Contributing thought leadership at the intersection of new value exchange and community building. Architecting novel value building strategies for highly disrupted organizations and industries seeking to engage disaggregated and equitable global audiences.

Mediakix is an award-winning and leading influencer marketing agency founded in 2011. We connect brands with top digital influencers on social media channels to reach targeted audiences that drive engagement, conversions, and sales. By leveraging influencer marketing, we have created one of the most successful acquisition channels for our clients. Our clients include: Blue Apron, Sony Pictures, Bumble, Tencent, Lincoln, Sleep Number, LG, Portal from Facebook, Hallmark, Sleep Number, Baidu, ExxonMobil, Quaker, Tropicana, Fiverr, thredUP, Fairmont Hotels (ACCOR), David Yurman, UberEATS, RetailMeNot, Leesa, Ross Dress For Less, FleishmanHillard, Weber Shandwick, Sony Pictures, and moreResponsibilities include:• Strategize and plan extensive digital media campaigns on blogs, YouTube, Instagram and other social media channels for top clients.• Create, pitch, and manage renewal campaigns with current Mediakix clients• Create decks, media plans, creative themes, and strategies for incoming RFPs• Generate media plan proposals and recommendations for each client, campaign, and initiatives based on audience targeting, brand goals, and past performance metrics to optimize influencer marketing campaigns for success • Negotiate talent rates and create talent contracts while working closely with legal team to finalize agreements• Create client partnership contracts while working closely with legal team to finalize agreement • Analyze and optimize reporting campaign performance metrics using detailed analytics• Build relationships with new online publishers, brands, and agency partners• Manage relationships with: WME, CAA, UTA, YouTube, among others as well as with talent directly. • Strategize talent discovery and manage Research Team who handle outreach to new emerging influencers• Assist with hiring and training of new employees

•Personally trained, managed and motivated over 40 people for direct sales•Developed managerial and public speaking skills through 500 hours of additional training•Conducted over 200 group interviews on college campuses•Facilitated meetings throughout the year on advanced sales, leadership, and management•Organized and directed weekly sales meetings and individual conferences on the field•Maintained excellence and improvement in personal sales while managing organization•Relocated to Tennessee and West Virginia•Organization’s Retail Sales 2010 $510,000($125,000 Personal)2009 $220,000

•Recruited, trained, managed, and motivated 12 salespeople for direct sales•Assisted with leadership and direction of weekly sales meetings•Held weekly individual coaching meetings with first year salespeople•Relocated to South Carolina and Ohio•Personal Retail Sales 2008 $68,280 2007 $45,660