Claudia Drakes
New York,USA
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Executive Business Partner
Mother Games
02.2022 - Current
- Strategic Planning - worked closely to support the Founder & CEO to create her vision as the company mission was being cultivated, offered innovative ideas and contributed in brainstorming
- Supported fundraising efforts for the successful closure of a $5M seed round by preparing pitch materials, presiding over investor research and dossiers and coordinating meeting scheduling
- Personal harmonization - worked closely to make sure the Founder was supported emotionally and intelligently with articulate communication, and balance to her schedule
- Communication integration - acted as a liaison between the Founder and the teams, locating bottlenecks to streamline the process
- Event planning - managed large-scale events with 300 attendees, overseeing timelines & budgets whilst maintaining the founders' vision, ran onsite execution and relayed post event analysis
- Set up and oversaw administrative policies and procedures for office organization with an emphasis on community building via Slack channels and Notion
- Facilitated agile workflows by organizing and monitoring Jira sprints ensuring cross functional team alignment and adherence to sprint goals with weekly reminders
Executive Assistant to the Founders
TMRW - Life Science
05.2020 - 02.2022
- Provided high level executive & personal support to both the Founders and their families
- Supported the leadership team during a Series B funding round, provided investor outreach & research along with intense scheduling
- Worked closely with Marketing for press and PR related communication
- Scheduled & coordinated complex International & local travel for the entire C- Suite
- Handled confidential and sensitive information with discretion and tact.
- Oversaw complex calendar management among cross functioning departments
- Secured reservations for lunches & dinners at coveted locations
- Scheduled Board Meeting, Audit Committee & Comp Committee meetings whilst establishing a strong network with Board Members and Investors
- Handled day to day maintenance of the entire C-Suite as the company expanded at rapid growth
Executive Assistant to Creative Marketing Department
David Yurman
03.2019 - 05.2020
- Provided quality support both professionally and personally to the four C-suite executives in charge of Brand Marketing, Creative Marketing, PR and Social
- Screened all incoming calls & emails with the finesse to reply on their behalf
- Oversaw complex cross functional calendar scheduling
- Scheduled International and domestic travel and compiled detailed travel itineraries
- Obtained and compiled necessary travel documents - Passports, Visa's, TSA Pre - Check and Global Entry
- Planned team building events, off site meetings and conferences for the entire department
- Prepared and completed Concur reports, track and processed expenses and invoices
- Anticipated the needs of each of the executive's splinter teams by providing a bridge for smooth communication between the departments
- Managed executive calendars, scheduling meetings and appointments and coordinating travel arrangements to optimize time.
- Supported business and hospitality needs of corporate partners and staff during meetings and company events.
- Volunteered to help with special projects of varying degrees of complexity.
Executive Assistant CEO & CSO
Alexander Wang
10.2017 - 03.2019
- Provided daily support to the CEO & CSO
- Served as a liaison to the Board and all senior management which included Mr Wang and his family
- Acted as a gatekeeper screening all incoming inquiries with the finesse required to speak on the brands behalf
- Arranged Board meeting & prepared all materials with the General Counsel
- Complex International and domestic travel scheduling, both Commercial & Private flights & helicopters and compiled nuanced travel itineraries
- Obtained necessary travel documents - Passports, Visa's, TSA Pre-check and Global Entry
- Finish presentations and provide all materials required for seamless meeting preparation
- Prepared and completed Concur reports, tracked and process expenses, worked with finance to compile a yearly travel budget
- VIP gifting & press gifting
- Compiled correspondence for the CEO & CSO with the articulate sophistication required to speak on their behalf
- Worked with the sales and marketing teams on quarterly events such as market, runway & press
- Worked closely with the CEO, keeping track of changes and updates on a minute-to-minute basis,
- Worked closely with the CEO's family and housekeeper to oversee personal commitments, private travel, house set up, art and antique storage, shopping, gifting and event planning
Education
BA Honors - Film & Media Communication
University of West Herts
Timeline
Executive Business Partner
Mother Games
02.2022 - Current
Executive Assistant to the Founders
TMRW - Life Science
05.2020 - 02.2022
Executive Assistant to Creative Marketing Department
David Yurman
03.2019 - 05.2020
Executive Assistant CEO & CSO
Alexander Wang
10.2017 - 03.2019
BA Honors - Film & Media Communication
University of West Herts
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