Nicholas Braun's Project and Portfolio 1 Personal Brand Exploration project - Keynote

1. PERSONAL BRAND EXPLORATION
Nicholas Braun
Project & Portfolio I: Week 1
January 6, 2020

2. Nicholas Braun was born in Budapest, Hungary
and moved to Zagreb, Croatia until 2007 when
he moved to a suburb of Houston, Texas. He is
the oldest of 3 brothers born from an American
mother and a Czech father. Coming out as gay
shook his conservative town, and eventually he
got his family to reassess their political views. In
High School, he simultaneously attended
college and earned his Associates of Arts. He is
currently attending Full Sail University majoring
in Entertainment Business
IDENTITY
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3. PROFESSION
Potential Job Titles:
• Events Manager
• Event Coordinator
• Special Events Coordinator
Explorer Archetype - As an Explorer
Archetype, I don’t enjoy doing the
same thing over and over again. This
inspires me to come up with new,
innovative, and creative ideas for
events to keep the events fresh,
which in turn makes guests enjoy a
new experience with every event
Event Planner & Coordinator for Theme Parks
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4. • DEMOGRAPHICS: 90% Women,
10% Men. 34-48 years old.
Predominately White and
Hispanic. Majority in Orlando or
Florida. Married, College
Educated.
• PSYCHOGRAPHICS: Follows
other entertainment
companies, professionally
apolitical, loves their work.
• IDEAL AUDIENCE MEMBERS: Amy
Bennett Sr. Recruiter, The Walt
Disney Co. Melissa Keezel Sr.
Recruiter, The Walt Disney Co.
Laxmi Jethani Sr. Recruiter, The
Walt Disney Co.
[Hiring Managers at The Walt Disney Co.]
TARGET AUDIENCE

5. GOALS
Short Term: (Immediately After Graduation, 2022)
• Land an Entry-Level position at the Walt Disney Co.
‣Exponentially grow my LinkedIn presence,
and connect with at least 20 Walt Disney team
members by December 31, 2021.
Mid Term: (2027)
• Successfully help run & plan a large scale event at a
Disney Park.
‣Be selected to be part of the Disney Park
events team and successfully help run an
event by December 31, 2027.
Long Term: (2042)
• Have orchestrated a unique event from scratch.
‣Create an original large-scale event with over
15,000 attendees, lead the project with high
customer satisfaction by December 31, 2042.

6. SKILLS ANALYSIS
Notable Skills & Current Proficiencies:
Notable Skills REQUIRED in TRADE & Current Proficiencies:
Presentation Software 85%
Photo Imaging Software 40%
Public Speaking. 85%
Systems Evaluation 50%
SOFT
HARD
Adobe Indesign 5%
ESRI ArcGIS Software. 5%
Time Management 90%
Social Media Management 67%
SOFT
HARD

7. I help theme parks come up with and run
fresh, new event ideas to give guests new
and unforgettable experiences by thinking
outside the box and constantly challenging
myself to improve.
PROMISE

8. CREDENTIALS
Work Experience:
• 2.5 years - Marketing and Events
Manager for Jumpalooza Hangout,
Humble, TX
Education:
• Entertainment Business, B.S., Full Sail University (Exp. 2022)
Volunteer Work
• 300+ Hours as a Teachers Assistant at
Eagle Springs Elementary.
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9. COMPETITION
Vernon Kelly
Industry Experience:
• 1 year Student Production Office
Assistant
Education:
• Currently enrolled as an Entertainment Business
student at Full Sail University
Leadership Experience:
• Supply Administration Chief at US Marine Corps.
Skills and Proficiencies:
• Data Analysis - 6 endorsements
• Employee Training - 6 endorsements
• Public Speaking - 0 endorsements
Nicholas Braun
Overall Online Presence:
• 414 connections, banner image not customized,
professional headshot, semi-detailed profile, no
published articles, no linked other social medias,
LinkedIn URL customized?
• Grade: Average, 47 out of 100
HEADSHOT HEADSHOT
Industry Experience:
• 2 years Marketing and Events
manager at Jumpalooza Hangout
Education:
• Currently enrolled as an Entertainment Business
student at Full Sail University
Leadership Experience:
• Manager for 2 years at Jumpalooza Hangout
Skills and Proficiencies:
• Public Speaking - 0 endorsements
• Event Planning - 0 endorsements
• Social Media - 0 endorsements
Overall Online Presence:
• 33 connections, banner image not customized, semi-
professional headshot, not very detailed profile, no
published articles, heavily active on other social media,
LinkedIn URL not customized
• Grade: Poor, 28 out of 100

10. COMPETITION
Katie Pettit
Noteworthy Experience:
• Events Intern at The Walt Disney Co, current
• 2 Event Manager years at go-to-girl events
HEADSHOT HEADSHOT
Industry Experience:
• Events Intern
Education:
• Event Management Degree at Central Florida
University
Skills and Proficiencies:
• Innovation - 0 endorsements
• Strategic Thinking - 0 endorsements
• Branding - 0 endorsements
Overall Online Presence:
• 41 connections, Banner image not customized.
professional headshot, very minor detail on profile, no
published articles, no social medias given, is their
LinkedIn URL not customized
• Grade: Poor, 20 out of 100
Nicholas Braun HEADSHOT
Industry Experience:
• 2 years Marketing and Events
manager at Jumpalooza Hangout
Education:
• Currently enrolled as an Entertainment Business
student at Full Sail University
Leadership Experience:
• Manager for 2 years at Jumpalooza Hangout
Skills and Proficiencies:
• Public Speaking - 0 endorsements
• Event Planning - 0 endorsements
• Social Media - 0 endorsements
Overall Online Presence:
• 33 connections, banner image not customized, semi-
professional headshot, not very detailed profile, no
published articles, heavily active on other social media,
LinkedIn URL not customized
• Grade: Poor, 28 out of 100

11. BRAND POSITION
Bringing excitement, adventure, and new
activities to share with society and help people
connect across the world by participating in
unforgettable events that leave people begging
for more.
NICHOLAS BRAUN

12. NETWORKING &
MARKETING
Industry Events & Organizations
• 3300+ Climbing
‣ Full Sail University
• Event Service Professionals Association (ESPA)
‣ Collegiate Membership
• D23 (Walt Disney Expo.)
‣ September 9-11, 2022
Digital Marketing
• Primary Content: Publish down-to-earth updates weekly to
biweekly on Instagram as well as a post for each event I
volunteer at Full Sail post-pandemic
• Primary Tools: I will keep my LinkedIn up to date always, as
well as establish a larger Instagram presence by publishing
what is mentioned above.
• Website: I will use my portfolio to showcase my Full Sail
schoolwork. I will be frequently directing people to my
portfolio to showcase my accomplishments
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13. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Mentor
• Graduate of Full Sail University who is currently in an
adjacent field to my dream job by August 2021
Formal Education
• Complete B.S of Entertainment Business from Full Sail
University by 2022
Technical Skills
• Adobe Indesign Training Course - LinkedIn Learning,
Published June 24, 2020 aceesible anytime.
• Event Management Course - Full Sail University,
December 2021
• New Media Tools Course- Full Sail University, April 2021
Soft Skills
• Audience Metrics Course - Full Sail University, January
2022
• Specific task to address a technical skill gap -
organization name, MONTH YEAR
• Specific task to address a technical skill gap -
organization name, MONTH YEAR

14. Nicholas Braun
You know when guests long for new activities
to do in theme parks? Well what I do is come up
wit fresh new and exciting outside of the box events
to execute to help keep guests coming back for more. I worked at a small
birthday party company and helped establish never been done before
events at Jumpalooza Hangout, from Open Houses to Disney Nights, I
helped to establish the company as a pillar in the community before the
Coronavirus Pandemic shut down the company.
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15. REFERENCES
ESPA 2021 Annual Conference. (n.d.). Retrieved
January 07, 2021, from https:/
/espaonline.org/
conference/
Vee Kelly Home [LinkedIn Page]. LinkedIn. Retrived
January 07, 2021, from https:/
/www.linkedin.com/
in/veekelly/
Katie Pettit Home [LinkedIn Page]. LinkedIn.
Retrived January 07, 2021, from https:/
/
www.linkedin.com/in/katie-pettit-2171a824/
Mickley, R. (2021, January 07). 1/7/21: Portfolio 1
Virtual Lecture. Retrieved January 07, 2021, from
https:/
/youtu.be/dU_92Pt6sRs
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