Liza Sperling

Liza Sperling

Online Brand Monitoring & Sentiment Analysis

San Francisco Bay Area

Current
Past
  • Producer at Whuffaoke.com
  • Manager, Corporate Relationships & Marketing / Launch Strategy at The Siebel Foundation, First Virtual Group
  • Partner / Co-Founder, Marketing, Investor Relations & Business Development at Fortuno Capital Fund, LP
Education
  • Duke University
  • Management Center Innsbruck
  • Isidore Newman School
Connections
500+ connections
Industry
Information Technology and Services
Websites

Liza Sperling’s Summary

SCOUT LABS, San Francsico, CA: Growing client base, establishing sales pipeline and new leads and managing social media presence.

THE SIEBEL FOUNDATION, Palo Alto, CA: Corporate fund raising and global marketing strategy for an energy initiative

FORTUNO CAPITAL FUND, Jackson Hole, WY: Co-founded the Fund & raised approx. $20 million in seed capital

MAVERICK CAPITAL / MCL CORP, New York, NY: Sole Business Analyst to Managing Partner / Portfolio Manager, Lee Ainslie

MORGAN STANLEY, New York, NY: Associate and Analyst in Private Wealth Management on top-producing team


Liza Sperling’s Experience

  • Manager

    Scout Labs

    (Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)

    October 2009Present (3 months)

    *Create new pipelines/outreach and opportunities to grow Scout Labs' customer base
    *Establish direct outreach effectiveness metrics
    *Track all sales process activity to establish metrics for sales effort effectiveness
    *Monitor, measure & engage in events and social media to drive traffic to the Scout Labs' site
    *Manage corporate social media presence to optimize online interaction and engage new and existing customers

  • Producer

    Whuffaoke.com

    (Internet industry)

    June 2009August 2009 (3 months)

    As Producer of Whuffaoke, a 14 city cross country tour to promote Whuffie and Karaoke, I was hired by Tara Hunt, author of "The Whuffie Factor" to:
    -Coordinate local ambassadors, sponsors and logistics for each city's events and promote news coverage and online social media coverage
    -Manage the Whuffaoke social media outreach to create and leverage online presence, create viral messaging on and ensure maximum exposure throughout the scope of the tour on multiple social media networks
    -Serve as the on the ground point person & troubleshooter while the crew was in transit to identify and solve technology and communication problems

  • Manager, Corporate Relationships & Marketing / Launch Strategy

    The Siebel Foundation, First Virtual Group

    (Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

    June 20082009 (1 year )

    -Hired to create the multi-year, global marketing strategy and corporate partnership plan for a not yet public energy initiative
    - Developed the corporate partnership structure: defined participation tiers, related benefits and marketing strategy
    -Identified target companies and decison makers within each company
    -Initiated C-level relationships and meetings
    -Built and maintained a pipeline of high-level corporate contacts to market corporate partnerships

  • Partner / Co-Founder, Marketing, Investor Relations & Business Development

    Fortuno Capital Fund, LP

    (Partnership; 1-10 employees; Investment Management industry)

    November 2004March 2008 (3 years 5 months)

    -Partner in Charge of Business Development, Investor Relations & Marketing
    -Co-managed start-up responsibilities, including developing and executing the marketing and investment strategies, identifying potential partners and service providers and setting up in house technology
    -Created reporting and analytics tools to track and monitor performance, risk and other relevant metrics
    -Set up secure online portal for investors to monitor their performance
    -Raised initial seed capital & served as the point person for all Investors
    -Created and managed marketing materials, including the pitch book, quarterly letters, industry overviews and one page tear sheet
    -Developed a database in excess of 500 individuals of potential investors and communicated regularly with many of the contacts to market and discuss the Fund Strategy

  • Business Analyst for the Managing Partner/Portfolio Manager

    Maverick Capital, LLC / MCL Corp

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Investment Management industry)

    20012004 (3 years )

    -Sole Business and Investment Analyst / Generalist to the Managing Partner of an $10B+ Long/Short Equity Hedge Fund

  • Associate in Private Wealth Management

    Morgan Stanley

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Financial Services industry)

    19992001 (2 years )

  • Analyst

    Morgan Stanley

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Investment Management industry)

    19981999 (1 year )


Liza Sperling’s Education

  • Duke University

    B.A. , Political Science , 19941998

    Activities and Societies:
    Cum Laude
  • Management Center Innsbruck

    N/A , Business, Economics , 19961996

  • Isidore Newman School

    High School , High School , 19841994


Additional Information

Liza Sperling’s Websites:

Liza Sperling’s Interests:

Social Media, E-Commerce, Productivity Technology, Charlie Rose, Documentaries, Hiking, Horseback riding, Community Volunteerism, Reading and Writing Non-Fiction

Liza Sperling’s Honors:

Duke University, Cum Laude


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