Jasper Diamond
Nathaniel
Passionate Leader & Mentor | Creative Writer & Storyteller | Experienced Manager & Operator

Skills

  • Coaching and Mentorship

  • Communication and Storytelling (Complex Subjects → Clear and Compelling Narratives)

  • Hosting and Public Speaking

  • Writing and Editing (Fiction and Nonfiction)

  • Project Management and Strategy (Creative Problem Solving)

Volunteer Experience

Creative Writing Coach | 826NYC | April 2022 - Present. New York, NY

826NYC's mission is to encourage the exploration of endless possibilities through the power of writing.

  • Work directly with 4th-9th grade students to build their confidence and expand their imaginations through the power of storytelling.

Big Brother (Mentor) | Big Brothers Big Sisters | April 2018 - Present. New York, NY

BBBS's mission is to build mentoring relationships to ignite the biggest possible futures for NYC youth.

  • Serve as proud Big Brother (mentor) to Chris, supporting him in everything from homework to athletics to social challenges to trade school applications.

Passion Projects

Writer | InfiniteJaz.com | January 2019 - Present. Brooklyn, NY

  • Publish essays and short stories; my latest writing from a 12,000 mile road trip can be found here: Dispatches from the Road.

Creativity Coach | Creativity Nights and WritePlayDraw.com | January 2019 - Present. Brooklyn, NY

  • Host Creativity Nights to raise money for 826NYC and help busy people find their creative energy.

  • Send creative prompts to 800+ people, aggregate responses in weekly digest.

Professional Experience

Writing and Public Speaking Coach | Brooklyn Writing Coach | January 2022 - Present. New York, NY

Coach people on the art of crafting stories that grip their intended audience, whoever that might be.

  • Work with writers of all levels and (many) forms – from grade schoolers to college applicants, young professionals to executives, travel bloggers to memoirists.

  • Areas of expertise include: Speechwriting and Public Speaking; Professional Writing; Child, Teen and Student Writing; Creative Writing.

EVP, Enterprise | Suzy (formerly Crowdtap) | January 2019 - October 2021. New York, NY

Suzy is a B2B technology company that helps research teams make faster, consumer-centric decisions.

  • Returned after 2.5 year hiatus to develop new pitch and retrain/coach team in support of pivot.

  • Built and managed team of 20+ employees across sales, CS, marketing and operations.

  • Worked closely with each team member to build their confidence while ensuring high performance.

  • Achieved 110% of aggressive $16.2 million team ARR target in 2021 while maintaining 90%+ job satisfaction across team.

Co-Founder and COO | Revere | July 2016 - December 2018. New York, NY

Revere was a direct-to-consumer wellness brand bringing transparency, simplicity and authenticity to the antiquated $82B supplement market.

  • Raised $2MM from leading VCs (Lerer Hippeau, etc.) to disrupt the sports nutrition space.

  • Built the entire business from scratch, including: internal and external infrastructure; team of 8; proprietary plant-based sports nutrition formulas; vertically-integrated manufacturing and supply/logistics chain; brand, packaging and e-commerce site; subscription and pricing model, etc.

  • Launched and managed a brand and products that people loved; acquired thousands of customers; shut the doors at the end of 2018 (you can read the whole story here: When Your Startup Fails).

VP, Business Development and Strategy | Crowdtap (Currently Suzy) | June 2012 - July 2016. New York, NY

Crowdtap was a B2B technology company that enabled businesses to bring their customers into the product development process.

  • Joined as part of the founding 3-person business development team tasked with defining and executing go-to-market strategy.

  • Played an active role in building culture, cementing a spot as one of NYC's top places to work and facilitating growth from 8 to 100+ employees.

  • Generated $15M+ in revenue as individual seller, over 300% to goal over 4 years (company’s all-time leading revenue generator).

  • Built and led the 15+ person business development team that generated $25M+ ARR.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Psychology 

University of Michigan, LSA Honors Program | 2010  

  • Graduated in the top 5% of class with 3.92/4.0 GPA.

  • Named Elite Scholar of Psychology.

  • Led undergraduate dialogue-based class on social justice (via prestigious The Program on Intergroup Relations).

Test Scores

  • SAT (2005): 1520 (800 Math, 720 Verbal)

  • GMAT (2016): 740

Miscellaneous

  • Wedding Officiant

  • The Moth Storyteller

  • Progressive Political Activist

  • Avid Outdoorsman

  • Rescue Dog Owner

  • Student of Social Research (via BISR)