Rachel Newman

About Rachel Newman

The tl;dr About Me? I’m a purpose-driven strategist, a people-person, a career storyteller, an organizational behavior nerd, a philomath, an arts & culture kid, and a utility player. I have an artist’s heart and a business brain, and I love bringing both of those sensibilities to the organizations I serve.I started my career as a creative who spoke business. My career in the arts started onstage, and ultimately included program management at the Whitney Museum, fundraising and marketing at multiple Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning theaters, and performing in the national tour of a musical about calculus. As I transitioned across functions and organizations of varying sizes, I cultivated an ability to combine artistic sensibilities with strategic acumen. In completing my MBA at Yale, I honed my strengths while gaining new fluencies: in brand, strategy, finance, marketing, nonprofit management, consumer insights, and more. She\'s got range, folks.I’m now a businessperson who speaks creative. As a consultant, I work across industries and business contexts, solving problems by utilizing the entirety of my varied experience. Whether drawing on my experience in the social sector, streaming strategy, consumer insights - or even my resilience from those years of auditioning - I know how to leverage creativity and data to drive results, with a proven track record of meticulous budgeting, effective CRM use, and translating research insights into nuanced narratives that increase customer engagement- Other things I do well-> Manage complex projects, navigating between minutia and systems views-> Communicate clearly, articulating nuanced and complex messages both verbally and visually-> Follow my innate sense of curiosity on deep dives, cultivating a breadth of knowledge across industries while keeping my finger on the pulse of current and emerging trends-> Manage diverse stakeholder groups while earning buy-in to achieve shared goals, from developing inter-department teambuilding exercises to leading external partners through annual campaignsIf you’ve read this far, I hope you’ll say hello! DMs are open.

Experience

1. Senior Strategist

   Additive Impact, Llc

   Aug 2025 — Present · New York, NY, US

Education

• Upright Citizens Brigade (UCBNY)

  Improv, character, and sketch comedy

  2014 — 2019

• University of Southern California

  Trustee Scholar | Bachelors of Science, Business & Cinematic Arts; Musical Theatre

• Yale School of Management

  Dean's Scholar | Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Skills

• Public Relations
• Entertainment
• Leadership
• Public Speaking
• Nonprofits
• Event Planning
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Film Production
• Social Media
• Event Management
• Non-Profits
• Facebook
• Television
• Powerpoint
• Fundraising
• Publicity
• Social Media Marketing