Career 2010–Present

Ten organizations.
One through line.

Strategy, operations, and executive leadership across holding companies, independent agencies, and consulting, at every scale.

15+Years
10Organizations
$500M+Portfolio Scope
T-Mobile · Capital One · NFL · ExxonMobil · PUMAKey Accounts
Brainlabs Digital
Senior Client Director
Oct 2025 – Apr 2026
Capital One

Senior strategic partner and operational lead for Capital One's marketing leadership. Managed a cross-channel portfolio spanning paid social, programmatic, SEM, YouTube, and affiliates for Bank and Cafe lines of business. Led the FY25 Annual Business Review, governed multi-million-dollar authorization budgets across 15+ concurrent campaign workstreams, and maintained cross-functional coordination across analytics, investment, creative, and client teams throughout a major org restructure.

Silk Baron
Founder & Strategic Consultant
Jan 2025 – Present
Mar 2022 – Feb 2023
Fractional Chief of Staff

Independent strategic consultancy, serving as fractional Chief of Staff and executive advisor to founders and senior marketing leaders across tech, media, and consumer sectors. Clients included Plex (Anti Agency Group), Neurocrine Biosciences (Spectrum Science), and YES Network D2C App (Known). Managed organizational frameworks, executive communication systems, and stakeholder relationships with full P&L accountability.

IPG / Initiative
Group Director, Communication Design & Integrated Strategy
Oct 2023 – Jan 2025
T-Mobile US
$500M+ Annual Scope

De facto Chief of Staff and strategic operating partner for the Managing Director of T-Mobile's agency team, the most complex account at Initiative representing 40% of T-Mobile's total yearly billings. Managed 10 direct and 20+ indirect reports. Architected T-Mobile's B2B division restructure: new operating models, role accountability frameworks, and governance structures across 5 sub-lines of business and 30+ partner organizations. Elevated executive satisfaction (TRR) from 7.5 to an all-time high of 8.3.

Havas
Vice President, Connections Planning & Integrated Strategy
Feb 2023 – Aug 2023
Choice Hotels & Radisson US

Senior executive liaison and strategic operations lead for a $65M annual portfolio. Designed and facilitated governance frameworks, executive reviews, and cross-agency coordination for Choice Hotels and Radisson. Pioneered the agency's first-ever QBR framework, surfaced a key retention risk in its first quarter that triggered a $30M+ re-planning initiative.

Omnicom / OMD US
Sr. Director, Integrated Media Strategy
Apr 2021 – Mar 2022
NFL & Bacardi Portfolio
$100M+ Billings

Strategic operating partner and P&L owner for the NFL and Bacardi portfolio. Managed $100M+ in annual investment and a team of 6 direct reports. Redesigned team structure and cross-agency governance, directly securing a 25% YoY scope-of-work increase. Elevated executive satisfaction (TRR) from 6.4 to 8.3 within 9 months.

Warner Bros. Discovery
Director, Integrated Media Strategy
Nov 2018 – Mar 2021
Discovery, OWN, ID, Travel Channel, Animal Planet

Strategic connective tissue between 4 internal departments and multiple external agency partners for 5 major cable networks and 8 D2C apps. Built and led a team of 6. Managed $50M+ off-air annual budget. Led two consecutive Shark Week campaigns that drove Discovery Channel to #1 in cable Primetime for P18-49 and P25-54.

Publicis, IPG, WPP
Strategy & Planning Leadership
2011 – 2018
PUMA · ExxonMobil · Samsung · Volkswagen

Built foundational expertise across Blue 449 (PUMA Global, 30+ countries), Universal McCann (ExxonMobil Global, 13 countries), Starcom (Samsung Global), and MediaCom (Volkswagen US). Promoted at MediaCom within 12 months. At Blue 449, was the first digital strategy hire and built the department from scratch alongside the SVP of Global Futures & Innovation.

Education
Ithaca College
B.S. Television & Radio  ·  Minor in Integrated Marketing
Graduated 2010  ·  Cum Laude
Awards & Recognition
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2024 Portada Award
OTT Multicultural Campaign of the Year  ·  Metro by T-Mobile, Super Bowl
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2023 Bronze Clio Sports Award
YES Network D2C App multi-platform launch
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Press
YouTube Ad Leaderboard  ·  Mashable  ·  AdAge  ·  AdWeek  ·  ThinkWithGoogle

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Open to Chief of Staff, Director of Strategic Initiatives, and VP of Strategy & Ops roles in NYC or remote.