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Marketing & PR Consultant with experience building successful influencer, affiliate, paid media, and PR programs from the ground up and scaling existing programs. Experience building strong relationships with partners to execute recruitment, activation, and optimization campaigns to help drive sales. Experience across verticals including retail, fashion, beauty, non-profit, food & beverage, and more.

Are you looking for a professional to handle your fashion needs with creativity and precision? I’m a highly versatile Fashion Consultant and Virtual Assistant with a Bachelor's degree in psychology and Master's degree in Fashion Design. I have acquired years of experience in UX/UI design, merchandising, and social media management. I specialize in: Styling & Fashion Consultation: From curating outfits to event coordination, I help clients elevate their style for every occasion. Content Creation: I create visually compelling social media content to boost your brand’s presence. Virtual Assistance: Whether it’s managing schedules, coordinating events, or organizing tasks, I ensure your operations run smoothly. You can check out my fashion work on Instagram (@ itsclairelng) or my styling work (@ styledbyblaire). Let’s collaborate to bring your vision to life!

✦ MY TRACK RECORD I’m a founder-turned-consultant with 18+ years of experience building and advising startups across industries. I’ve walked the founder path myself launching, scaling, and exiting a business so I know what it takes to turn vision into traction and raise capital from serious investors. To date, I’ve partnered with over 330 startups (and many more through referrals), helping them go from pre-seed to Series C and beyond. Whether you're refining your story for angels or preparing to pitch top-tier VCs, I can help you get there with clarity and confidence. I’ll take you through my refined, step-by-step process to build compelling investment materials that will secure funding and accelerate growth. I hold degrees from Columbia University (BA) and The George Washington University (MBA) and reside in the San Francisco Bay Area, where I am an active member of Silicon Valley’s oldest angel investment group, The Band of Angels. Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my wife and boy in Ross, California in Nor Cal's Marin County within the Bay Area. ✦ CORE OFFERINGS Pitch Decks Investor-ready content and clean, modern design in Google Slides, Keynote, or PowerPoint. Executive Summaries (1-Pagers) Concise and compelling—perfect for cold outreach or investor intros. Sales Presentations Win deals with pitch-perfect decks for clients and partners. Business Plans Investor-grade plans in Google Docs or Word—detailed, structured, and clear. Financial Models Fully editable Excel models with 5-year projections, breakeven, cash flow, balance sheet, and more. Fundraising Support Custom investor list curation, outreach strategy, and fractional support managing the raise. ✦ WHO I WORK WITH I’ve supported startups in: AI • SaaS • Consumer Goods • B2B Tech • Fintech • Real Estate • Edtech • Health & Wellness • Fashion • Adtech • Legal Tech • Media • Hospitality • Aerospace • Life Sciences • Biotech • Crypto • Biotech • Blockchain • Insure-tech • PropTech • Cybersecurity • GovTech • E-commerce/DTC • Creator Economy • Marketplaces • Telemedicine / Digital Health • Food & Beverage • Transportation / Mobility • Gaming • Logistics & Supply Chain ✦ DELIVERY TIMELINES Pitch Deck (content and design): 3 weeks Deck + Financial Model: 3 weeks Full Package (Deck + Model + Plan): 6 weeks Executive Summary / 1-Pager: 7 days ✦ WHY CLIENTS HIRE ME ✔️ Former founder who gets it ✔️ Extremely organized and detail-oriented ✔️ Great communicator and listener ✔️ Process-driven and deadline-oriented ✔️ I make your raise easier, faster, and more effective ◼️ MY EDGE Work with an expert (330+ projects on Upwork) Receive investor-ready material Save time and headache A proven process that works Easy to work with ◼️ TESTIMONIALS "The best freelancer on Upwork—Peter and his team crushed it!" "Brilliant, professional, and responsive. I highly recommend working with him!" "Peter helped us raise capital with materials that investors consistently praised." Let’s talk!

⭐ Expert-Vetted Top 1% AI Consultant on Upwork ⭐ Experienced AI Consultant with 10+ years working in top-tier research with MIT professors & founding 2 VC-backed startups (over $1M of entrepreneurial insights and lessons learned). I've helped 50+ businesses build automations and scale through AI: sfailabs.ai. I've helped 10+ founders build their AI products. Recent business case studies: ⭐ AI transformation for a $2B private equity firm for their sales & marketing pipeline. ⭐ Helped a healthcare team cut admin processes by 40% through LLM-driven automation ⭐ Streamlined reporting with AI to save 20 hours per week for a construction firm. ⭐ Launched B2B/B2C AI APPs with 100+ active users. My services: 🎨 AI Architecture Design 🚀 AI Development (Agents, Platforms, Products) 🔍 AI Commercialization Advising 🤖 AI Strategy for Market Trends and Insights 🧠 CTO | Tech advisor | Consultant – I can join your team on a partial basis How I can help: 💼 Identify your best AI opportunities in your business or market 🧠 Design and build your custom AI (agent, platform, product) 💸 Launch your AI to maximize profit & impact First-author on AI conference papers (ICRA, AAAI, ICCM) and US Patent holder #405505-561P01US. I obtained a M.S. of Computer Science from Brown University, later awarded a Research Fellowship by the National University of Singapore. Founder of VC-backed AI companies with diverse industry applications. Sharing Knowledge in: ✅ AI Consulting Generative AI Consulting, AI Automation Consulting, AI Opportunity Assessment, Workflow Audit, Use-Case Prioritization, ROI Modeling, Build-vs-Buy Analysis, Vendor Selection, AI Governance, Production Readiness Assessment, and Fractional AI CTO Services. ✅ AI Workflow Automation AI Workflow Automation, Business Process Automation, n8n, Make, Zapier, CRM Automation, Email Automation, Approval Workflows, Document Routing, Data Synchronization, Event-Driven Workflows, and Human-in-the-Loop Automation. ✅ AI Agents & Copilots AI Agent Development, Agentic Workflows, AI Copilots, Internal AI Assistants, Multi-Agent Systems, Agent Memory, Agent Orchestration, Tool Calling, Function Calling, Structured Outputs, Model Context Protocol (MCP), LangGraph, CrewAI, and AutoGen. ✅ RAG & Enterprise Knowledge Systems Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Agentic RAG, Enterprise Knowledge Bases, Semantic Search, Hybrid Search, Vector Databases, Permission-Aware Retrieval, Source Attribution, Document Chunking, Embedding Pipelines, and Retrieval Evaluation. ✅ Document Intelligence Intelligent Document Processing, PDF Data Extraction, Contract Analysis, Invoice Processing, Form Processing, Document Classification, Table Extraction, Metadata Extraction, Document Summarization, Validation Workflows, and Exception Handling. ✅ LLM Application Development OpenAI API, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, Llama, Mistral, LangChain, LlamaIndex, Prompt Engineering, Structured Data Extraction, Multimodal AI, Fine-Tuning, LoRA, QLoRA, and Hugging Face. ✅ Enterprise Integrations Salesforce Automation, HubSpot Automation, Slack Integrations, Microsoft Teams Integrations, Google Workspace Automation, Notion Integrations, REST APIs, Webhooks, OAuth, SQL, NoSQL, ETL Pipelines, and Data Connectors. ✅ AI Evaluation & Guardrails LLM Evaluation, Prompt Testing, Hallucination Detection, Retrieval Testing, Output Validation, AI Guardrails, Model Monitoring, Human Review Workflows, Audit Logging, Access Controls, and Production Observability. ✅ Production AI Infrastructure AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Docker, Terraform, CI/CD, GitHub Actions, FastAPI, Microservices, Model Serving, Scalable Inference, Secrets Management, and Cloud Deployment.

As a Podcast Producer, Sound Engineer / Designer, and Video Editor, I collaborate with a wide array of clients to deliver engaging podcast interviews and amazing guest experiences. With nearly ten years of experience in creative projects, I have developed a keen ear and a creative vision for crafting content that is immersive and impactful. My core competencies include leading and managing teams, working with diverse stakeholders, maintaining strong client relations, and exceeding expectations. I hold a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) focused on Theatrical Sound Design from Southern Oregon University, where I honed my technical and artistic skills. I am passionate about audio storytelling and innovation, and I strive to create audio that enhances the emotional and aesthetic appeal of any media.

Hi, I’m Natalie! My bread and butter is as a freelance senior UX researcher and UX/UI designer. However, I also wear a lot of hats as a leader. A "unicorn", some might say. 🦄 I also specialize in product design strategy consultation, AI adoption, product strategy, business and marketing optimization, process efficiency, vibe coding, leadership and decision-making, and more. You have a need, I make it happen. My background lies in EdTech, psychology, art, and child development, plus proficiency in Spanish. My work is driven by empathy, fueled by curiosity, and grounded in a strong sense of social and environmental responsibility. I love uncovering honest, often vulnerable user stories and translating those insights into thoughtful, impactful design solutions. I bring both a balance of creative vision and strategy as well as practical focus and task-mastering to the table — thinking big while keeping scope realistic and stakeholders and clients happy, too. I am curious, empathetic, and passionate about product design and development, and making an impact in the areas that need it most. When I’m not deep in research or design, you’ll probably find me off-grid, backpacking in the Northern California mountains, creating art, or traveling internationally. I’m drawn to companies with heart — and I’m excited to contribute to work that truly makes a difference. Please get in touch if you or someone you know has a freelance need. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Skills: Leadership, Communication, Vibe Coding, AI Adoption, User Experience Research, Innovation Strategy, Personas, User Journey Mapping, Wireframing, Prototyping, Usability Testing, Presentations, Surveys, Statistics, Data Collection and Analysis, LMS research and design Tools: Claude Code, GitHub, Figma, Miro, Fullstory, Qualtrics, Asana, AirTable, Tally, Google Analytics, Sketch, Adobe XD, Balsamiq, Zeplin, UX Folio, Dribbble, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop