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Leading go-to-market initiatives across multiple regions."},{"name":"Therabody","position":"International Distribution Manager, APAC","location":"Seattle, WA","url":"https://therabody.com","startDate":"2021-02-01","endDate":"2025-07-01","summary":"Grew $6M Therabody business across APAC by developing hospitality, medical, gym, sports, retail, KOL, duty-free, and marketplace channels. Activated co-branded partnerships with Hyrox, Puma, Lululemon, Olympics, and Ironman athlete sponsorships."},{"name":"Whale Connected Ventures","position":"Co-Founder","location":"Las Vegas, NV","startDate":"2021-01-01","endDate":"2022-12-01","summary":"Co-founded a $4.5M fund acquiring digital assets and intellectual property. Hosted WhaleTank metaverse live game show and contracted 250 e-sports KOL players across Australia, Morocco, Thailand, Indonesia, and Philippines."},{"name":"Whale Connected Ventures","position":"Co-founder","location":"Remote","startDate":"2021-01-01","endDate":"2025-07-01","summary":"Parallel role managing fund operations, digital asset acquisition, and e-sports influencer network development."},{"name":"LARQ","position":"Sales Manager - Consultant","location":"Tokyo, Japan","url":"https://livelarq.com","startDate":"2020-06-01","endDate":"2021-02-01","summary":"Grew UV hydration category during COVID for company later acquired by Brita. Managed sales operations and market expansion across key regions."},{"name":"Nuraphone","position":"Director of Sales, APAC","location":"Melbourne, VIC","url":"https://nuraphone.com","startDate":"2018-10-01","endDate":"2020-05-01","summary":"Led APAC sales for company acquired by Masimo Corporation. Negotiated brand deals with Stevie Wonder and Andre Bocelli. Launched disruptive $2M hardware-as-a-service business model across APAC."},{"name":"Vyper Industries Ltd","position":"Business Development - Consultant","location":"Tokyo, Japan","url":"https://vyper.global","startDate":"2018-04-01","endDate":"2021-08-01","summary":"Onboarded FMCG brands to Amazon, Shopify, eBay, and localized e-commerce channels. Consulted on digital marketing strategies emphasizing sustainability and ROI. Developed pricing strategies and assessed optimal channel margin requirements."},{"name":"GoPro","position":"Brand Protection Intelligence Analyst","location":"San Francisco Bay Area","url":"https://gopro.com","startDate":"2015-02-01","endDate":"2018-04-01","summary":"Developed GoPro's Unilateral Pricing Policy and Minimum Advertised Price Policy. Localized domestic and international sales channel compliance strategy to prevent price erosion."},{"name":"GoPro","position":"Sales Operations/Brand Protection Intern","location":"San Francisco Bay Area","url":"https://gopro.com","startDate":"2014-06-01","endDate":"2014-08-01","summary":"Analyzed metadata on missing products and theft across manufacturing and retail. Investigated VAT fraud and parallel importing through China and Brazil."},{"name":"Karmada Lacrosse","position":"Sales Representative","location":"Seattle, Washington","startDate":"2013-07-01","endDate":"2014-07-01","summary":"-Achieving financial goals by reduction of operational expenses. -Promotional/Team custom order team sales. -Prototyping, research, and development of future Karmada products. -Acquiring long term contracts with QB Lacrosse Japan and Northern Soul Sportswear England."},{"name":"Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.","position":"Front Desk Agent","location":"Seattle Sheraton","startDate":"2013-05-01","endDate":"2014-04-01"}],"education":[{"institution":"University of Portland","studyType":"Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Marketing","startDate":"2010-01-01","endDate":"2014-01-01"},{"institution":"Bishop Blanchet","url":"https://bishopblanchet.org","startDate":"2006-01-01","endDate":"2010-01-01"},{"institution":"Villa Academy","url":"https://thevilla.org"}],"skills":[{"name":"Start-up Ventures"},{"name":"Start-up Leadership"},{"name":"Customer Relationship Management (CRM)"},{"name":"Coaching & Mentoring"},{"name":"Emerging Trends"},{"name":"Sales Strategy"},{"name":"Coaching"},{"name":"Web3"},{"name":"Sales"},{"name":"Event Planning"},{"name":"Event Management"},{"name":"Marketing"},{"name":"Social Networking"},{"name":"Social Media"},{"name":"Training"},{"name":"Public Relations"},{"name":"Hospitality"},{"name":"Sports Management"},{"name":"Nonprofits"},{"name":"Fundraising"},{"name":"International Business Experience"},{"name":"Brand Awareness"},{"name":"Brand Protection"},{"name":"Sportswear"},{"name":"Sports Marketing"},{"name":"Hotels"},{"name":"E-commerce"},{"name":"Customer Service"},{"name":"Account Management"},{"name":"Arbitrage"},{"name":"Compliance"},{"name":"LLM + AI"},{"name":"Pricing"},{"name":"Forecasting"},{"name":"Go-to-market strategy"},{"name":"APAC distribution"},{"name":"Channel development"},{"name":"Sales leadership"},{"name":"Business development"},{"name":"Digital marketing"}]}