Director of Operations, Academies: Overseeing logistics/operations/budget for all physical locations/training academies. Tasked with creating inventory and tracking systems, protocol for compliance within the workspace, as well as partnering with multiple teams and agendas including internal tech team to continuously evolve process and efficiency. Additionally, serve as mentor for various teams/employees.

Built as an online community platform, ThriveHive.Co, co-founded by TV Host, Author, and Coach, Tabatha Coffey, was designed to support people in their quest to learn, grow, and evolve their personal development journey.Teamed with Tabatha Coffey to launch “BitchCamp” online course (based on her TED Talk: Brave, Intelligent, Tenacious, Creative & Honest), eventually expanding into a multi-use, digital platform with virtual events that allows experts, guides, and other educators, to connect with like-minded community around the world, both live and on-demand. • Researched, designed, and created platform, which includes live events, on-demand video and audio pieces, articles, workbooks, interactive quizzes and polls, as well as, merchandise stores for multiple countries.• Sourced and managed all vendors involved.• Evolved the platform’s business model from individualized courses to include a membership model, thereby capturing more audience share by offering multiple price points.• Designed original graphics for branded merchandise.• Oversaw all launch marketing content, messaging, and social outreach campaigns.• Produced dozens of original videos, podcasts, and original audio files, in addition to more than a dozen live (virtual) events for up to 1500 people.

Independent storytelling agency specializing in Event Planning, Creative Direction, Brand Messaging, and Content Production - known for educational campaigns, social initiatives, product launches, interactive experiences and re-imagined corporate presentations (there is life beyond PowerPoint!)Personally responsible for managing campaigns, projects, and events, including original creative concepts, brand alignment, logistics planning, and content. Overseeing cross-functional consistency, as well as managing experiences and teams from preproduction to final goal. A lot of wearing of a lot of hats, often serving as project manager, content manager, creative director, executive liaison, talent handler, and more.Clients: L’Oreal, Matrix, Yahoo, Chanel, New York Times, Reebok, Gwen Stefani, Mara Hoffman, Badgley Mischa, Zac Posen, New York Fashion Week, and The World Wide Web Foundation, among othersWhat I’ve done for them:• Led event design, content creation, and messaging for over 100 experiences, events, and campaigns including advertorial & social (B2B & B2C), partnering with various stakeholders to further develop narratives in alignment with brand's goals.• Conceptualized, developed, and directed events, live shows, and interactive experiences with audiences as large as 20K people and budgets up to $4M+.• Developed original content, design and production including original animations, graphics & presentations, photography, videos, podcasts, copy, digital assets, etc.• Private coaching, direction, writing & editing for VIPs (C-suite, Execs, Celebs) on messaging, presentation & delivery• Partnered with leaders to ensure the organization is ‘walking the walk’ in terms of inclusivity and intersectional representation in their verbiage, visuals, brand presentations and social presence.• Repeatedly served as liaison/consultant with high-level panelists/guests including Fortune 100 CEOs & Celebs.

Originated the position, identifying the leveraging opportunity to work on behalf of the company’s vast & varied brands, for event & meeting planning, logistics and contracting.• Responsible for cross-functional planning across dozens of separate brand teams, departments and agendas, across the US, Central America and Europe with individual budgets ranging from $5k-$1M+• Sourced and setup software infrastructure, overseeing RFP, site visits and logistic teams for over 600+ events, meetings, retreats and launches for Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Fendi, Marc Jacobs, Tag Heuer, Celine, Donna Karan, Emilio Pucci, Givenchy, MakeUp For Ever, Fresh, BeneFit, Bulgari, Moët et Chandon, Dom Perignon, Glenmorangie, Veuve Clicquot and more.

Responsible for the client experience via logistical operations of NYC facility, including staff and vendors across 9 meeting/showroom spaces within the NYC facility.• Recruited/trained/managed staff (approximately 30 ppl including 5 managers)• Managed vendor accounts of $1M+ per year including caterers, A/V technicians, etc including renegotiation of multiple contracts• Oversaw renovation and expansion of NYC facility, including design• Led the “Going Green” team, expanding to 16 facilities, globally, to qualify for Green Certification

Responsible for launching & growing the Mario Badescu brand within Western Nordstrom stores from 1 product to nearly full line via targeted consumer events, education seminars, and bundling.• Expanded West Coast major-retailer accounts from 1 market to 5 markets (from 15 stores to 40) • Major-Retailer sector volume improved nearly 400% (’04) & Independent sector volume improved nearly 120% (’04)