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Needham, Ma, Us

Dublin, Ie

San Jose, Ca, Us

Mount Prospect Partners is a consulting and advisory firm that partners with media companies and operators to build diversified and sustainable businesses.

On a mission to connect journalists and content creators to the best AI tools to unlock their imaginations, power their reporting, and scale their output. Humanly.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Brooklyn, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

• Lead business development and strategic partnerships across all Conde Nast brands in owned/operated markets• Oversee global platform relationships with biggest partners including: Google, Apple, Meta, TikTok, Snap and Pinterest• Oversee all revenue-based distribution relationships for written/visual content• Lead contracting and negotiations for largest, most complex and strategic deals; track record of closing 7- and 8-figure, first of their kind deals• Partner with governmental affairs team to advocate for Conde and media interests with global regulatory bodies• Responsible for identifying and structuring new partnerships to drive revenue growth and profitability, as well as accelerate key company KPIs, including subscription and video growth• Lead innovation partnerships across new content formats and experiences

New York, Ny, Us

Lead business development, strategic partnerships, partner management, and commerce across all Conde Nast brands. Direct report to CEO.• Responsible for all non-media monetization. • Oversee affiliate and commerce efforts; grew revenue from zero to eight-figures. • Manage content syndication business. • Working to scale audio and podcasting. • Drive innovation roadmap for Conde.• Support growth and expansion of data business.• Oversee global relationships with major platform and social partners

New York, Ny, Us

Lead business development, strategy, partner management, and commerce across all Conde Nast brands.

New York, Us

Responsible for managing Outbrain's largest and most strategic partnerships, as well as securing new distribution partners. Lead efforts to establish new distribution channels for Outbrain outside of traditional publishers.

Lead business development for ESPN's content business with focus on digital media and technology. Responsibilities include:• Monetization: Oversee monetization for ESPN digital properties, including evaluating new revenue opportunities to optimize profitability of ESPN’s standard web, mobile, and tablet products. o Own deals that represent more than $50MM in annual revenue. Over last twelve months, sourced and negotiated deals that created $10MM/year in incremental revenue. o Collaborate with ad sales to source and integrate technology and data that enhance value and sell through of multi-platform display and video inventory.• Strategic Projects: Manage cross-functional efforts to evaluate potentially transformational business opportunities including investments in new business lines, sports, and content extensions.• Audience Development and Content Distribution: Secure partnerships to drive consumption of ESPN content and products. • Product Strategy and Partnerships: Evaluate and select technology to enhance ESPN multi-platform content experiences.• Corporate Development: Lead evaluation of potential acquisitions and joint ventures, including buy / build / partner analysis and valuation.

Responsible for creating new revenue opportunities, managing strategic projects, driving internal and external partnerships, and leading multi-platform monetization efforts. Focus on digital media, mobile, and gaming.• Mobile: Directed X Games mobile strategy and app development, including leading development of free, ad-supported event app for release across iOS, Android, and Blackberry platforms; and developing SMS-based spectator guide.• Gaming: Negotiated licensing and marketing deals across console, mobile, and casual gaming, including significant royalty deals for top selling games across console and mobile platforms.• Social media: Directed launch of X Games Facebook fan page and led development of X Games YouTube channel, including creating a year-round programming and monetization strategy for the channel.• Monetization strategy: Lead efforts to monetize X Games video and photographic assets, including, negotiated multiple licensing agreements for X Games programming with Fox’s Fuel TV and developed plan for creation of X Games digital video archive, creating incremental ad sales and sponsorship opportunities and laying foundation for development of paid iPhone app.• Content development: Drove collaboration with DisneyXD on creation of NextX, a programming initiative using action sports to draw tween boys to the Disney-owned channel. • Endemic partnerships: Directed efforts to increase exposure of X Games and ESPN action sports content to core audiences across all platforms, including negotiating content sharing agreements with digital platforms and content producers.

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

• Internet strategy: Developed 3-year plan to double revenue of $100M Internet division of leading business information publisher.• Growth strategy: Identified and modeled global investment opportunities in payments and other processing businesses; evaluated potential acquisitions, as part of multi-billion dollar initiative by top credit card network.• Change management: Led managers of pharmaceutical manufacturing plant with $100M annual budget through plant divestiture study for top pharmaceutical company; developed financial model to analyze financial and global network impact.

Providence, Ri, Us

Mba, Media And Finance

A.B., Hispanic Literature And Culture

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