Columbia Business School

University of Natural Health

University of Rochester

As the President of the NAPW Palo Alto Chapter, I organized and hosted monthly events that empower working women by having speakers and workshops that focus on professional growth.​ As the largest, most-recognized networking organization of professional women in the country, the National Association of Professional Women (NAPW) is a powerfully vibrant networking community with over 700,000 members and over 200 Local Chapters.

National Association of Professional Women (NAPW)

President of Palo Alto Chapter

I was the host and organizer of South Bay SVE events, one of the largest grassroots entrepreneur organizations in Silicon Valley. I created partnerships for SVE thereby empowering startups to have additional resources for funding, connections, networking etc. My resposibilities included:
- Planning and hosting events such as Pitch Up Fests 
- Creating partnerships for SVE

Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs & Startups

Host and Organizer

Skills: International Business Development · Partnership Marketing · Communication · Early-Stage Startups · Internal Communications · Strategic Vision · Marketing Analytics · B2B Marketing Strategy · Start-up Ventures · Product Management · Business Management · Strategic Thinking · Marketing Operations · Executive Team · Product Strategy · Marketing

eSign Genie

Co-Founder/VP Business Development

- Developed and implemented marketing plans for healthcare practices in order to expand their client base.
- Installed medical billing and scheduling software Medisoft for practices.
- Trained healthcare staff on best practices for customer service.

AMR Healthcare Solutions

President

- Developed marketing materials and campaigns for travel and leisure division, RCI Points.
- Worked closely with IT department to create a website with robust functionality and ease of use for customers to select their vacation packages.
- Liaisoned with the operations division to structure vacation packages using the RCI Point system to provide value to the customer.

Wyndham Worldwide / RCI

Global Product Marketing Manager

Helped small busineses write marketing plans and find alternate sources of capital. Subcontracted with programmers to design and implement websites and databases. Made presentations, cold calls and attended trade shows to prospect for clients.
- Developed and implemented a database program to track delivery routes and customer information for one of the largest distributors of the NY Daily News.
- Designed a website for the Tappan Zee chapter of the United States Power Squadron; in a nationwide contest of all 200 chapters, the website ranked in the top five and was awarded a Certificate of Excellence.
- Developed a database system to track inventory for the Bardonia Corporation, a chain of general merchandise stores.
- Solved cashflow problems by brokering a factoring deal between a copper products import-export business with Access Capital.

Aurora Business Solutions

Business Consultant

- Developed a financial feasibility for an AIDS unit for Queens Hospital in NY.
- Created and analyzed patient visit data in order to spot trends and maximize Medicaid reimbursement.
- Participated in New York State health-care policy meetings in Albany and interfaced with top-level management at NYC health facilities.

NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation

Business Analyst

Reported to VP of Marketing and Sales at Bantam Books.

- Served as liaison between marketing, sales and editorial departments. Attended business strategy meetings with high level executives.
- Analyzed market channels for mass market books including market share, customer demographics and competitor analysis.
- Coordinated book release activities with Bantam authors such as Danielle Steele and Peter McWilliams.

Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing

Marketing Associate

Assisted Marketing Manager in the mass market fragrance division. 

- Helped create marketing materials for perfumes including the Jean Nate, Charlie and Enjoli brands.

Revlon

Marketing Intern

Worked for Robert White, former ambassador to Paraguay and El Salvador.

- Helped coordinate Guatemalan and Haitian progressive foreign policy conferences on human rights.
- Assisted in the Avoid Deforestation Project by talking to Embassy officials about the repercussions of clearing forests in the Himalayan region.

Anita Bist