Moira McKenna

Moira mckenna

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    MBA | Founder | Advisor | Business Leader | Revenue Driver

  • Education

    • St. rose high school

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    • Real estate education center

      2014 - 2014
      License real estate salesperson
    • General assembly

      2016 - 2016
      Digital marketing circuit digital marketing

      From social media and content strategy to paid campaigns and analytics, this course is designed around developing digital-marketing tactics that greatly increase engagement.

    • Loyola university maryland

      1999 - 2000
      N/a english/economics
    • Rutgers university

      2000 - 2002
      Ba english & anthropology
    • Trinity college dublin

      2021 - 2022
      Master of business administration - mba distinction

      The Trinity MBA is an intensive, project-focused program designed to foster an international business perspective and develop and apply the core principles of "business for good" and sustainable business practice.• MBA with Distinction, 30% Club Ireland Scholarship recipient, elected class representative.• Strategic consulting project (7 months) with Toyota Ireland focused on scaling Yukõ car share.• “Sustainability and Doing Business in Africa” residency at the University of… Show more The Trinity MBA is an intensive, project-focused program designed to foster an international business perspective and develop and apply the core principles of "business for good" and sustainable business practice.• MBA with Distinction, 30% Club Ireland Scholarship recipient, elected class representative.• Strategic consulting project (7 months) with Toyota Ireland focused on scaling Yukõ car share.• “Sustainability and Doing Business in Africa” residency at the University of Cape Town.• Scaling project with VIT-HIT (Irish-founded functional drinks brand) focused on market development and expansion in the UK; project was named "Project of the Year" as awarded by the MBA faculty. Show less

    • Rutgers university

      2002 - 2005
      Med program social and philosophical foundations education
  • Experience

    • Nbc news

      Aug 2001 - Jun 2002
      Intern/researcher

      - Assisted 6 senior producers in day-to-day operations in collecting, compiling, and composing current news topics for intra-office distribution and on-air production.- Compiled clip reels for tape producer to aid in the composition of segments.- Assisted in the production of events and programs including September 11th, “The Anthrax Scare”, “War in Afghanistan”, “Inside the Bush Whitehouse: The Real West Wing”, and “Nightly News with Tom Brokaw”.

    • St. john vianney high school

      Aug 2003 - Feb 2005
      English teacher

      - Teacher of 9th, 10th, and 12th grade literature and writing.- Development and implementation of lesson plans to achieve departmental goals and objectives.- Development and administration of assessments to monitor student progress and growth.- Moderator of school chapters of Key Club International, a service organization with an enrollment of 185 students, and Junior Statesmen of America, a non-partisan political action and debate club with an enrollment of 35 students.- Assistant golf coach. Show less

    • Turner (turner broadcasting system, inc)

      Feb 2005 - Feb 2013

      - Managed national sales efforts for PGATour.com, PGA.com, and Yahoo! Golf properties.- Worked with Sales Management, Marketing, Strategic Planning, the PGA of America, and PGA Tour to develop sponsorship opportunities across the portfolio and assess fair market value in order to best monetize each property.- Worked with Sales Management and Strategic Planning to manage budget, forecasts and projections across the $27MM+ portfolio.- Provided Golf portfolio expertise and sales support to 38 Account Executives across 5 markets (NYC, Chicago, LA, Detroit, and Atlanta) and managed key business relationships with partners including American Express and Omega Watches. Show less - Managed agency and client relationships across a bold scope of categories on behalf of the CNN and larger Turner portfolio in the New York City market focusing efforts on OMD, Universal McCann, DraftFCB and J3.- Consistently exceeded high 7-figure budget for 3+ years.- Managed a support team of 5 to ensure proper execution and stewardship of 50+ campaigns.- Worked with TV and Turner Digital counterparts to deliver integrated sponsorships and cross-platform campaigns across CNN and HLN TV, CNN Digital, and Turner Digital. Show less - Collaborated with TV sales and production counterparts to build innovative integrated opportunities for advertisers and agencies.- Monitored live campaigns daily and compiled post-campaign analyses of both site served and 3rd party-served (Atlas, DFA, etc.) data.- Managed traffic specialist and digital service representative to ensure proper stewardship of all accounts at all stages of campaign.- Prospected new business for Account Executive to target.- Prepared customized sales materials and presentations for clients. Show less - Daily stewardship of business from leading NYC agencies.- Booked and allocated orders across CNN, Headline News, and CNN Airport Network, as well as maintaining schedule changes, tracking revenue, validating invoices, and resolving discrepancies.- Collaborated with Sales and Strategic Planning groups in order to properly manage account liability.- Acted as first point of contact for both internal Turner divisions and external agencies with regard to proper account maintenance and stewardship. Show less

      • National Account Executive, Golf Properties

        Apr 2012 - Feb 2013
      • CNN Digital - Account Executive

        Jun 2009 - Mar 2012
      • CNN Digital - Associate Account Executive

        Nov 2007 - May 2009
      • CNN Digital - Sales Planner

        Mar 2006 - Nov 2007
      • CNN TV - Account Service Representative

        Feb 2005 - Mar 2006
    • Golf digest

      Mar 2013 - Aug 2014
      Digital advertising director

      - Oversaw all non-print business for the Golf Digest properties across web, tablet, mobile, e-Zine and email platforms.- Vetted and managed business development relationships across Golf Digest’s digital platforms including all consumer-facing social, native, media, audience development, and content distribution platforms.- Developed, implemented and owned Digital strategy from audience growth to increasing revenue across the digital portfolio.- Worked with both Conde Nast Corporate and Golf Digest Integrated Marketing teams to develop and sell through cross-platform and cross-brand opportunities.- Provided digital expertise and managerial support to an integrated sales team of 15+ for all national markets, categories and accounts. Show less

    • Jcdecaux

      Nov 2014 - Aug 2015
      National account executive

      - Represented and sold a portfolio of static, digital and experiential products to the New York advertising community for 24 Airports in key markets including NYC, Los Angeles, Boston, Houston, Miami, and Washington, DC.- Responsible for growing book of business 25%+ to $11MM+ in less than 1 year across multiple categories including Finance/Consulting, Auto, Tech, Travel and Retail.

    • Maxpoint (acquired by valassis)

      Aug 2015 - Aug 2016
      Sr. account executive

      Led all GroupM, OMG and Horizon Media efforts in NYC market and increased programmatic advertising book of business 40% YoY.

    • Viant technology

      Aug 2016 - May 2018
      Sr. account executive, auto lead

      - Programmatic/DSP/data/cross-device/MTA platform Sales lead for the Northeast Auto Territory with major focus on Nissan, Infiniti, Audi, VW, Jaguar, Land Rover and Mini across agencies and direct clients.- Closed 7-figures of new data/platform business in assigned territory in 2017 leveraging strategic data partnerships, the Adelphic DSP platform and Multi-Touch-Attribution reporting.- Outside of the Auto category, drove strategic conversations with major advertising holding company regarding enterprise partnership with significant focus on campaign measurement, offline Sales attribution and platform adoption. Show less

    • Throtle

      Aug 2018 - Jan 2022

      - Responsible for all revenue functions across Business Development, Partnerships, and Customer Success.- Played a pivotal role in company's last round of financing with the business ultimately securing nearly $7mm in funding in December 2021.- Grew top-line revenue 600% and increased client base by 4x across tenure.- Grew revenue 32% YoY in 2021 while headcount was reduced 15% through finding efficiencies in business processes and bringing a new, highly scalable product to market.-Responsible for securing and managing partnerships with 10 Fortune 100 companies. Show less - Managed both the National Sales and Customer Success teams company-wide, reporting directly to the CEO.- Developed a 7-figure personal book of business that was built from scratch from 8/18-12/21. - Drove 5 strategic technical integrations and closed 4 new channel partnerships that have directly led to increased revenue across the organization.- Regularly represent Throtle at industry conferences and events to further evangelize the importance of transparency and accuracy in data and identity resolution. Show less

      • Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)

        Dec 2020 - Jan 2022
      • Vice President, Business Development

        Aug 2018 - Dec 2020
    • Corkly

      Feb 2022 - May 2023
      Co-founder
    • Various

      Mar 2022 - now
      Start-up advisor

      Advising several early stage B2B SaaS and DTC startups both in Ireland and the US on investor pitching, market positioning, go-to-market, operations, and revenue strategies.

    • Iqvia

      Jun 2023 - now
      Head of identity and media partnerships
    • Hban

      Dec 2023 - now
      Angel investor

      At the heart of HBAN is a unique all island network of hubs that brings together the largest startup community on the island. These 5 hubs directly support over 1,000 startups and operate or host 30+ programmes. This is further strengthened with strong partnerships right across the ecosystem. We work with everyone. We have strong working relationships with all the top-tier VCs and other investors across the island who are often seeking angels to participate in rounds and a strong network of top entrepreneurial mentors who will actively refer startups into the pipeline. Show less

    • Awakenangels

      Mar 2024 - now
      Angel investor

      AwakenAngels is the first and only all-island of Ireland women-led investment syndicate whose mission is to democratise investment for Irish connected women globally by making it accessible, affordable and educational and opening it up to those (women and men) with a desire to invest and support Irish-based women founders.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Wset level 2 award in wines with distinction

      Wine & spirit education trust
      May 2023
    • Finance for non-finance professionals

      Coursera
      Nov 2020
      View certificate certificate
    • Pinterest advertising essentials

      Pinterest
      Feb 2023
      View certificate certificate
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Committee Member

      Issued by Trinity Business Alumni on Sept 2022
      Trinity Business AlumniAssociated with Moira McKenna
    • Founders' Weekend Mentor

      Issued by NDRC on Feb 2023
      NDRCAssociated with Moira McKenna
    • Member Board Of Directors

      Issued by St. Rose High School on Dec 2018
      St. Rose High SchoolAssociated with Moira McKenna
    • Mentor

      Issued by The First Tee of Metropolitan New York on Nov 2014
      The First Tee of Metropolitan New YorkAssociated with Moira McKenna
    • Team DetermiNation Mentor

      Issued by American Cancer Society on Dec 2014
      American Cancer SocietyAssociated with Moira McKenna