Cultured, innovative, strategic marketing executive. Career balanced via leading agencies, corporate/client-side experience & new product innovation / start-up consulting. Develop customized, successful strategies that 'crack through clutter'. Proven track record of surpassing expectations / ROI via an adventurous, calculated, collaborative, and creative style that hinges on hustle & transparency. What’s the secret? A balanced approach of left & right brain thinking that delivers via qualitative & quantitative metrics amongst fellow business junkies (spanning CFOs to Creative Chiefs).Specialties include: brand creation, new product launches/go-to-market campaigns, experiential/events, digital/social media, new business development/strategic partnerships, channel/retail/shopper marketing, project management, PR/Media relations, team/staff managements, and creative team/agency/vendor liaises.In-depth knowledge within:- Lifestyle/Sports/Outdoor- CPG/Food/Beverage- Retail- Tech / Start-Ups- Medical Cannabis- Public / local government sectorClients have included:- Local, government, transportation agency (based in SF Bay Area)- Novartis- Nintendo- Old Navy/GAP- HARMAN Int‘l / Samsung subsidiary - Turo.com (previously RelayRides.com / pioneer in 'sharing economy for cars)- Klean Kanteen- Lifefactory (brand now part of Thermos)

Nestle USA account lead. Shopper/retail marketing for leading accounts west of Chicago (e.g. Safeway)