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New York, New York, United States

• Oversee day-to-day operations of the brand, including identifying new content opportunities to launch on social media platforms and managing strategic marketing campaigns
• Lead production process for all YouTube videos (e.g., several Guinness World Records, Cooking for The World’s Heaviest Sumo Wrestler); content generated 30M+ new followers, 10B+ views across platforms
• Manage relationships with talent teams to secure video collaborations with celebrities (e.g., Tom Brady, Jonas… Show more
• Manage relationships with talent teams to secure video collaborations with celebrities (e.g., Tom Brady, Jonas Brothers) and brand partnerships (e.g. McDonald’s, Toyota)
• Lead recruiting and hiring processes (e.g., job descriptions, interviews, onboarding)
• Created video campaigns to raise awareness about food insecurity; coordinated donations of 15M+ meals to people in need (e.g., world record for turkeys donated in 24 hours, “1 View = 1 Meal Donated” video with MrBeast).

Seed investor in a company that revolutionizes how brands buy sponsorships from creators

Chicago, IL

Ran the finances of the largest student-run music festival in the country, with a $500K+ budget. Contracted with artists such as Dominic Fike, Offset, Playboi Carti, Omar Apollo, Tinashe, Sean Kingston, Remi Wolf and more.

• Developed a Tableau dashboard to analyze the efficacy of different promotional campaigns and the life-time value (LTV) of guests who participated in each campaign
• Analyzed competitor price increases for comparable menu items over the past few years to help executives determine internal price increases
• Optimized placement of QR codes within Shack retail locations to increase sales and drive app downloads by evaluating historical clicks on QRs by location. Aimed to achieve a 20% lift… Show more
• Optimized placement of QR codes within Shack retail locations to increase sales and drive app downloads by evaluating historical clicks on QRs by location. Aimed to achieve a 20% lift in engagement per QR Show less

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Developed an algorithm that assigns each &pizza shop a ”Guest Experience Score” based on customer mentions online that executives use to determine Shop Leader bonuses
• Created visualizations of sales data using SQL and the application Domo to help build a company “Flash Sales Report” which is used by executives to track KPIs by shop location
• Controlled and operated all daily facets of the company’s “Hero Pie” program during the pandemic, in which I developed and used Salesforce… Show more
• Controlled and operated all daily facets of the company’s “Hero Pie” program during the pandemic, in which I developed and used Salesforce workflows to distribute over 100,000 pizza codes to healthcare workers
• Responded to and monitored guest feedback on text, voicemail, email, Facebook, Twitter, Yelp, TripAdvisor and Google My Business Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Analyzed data from multiple scholarly sources to help CEO create a report on the restaurant industry
• Operationalized outreach for national and local press campaigns which led to feature stories in DC Inno and Washington City Paper
• Compiled a list of the catering models of over 100 catering companies in the DC area to restructure pricing model around competitors
• Recruited by CEO to re-join for my second (and third!) summer in a row to help propel company during crucial time of… Show more
• Recruited by CEO to re-join for my second (and third!) summer in a row to help propel company during crucial time of growth Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Founded, managed and played saxophone in a jazz combo band. Claim to fame: We got hired to play at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation holiday party

Bachelor'S Degree, Mathematical Methods In The Social Sciences (Mmss) + Journalism

Senior Thesis: "Where Is All The Good Food? Michelin Guide Clusters And Neighborhood Characteristics In Chicago" Northwestern's MMSS.

High School

Activities and Societies: Editor-in-Chief of Newspaper, It's Academic Team, Quiz Bowl Team, Cross-Country Team, Jazz Band