Functional Skills
Communications
Product Innovation
Product Development
Innovation Management
Search Advertising / SEM
Marketing Analytics
Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP)
Software Skills
Microsoft PowerPoint
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Lightroom
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
Canva
DocuSign
Dropbox
Google Analytics
Google Docs
Sector Experience
Agriculture
Consumer Goods
Life Sciences & Pharma
Social & Public Sector
Travel & Hospitality
Languages
Spanish
Experience
Blissed Wellness Retreats
Start-Up
Business
3/2015 - Present
Launched a successful yoga retreat company
• Identified white space opportunity in yoga travel, created brand vision, designed and executed all marketing materials (e.g. website, emails, SEO/SEM, social media presence, fliers), assessed financial feasibility, handled all guest registration details, maintained guest relationships, managed the budget, coordinated all on-site details, maintained and updated event software
• Successfully planned and operated over 75+ yoga retreats to date
• Identified white space opportunity in yoga travel, created brand vision, designed and executed all marketing materials (e.g. website, emails, SEO/SEM, social media presence, fliers), assessed financial feasibility, handled all guest registration details, maintained guest relationships, managed the budget, coordinated all on-site details, maintained and updated event software
• Successfully planned and operated over 75+ yoga retreats to date
Etekcity
Marketing
Brand Manager, Levoit
3/2017 - 8/2017
Created new consumer electronics health and wellness brand (air purifiers, salt lamps, diffusers)
• Developed Levoit's brand identity from the ground up; working to evolve an Amazon top-seller into a consumer brand
• Crafted monthly digital campaigns to grow community with original content, influencer outreach, and strategic partnerships
• Led sales efforts into key channels; secured Wayfair and Brookstone to date, a $5MM+ annual opportunity
• Developed Levoit's brand identity from the ground up; working to evolve an Amazon top-seller into a consumer brand
• Crafted monthly digital campaigns to grow community with original content, influencer outreach, and strategic partnerships
• Led sales efforts into key channels; secured Wayfair and Brookstone to date, a $5MM+ annual opportunity
THE WONDERFUL COMPANY/ROLL GLOBAL
Marketing
Senior Brand Manager, Wonderful Halos and
5/2014 - 3/2015
Worked on integrated campaign and new product development for the $500MM mandarin brand, Wonderful Halos
• Drove growth for Halos with a $20MM campaign including TV spots, celebrity spokesperson, PR, and online/social
• Developed a new on-the-go package for Halos and expanded the brand into the convenience channel, a $50MM opportunity
• Built a new premium Texas red grapefruit brand with integrated marketing including national print, POS, and PR
• Drove growth for Halos with a $20MM campaign including TV spots, celebrity spokesperson, PR, and online/social
• Developed a new on-the-go package for Halos and expanded the brand into the convenience channel, a $50MM opportunity
• Built a new premium Texas red grapefruit brand with integrated marketing including national print, POS, and PR
THE WONDERFUL COMPANY/ROLL GLOBAL
Marketing
Innovation Manager, Snack Nut Mixes
7/2013 - 5/2014
Developed two new snack nut mixes
• Led cross-functional teams in consumer insights work to understand consumer snacking needs, identified new product opportunities, developed new snack mixes, guided branding workshops, and assessed financial viability
• Pitched initial concepts to both Sam's Club and Costco; both retailers approved product concept and initial retail test
• Led cross-functional teams in consumer insights work to understand consumer snacking needs, identified new product opportunities, developed new snack mixes, guided branding workshops, and assessed financial viability
• Pitched initial concepts to both Sam's Club and Costco; both retailers approved product concept and initial retail test
POM WONDERFUL
Marketing
Brand Manager
2/2012 - 7/2013
Worked on repositioning POM Wonderful to ensure the brand stays relevant in the crowded premium beverage space
• Helped to reposition POM from a "medicinal beverage" to an on-trend health beverage; resulted in new campaign brief
• Helped to reposition POM from a "medicinal beverage" to an on-trend health beverage; resulted in new campaign brief
Wonderful Almond Accents
Marketing
Senior Associate Brand Manager
10/2011 - 2/2012
Completely re-launched Almond Accents under the Wonderful brand
• Developed sell-in materials including sales decks, sell sheets, samples, and launch kits; 90% of domestic accounts took all 6 flavors, including Walmart, Safeway, Publix, Ahold, Kroger, and Supervalu
• Executed the "Saladbration" consumer launch; Facebook fans increased from 15M to 49M in two months
• Developed sell-in materials including sales decks, sell sheets, samples, and launch kits; 90% of domestic accounts took all 6 flavors, including Walmart, Safeway, Publix, Ahold, Kroger, and Supervalu
• Executed the "Saladbration" consumer launch; Facebook fans increased from 15M to 49M in two months
Nestle
Marketing
Marketing Associate, Beverage Division
7/2010 - 10/2011
Improved brand equity for Coffee-mate through strategic vision setting, innovation, consumer communications, and packaging design
• Developed innovation pipeline for the $1B dollar Coffee-mate brand based on strategic long-term vision; launched 6 new SKUs in 2010 to achieve growth of $15MM
• Led entire new product development process including insight generation, concept creation, feasibility analysis, technical
implementation, market testing, packaging design, product positioning, communications plan, and launch
• Developed innovation pipeline for the $1B dollar Coffee-mate brand based on strategic long-term vision; launched 6 new SKUs in 2010 to achieve growth of $15MM
• Led entire new product development process including insight generation, concept creation, feasibility analysis, technical
implementation, market testing, packaging design, product positioning, communications plan, and launch
Nestle
Marketing
Intern, Beverage Division
6/2009 - 8/2009
• Developed Coffee-mate's "all natural" strategy; Natural Bliss product launched in May 2011 and achieved $15MM in year one; Natural Bliss was voted "Product of the Year" in 2012 by the Consumer Survey of Product Innovation
Allergan
Marketing
Senior Account Executive
6/2006 - 8/2008
- Created strategic communications plan and designed promotional materials for BOTOX Cosmetic