As a leader in business development, I oversee all aspects of relationship management, partner opportunities, and the negotiation of contracts. My expertise lies in strategically brokering key affiliate partnerships, which have driven annual sales growth by 166%.I’m passionate about identifying and pursuing new growth avenues, with a focus on innovation, business diversity, and the creation of new revenue streams. My role includes spearheading and managing all facets of affiliate partnerships, ensuring seamless collaboration and optimized outcomes.Additionally, I manage both domestic and international private investment conferences. This includes securing company sponsorships, facilitating leadership speaking engagements, and creating valuable networking opportunities with prospective partners and clients.TradeSmith, where I lead these initiatives, is the leading Wealth Tech division of MarketWise. Our mission is to empower self-directed investors with advanced market insights and user-friendly tools that help them limit risk and maximize their upside potential.

TIAA Bank is a leading consumer direct banking, investing, and lending company with approximately $33 Billion in total assets. I was charged with managing all day to day aspects of developing, optimizing, lobbying, and marketing highly-specialized, exclusive “market-safe” products to secondary markets, third party financial publishers, and B2B. I am known for establishing, diversifying, and propelling the Affiliate Marketing Program into a dynamic, lucrative platform via relationship marketing, negotiation and persuasion, and the talent to create and execute viable, profitable concepts and ideas. I was responsible for creating and producing innovative digital and direct marketing programs and campaigns such as email, direct mail, web marketing, digital advertising, inserts, insert ads, retargeting, and social media in order to cultivate, secure, and retain highly-valued banking and investment clients. This position allowed me the opportunity to collaborate and work closely with a variety of writers, researchers, and marketers to secure the publication of relevant articles relating to banking products and services, monitor and approve content, ensure that quality standards are met, and mitigate reputational risk. Some of my most notable projects include the development and implementation of “themed” programs and products including The AllWeather Portfolio, The Asian Currency Portfolio, The Purchasing Power Portfolio, The Japanese REIT MarketSafe, The Deutsch Bank MarketSafe, and the Pillar One Program. I was originally hired in 2006 as a Senior Program Manager, was promoted to Marketing Manager of Affiliate Programs in 2011, and ultimately assumed the position of Senior Marketing Manager – Assistant Vice President in 2014.

During my employment with Vizergy I developed, implemented, and managed corporate electronic plans, designed and maintained the company’s website, researched and wrote press releases and electronic newsletters, managed e-mail marketing initiatives and campaigns, and developed effective sales tools and materials that were utilized by the marketing team.

My career with RBMG consisted of managing, writing, editing, and publishing consumer communications. In addition, I facilitated and organized nation-wide trade shoes, planned sales events and annual conferences for 350+ attendees, and produced promotional items and marketing materials.