Techstars

Working 1:1 with cohorts in the Techstars Boston program to shape individual growth strategies for maximum impact during and after the program.

Expert-in-Residence, Growth

Selected as an All Star Mentor for the 2022 and 2023 cohorts

All-Star Mentor

Mentor-In-Residence

Mentor

D'Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University

Teaching the "Entrepreneurial Venture Growth Strategies" course to undergraduate B-school students.

This is a capstone course on how to develop growth-focused products and/or service strategies, making them attractive for venture funding.

Lecturer

Globalwork

We create reliable links between companies and their candidates to hire and retain the best talent.

Growth Advisor

First Round Fast Track

First Round's mentorship program for established tech operators looking to give back and gain a unique community.

Harvard Innovation Labs

Invited in Oct '17 to host office hours for startups in the i-lab program to help them with product validation and marketing.

On the virtual judges panel for the President’s Innovation Challenge in Apr '18.

In Oct '18, moved to the roster of specialists for Launch Lab X (an offering exclusively for Harvard alumni-led ventures who's initial cohort started in September '18) to assist with early growth challenges.

Marketing Specialist

The McCarthy(s) Venture Mentoring Network

Providing meaningful and impactful mentorship for Northeastern University affiliated ventures.

Underscore VC

The Underscore Core is a curated group of exceptional entrepreneurs, executives, and
experts who work in partnership with Underscore VC, an earliest stage venture capital firm, to
identify transformative entrepreneurs and support them as they build iconic companies. Core
Members have collectively built hundreds of companies, created thousands of jobs, served
millions of customers and created billions of dollars in value for their stakeholders.

Core Member

Seedstars

Mentoring startups in developing economies through weekly growth meetings for assigned startups, office hours or participation in bootcamps.

Activities include:
- Coaching to adopt growth methodologies, tools and proven practices
- Helping gain insights from their growth experiments
- Support with ongoing planning and execution to hit growth goals
- Tracking growth data and providing insights to the internal investment committee for follow-on investment decisions.

I actively support talent of color, to help provide access to opportunities.

Supporter

The mmj.org Initiative

Advisor

"The Growth Guy" | Author, Growth Hacking for Dummies (Wiley & Sons) | Startup Mentor |

Order my book, "Growth Hacking for Dummies" on Amazon with the link below.

Accomplished growth and community professional with a demonstrated history of implementing principles that lead to authentic growth. Certified talent optimization leader skilled in connecting talent strategy to business
goals.

Skilled in extracting growth insights from qualitative and quantitative data that drive continuous improvement for businesses.

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Dani Hart

NEWPORT ONE

Senior Account Director, Digital

Working with nonprofits to integrate campaigns, adopt new channels, fundraise and engage with donors at scale. Currently making impact alongside California State Park Foundation, Yosemite Conservancy and the American Battlefield Trust.

Digital Fundraising Specialist

Growth Gal

Learning how to help people relax.
Teaching yoga and meditation in local communities.
Volunteering on farms, connecting people & growing more food locally.
Previously held contracts storytelling & science-based writing for Eterneva, psyML & Sherbinskis Science while traveling abroad & creating experiences in The Netherlands, Croatia, Greece, and Germany.

Writer, Yoga Teacher, Retreat Facilitator

Growthmentor

🌱 Building the mentor community within Growth Mentor. Want to join as a mentor? Apply here: https://www.growthmentor.com/become-a-growthmentor/

👩‍🏫 Providing 1:1 mentoring & resilience training for entrepreneurs & intrepreneurs starting and growing sustainable businesses. Schedule a call with me today: https://app.growthmentor.com/dani-hart?ref=danihart

Growth Mentor & Board Advisor

psyML

-Working alongside CEO Dr. Galen Buckwalter, founding Chief Science Officer of eHarmony.
-Developing psychometric assessments & writing real-time feedback.
-Researching opportunities to apply psychometric insight to chronic stress & burnout.

Director of Content

GrowthHackers

-Worked alongside the founder of Growth Hacking, Sean Ellis.
-Helped hundreds of companies identify their North Star Metrics & coached how to put a process in place to for sustainable growth.
-Developed go-to market strategy for NorthStar, GrowthMaster Training Course, and GrowthHackers Conference.
-Conducted market research for and curated the GrowthHackers Conference agenda and logistics.
-Led the team's growth process (ideate > prioritize > test > analyze) and helped set goals for the team to achieve.
-Produced the "Growth Idea of the Day" email.
-Managed and wrote content to provide education for the GrowthHackers Community.

Head of Growth

Happy Money

-Led cross-functional teams to optimize the loan funnel, increase the efficiency of marketing efforts, and improve the value proposition of a Payoff Loan.
-Managed and optimized email automation for the loan application.
-Managed the research, creative, data processing, sales prep, production, and cost reduction for integrated direct mail campaigns to acquire new loan recipients.

Director of Marketing

The Engage Group (PMG)

Clients:
-Implemented digital campaigns and experiments for international organizations (Defenders of Wildlife, The Wilderness Society, Save the Chimps, WWF, Human Rights Campaign) to drive online donations and encourage users to take action.

Company:
-Planned fundraisers as a member of the Community Outreach Committee.
-Launched an office Health and Wellness initiative.
-Trained new account managers.

Industry:
-Published content on the Direct Marketing Association of Washington (DMAW) blog & monthly newsletter.
-Launched a student ambassador program for the DMAW Educational Foundation.
-Volunteered on the Bridge Conference marketing team.

Online Fundraising Specialist

MailSmart Logistics

-Saved nonprofit and commercial clients money through commingling and drop shipping their mail.

Account Manager

Baltimore Comedy Factory

Stand up comedian... just kidding. 
-Served drinks and smiles to audiences of comedians including The Wayans Brothers, Trevor Noah, Deon Cole & more.

Cocktail Waitress

Salisbury University's Women in Leadership

-Founded Salisbury's Women in Leadership Organization to empower students to reach their full leadership potential while pursuing higher education.
-Provided a foundation network of women leaders to help teach students how to build their own network, professionally.
-Planned professional development workshops to teach students the importance of a professional presence on the internet and build skills necessary for landing a job.
-Wrote and proposed grants to acquire resources for future events for students and women in the community.

President & Founder

Currently, I'm a Senior Digital Account Director at Newport ONE where I work alongside nonprofits California State Park Foundation, Yosemite Conservancy, and the American Battlefield Trust to make impact in California parks and preserve battlefields across the U.S. 

My personal mission is to help people relax, under the precept that stress + rest = growth. I help grow food & connect locally in community.

My Core Values:
Growth – find meaning in learning, stressing & resting, building & breaking
Community – support, connect & elevate those around me for greater good
Health – seek mental, physical, emotional & spiritual wellness
Respect – seek to understand & create space for myself & others
Equality – elevate the voices & perspectives not represented or heard
Longevity – regenerative practices for our collective future

My background includes growth, psychometrics, writing, digital fundraising, nonprofits, email strategy, marketing, events, direct mail, a/b testing, marketing automation, AI, change management, customer success, leadership development, long-term sustainability, yoga, running, relaxing & health.

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