Matt Conn
Pursuing BA and eventual MBA in Business Administration and Management through Skyline College, Acting and Public Speaking at Travel Channel, NBC’s Trauma, Trade Shows, Stage – Various Locations.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Employed Full-Time |
| Skills: | Business, Engineering, Entrepreneurship, Flash, HTML / CSS, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Public speaking, Software Engineering, Web Development |
| Groups: | [INACTIVE] BASES E-Challenge 2010 |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Giving back, Helping friends, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Raising money, Recruiting, Recruiting for my startup, Trading services |
| Schools: | Skyline College |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | RootMusic San Francisco, California |
| Position: | Business Development |
| Time period: | September 2009 - Present |
| Description: | 1.Monitor social networks (Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Couchsurfing) to maximize visibility on the internet and expand the business.
2.Responsible for bringing new talent on board through internships, head hunting, and targeted recruitment 3.Develop business relationships with those in the industry through conferences, mixers, and social events directly related to the music and tech industries 4.Manage relations with bands, clients, and users of RootMusic. 5.Establish media relations through previous acting, speaking, and promotional engagements and contacts. |
| Employer: | Travel Channel, NBC’s Trauma, Trade Shows, Stage – Various Locations |
| Position: | Acting, Public Speaking |
| Time period: | January 2007 - Present |
| Description: | 1.Cultivate my natural fearlessness of crowds and cameras to gain prime television time.
2.Work with members of the entertainment industry to collaborate on various marketing projects 3.Give speeches for different brands or launch events to help energize their brands and give them a youthful, vibrant appearance 1.Utilize 4 years of professional improve comedy training to react on my feet and keep the audience/viewers entertained and entrenched in the experience 2.Memorize hundreds of lines and not only recite them, but give them feeling and character, useful in all aspects from speech to stage. |
| Employer: | Encore Nationwide, mktg, Grow Marketing – New York City, New York/San Francisco, California |
| Position: | Brand Management and Experiential Marketing |
| Time period: | January 2006 - December 2009 |
| Description: | 1.Work with huge multinational brands like Pepsi, Bank Of America, EA Sports to put on big budget experiential events in targeted locations.
2.Responsible for setting up meetings, client relations, planning schedules and organizing events. 3.Managed teams of 4-20 brand ambassadors at a time on street team and guerilla style events, placing them in strategic locations or working with vendors to achieve the best result for the client. 4.Facilitated the process on every level, from ordering premiums to warehouse management to staffing to management. 5.Responsible for direct reporting to the clients, feedback, PowerPoints, and staff reviews. |
EDUCATION
| University: | Skyline College |
| Degree: | BA |
| University: | Skyline College |
| Degree: | Business Administration and Management, MBA |
INFORMATION
| Awards: | Completed Dale Carnegie Leadership Course with 4.0 GPA
Recipient of President’s Award Made Honor Roll every semester of school since elementary school. |
