Tom Baran

Moscow Art Theatre

Fordham University

Head of Partnerships at 9Spokes

New York, New York, United States

9Spokes

SVP, Head Of Partnerships

9Spokes is a business intelligence and management software that aggregates meaningful data across your business, the apps you use, and your bank.

Vice President - North America

Duarte is a presentation development and design firm rooted in empathetic storytelling, message strategy, as well as effective speaker coaching. It also has a whole training facility to educate and skill-build based on the signature Duarte Method™ (workshops, eCourses).

Directing the US market expansion for Duarte Communications, handled the go-to-market strategy, researched the competitive landscape, supported press, managed the office, and budgeted the P&L.

Co-leader to a team of 20+ with over 50 accounts amounting to $MM+. Focuses include: COVID-19 response, financial and business modeling (corporate), new business acquisition, customer success, sales operations and enablement, coaching and mentorship, as well as profitability. Received a performance bonus in 2019.

Industries consulted for: Technology, Computer Software, Financial Services, Insurance, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Energy, and CPG, to name a few.

Duarte, Inc.

Vice President of Growth

Omnicom Group is the leading global marketing communications company providing the best talent, creativity and digital innovation in the world of integrated marketing services.

Deployed as Task Force at the Omnicom holding-company level, to the “Agency of the Future" for the global McDonald's business.

Omnicom

Task Force Director

sparks & honey is a consultancy, innovation hub, and cultural intelligence engine that fuels some of the biggest companies and global organizations.

Worked for top global enterprise accounts, providing strategic foresight and partnership strategy to a C-Suite clientele, handling PR and press, and speaking publicly on their behalf at panels, conferences, and platforms like Facebook Live.

Recognized for my leadership skills, inducted as an Omnicom Emerging Stars Mentor from their talent base of 31,000 employees and became a LGBTQIA+ ERG Founding Midwest Chair for Open Pride.

Industries consulted for: QSR, CPGs/FMCGs, Technology, Insurance, Automotive, Healthcare, Beauty, Health & Wellness, Financial Services, Fashion, Education, LGBTQIA+, and Sporting Leagues.

sparks & honey

Director Client Strategy

Wondros is a global creative agency that intersects fields of social change, public health, and the arts. We tackle communications challenges with a human-centered approach.

Handshake is a strategic consulting agency that helps organizations build influence and integrate social impact.

Wondros / Handshake LLC

Senior Consultant

Soho House Group is a lifestyle brand, hospitality group, and membership-based community centered around supporting the entertainment and creative industries. They have hotels, restaurants, private clubs, co-working spaces, spas, cinemas, gyms, retail offerings, and a string of digital properties.

Commissioned to run the in-house partnerships division that generated multi-year, million dollar deals. Architected, negotiated, and closed contracts with top global brands like Bacardi, John Varvatos, Evian, Red Bull, Pernod Ricard, and Audi, to name a few.

Soho House & Co

Head of Business Development, Branding Partnerships, N. America

Being a part of the CEO-selected task force team, central focus was on market and brand expansion. As a main project manager, supported the launch of the Group’s North American portfolio ($100M+ in value), collaborating with and directing a remote team across time zones.

Ran the P&L's for the North American CFO and advised the COO on our e-commerce and global purchasing strategies.

Areas of focus: staff hiring and onboarding, culture & ethos training, operational and procedural implementation, business-partnership negotiations, and identifying profitability efficiencies.