Alec Lai

About Alec Lai

Website: | Email: c•••••@aleclai.com**Crafting unique experiences, positive memories, or exciting content that spur joy, personal growth, health, and community.**I devote myself to creating and supporting businesses that create life-changing experiences, pivotal moments, and one-of-a-kind memories for its customers. Specifically, I develop, incubate, or support the operations of small business ventures, producing products and services carefully crafted to allow participants and communities to come together and grow.I have discovered that business, no matter how soulful and passionate the mission, must still be led by the very stories of data itself. I have committed myself to leveraging social science to inform fast-paced, dynamic decision making for success and profitability, including areas of budgeting, pricing, behavioral analysis, cognitive interviews, market surveys, and negotiation. This propensity for analysis, combined with my affinity and intuition for leadership, has helped me lead teams and organizations to success.Finally, I am a motivational speaker and sleight-of-hand magician who tells the stories of the real world, whether it be genuine experiences, narratives from data and numbers, or simply memories to pass from one to another. For more about my speeches and programs opportunities, visit me at my website above.

Experience

1. CEO & Founder

   Zephyr Business Group

   Jan 2019 — Present · Boston, MA, US

   Company Program and Description: Zephyr supports, incubates, and develops micro- and small businesses with coaching, back office services, and a supportive community. From fractional CFO services and strategic advice to bookkeeping and full-stack HR services, Zephyr has helped startups that have collectively raised over $235M in investment.Experience Specifics- Founded and grew a business, establishing a client list of over 60 businesses and a supporting contractor network of over 20 contractors within 3 years- Helped startups raise over $235M in total ranging from pre-seed rounds to Series C rounds- Drove the business to profitability within 2 years, multiplying top-line revenue by 3x YoY- Established infrastructure to serve tech, service, and brick-and-mortar businesses across the US- Assisted multiple non-profits with complimentary services and coaching, serving as board members

Education

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Management Science - Business Analytics and Operations Research

  2009 — 2013

• Harvard Graduate School of Education

  Master of Education (M.Ed.), Education Policy and Management

  2013 — 2014

• Hawken School

  High School Diploma, High School/Secondary Diploma Programs

  2005 — 2009

Skills

• Data Analysis
• Analysis
• Research
• Sql
• Microsoft Office
• Analytics
• Project Management
• Statistics
• Machine Learning
• R
• Stata
• Python
• Qualtrics
• Data Presentation
• Entrepreneurship
• Social Entrepreneurship
• Team Management
• Leadership
• Microsoft Excel
• Event Management
• Crisis Management
• High Pressure Situations
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Microsoft Word
• Customer Insight
• Survey Design
• Public Speaking
• Slide Preparation
• Presentation Design
• Tableau
• Business Analysis
• Databases
• Management
• Google Analytics
• Yelp
• Social Sciences
• Cognitive Interviewing
• Interviewing
• Networking
• Niche Talent Acquisition