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WorldUpstart is a boutique consulting company, specialized in helping businesses around the globe reach their goals during startup or global expansion/soft landing periods. WorldUpstart also assists universities and governments to create and implement innovative programs to help commercialize academic innovation for the marketplace.WorldUpstart’s U.S. Market Gateway Program assists promising scale-up companies in Med Tech, Life Science, and other growth areas with US market entry. Our program is scalable and customizable (hybrid, online or in-person) and available to global economic development agencies, incubators, and individual companies.

Connected Philadelphians to visiting delegations from around the world though US State Department programs including IVLP, Mandel Washington Fellows, Fulbright, Sister Cities, and fee-for-service programs. Managed myriad relationships to support cultural, diplomatic, and educational exchanges, as well as implement federal grants programs.

Organized conferences and events for local and international clientsCreated marketing and PR campaignsWrote proposals, managed corporate partnerships and donor relationships for nonprofitsAdvised clients on achieving strategic growthCopy edited over 40 articles and 10 books prior to publicationTranslated business, medical and legal documents from German to EnglishTaught German and ESL to children, professionals and senior citizensSelect clients include BASF Corporation, ITMS Marketing, Global LT, Kids on the Ball, Inc., Philadelphia’s Men's Center for Growth and Change, NC Museum of History, Brunetti, Searstone Retirement Community, Berlitz, Bremen University, North Carolina State University, and Fasttranslator.

Managed a $2 million annual grant giving program; evaluated and made funding recommendations on over 200 grant proposalsOrganized conferences to train statewide leaders in effective non-profit managementLed a four-person celebrity outreach and publicity campaign; managed major fundraising events in Los Angeles, Washington DC and New YorkObtained 550 endorsements from US economists, including three Nobel Memorial Prize recipients, for a nationwide lobbying and publicity campaign

Organized over 50 events and conferences annually, recruited and managed staff; was fully responsible for all logistics, requiring the utmost attention to detailDevised and executed marketing plans and communication strategiesRan press conferences, conducted media outreach and wrote press releasesPrepared project reports and made formal presentations to clients

Solicited alumni for fundraising campaigns and utilized research databases Assisted the research staff and trained new employees

Instructed 12 - 15 students per semester in German Led discussions on cultural topics and attended weekly staff meetings