs
• PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT: Launched hardware and service offerings that drove sign-ups, engagement and monetization
• BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: Successfully migrated 30M+ subscriber base in the midst of industry consolidation--Vice President, Strategy & OperationsSpearheaded corporate strategy and new product development for portfolio.
• STRATEGY: Partnered with CEO to develop long-term strategic direction and growth initiatives

New York, NY, US

• Led strategy and operations for AOL’s branded properties (e.g. AOL.com, AOL Mail, AOL Search); portfolio businesses (e.g. MapQuest); and new product incubator (AOL Labs). Key responsibilities:
• STRATEGIC PLANNING: Drove strategy and planning for a $600M portfolio of digital products
• RECRUITMENT: Led hiring strategy for a 500 + FTE division; Built a new leadership team and filled functional gaps
• GENERAL MANAGEMENT: Led strategy, P&L and day-to-day operations for multiple products: o AOL.com: Led the redesign of one of AOL’s top sources of traffic and revenue o AOL Global: Led a traffic recirculation initiative.

New York, New York, US

Mpp, Finance, Business And Government Policy

Ba, Political Economy, Hispanic Studies