Founder & Producer
Stand-Up Stands Up
A stand-up comedy show at the Oslo Freedom Forum, built from scratch: 490K views, 300 attendees and #2 most-watched Forum video this year.
The best compliment I’ve ever received at work came from someone who’d been furious with me a few days earlier. Her event app kept glitching, and she wasn’t shy about telling me. Later that week she found me after a comedy show I’d produced, grinning ear to ear: “My new favorite thing is to laugh at dictators.”
That show started as an idea nobody asked me for. A stand-up night taking on dictators, with comedians from places where that joke can get you arrested. I pitched it, my boss didn’t say no, and I spent the next year turning an idea into a stage: finding the venue, signing the talent, selling the tickets, and holding my nerve when one comedian sent over a set so far over the line I had to trust him to know his own craft. He did. Three hundred people gave him a standing ovation.
That’s what I like most about marketing: taking an idea, finding the right people, and building the thing that turns it into something people actually remember.
I’ve spent three years doing that at the Human Rights Foundation. Launched a flagship podcast that beat its target fivefold, built with a host, a production team, and a strategist I leaned on hard. Ran an out-of-home campaign in Oslo across partners, creatives, and vendors who all needed to move at once. Built a comedy series from nothing.
None of it came from a big budget. It came from a bold idea, a hundred quiet decisions no one sees, and the people I chose to build alongside. That’s where I’m at my best, sitting between the creative idea and everything it takes to make it real.
Take a look around. I’d love to tell you the rest.
Founder & Producer
A stand-up comedy show at the Oslo Freedom Forum, built from scratch: 490K views, 300 attendees and #2 most-watched Forum video this year.
Marketing & Partnerships Lead
A limited-run podcast on the authoritarian history of the World Cup scaled to 130k+ listeners and an Apple Podcasts feature.
Campaign lead
A $100K out-of-home campaign that took the Oslo Freedom Forum from insider-known to city-wide recognition: 2M+ impressions, 53% positive brand lift.
Partnership Lead
A long-term editorial partnership using print journalism, live experiences, and creative storytelling to expose the mechanics of authoritarian power.
Organizer & Producer
Two invite-only Oslo Freedom Forum receptions introducing HRF's Sports & Dictators initiative to industry leaders, journalists, and human rights activists — marking the debut of Power Plays and the first public preview of Shadow Play.
Producer
An intimate screening of Rule Breakers for 45 HRF funders and strategic partners, followed by a private conversation with Roya Mahboob, Afghanistan's first female tech CEO and the inspiration behind the film.
Product Lead
Led the strategy, execution, and optimization of Oslo Freedom Forum's official event app, driving 90% attendee adoption, a 15% year-over-year increase, and a 4.5/5 satisfaction rating.
Website content manager
Led the transformation of hrf.org and oslofreedomforum.com, building the scalable content system that powers HRF's digital publishing while overseeing more than 1,200 pages, posts, and speaker profiles.
Campaign Strategy & Production
Transformed HRF's monthly Spotify campaigns into a high-performing acquisition channel, increasing click-through rates 12× while maintaining the same advertising budget.