Introduction:

Served as the Vice President at Bruin Entrepreneurs, leading operational initiatives, partnerships, and community engagement strategies within a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem. Bruin Entrepreneurs is the premier entrepreneurship organization at the University of California, Los Angeles. Bruin Entrepreneurs exists to support UCLA students at any stage of their entrepreneurial journey, helping them find and invite their passion into a collaborative community where new ideas and ventures come to life.

Different Initiatives under Bruin Entrepreneurs:

Through Weekly Nights, Startup Labs, Startup Fair LA, BruinLabs, Designathon, and 1K Pitches, BE is dedicated to providing equity, transparency, and support to student entrepreneurs so that they may solve the complex problems, questions, and issues facing our world today.

Key Skills:

• Proficient in leadership, organizational management, and partnership development, essential for navigating multifaceted initiatives.
• Strong project management abilities, showcased through successful event organization and strategic operational oversight.
• Effective community engagement skills, demonstrated through fostering a dynamic entrepreneurial ecosystem and executing impactful projects.

Challenge:

Addressed the complexities of managing over 8 initiatives and a sizable member base, emphasizing organizational and leadership skills. Managed inter-club partnerships to host impactful external events for the LA entrepreneurship community, showcasing strategic coordination abilities. In particular, I liaised with other organizations such as DevX, NoCode, Product Space, Undergraduate Business Society, as well as Bruin Ad & Marketing Team.

Approach:

Directed internal operations, orchestrating the growth of initiatives, board members, and general members. Leveraged cross-club partnerships to curate events fostering a dynamic entrepreneurial environment, showcasing collaborative leadership.

Actions/Accomplishments:

• Effectively managed 8+ initiatives and facilitated partnerships, contributing to external events that enriched LA's entrepreneurship landscape.
• Led the Weekly Nights Repository project, enhancing member engagement and knowledge accessibility.
• Organized operations and marketing for Startup Fair LA, connecting 300+ participants and high-growth startup recruiters, demonstrating project management and networking skills to cold email/outreach.

Results:

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🪧 400+ attendees for Startup Fair 2021 with 40+ startups 🪧 24 workshops for Weekly Nights (prev speakers include Popl (YC W21), Duffl (YC W20), Spencer Rascoff (Co-founder of Zillow) 🪧 Managed newsletter/largest event archival effort of organization for 1600+ general member database

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• Successfully managed internal operations and partnerships, nurturing a thriving entrepreneurial environment.
• Contributed to the creation of impactful projects, enriching member experiences and fostering a robust entrepreneurial community.