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Zach Praw

Business Operations Consultant | MBA in Finance | AI Strategy & Process Improvement Expert | Enhancing Efficiency & Driving Growth

Miami Beach, Florida

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Work Experience

  • AI Consultant

    2024

    • Analyzed client needs to understand AI business use cases. • Developed AI strategies • Implemented AI tools increasing productivity by 70%. • Developed AI workflows to scale tedious, time consuming task.

  • Business Operations Consultant

    2023

    • Developed and implemented process improvement strategies for a portfolio of clients, resulting increases in operational efficiency and cost reduction. • Conducted thorough business analysis for companies to identify growth opportunities, streamline workflows, and enhance overall performance. • Authored detailed reports and presented findings to stakeholders, influencing key decision-making and strategic planning initiatives. • Successfully deployed Objective and Key Results (OKR) frameworks and established comprehensive Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to streamline business processes.

2022 - 2023

  • Investment Analyst

    2022 - 2023

    • Analyzed market and specific company data to identify and report on trends, market size, and competitive landscape, enabling the company to make informed investment decisions. • Wrote detailed reports to present findings and recommendations to managing partners e.g., evaluating healthcare software opportunity within $12.5B total addressable market. • Evaluated five potential opportunities for Ambit Health Venture’s first capital deployment and supported groundwork for second fund. • Supported overall strategic framework development for Ambit Health Ventures in partnership with managing directors. • Used Excel, Crunchbase, and PitchBook extensively to analyze potential portfolio companies’ financials, product / service technical development, regulatory environment, and value proposition. • Advised managing directors on potential portfolio companies’ product market fit, market saturation, total addressable market, and competition.

  • Business Consultant Intern

    2021 - 2021

    • Developed a viable business model for a local media startup competing in highly competitive, low margin market and enable business to move toward profitability. • Leveraged excel to build financial models and projections reflecting business model and scenarios incorporating local and national media market dynamics. • Created a go-to-market plan, key performance indicators, and value proposition in accordance with CEO to bring the founders' ideas to fruition.

  • Strategic Covid-19 Response Consultant

    2020 - 2020

    • Collaborated with a team of three to develop a plan for a start-up to strategically pivot business model in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. • Developed a strategy for company moving from in-person to digital services, elevated company’s value proposition and offerings in competitive healthcare market. • Conceptualized a marketing strategy, including defining value proposition and target demographic, identified key stakeholders. • Created a pitch deck framework for potential consumers and venture capital investors.

2013 - 2014

  • Summer Intern

    2013 - 2014

    Managed intellectual property and ensured brand guidelines were followed while creating merchandise.