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For 15+ years I have built a career in marketing as a brand strategist, event producer, new business development and sales specialist. My extensive knowledge of the lifestyle, culture, sports and  beverage industries, has allowed me to forge strong relationships with brand leaders and contribute to the growth of brands.

I have been a major contributor to building strategies for brands, which includes the design and execution of multi-million dollar global special events garnering billions of media impressions, including The Quiksilver Pro New York, The Tampa Pro, The Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau and Red Bull Jaws. I have also managed successful consumer marketing product activations for Fortune 500 brands, including Starbucks and Google.

Founder of the unique marketing and events agency, specializing in sports event production, new business development, partnership sales, marketing ideation and execution and product launch campaigns. Notable successes in event production, partnership sales & management, grassroots marketing, public relations and social media, with team of experts in regional markets and around the globe. Spearhead brand vision from concept to execution. As Principal of the agency, serves a leader of brand vision from concept to execution.

Projects include Red Bull Jaws, Paddle At Pe’ahi and Nike Lowers Pro, ASP Surfing World Tour Prime Event.

Cultural branding agency named “Agency of the Year” for the past two years by Ad Age and AdWeek. Clients included: Activision, American Legacy Foundation / truth, Carl’s Jr./Hardee’s, ESPN, Google, Samsung, Smirnoff, Sonos, Starbucks, Tillamook and Target

•	Developed and executed experiential marketing initiatives to launch client’s products with unique consumer facing experiences; seamlessly aligned both brand and creative go-to-market strategies.
•	Coordinated an experiential marketing campaign for Starbucks Fizzio soda drink including a “live vending machine” product initiative for consumer awareness at the Santa Monica Pier. 
•	Assisted with site-specific marketing activations for Google’s new mobile app, “Ok Google” around New York City garnering consumer interest and media awareness including mentions in Adweek and FastCompany.com.

Senior Experiential Producer

Brand Marketing Manager, Regional Marketing Manager, Event Producer (Nov ‘07 – Oct ’11)
•	Designed and executed regional marketing initiatives based around brand’s goals; subsequently developed cohesive strategies based on market research, sales reports and expertise in each territory’s product areas. 
•	9 year consecutive term as Producer and Marketing Brand Manager for the annual Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau annual event. Developed the franchise and marketing plan, produced the event and managed overall P&L budget and the SP&G bottom line for the franchise.
•	Developed and executed the event concept, proposal, and project management for Quiksilver Pro New York 2011, the first-ever ASP World Tour U.S. East Coast tour stop, with surfing’s first $1M prize purse event. 
•	Developed and managed Fiscal Regional Brand Budget, Strategy and Activation Plans and delivered ROI reports on multi-level projects and Regional Branding Department as a whole.

Regional Marketing Manager: US Eas

Brand Marketing Manager, Regional Marketing Manager, Event Producer

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