Professional experience.

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Experience

Now
Chief Technology Officer — System 3 Performance Consulting

Leading technology at System 3 Performance Consulting: AI-powered sales systems, web platforms, dashboards, and marketing automation — strategy through shipped product.
Aug 2022 — Present
Founder & CEO — Motivational Marketing

Chasing the entrepreneurial dream: freelance brand development, motion graphic content, and physical signage for small businesses.
Jan 2025 — May 2026
Graduate Teaching Assistant — The University of Akron

Supported faculty in the Department of Marketing through the M.B.A. — grading, covering classes, and creative problem-solving.
2022 — 2024
Apex Communications Network

Marketing Intern → Brand Manager → Digital Media Specialist: brand development, video production, social and YouTube management, photography, and local SEO. See the APEX identity →
2022 — 2025
Fisher Student Ambassador — The University of Akron

Represented the Fisher Institute for Professional Selling: motion graphics, event photography, print and digital design. Watch →
2022 — 2023
Student Marketing Assistant — Daverio School of Accountancy

Pamphlets, award certificates, and full event graphic collections. See the design work →
The Buchtelite
Contributor → Copyeditor → Editing Manager & VP

Rose to Editing Manager and Vice President of the student newspaper — 24 published pieces along the way. Read →
ZTV — College Television
Host, Camera Operator, Editor

Co-created segments for the show Class Cancelled; part of two Student Emmy–winning productions and multiple nominations. Watch →
Another Act of Kindness
PR & Social Media Co-Chair

Led PR and social for the non-profit, including its marketing tri-fold and Code Lavender initiative materials.
On Screen
Background Actress

Background roles in 25 Hill, White Noise, Shooting Stars, and Everyone Bleeds — all filmed in Ohio. IMDb.

Education

M.B.A. — Master of Business Administration 4.0 GPA

The University of Akron · Class of 2026 · straight A's in every course

B.A. Public Relations — Summa Cum Laude 3.92 GPA

The University of Akron · Class of 2024

Triple minor: Marketing · Professional Selling · Entrepreneurship

Full academic record →

Toolbox

Adobe Premiere Pro
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Creative Cloud Express
Final Cut Pro
Avid Media Composer
Photoshop
ProCreate
Hootsuite
HubSpot
SEMRUSH
Google Ads
AI Tools & Automation

Honors

✦ M.B.A. with a perfect 4.0 GPA
✦ B.A. Summa Cum Laude
✦ 2 Student Emmy Awards
✦ Best of SNO Award
✦ Taylor All-Star Award
✦ Anthropic AI Fluency & Claude 101 certified
13× Dean's & President's List
VP, Fisher Sales Society
VP & Editing Manager, The Buchtelite
VP, PRSSA at Akron
Delta Sigma Pi
Beta Gamma Sigma
Golden Key Int'l Honour Society
National Society of Collegiate Scholars

“I initially worked with Alyssa when I wrote my first article for The Buchtelite. She had a very positive, upbeat attitude with strong interpersonal skills. Alyssa also strove to learn more about media on her own terms… her professionalism, promptness, and skill with writing are even more evident!”
— Emily Price, Buchtelite Colleague

the RECEIPTS

Certifications, verifiable.

Twenty-eight certificates & awards — all viewable in full, click any to enlarge. The full year-by-year list is on the Certificates page. The full year-by-year list lives on the Certificates & Awards page.