Short Bio: Elena is the CEO of Ascend Communications. Serving startups, venture capital firms, & private equity executives. Elena holds a BA from Franciscan University of Steubenville, an alt-MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, & Organizational Design at the Stanford Business School.
Full Bio
Elena is the founder and CEO of Ascend Communications, a firm specializing in PR, Branding, and Strategic Partnerships.
Elena has worked with executives from the Ritz Carlton Hotel Company, UBS, Trustwork, Succession Investments, Christie’s Luxury Real Estate, and more.
Elena managed a 350 million dollar brand, rebranded a 1.5 billion-dollar company in under 6 weeks, developed GTM strategies for an 8mil tech product, and creates innovative branding strategies for CEOs helping to establish them as national thought leaders.
She holds a BA from Franciscan University of Steubenville, an alt-MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, and studied Organizational Design at the Stanford Business School.
Leveraging Your Brand as a Young Executive
For students at the Stanford Business School. Geared towards leveraging students as thought leaders before graduating.
Talk Outline:
I. Credibility markers to stand out to the media
II. Landing a contributor column on Forbes
III. Social Clubs and Networking Benefits
Identifying Transferable Skills from Ministry to Non-Ministry Roles
From a former Director of Youth Ministry turned PR & Branding Strategist for top venture capitalists and private equity executives.
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