Parlay (Techstars '23)

Parlay is a financial technology platform that helps inclusive lenders get more small businesses approved for loans. Our mission is to support access to affordable capital for ~25 million underserved small businesses in the US. Backed by TechStars ‘23, Project Fintech, Lighthouse Labs, PenFed VEIP, and the Center for Accelerating Financial Equity.

Founder and CEO

Deloitte

-Product manager bringing Deloitte's first Blockchain B2B SaaS product focused on financial compliance with FAR, Close As You Go, to market (cayg.app)

Advisory Manager

-Assist bringing new and innovative crisis management solutions to market in government sector
-Serve on real-time response team to help clients respond to COVID-19 crisis
-Execute complex cyber wargaming and crisis management simulations 
-Perform Crisis Management capability assessments, wargames and simulations, training, and contingency planning / black swan event planning

Advisory Senior Consultant

Bak USA

-Consulted at the client’s site to assess the company’s current state, develop their investment strategy, and assist them in obtaining bridge funding to ensure business continuity; successfully obtained $10 million in series A funding, exceeding investment target by more than $2 million
-Developed a complete investment deck for the client, including competitive analysis, forecasting, funding ask, GTM/rollout strategy, pricing
-Connected team with local R&D partner to develop a custom human-robot "cobotic" solution for manufacturing floor, increasing product throughput and ergonomic wellbeing of employees

Management Consultant

University at Buffalo Full-Time MBA and MS Programs

-Awarded the Magnus Award for Greatness in MBA Student Leadership (May 2017), presented to a student who demonstrates greatness in all facets of the MBA program, including academic performance, leadership, innovation and generosity of spirit 
 -Awarded the MBA Student Achievement Award (May 2017), which honors an MBA student who has demonstrated scholastic excellence and rendered outstanding extracurricular service to the university
 -Recipient of the University at Buffalo Alumni Association Alumnae Scholarship (2016-2017) for exemplifying the University’s ideas of leadership, learning and service
 -Recipient of the Elizabeth and Joseph Ivers Scholarship (2016-2017) in recognition of outstanding engagement during the first year of the MBA program
 -Recipient of the UB MBA Scholarship (2016-2017) in recognition of outstanding engagement during the first year of the MBA program
-Winner of Annual Whitman School of Management Marketing Strategy Case Competition (April 2017) 
-Served as: Teaching Assistant, Data Modeling for Executive MBA; Teaching Assistant, Management Communications for Core MBA; Teaching Assistant, Emotional Intelligence for Honors Undergraduate Cohort; President, UB MBA Consulting Group; Mentor, MBA Core; Mentor, Honors Undergraduate Cohort

MBA Candidate, Graduated May 2017

MHCS for Bak USA

-Provided consulting services, including strategic planning, marketing research and strategy, gap analysis, and operational execution
-Using website traffic data (Shopify, Google Analytics, Alexa) and small-scale market testing, successfully reoriented the client's marketing strategy towards a regional B2B market, increasing monthly revenues by 50% over 6 months
-Assisted in increasing the valuation of the client's firm eight-fold over 10 months through the data-driven revision of the company's mission statement, strategy, and infrastructural resources
-Authored copy in preparation for the franchising of the BAK model with the goal of bridging infrastructural gaps through digital technology in East and Central Africa.

Strategic Marketing, Business Developement

Surtab Inc.

-Authored and translated the company’s seed-funding Business Plan and mission statement; provided detailed Marketing, Operational, and Financial Risk analysis for the new tablet venture; helped compile the company’s start-up costs, profit and loss forecast, financial sourcing, and cash flow forecast
-Worked as part of the Sûrtab Marketing & Development team, conceived the company’s name and logo and had creative input into the design and content of www.surtab.com
-Helped to secure government and NGO funding, most notably a USAID grant worth $250,000

Business Developer, Analyst, & Translator

• Founder at: Parlay fintech SaaS product 

• Known for: Bringing new ventures to market; economic inclusion efforts; empowering entrepreneurs, including immigrant and veteran owned; making ideas real; having a caffeine addiction and a funny accent

• Passionate about: Serving others, impact, quality time, learning, music, reading, hiking, sleep

• Mentor at: Village Capital ADAPT US startup program, George Mason University RISE entrepreneurship program, Globally ReUP (Refugee Upskilling Program) program

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