Accomplishments
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Co-Founder & Co-Owner, Dahlink Financial Corporation. Transformed $3,000 seed capital into a multi-million dollar portfolio in less than 10 years.
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Business Development & Collection Manager at a Delaware law office. Key growth agent, marketer, and paralegal. Strategized, conceptualized, and implemented growth & operational plan for the firm; grew accounts under management from 50 to 2000 in 7 years, increasing firm revenue by 400%.
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From Dishwasher to Executive Chef, Various Establishments. Developed products, menus, and events for establishments ranging from intimate fine dining to multi-million dollar high volume operations while self-funding my college education.
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Italian Citizen. Researched family lineage and genealogy, compiled historical data and documents in the United States and Italy over a period of 4 years, obtained Italian citizenship in 2019.
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Founder, Social Media Manager, @PopUpPope; Street and social media ministry promoting Pope Francis’ 2015 visit to Philadelphia. The project earned media from Reuters, PHL17, Catholic News Agency, Associated Press, and USA Today.
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“Laughter Drive” Campaign; Created and personally delivered over 1,500 laughter and stress reduction toys to notable organizations like Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Nemours, St. Jude’s Hospital.
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Founder, Chief Laughter Officer of Giggle On®; Workshops and programs promoting laughter as a wellness tool for improved mental, spiritual, physical, and emotional health.
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Author, Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Advocate; Wrote e-book, “Suicide Sucks: How to Move Through The Pain Of Losing Someone To Suicide And Learn To Laugh Again”.
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Workshop Facilitator, Speaker at the University of Delaware; Conceived, coordinated, funded, facilitated, and marketed a student mental health event, “Giggle On the Green”. Worked with student service organizations to conceptualize, shoot & edit a video. The project earned media from the Huffington Post.
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Volunteer, Fundraiser; Donated time and raised $30K for various charities, including Ministry of Caring, Inc., Friends of Wilmington Parks, Mental Health Association of Delaware, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.