17
years

Years of Experience

3/15

Member Since

Experience

 
Project Juice Start-Up
Retail Growth Consultant
03/2014 - Present
• Led the opening of two new retail stores, including the first “test kitchen” store (1.3x more volume than average store)
• Grew alternative revenue channels by establishing/managing 26 partnerships and increased corporate sales by 230%
BluePrint (acquired by Hain Celestial Group) Marketing
Retail Growth Consultant
03/2013 - 01/2014
• Developed ROI cases for new opportunities by working with cross-functional teams to analyze upside against risks
• Planned $1mm budget for first flagship in LA and led partnership with Whole Foods Brooklyn for a permanent store-in-store, including advising on product development, sourcing, co-packing, R&D, marketing and
Organic Avenue (Acquired by Weld North) Corporate Strategy & Development
Director of Business Development
05/2011 - 05/2012
• • Developed sales plans to target and assess new markets, retail channels and partnerships, achieving revenue growth of over 65% in 12 months and four new store openings
• Launched 12 new products by managing development, recipe testing, pricing, merchandising and marketing strategy
Allianz Global Investors Asia Pacific Corporate Strategy & Development
Allianz Global Investors Asia Pacific
07/2007 - 05/2009
• Launched five new pension products, establishing Allianz’s foothold into the $280b Asian pension market
• Drove studies to enter China and India, the two biggest mutual fund markets in Asia
Lehman Brothers, Inc. Finance
Investment Banking Associate
07/2004 - 06/2007
• Created financial models and presentations for capital raising deals, including a $675m senior credit facility, a $100mm stock-for-stock acquisition and $125m secondary equity offering for industrials, retail and technology clients