“Josh and I have worked together on a number of projects related to accessibility. As a new team member at TikTok, I've leaned on Josh to help me navigate feature launches and ensure their successful comms execution. Josh is also committed to diversity and inclusion issues, which makes him a valuable asset at any tech company. ”
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Have you noticed what most AI founders have in common? Hint: it's not the haircut. TLDR: (1) Statistically, women are less likely to pursue career…
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What does it take to close a hot round in 2024? 🌶 I've heard people describe the current pre-seed/seed market as a "barbell," with a subset of…
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Being in a classroom really is one of my happy places – even if it’s at UCLA Anderson School of Management! 😜 LOL It was an honor and a pleasure to…
Being in a classroom really is one of my happy places – even if it’s at UCLA Anderson School of Management! 😜 LOL It was an honor and a pleasure to…
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Experience & Education
Projects
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Salesforce WeSolv Product Marketing Case Competition Participant
Product Marketing case competition to create positioning and messaging for Salesforce's CPG platform
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Amplify- A skills platform for refugees and internally displaced persons
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Connecting 2 Communities- A platform that aims to streamline communication between street level homeless people and the organizations that aim to serve them.
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Honors & Awards
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Speaker- TechCrunch Disrupt
Techcrunch Disrupt
Spoke about how to leverage online networks to raise capital for your startup from angels and institutional investors
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Speaker- USC Black Alumni Association Symposium
University of Southern California
Spoke at the annual USC Black Alumni event about how to go about testing your business hypothesis through the Minimum Viable Product method.
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USC Stevens Student Innovator Showcase Presenter
USC Stevens Center For Innovation
1 of 24 chosen projects to present at the annual Stevens Center Student Innovator Showcase
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Forbes 30 Under 30 Scholar
Forbes
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Masters of Science in Entrepreneurship & Innovation Scholarship Recipient
Marshall School of Business
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Techweek Detroit Launch Participant
Techweek
Pitched the business idea of LykeMe to judges and attendees.
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TechWeek Detroit Launch Participant
Techweek
Pitched the business idea LykeMe to attendees and judges.
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TedxMSU Lab
Tedx MSU Organizers
Showcased LykeMe at the first Tedx MSU event
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Field of 64
SXSW Student Startup Madness
Chosen as one of the top 64 student startups in the nation to get a chance to compete at SXSW in Austin Texas
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Peoples Choice Award Winner-Eli Broad Business Pitch Competition
Eli Broad College of Business
Won Peoples choice Award for our company LykeMe
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Semi-Finalist in Eli Broad Business Competition
Eli Broad College Business
Chosen as a Semi Finalist for my cooking app idea called "Melting Pot"
Organizations
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Reading To Kids
Volunteer
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USC Accelerator
Mentor
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USC Blackstone Launchpad
Venture Coach
- PresentBlackstone LaunchPad is a co-curricular, experiential, campus program designed to introduce entrepreneurship as a viable career path and develop entrepreneurial skills and mindsets through individualized coaching, ideation and venture creation support. Developed as part of the Blackstone Charitable Foundation's Entrepreneurship Initiative, the program is currently available to over 350,000 students on 15 campuses in six regions across the country. Influenced by the enterprising heritage of…
Blackstone LaunchPad is a co-curricular, experiential, campus program designed to introduce entrepreneurship as a viable career path and develop entrepreneurial skills and mindsets through individualized coaching, ideation and venture creation support. Developed as part of the Blackstone Charitable Foundation's Entrepreneurship Initiative, the program is currently available to over 350,000 students on 15 campuses in six regions across the country. Influenced by the enterprising heritage of Blackstone and its founders, the Blackstone Charitable Foundation is directing the firm's resources and intellectual capital to support entrepreneurship nationwide and globally.
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Michigan State University Entrepreneurship Association
Director of Member Relations
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