Translator between the creatives and the execs
Combining twenty years developing and producing editorial content, theater, podcasts, and digital products with MBA-honed experience building brands, partnerships, and infrastructure for ambitious enterprises.
Available for fractional work
* Not to be confused with executioner.
Some things I’ve done include:
Led business development (sourcing and evaluating potential M&A) and authored investment deck for Soft Shock, a new entertainment management company and media collective raising their Series A (currently contracted in a part-time capacity).
Built a $20M branded content studio at Atlantic Media’s Quartz, a pioneer in digital business journalism, managing a team of 20 writers, designers, and engineers creating work for 100+ clients including Google, Cartier, Mercedes, HPE, JPMorganChase, Deloitte, Hennessey… and many others.
Produced festivals (co-founded Ars Nova’s inaugural ANT FEST, NY’s preeminent showcase for adventurous emerging artists), a celebrity podcast (Flea’s This Little Light), a Webby-winning wellness newsletter (Prism), and shaped scripted film and TV IP pitches and scripts.
Closed brand deals with creators and celebrities like Venus Williams, Busy Philipps, and @bigtimeadulting.
Built and led LA-based family office Parallel — sourcing and managing a portfolio of wellness CPG startups (including brands such as Cure Hydration, HOP WTR, BEHAVE) and multiple female-focused funds; and leading platform across portfolio support, content/media, brand, and partnerships.
Equally comfortable driving a pitch as building a model… some think I’m fun to have around, and I’m an excellent snack curator.
I’ve created messaging, strategy, and materials for new business pitches; film, TV, and podcast IP; CPG startups; comedy festivals; and my stepson’s 5th grade student council campaign (he won). I help teams distill their ideas and goals into compelling pitch materials.
I’ve done this myself on small teams and also managed writers, designers, and engineers at a larger scale.
I’ve built a Webby-winning newsletter with 10K subscribers and can manage your engagement and comms strategy with fans, clients, investors, portfolio companies, customers, etc.
I ran a family office and was responsible for translating the principal’s vision into action. I love supporting creative people with vision to help them execute and operationalize their ideas.
I graduated from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business after building a career in non-profit theater
I’m comfortable being a fish out of water
I’m married to a filmmaker with whom I frequently collaborate
I have deep respect for the creative process and can work with creative people of all kinds
I’m Secretary of the board of LA’s Elysian Theater
I can even work with literal clowns
I’m a longtime college application coach for Scholar Match
TBH this is the thing I’m most proud of
I’m seeking fractional roles or projects up to 30 hours/week, either remote or LA-based.