Mike Farnum

Partnerships & Events Coordinator · Burton Snowboards

Philadelphia, PA

In My Own Words

I was a profeesional snowboarder for many years before returning to college at the university of colorado at Boulder. I began a restaurant during college which was sold in 2011. Post college I became a cultivation manager for one of the largest medical marijuana dispensaries in the United States. Finding myself stifled in the Marijuana industry, I decided to follow my passion and accept a job offer from Burton Snowboards to become the Direct Support for Greg Dacyshyn, former Chief Creative Officer of Burton Snowboards. After 1 year as Administrative assistant I was promoted to Executive Assistant for the entire creative department. I wore many hats as the Executive Assistant including budget manager, travel manager, account/project/product manager, and a multitude of administrative duties. After 3 years as direct support for Greg and the Creative team, I moved into marketing as Burton's Partnerships and Event Coordinator. I remained in this role for six months until deciding to move on from Burton in September of 2017.

Work Experience

Partnerships & Events Coordinator

Burton Snowboards

2017 – 2017

Direct support for Burton's Partnership and Events department reporting directly to the Senior Director. Support coordination of Burton's entertainment activations including contract review and/or routing of performance agreements, payment setup and tracking, tech and hospitality advance with artist management, concert production coordination, marketing asset collection and implementation, and travel and lodging arrangement. Management of corporate brand events including seasonal launches, festivals, Company Meetings, Product meetings, and internal corporate events. Management of events to be collaborative with a larger team, or independently leading all event planning and execution functions from start to finish. Event management functions include requesting creative identities, marketing collateral, and event assets, sourcing and managing relationships with any outside contractors, vendors, or event staff, overseeing permitting, budgeting, travel planning, shipping/storage logistics

Executive Assitant

Burton Snowboards

2014 – 2017

Direct support for the Chief Creative Officer, and the Creative Team including Outerwear, Soft goods, Hard goods, Apparel, Product, and creative Marketing. Primary role in managing creation and monitoring of budget templates and AP directives, managing calendars, prioritizing tasks, scheduling appointments/meetings, proactively preparing CCO for meetings, monitoring tracking incoming communication at all times, shipping/tracking all packages, maintaining overall organization of the office, booking/managing travel, and creating a network of key vendors and preferred clientele to benefit my superiors and my team.

Administrative Assistant

Burton Snowboards

2013 – 2014

Key Badge Garden Manager

Good Chemistry

2011 – 2013

Master Grower and Garden Manager for Good Chemistry, one of the greater Denver areas leading Medical Marijuana Dispensaries. Managed and maintained each harvest in its entirety on a scale of 40,000 Sq Ft. Succeeded in maintaining multiple strain's on a consistent 365 day schedule, rotating as necessary to meet customer demand. Mastered multiple indoor gardening techniques including both recirculating/ closed circuit systems. Succeeded in maintaining a successful product to shelf time-line while maintaining a clean and healthy environment with consistent high end product.

Regional Sales Advisor

Vector Marketing

2010 – 2010

Seasonal summer sales position in the greater Philadelphia area. Learned the basics in sales and retail, how to find/contact consumer groups. I earned an award for the first salesman to surpass $2,000 in product sold, and was awarded the MVP pin at the end of my 5 month position. My position ended in September as I returned to Colorado to finish school.