Aaisha Balakrishnan
Brand Director at IDEA: Northeastern University's Venture Accelerator
Brand Director at IDEA: Northeastern University's Venture Accelerator
A global student with a background in Europe, Middle East, South-East Asia, who wants to change the world for the better, one relationship at a time. Working towards a Bachelor of Science in International Business to utilize globalization in a way that can benefit people from all different backgrounds, from all over the world.
IDEA: Northeastern University's Venture Accelerator
https://www.linkedin.com/company/idea-northeastern%27s-venture-accelerator
Leading the newly formed Brand Team, which includes the verticals of Community, Marketing, and Events. The team's overarching purpose is to communicate IDEA's Values and Mission to all levels of stakeholders both on and off-campus. Our approach is to employ an inclusive, human-centric environment to enhance the entrepreneurial community's capability to create impact and adapt to challenges.
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Brand Director
IDEA: Northeastern University's Venture Accelerator
https://www.linkedin.com/company/idea-northeastern%27s-venture-accelerator
Supporting the overarching needs of the IDEA program by serving as an aid and advisor to the IDEA CEO and executive team, ensuring relationships remain strong and communication remains clear, concise and consistent.
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Chief of Staff
IDEA: Northeastern University's Venture Accelerator
https://www.linkedin.com/company/idea-northeastern%27s-venture-accelerator
Writes posts and articles about the entrepreneurial community at Northeastern, specifically IDEA.
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Marketing Associate
Academy of International Business (AIB)
https://www.linkedin.com/company/academy-of-international-business
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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MENA Student Member
APCO Worldwide
https://www.linkedin.com/company/apco-worldwide
Public Affairs Intern 
Strategy development with stakeholder mapping for private sector organizations in a policy context.
Conducted research and monitoring of current affairs in the region for government and private entities, with a portfolio of over ten clients.
Created social media and internal communication content for multinational corporations.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Public Affairs Intern
Office of Student Engagement, Affinity & Inclusion at D'Amore-McKim School of Business
https://www.linkedin.com/company/d%27amore-mckim-school-of-business-at-northeastern-university
Working as advisors, ambassadors and community builders who share a passion for cultivating a culture of belonging where every student feels respected, valued and heard.  Fellows support OSEAI program development and execution, working in partnership with a professional team and D’Amore-McKim leadership to ensure that what is done truly makes an impact on the D’Amore-McKim student experience.
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Building Belonging Fellow
Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government (MBRSG)
https://www.linkedin.com/company/mbrsg
Researched and wrote business use cases regarding AI innovation for the upcoming AI Kit Book.
Assisted with formatting as well as organization of relevant use case studies along with providing editing support
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Case Researcher and Writer
PowerAdvocate
https://www.linkedin.com/company/poweradvocate
Developed customer services skills by working with a client-facing team which utilized various forms of communication to find solutions to inquiries and problems that arose in a fast-paced, high-priority environment. Participated in large scale data procurement and analysis projects, which included calling campaigns and reach, to help subsidize sales efforts. Performed cross functionally with programmers and 
interfaced with various departments across different platforms such as Salesforce, Slack and Outlook.
Boston, Massachusetts
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Customer Success Coop
SixthFactor Consulting
https://www.linkedin.com/company/sixthfactor-consulting
Working on secondary research for projects regarding AI. Helped organize the First Agile Government Policy Workshop with MBRSG and OECD at the Dubai Future Academy on May 2nd, 2019.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Research Intern
Actions and Insights Book Series - Vol. 5,6 & 7
Editing support for the book series published by Emerald Group Publishing. 

Edited the case studies that came in prior to formatting for the final version of the books.  

The series is an initiative of Academy of International Business -Middle  East North Africa. 

The last two books are a joint collaboration with Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government. 

Volume 5 focused on Social Entrepreneurs. Volume 6 was dedicated to Public Policy and volume 7 was on Future Governments.
Dubai
Copy Editing Intern
Academy of International Business
https://www.linkedin.com/company/academy-of-international-business
Volunteered at the New Orleans conference (2016), as well as the Dubai conference (2017). 

Promoted and acted as a spokesperson for the Dubai Conference at the New Orleans Conference in order to convince AIB members to come to it.

Acted as an assistant to AIB MENA Founder with meeting and accommodating delegates for the Dubai Conference. 

Assisted the AIB MENA Founder with editing and decision-making when needed in regards to organizing the Dubai Conference.
Dubai
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Volunteer Staff
Bachelor of Science in International Business
International Business; Concentration in Marketing
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Northeastern University
https://www.linkedin.com/school/northeastern-university/
Children
Waldpiraten Camp
Organized run for a local camp for children with cancer or affect by it. 

Raised money to sponsor a few children each year so that they have a chance to forget about their struggles and have fun at the camp. 

Collected over 3,500€ during the two runs that I helped organize.
Organizer
Bloomberg LP
Bloomberg Market Concepts: Certification of Completion
https://www.linkedin.com/in/emma-hilvert-98a0051b3
Boston, MA
Emma Hilvert
Physical Therapy Student, Certified Personal Trainer (NASM-CPT)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/olivia-jaffe-5a9598183
United States
Olivia Jaffe
Restaurant Success Co-op at Toast
https://www.linkedin.com/in/martalorcagarcia
Boston, MA
Marta Lorca García
Investment Analyst at Star 26 Venture Capital
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jontyharrison
United Kingdom
Jonty Harrison
Creative Director
https://www.linkedin.com/in/geeta-gayle-20506164
Boston, MA
Geeta Gayle
Intern at EffinFunny Productions
https://www.linkedin.com/in/blakebattersby
Boston, MA
Blake Battersby
ESB Business School | D'amore McKim Student at Northeastern
https://www.linkedin.com/in/priscillafuenmayor
Greater Boston
Priscilla Fuenmayor
Journalism Student at Northeastern University
https://www.linkedin.com/in/estelle-hamilton
Boston, MA
Estelle Hamilton
Solutions Marketing Co-op at Harvard Business Publishing Corporate Learning
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aveen-hallissey-3573b3191
Boston, MA
Aveen Hallissey
Junior Associate at LABUR
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ariel-kaplan
Greater Boston
Ariel C. Kaplan
Incoming Advisory Associate, Federal Finance Transformation at KPMG
https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalie-walsh-091a85200
Boston, MA
Natalie Walsh
Mechanical Engineering and Design Student
https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-klein-b2b51b182
Greater Boston
Melissa Klein
Business Development Intern @ Fuzera
https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-mattoon-a25b20131
New York, NY
Caroline Mattoon
Account Coordinator at JONESWORKS
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gavin-turner-40a72a14a
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Gavin Turner
Hiring Manager at Collateral Management
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberly-castano
Boston, MA
Kimberly Castano
Marketing Co-op at Wayfair | International Business Student at Northeastern University
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobae
Greater Boston
Bobae Kim
Influencer Marketing Freelancer at HelloFresh
https://www.linkedin.com/in/abby-cossette
United States
Abby Cossette
Incoming Quantitative Data Analyst Co-op @ Eaton Vance
https://www.linkedin.com/in/olivia-fitzsimmons-trobec
Greater Boston
Olivia Fitzsimmons Trobec
Candidate for Bachelors of Science Degree in Political Science and Criminal Justice at Northeastern University. Specific interest in Law and Legal Studies
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nagesh-kadagathur
United States
Nagesh Kadagathur
Ex-Customer Experience Manager Intern at Iron Mountain. Actively looking for full time position 2022| Strategy Consulting |Customer Experience | Investment & Entrepreneurship
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gianpaolo-magistrini-spinelli-colavolpe-876587150
Boston, MA
Gianpaolo Magistrini Spinelli Colavolpe
Student at Northeastern University
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D'Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University
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Harvard Business Review Discussion Group
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