MBA in Entertainment, University of Southern California | Ex: Disney, JPMorganChase, KPMG, PwC

Fun fact: My LinkedIn isn't my resume. 

So don't come here looking to evaluate hiring me based on my LinkedIn. 

Or maybe you should look at my LinkedIn to realize I beautifully blend data and analytics with entertaining and educational storytelling. 

I always dreamed of being a television programmer. It never happened, so instead I live out my dream programming LinkedIn like my own TV channel. 

Over the past 5 years, I’ve logged 10,000+ hours on this platform. I’ve built a following of 100,000+ by programming my LinkedIn like my own TV channel. My content isn’t random. It’s strategic. Story-driven. Designed to drive real outcomes.

And it’s worked, generating $10M+ in deals for the companies I've worked. Read that one again. Not me, but my companies. The power of companies leveraging LinkedIn is the future of LinkedIn. 

In 2021, I launched a global  events company while working with a Mark Cuban and Ashton Kutcher startup, producing 40+ events in LA, NYC, Dubai, Paris, and London that drove millions of dollars in  revenue. I understand how to leverage LinkedIn so companies can drive real results. 

A few highlights:

-Closed a strategic partnership with CAA
-Raised $7M in funding for a Mark Cuban venture-backed startup
-Secured $4.13M in brand deals for one of the world’s top celebrities

My background spans banking (JPMorganChase), global advisory (PwC, KPMG), and a decade as CFO/COO in the luxury design world, managing 50+ people and overseeing $40M+ in ARR and $1B+ in real estate projects for icons like President Obama, George Clooney, and Cindy Crawford.

I’ve lived and worked in LA, NYC, and Dubai. I’ve built communities in tech, luxury, and now the creator economy. I’m obsessed with solving complex business problems through storytelling, partnerships, and scalable brand strategy.

Always open to meeting new and interesting people that love life, love to win, and love to make the world a better place.

John Kraski

The best follow on LinkedIn?

Nila Makhfi, M.S.

She’s doing something no one else is doing.

She’s bringing together LinkedIn and real life. 

She's building LinkedUp.

I went to one of her events last week.

Mind blown.

Creators. Founders. Creatives. 
Same room. Same energy. Real conversations.

We both went to University of Southern California.

She invited me to speak on a panel to students about LinkedIn.

I told them:

90% of people in my phone are now people I met on LinkedIn over the past 5 years.

That's not an exaggeration.

That's the power of this platform.

But here's the thing:

LinkedIn gets you the connection.

Meeting in person builds the relationship.

That's what Nila Makhfi, M.S. understands.

That's what LinkedUp is all about.

Do yourself a favor and follow her.

Trust me and Keemia Mahmodian on this one.

Partnerships at Dhar Mann, Forbes #2 Creator I MBA in Entertainment, University of Southern California

The best city in America right now?

It might be San Francisco.

I'm shocked I'm even saying it.

I've always been an LA or NYC guy.

But I was up there this week for the first time in a while.

Attended some amazing events hosted by my friends at Brand Innovators and Creative Artists Agency during Super Bowl week.

I was immediately struck by the cleanliness.

The homeless crisis that dominated headlines for years?

Addressed in a major way.

I felt safe.
I felt energized.
I felt proud to be American.

Maybe it was just the Super Bowl energy.

But I think it's something more.

San Francisco's new Mayor Daniel Lurie took office in January 2025.

He's not just signing executive orders from City Hall.

He's out there.
In the neighborhoods.
Picking up trash himself.
Leading community cleanups.

His "Breaking the Cycle" initiative is tackling homelessness head-on.

Not with press releases.
With action.

The city that tech abandoned?
The city that became a punchline?

It's coming back.

I hope the mayors of LA and NYC book a flight to SFO soon.

Because this is the model.

American cities deserve better. 

The American people deserve better. 

Trust me and Daniel Lurie on this one.

Partnerships @ Dhar Mann, Forbes #2 Creator I MBA in Entertainment, University of Southern California

integrationWorks Romania

interim CEO 

S2Bconnected.com

CEO I Owner

integrationWorks GmbH

COO I Strategy & Architecture 

CSPO I Strategy & Architecture

Munich University of Applied Sciences

Assistant Lecturer

EU Business School

Digital Economy for Bachelors and Master Degrees

Lecturer

integrationWorks Asia Co., Ltd.

Chief Information Officer

UniCredit Business Integrated Solutions

Major Activities:
- Architecture Community
- SOA / Capabilities / Integration (BIAN, SOA, ESB, Service Repository & Registry, API Gateway)
- Digital Agenda (OCR, ECM, BPM, CM, Robotics)
- Open Banking (Open API, Hackathon Slovenia, PSD2, ...)

Senior Architect

Senior IT Architect

Head of the Global Competence Center of Application Architecture spread over Italy and Germany:
- Establish the global Architecture Team
- Global Process Owner for the Architecture Management Process within UniCredit Business Integration S.C.p.A. (setup of the new Process, establishment of the Architecture Community)
- Scouting and Evaluation of new Platforms and Softwarecomponents and implementation of new strategic components within the service landscape
- Establishment and maintenance of UniCredit Business Integrated S.C.p.A. Reference Architecture regarding initiatives like SOA (ESB), open API, Microservices, Big Data, ...
- Implementing the Global Enterprise Architecture within UniCredit Business Integrated Solutions S.C.p.A. following BIAN as Reference Model
- Leading the Cartography (set up of the Application and IT Landscape) Initiative, Project Lead within the Transformation Program (responsibility of the Open System transformation - Virtualization, new Standard Definition, Cloud), Technical Workstream lead within the Digital Agenda Initiative for E2E process Automatization

VP - Information System Architectures

Vice President – Head of IT Function: 
responsible for 70 employees with 6 direct reports (over 8 locations in Italy, Austria and Germany)
solution and architecture responsibility as well for budget. The area I was responsible for was the
overall Development Environment for UniCredit Business Integrated Solutions S.C.p.A. and should
be shortly described with the following tops.

- Development Services for Mainframe Applications (COBOL, PL/I, Assembler)
- Development Services for open Applications (Microsoft, Java, Package Applications)
- Development Workplace (IDE provisioning for Microsoft, Java, Mainframe based on avirtual Developer Desktop Solution (VMWare))
- Software Engineering and Quality Management (methods and tools for Requirements-,Test Management, Source Code Analysis, Data Modeling, Process Model, Meta Data Management).

Customers: about 5.000 internal developers and external partners across Europe (core community
is based in Italy, Germany and Austria, with satellites in Hungary, Poland and Romania)

VP - Head of Global CA Development Management

HVB Information Services

Responsibility of HypoVereinsbank Middleware solutions and platforms (Application Servers, ECM, BPM and ESB (HyperTube) Platform)
Active involvement into HypoVereinsbank transformation program into UniCredit Core Banking System and platform transformation.

Head of Enterprise Services

CEO I COO I Business Coach I FOLLOWyourPURPOSE I People-Processes-Products: Guide you through your Digital Transformation - Coach, Mentor, Facilitator I ICF - ACC | BVC - CTT

"There is nothing good unless you do it!" (Erich Kästner)

My experience ranges from a software engineer, IT management to IT and Enterprise Architecture. Proven record of E2E Service implementation - 360°. 
It is about PEOPLE - PROCESSES - PRODUCTS where transformation will affect.

My personal commitment is to foster End-2-End Digitalization from a different perspective - to start with PEOPLE:

As a partner for your business and team development. Sometimes existing decision-making structures have become ineffective regarding current to manage challenges, other times the upcoming scaling is problematic. Especially in start-ups, medium-sized or family-run companies, there is often a lack of insight into smooth processes and opportunities for modern management strategies. I gained professional experience from successful transformations of internationally positioned companies in the banking and IT sectors.
Size alone is no guarantee of success. Growth needs a combination of proven structures and innovative leadership strategies. I do bring transformative power and responsible coaching to the process. Upon explicit request and depending on the situational context, we can also provide mentorship and consulting.
 
🧩 Certified Group&Team Coach as for individuals, Certified Barrett Value Centres Consultant


PROCESSES & PRODUCTS:
Facilitator and Lecture for topics around the context of using and establishing the digital economy, Workshops, and training in coaching capabilities, intercultural competencies, methodologies, and technologies like the adoption of Robotic Process Automation, Process Mining, Integration, Blockchain, ...

If you want to know more - just look at: 
https://s2bconnected.com 

or request a pro bono coaching session:
https://s2bconnected.com/s2bccoach-lp-eng/

Jana Bulkin

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗔𝗜𝘁𝗲𝗰 — 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵.

But only when it can actually be executed.

Through strAItec, we help companies turn strategic decisions into real execution.

We work in clear 90-day cycles,
take responsibility beyond the workshop,
and stay on board until impact becomes visible.

𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆. 𝗜𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

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#strategy #execution #leadership

Transformation Mentor: Helping you to implement your IT-Strategy | 20+ Yrs Banking IT Expertise | Integration Architect for Scalable Ecosystems | Bridging IT & Human Adoption (L-T-A)

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