Maddie Freeman

Experience

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  Cherry Hills Country Club

  May 2016 - Sept 2017

  Caddie

  I was a caddie, carrying members golf bags, handing them their clubs, giving them advice on the hole, and calculating yardage.

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  Blackjack Pizza & Salads

  Apr 2019 - Aug 2019

  Cash Register Operator

  I was a cashier, delivery driver, and a cook.

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  Stash-It-Scrunchie

  Oct 2019 - Mar 2021

  Small Business Owner

  Stash-It-Scrunchies are scrunchies with a hidden velcro pocket, used to store cash, keys, earbuds, chapstick, or even medication. As a small venture, I made and sold an innovative product at trade shows, clubs, and music events. I saw a problem, and solved it. This experience taught me about digital marketing, sales, and financial management.

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  NoSo November

  Oct 2020 - now

  Founder

  No Social Media November is a 30-day tech detox initiative designed to provide actionable steps to form a healthier tech/life balance. Students who engage in our immersive educational program gain a profound insight into the addictive design of social media and how it affects mental health, equipping them to make a positive change.

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  University of Colorado Boulder, Get Seed Funding, Innovation Action Team

  Aug 2021 - May 2023

  Fund Manager

  As one of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Initiatives at CU Boulder, I was a core team member of the Innovation Action team. Within this role, I served as a part of the Get seed funding team, a microfunding initiative granting seed startups with crucial funding to jumpstart their ideas. I was on a panel as a judge determining eligibility for funding, idea relevancy, and company scalability. Every week, we heard 3-4 pitches, conducted a Q&A, and determined the funding amount given to pitchers, then allocating this funding to them. In addition, as a core member of the Innovation Action Team, I assisted in setting up events, tabling to promote entrepreneurship on campus, and speaking to students about my ventures. I received a scholarship each semester as an honor for being a leader on campus pioneering entrepreneurship. Show less

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  The Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy

  Oct 2024 - now

  Youth Fellow

  I will be partnering with McGill University’s Centre to design and develop a National Digital Literacy Campaign in Canada, while receiving direct support to expand NoSo, integrating our educational detox programming into Canadian school districts.