Experience

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  Flyte

  • Greater New Orleans Area

  • Executive Director

    • Sep 2017 - Present
    • Greater New Orleans Area

    Flyte is a New Orleans based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that creates and manages financial education focused programs for vulnerable populations around Southeast Louisiana.Our flagship Entrepreneur Empowerment Program works with over 70 early-stage small business owners annually. The majority of these business owners are women of color with children. Each entrepreneur has access to the same resources over 12 months:-> 20+ hours of personal and business finance training -> 5+ Hours of non-financial business training -> 30+ hours of professional mentorship-> Access to free and discounted professional servicesOver 80% of our participants are from under-served black, indigenous, persons of color (BIPOC) communities. We believe financial education should be a right, not a privilege. We do not charge for these services as it is considered a fundamental part of our mission.

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  Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Fellows

  • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

  • Graduate

    • Jan 2023 - Present
    • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

    Graduate of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small businesses Program, Cohort 33

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  New Orleans Regional Leadership Institute (NORLI)

  • Graduate

    • Jan 2022 - Present

    Graduate of NORLI's Class of 2022

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  Fund 17

  • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

  • Finance Consultant

    • Apr 2020 - Present
    • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

    Providing small business owners in New Orleans with skills and tools they need in order to take control of the financial futures of their organization. Work includes:- Tracking income and expenses - Separating personal and business income and expenses - Creating and understanding financial statements - Pricing and cost management - Creating budgets and financial forecasts

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  Propeller: A Force for Social Innovation

  • Greater New Orleans Area

  • Finance Consultant

    • Mar 2017 - Present
    • Greater New Orleans Area

    Working as an ad hoc CFO for businesses on the Propeller Accelerator ProgramResponsibilities include:-Helping businesses create detailed financial forecasts-Ensuring businesses construct clear and concise accounts -Preparing a company for equity and/or debt financing-Restructuring existing debt to ensure they can meet obligations and maintain healthy cash flow-Cost structuring in order to make businesses more profitable and lean-Sourcing and implementation of better value supply chains-Helping staff with their own personal financial literacyPart of the Propeller Social Venture Fund Management Team

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  Barclays

  • United Kingdom
  • Financial Services
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Associate Director

    • Jan 2014 - Dec 2016

    - Transaction Management for Leveraged Buy Outs and M&A deals in the hospitality sector- Clients are mostly FTSE 100 and 250 restaurant, hotel, cruise, cinema and travel consortiums with strong EMEA and international presence- Responsibilities include writing of credit papers, modelling valuations, leading deal teams, coordinating our back office function and working with our clients from inception to completion of a transaction- Managing the cross selling our banking products and maximising the team’s Return on Risk Weighted Assets - Exposed to a wide range of Investment Banking product sets including Syndicated Debt, DCM, ECM, Hedging, and FX

  • Analyst

    • Jan 2012 - Dec 2013

    - Hired 6 months before the end of the graduate programme into the Manufacturing, Transport and Logistics team- Successfully pitched for a dedicated £150m fast-growth startup proposition targeted at young, fast growing businesses and working in partnership with VC funds- Part of team that developed a dedicated investment framework for Social Enterprises - Proactively organised the Water Technology Dinner which brought in a number of new clients to the bank including several fast growth tech businesses and £2.5bn T/O water company- Created and developed the Barclays sub-sector propositions for Fast Growth Manufacturing Technology, Water Management, Robotics, Unmanned Air Vehicles, Renewable Energy and Resource Management

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  Credit Suisse

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Analyst

    • Jul 2010 - Aug 2010
    • London, United Kingdom

    - Internship in a buy side trading pod within the UK private bank. - Work focused on the detailed analysis of client investment structures and individual equities.

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  GAM

  • St James', London

  • Portfolio Management Analyst

    • May 2010 - Jun 2010
    • St James', London

    - Internship, during which I developed a charities and Ultra High Net Worth strategy for the UK wealth management team.

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  Atlantis NV

  • Antwerp Area, Belgium

  • Researcher/Translator at Maritime Insurance Company

    • Jul 2009 - Aug 2009
    • Antwerp Area, Belgium

    - Assisted the survey team in the Antwerp docks with English to French translation.

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  Enders Analysis

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Technology Analyst

    • Jun 2009 - Jul 2009
    • London, United Kingdom

    - Worked in team on a large due diligence project for a military technology company.- Personally presented portions of my research to clients.- Awarded an exceptional bonus for quality of work delivered.

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  Enders Analysis

  • Technology Analyst

    • Jul 2008 - Aug 2008

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  Cheyne Capital

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Summer Financial Analyst

    • Jun 2008 - Jul 2008
    • London, United Kingdom

    - Worked closely with different members of the team analysing different distressed arbitrage situations of companies.

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  Enders Analysis

  • Technology Analyst

    • Sep 2007 - Oct 2007

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  Newton Investment Management

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Summer Intern

    • Jan 2007 - Jan 2007
    • London, United Kingdom