Cadi Perez

Growth Manager

Lexington, Kentucky, United States4 yrs 8 mos experience

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Key Highlights

Recognized as Top Women in Finance 2026
Featured on NASDAQ billboard for fintech contributions
Founder of innovative experiential platform Aura Spray

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech professional with expertise in marketing and business development.

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Skills

Core Skills

Marketing StrategyBusiness GrowthSalesSales And MarketingSales Enablement

Other Skills

Social Media MarketingLead GenerationSocial MediaContent StrategyContent MarketingContent DevelopmentCold CallingAdministrationFinanceManagementBusiness AdministrationWealth ManagementBusinessJMPTableau

About

Fintech professional and entrepreneur passionate about building at the intersection of finance, technology, and real-world consumer experiences. Recognized as a Top Women in Finance 2026 and Inspiring Fintech Female 2025 by NYC FinTech Women, with recent recognition featured on the NASDAQ billboard for contributions within the fintech ecosystem. My background spans fintech, payments, and startup environments, where I’ve had the opportunity to work closely with founders, operators, and innovators shaping the future of financial technology. I’m also the founder of Aura Spray, an experiential platform bringing interactive scent experiences and brand activations into high-traffic nightlife venues. The vision is to explore how physical environments can become new forms of consumer infrastructure and engagement. I’m especially interested in the intersection of: • fintech & payments • emerging commerce platforms • experiential consumer technology • entrepreneurship & startup ecosystems Always excited to connect with founders, operators, and innovators building the future of fintech and consumer platforms.

Experience

Checkbook

2 roles

Growth Manager

Promoted

Aug 2025 – Present · 7 mos · San Mateo, California, United States

Checkbook provides payment and disbursement infrastructure that helps businesses send funds efficiently across multiple payment methods.

Social Media MarketingMarketing StrategyLead GenerationSocial MediaContent StrategyContent Marketing+2

Business Development Representative

Aug 2024 – Aug 2025 · 1 yr · San Mateo, California, United States

SalesCold Calling

Teleport

Senior Enterprise Sales Development Representative

Dec 2023 – Aug 2024 · 8 mos · Oakland, California, United States

Teleport is the easiest and most secure way for teams to access infrastructure.

Sales and Marketing

Qa wolf

Business Development Representative

Mar 2022 – Sep 2023 · 1 yr 6 mos · Seattle, Washington, United States

QA Wolf gets engineering teams to 80%+ automated end-to-end test coverage in less than 4 months - so they can ship faster with less bugs.

Sales Enablement

Independent electrical contractors, inc. - iec

Executive Assistant

Aug 2021 – Mar 2022 · 7 mos · Lexington, Kentucky, United States

Liaison between 19 member companies, 154 students, 3-5 weekly potential attendees, 30+ monthly course attendees, and Executive Director
Support and manage a high volume of requests and projects, prioritize inquiries, troubleshoot conflicts, ensure smooth day-to-day engagements
Prepare, edit, and complete daily and monthly reports managing large datasets

Cakes by cadi

Business Owner

Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 · 2 yrs

Building a baking business and a customer base through social media platforms
Increased Instagram following by 300% over a two-year period
Featured on @kentuckyartproject and @lexfoodguide on Instagram
Managing inventory, finances, and implementing marketing strategies to increase profits
Reduced spending by 20% and exceeded performance goals by 25%-35% each quarter
Communicate effectively with clients to bring their vision to reality

Forex.com

Currency Trader and Mentor

Aug 2019 – Dec 2019 · 4 mos

Hands-on Foreign Exchange market education including fundamental and technical analysis of 3-5 currency pairs a week, analyzing risk-to-reward ratios, and developing trading plans
Actively mentored and supervised a team of 3 individuals utilizing my knowledge

Paparazzi accessories

Independent Sales Consultant

May 2019 – Oct 2021 · 2 yrs 5 mos

Planned and executed sales events on social media and in-person
Identified target market and remained up-to-date on current trends to order inventory
Focused on achieving and exceeding individual sales goals and reducing customer churn rate
Oversaw 2 consulting professionals, encouraging sales and provided training on effective strategies