J-school grad, then business lit my mind on fire. Former (failed) founder. Resilient, curious and passionate human being.

Journalist + Content Marketer Entrepreneur Sales +

Partnerships

•  Masters of Arts, Entrepreneurial Journalism

•  Party reporter, NYMag

•  Hired to launch Complex’s Media’s Branded Content Dept; managed content budgets for $1M+ programs

•  Avid blogger

•  Tow Knight Entrepreneurial Incubator program

•  Raised $20k in seed funding for ecomm startup

•  Recruited team of 3 to build alpha product

•  Built pipeline of investors + partners

•  Recruited to lead East Coast Sales for The Tomorrow Project

•  Promoted to President within 8 months.

•  Managed remote team of 3

•  Closed 13 sponsorships in market previously unknown to me

Journalist + Content Marketer Entrepreneur Sales +

Partnerships

Seeking roles in: •  Business Development •  Strategic Partnerships •  Community development

Strategic Thinking

Research

Pitching

Presenting

Complex Problems

Closing Community

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Inventiveness: Upon promotion to President, was challenged to devise new business model for The Tomorrow Project Offerings in < 1 week. Reflected on our market + our offerings, pitched new model to company founder and developed plan for execution in 2 weeks

Strategic thinker and decision-maker: Identified new buying behaviors in the Social Business market + developed new business model to cater to these needs for The Tomorrow Project, while keeping overhead low and reducing operating costs

Leadership: Lead team of 3 (developer, designer + product manager) to build ecomm start-up from scratch into alpha with no prior experience in technology Prepared for and lead company offsites and oversaw new product offering execution for The Tomorrow Project + Pivot. Implemented execution plan and onboarded team to Asana

A creative problem-solver

Can identify new ways to give meaning to existing offerings Ex: Added narrative theme to monthly offerings; incentivized companies to align with monthly topics  

A clear, persuasive communicator

Understand how to adapt communication style + presentation to any audience, including live pitches to C-level execs to written material for peer groups Ex: Pitched and closed deal w/Fortune 500 brand exec; wrote mission statement and newsletter for our community  

An endlessly curious leader + team member

Fascinated by human behavior online and offline; stay focused on priorities while exploring new behaviors + opportunities Ex: Research, pitched + onboarded team to new Sales, CRM and project management tools  

Brianne is a firecracker and a natural-born leader. She is tough, innovative and resourceful, is able to see and exploit opportunities, and learn and adapt in real time. I would invest in her if not as an entrepreneur, then a key player on my team.” Jeff Jarvis, Author of “Public Parts”; Columnist and Consultant – Guardian News and Media; Associate Prof., Director of Interactive Journalism – CUNY Graduate School of Journalism

Brianne is a lifelong student, and one of the best I’ve ever seen. When I hired Brianne, she had no prior Sales experience. Now, she's a closer and a leader. I hope I'm invested in whatever she does next.” William Lohse, Angel Investor – Social Starts 1 & 2; Founder of The Tomorrow Project and Pivot Conference

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Brianne is a super friendly, smart and ambitious person. She's incredibly hardworking, and knows the fashion and tech space really well. After advising her startup, I know she is the type who will strive in a position where she’s directly engaged with both the product and the people using it.” Jay Crowley – Director of Business Development, foursquare

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When work energizes you and aligns with your values and skills, life informs work, and work informs life. Think two sides to one coin. Like the customers we consider every day, we have interests and hobbies that inform who we are. In my free time, I like to:  

Blog regularly about fiction, fashion, mindfulness and work  

Host “stranger dinners”, inviting 10 – 15 people who don’t know one another for cheap Chinese food, drinks and conversation  Practice yoga  Advise friends on nascent ideas and develop roadmaps for making these a reality  

Creative problem-solver Inventive

Clear, persuasive communicator

Endlessly curious leader + team member

Strategic-thinker Entrepreneurial

Journalistic mindset

Resilient

Let’s start a conversation. 314.640.8774 –

bri.garcia7@gmail.com