lilxpia

Hosted and facilitated 11+ months of monthly startup networking events across Manhattan and Brooklyn venues for the Startup Valley entrepreneur community, with consistent delivery across every event to date. Managed full event flow for audiences of founders, investors, and operators: stage presence, speaker introductions, Q&A facilitation, and real-time program adjustments to keep events on schedule. Built a recurring network across 11+ events with NYC startup ecosystem members — relationships that directly informed later partnership and outreach coordination work on the AMS × Colaba pilot.

Freed up 90+ hours/month for the founder across three concurrent ventures (Nova AE, AI EdgeLabs, a stealth AI Biotech startup) — managing presentations, meeting prep, vendor coordination, and information flow. Developed and executed the founder's personal brand strategy, increasing his visibility as an operator and industry voice. Sourced and vetted 10+ architectural, engineering, design, and IT subcontractors — all delivered on time, within budget, and at good-to-excellent quality. Led market research and early concept shaping for a new AI Biotech startup; acted as Scrum Master, facilitating sprint cycles and keeping the founding team aligned and moving fast.

Joined a 5-member core team at zero and helped launch an MVP to first sales — contributed to product concept, project planning, and go-to-market execution. Conceived the project name and concept, approved by the investor over the original idea; identified and activated the first sales channels, closing the startup's earliest paying clients.

Drove 15–20% monthly sales growth through trade show representation, customer interviews, audits, and campaign execution as part of the marketing and sales team. Built and managed an alternative merchandising team of 50+ members from scratch, improving brand coverage and operational efficiency. Served as Scrum Master aide, keeping marketing and sales teams synchronized and moving fast.