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Chapel Hill, Nc, Us

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Advised on corporate governance and aided a minority shareholding family in gaining Board control of a ~$300 million Total Enterprise Value (TEV), basic materials company in Arkansas.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Assisted with marketing and business development initiatives for a comprehensive, SaaS beverage-management solution for the hospitality industry.

Austin, Texas, Us

• Identify new Ninja customers and educate them on product features and functionality.• Promote/sell new features and services to existing customers.• Retain customers who wish to discontinue service by offering appropriate discounts and/or serviceupgrades.• Identify and implement SaaS sales tools (company-wide) that demonstratively increase productdemonstration frequency/attendance and sales conversions.• Compose and A/B test promotional email templates that are utilized by the Ninja SDR team.

• Co-founded and co-designed a “sharing economy” platform that sought to standardize and legitimize the way in which companies compensate employees’ friends and family for providing business travel accommodations.• The project’s development was suspended due to financial concerns and changes in the market environment.

• Forged strategic partnerships with Empire Merchants (largest beverage distributor in Metro New York), Intralot (world’s largest lottery provider), and Athens Distributing (TN Wine & Spirits distributorship) to cosponsor Blast Panel digital signage installations in over 100 hospitality, wine/spirits, and convenience store locations throughout NY, TN, GA, NE, and VT.• Worked in conjunction with strategic partners and their clients (as well as Blast Panel’s sales, creative, and programming teams) to develop and augment the Blast Panel user interface.• Managed signage installations and on-boarded/curated relationships with business owners that utilized the Blast Panel platform to ensure successful implementation and customer experiences.• Wrote copy and co-designed Blast Panel marketing tools (branding, website, brochures, and pricing guides).• Developed and instituted customer service protocol for technical assistance requests.• Collaborated with strategic partners to procure advertising budget allocations and approved digital content for display.

New York, Ny, Us

• Reported directly to the Executive Creative Director of Corporate Branding at an international advertising, marketing, and PR agency.• Coordinated creation of new business proposals, working in conjunction with prospective clients, creative directors, and the in-house production studio.• Oversaw digital archiving processes.• Assisted with copywriting on projects for Coca-Cola, Hershey’s, American Express Financial Services, Yahoo!, Progressive Insurance, Unilever, and IBM.

• Worked on numerous network productions including: “American Idol” (FOX), “Family Feud” (Pearson TV), “The ESPY Awards” (ESPN), “The Summer X-Games” (ESPN), “To Tell the Truth” (Pearson TV), “Seasons of Change; The African American Athlete” (ESPN), and “The TV Guide Awards” (FOX).• Collaborated with Producers and Directors to insure production deadlines.• Managed production accounts and expense reports.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Human And Organizational Development (Concentration In Leadership & Organizational Effectiveness)

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