Lauryn M.
Operations Management | Speaker & Podcast Outreach | Partnerships & BD
I work with executives and businesses to help manage moving parts through business operations, project coordination, executive visibility, opportunity development, partnerships, and business development support. Whether you’re juggling competing priorities, struggling to maintain an organized outreach pipeline, or looking to expand your business and professional visibility, I bring the research, coordination, systems, and follow-through needed to turn your priorities into structured action. Selected Experience & Results: - 65+ media partnerships secured within one year at Altcoin Observer, managing partner research, qualification, personalized outreach, proposals, onboarding, and relationship coordination. - 36+ speaking opportunities and 30+ podcast and media opportunities secured for a founder through conference research, tailored pitches, applications, and organizer follow-ups. - 200+ founders and C-level executives researched, outreached, scheduled & onboarded for podcasts at AdLunam. - Founder growth and brand operations: Supported a founder with LinkedIn content coordination, business development research, outreach pipelines, project tracking, workflow documentation, and weekly reporting. How I Can Support Your Business: ⚙️ Business Operations & Project Coordination: * Coordinate projects, priorities, deliverables, deadlines, and recurring workflows. * Build and maintain organized project trackers, dashboards, and operating systems. * Manage CRM records, opportunity pipelines, and reporting. * Coordinate stakeholders, vendors, onboarding, and project handoffs. * Develop SOPs, document workflows, and identify opportunities for process improvement. * Support founders with research, scheduling, action-item tracking, and operational follow-through. 🤝 Partnerships, Growth & Business Development: * Research and qualify potential clients, strategic partners, and business opportunities. * Identify relevant decision-makers and develop targeted prospect lists. * Conduct personalized email and LinkedIn outreach. * Manage partnership conversations, follow-ups, proposals, and onboarding. * Build and maintain CRM pipelines to track prospects, relationship stages, and opportunities. * Support business growth initiatives through market research, coordination, and reporting. 🎙️ Executive Visibility, Speaking & Podcast Outreach: * Research relevant conferences, podcasts, panels, webinars, and corporate speaking opportunities. * Qualify opportunities based on expertise, audience fit, positioning, and business objectives. * Identify organizers, podcast hosts, producers, and other decision-makers. * Develop personalized pitches, speaker applications, and session proposals. * Coordinate outreach, follow-ups, booking conversations, and supporting materials. * Maintain organized visibility pipelines and provide progress updates. How I Work: I have 5 years of experience supporting founders, brands, and distributed teams across the United States, Canada, Europe, Africa, and Asia. My approach combines independent execution with clear communication. I establish priorities, organize the work into manageable workflows, track progress, and flag decisions or blockers that require your attention. I focus on creating systems that give you visibility into what’s happening, what’s been completed, and where your attention is needed. Tools: HubSpot, Notion, Asana, ClickUp, Jira, Trello, Airtable, Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, Slack, Canva, and AI productivity tools. Whether you need reliable operational support, someone to coordinate growth initiatives, or a partner to develop your executive visibility and business relationships, I’d welcome a conversation about how I can support your goals.
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 4.2 months active (since Jul 2026)
Last 6 months: $5.4k
Billed in all: $5,787$5.8k
$1.1k in the last 6 months
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 7% in Market Research
Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.
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