Cole Sosnoff
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LinkedIn User
I got to know Cole early on in the MBA program at USC Marshall, where we spent our first year working along side each other. Throughout that year we worked on projects spanning all areas of business from Accounting to Strategy. During our projects Cole had a natural tendency to be a very creative problem solver. He often helped our group achieve high results by identifying root causes, and used a process driven framework to drive logical and efficient solutions! Cole also approached all challenges with an extremely positive attitude, this infectious attitude often time set the tone for our groups culture. If given the opportunity in the future, and I hope this happens, I would absolutely be delighted to work with Cole again!
Pasha Mehran
Cole is exactly the type of self-starter that you want on your team. He has a keen eye for efficiency and scale. I’ve worked on the same team as Cole at Slickdeals where he was asked to be the business development liaison to a new product initiative. Cole quickly realized the need for robust external client communications so he created a new sales deck for the product from scratch that was utilized by the rest of the BD team. Cole is also on my Dark Kitchens team at Uber Eats. Similarly, he recognized an area for improvement and sought to find a more efficient solution. The restaurant onboarding process was causing some friction and delays for Dark Kitchen brands. Cole devised a new ingestion model specifically for Dark Kitchen partners which is now being used to onboard restaurants much faster than before. Cole is the definition of a true go-getter!
LinkedIn User
I got to know Cole early on in the MBA program at USC Marshall, where we spent our first year working along side each other. Throughout that year we worked on projects spanning all areas of business from Accounting to Strategy. During our projects Cole had a natural tendency to be a very creative problem solver. He often helped our group achieve high results by identifying root causes, and used a process driven framework to drive logical and efficient solutions! Cole also approached all challenges with an extremely positive attitude, this infectious attitude often time set the tone for our groups culture. If given the opportunity in the future, and I hope this happens, I would absolutely be delighted to work with Cole again!
Pasha Mehran
Cole is exactly the type of self-starter that you want on your team. He has a keen eye for efficiency and scale. I’ve worked on the same team as Cole at Slickdeals where he was asked to be the business development liaison to a new product initiative. Cole quickly realized the need for robust external client communications so he created a new sales deck for the product from scratch that was utilized by the rest of the BD team. Cole is also on my Dark Kitchens team at Uber Eats. Similarly, he recognized an area for improvement and sought to find a more efficient solution. The restaurant onboarding process was causing some friction and delays for Dark Kitchen brands. Cole devised a new ingestion model specifically for Dark Kitchen partners which is now being used to onboard restaurants much faster than before. Cole is the definition of a true go-getter!
LinkedIn User
I got to know Cole early on in the MBA program at USC Marshall, where we spent our first year working along side each other. Throughout that year we worked on projects spanning all areas of business from Accounting to Strategy. During our projects Cole had a natural tendency to be a very creative problem solver. He often helped our group achieve high results by identifying root causes, and used a process driven framework to drive logical and efficient solutions! Cole also approached all challenges with an extremely positive attitude, this infectious attitude often time set the tone for our groups culture. If given the opportunity in the future, and I hope this happens, I would absolutely be delighted to work with Cole again!
Pasha Mehran
Cole is exactly the type of self-starter that you want on your team. He has a keen eye for efficiency and scale. I’ve worked on the same team as Cole at Slickdeals where he was asked to be the business development liaison to a new product initiative. Cole quickly realized the need for robust external client communications so he created a new sales deck for the product from scratch that was utilized by the rest of the BD team. Cole is also on my Dark Kitchens team at Uber Eats. Similarly, he recognized an area for improvement and sought to find a more efficient solution. The restaurant onboarding process was causing some friction and delays for Dark Kitchen brands. Cole devised a new ingestion model specifically for Dark Kitchen partners which is now being used to onboard restaurants much faster than before. Cole is the definition of a true go-getter!
LinkedIn User
I got to know Cole early on in the MBA program at USC Marshall, where we spent our first year working along side each other. Throughout that year we worked on projects spanning all areas of business from Accounting to Strategy. During our projects Cole had a natural tendency to be a very creative problem solver. He often helped our group achieve high results by identifying root causes, and used a process driven framework to drive logical and efficient solutions! Cole also approached all challenges with an extremely positive attitude, this infectious attitude often time set the tone for our groups culture. If given the opportunity in the future, and I hope this happens, I would absolutely be delighted to work with Cole again!
Pasha Mehran
Cole is exactly the type of self-starter that you want on your team. He has a keen eye for efficiency and scale. I’ve worked on the same team as Cole at Slickdeals where he was asked to be the business development liaison to a new product initiative. Cole quickly realized the need for robust external client communications so he created a new sales deck for the product from scratch that was utilized by the rest of the BD team. Cole is also on my Dark Kitchens team at Uber Eats. Similarly, he recognized an area for improvement and sought to find a more efficient solution. The restaurant onboarding process was causing some friction and delays for Dark Kitchen brands. Cole devised a new ingestion model specifically for Dark Kitchen partners which is now being used to onboard restaurants much faster than before. Cole is the definition of a true go-getter!
Credentials
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SEO Foundations
LinkedInMay, 2022- Sep, 2024 -
SQL Essential Training
LinkedInMay, 2020- Sep, 2024
Experience
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Live Bash
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United States
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Technology, Information and Media
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1 - 100 Employee
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Strategic Ops + Partnerships Dude
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Aug 2021 - Present
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Silicon Beach Investment Group
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United States
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Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co-Founder at Silicon Beach Investment Group
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Feb 2021 - Present
The nation's first democratized seed investment company. We use our capital, network, and knowledge to invest $25k-50k in pre-seed and seed-stage companies. Accomplishments & Tasks: -Accomplishments: Raised over $500K for early-stage startup investments in the LA & OC area. -Tasks: Source deals, meet prospective company executives, and conduct due diligence for potential investments. The nation's first democratized seed investment company. We use our capital, network, and knowledge to invest $25k-50k in pre-seed and seed-stage companies. Accomplishments & Tasks: -Accomplishments: Raised over $500K for early-stage startup investments in the LA & OC area. -Tasks: Source deals, meet prospective company executives, and conduct due diligence for potential investments.
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Uber
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Türkiye
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Advertising Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Partner Manager @ UberEats
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Apr 2020 - Aug 2021
Client-facing partner manager in a newly formed vertical that helps restaurant partners identify areas of opportunity by analyzing their business resulting in increased restaurant online ratios, reduced end-to-end delivery times, and increased average order size. Additionally, I partner with clients’ marketing teams to determine the best modalities for spending marketing budget on the Uber Eats platform. Tasks also include providing weekly dashboards, pitching strategic initiatives, and menu optimization. Accomplishments: -Managed 10 national restaurant brand partnerships while onboarding over 400 locations. -Spearheaded Virtual Restaurant & Dark Kitchen ingestion model that reduced onboarding timeline by an average of 7 days per location. It has also been used to onboard over 20,000 locations. -Present executive business reviews to c-level teams on a semi-annual basis which resulted in an increase in sales PoP.
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Business Development Associate
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Jun 2019 - Mar 2020
Account manager for over 20 accounts, including 2 top 5 accounts. I was also the Business Development liaison to a new browser extension launched by the product team. Accomplishments: -Managed more than 30 merchant partnerships and outperforming sales & revenue goals by 35% and 60% respectively. -Led the BD implementation of a newly launched browser extension Tasks included: Onboarding merchants to the program, creating metric-driven reports to provide to clients, and developing collateral to train other account managers.
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Cast Iron Partners
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United States
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Food and Beverage Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Operations Coordinator
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Feb 2017 - Dec 2018
The first employee hired by the CEO and was promoted twice within a year. I ensured each restaurant project launched smoothly and ran efficiently once operational. Accomplishments: -Oversaw and managed the opening of 8 different restaurants in 3 cities. Responsibilities for each project spanned from building financial models, creating strategies for restaurant openings, forming legal entities, redlining operating and management agreements, and procuring chef talent. -Key decision maker and primary point of contact to outside branding firm when developing company’s core values and brand identity which resulted in a mission statement, logo, and pitch deck for both chefs and investors to secure future partners as well as capital investments. -Built an intranet to seamlessly share documents amongst a nomadic team and improve project management processes.
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United Talent Agency
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United States
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Entertainment Providers
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700 & Above Employee
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Agent Trainee: Licensing, Branding, & Endorsements
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Oct 2015 - Feb 2017
Supported the head of business development to help nascent companies build and mature their infrastructure. I also assisted with the consulting of corporate clients through restructuring and rebranding initiatives. Accomplishments: -I helped create business plans, organizational charts, financial forecasts, RFPs, rebranding proposals, and growth projections used by over 5 companies (new & established). Supported the head of business development to help nascent companies build and mature their infrastructure. I also assisted with the consulting of corporate clients through restructuring and rebranding initiatives. Accomplishments: -I helped create business plans, organizational charts, financial forecasts, RFPs, rebranding proposals, and growth projections used by over 5 companies (new & established).
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Education
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2019 - 2022
University of Southern California
Master of Business Administration - MBA -
2011 - 2014
New York University
Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA -
2008 - 2011
Francis W. Parker School
High School
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