Dana Howng

Partner, Strategic Advisor | Investor Relations, Digital Assets and Capital Access and Development

Houston, Texas, United States

About

Advise growth stage start-ups on scale up strategy. Providing strategic influence and applying my expertise to guide leaderships teams, often working to solve specific challenges which are key inhibitors to growth. Focused on creating and adding business value based on my unique global perspectives and breadth of experience. Impact-driven leader with over 15 years of international experience as an entrepreneur, nonprofit change maker and business strategist. My career has taken me from the US to Asia. Having lived in both Taipei and Shanghai my ability to think from a cross-cultural mindset helps to support dynamic start-ups and corporations in their scale-up journey. What drives me is improving transparencies in traditional business models and empowering underserved communities. I help find paths forward, designing a go-to-market plan to grow from the ground up and I excel at identifying and building key strategic partnerships. A proven business leader with a proven track record of developing and executing effective strategies, I create solutions within highly complex industries and am an expert in strengthening business relationships. I have successfully sourced and closed multiple deals with major Fortune 500 companies across the globe. As seasoned business advisor, I have developed strategic go-to-market plans across multiple complex industries, from renewable energy (Syzygy Plasmonics, ZeaKal) to advanced technology (semiconductors) to e-commerce (Alibaba, Tencent). Core strengths: Business Development and Planning | Go-To-Market Strategies | Supply Chain Management | Cross-Border Collaboration | Key Stakeholder Engagement | Complex Negotiations Explore more: www.woneplatform.com Distinctions: - Stevie® Awards for Women in Business: 'Start-up of the Year' - Author, "900 Business Chinese Phrases" - NASDAQ IPO

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