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Hosted a hackathon with Archetype, Lovable, Polymarket, and Blackbird during a16z NYC Tech Week for 60+ participants, managing logistics, food, venue, promotion, prizes, and securing five guest judges, and generated follow-up partnership discussions with all sponsor firms. Led go-to-market campaigns leveraging automated social media outreach on X/Twitter & LinkedIn to onboard 5 start-ups within 2 months, generating over $50 million in token trading volume after the start-ups' TGE within 90 days. Coordinated marketing initiatives, including X/Twitter Spaces, livestreams, threads, and promotional videos created in Adobe Creative Suite, for product launches, driving higher audience engagement and positive feedback that supported successful launch outcomes. Led talent sourcing and recruitment for the CMO position, developing hiring criteria, conducting interviews, and managing candidates, which streamlined the hiring workflow and advanced qualified candidates to final selection stages. Attended various networking events and conferences to find early-stage founders whom I would then learn their needs and explain to them the value proposition of Pond, with the end result of them being onboard to the product.

Led remodeling design using Houzz Pro and Rhino, conducted on-site client meetings to define scope and design requirements, and ensured all plans complied with local building codes, resulting in client approval of the design concepts. Developed detailed project timelines for residential remodels and ADUs in Excel, shared weekly progress updates with clients, and kept the projects on schedule. Coordinated with the construction team and vendors using a shared project tracker, secured timely delivery of materials, and met all construction milestones, keeping the project on track. Managed payment schedules, invoicing, and collections through Houzz Pro and QuickBooks, maintaining alignment with client agreements and preventing payment delays. Assessed target markets and ideal client profiles with senior staff using data analysis, identified new market segments, and contributed to increased client acquisition. Developed a sales-outreach pipeline using n8n workflows and email templates, targeting architects and engineers, which generated new project inquiries and expanded partnership opportunities. Developed and implemented a sales strategy and CRM to ensure all leads were followed up with accordingly to prevent any leads from going cold.