Top Talent like Cory are on Pangea

Pangea, a YC company, connects companies with fractional talent. Fractional hiring allows companies to move faster and work with more specialized talent, while giving talent more flexibility and independence. If you are talent open to fractional work, apply here. If you’re a company looking for high-quality fractional talent, learn more here.

Cory Lesher

Data Analyst
Los Angeles, CA, US
Marketing Analytics
Marketing Strategy
SQL
R Studio
Statistical Modeling
Data Analysis
Data Visualization
Available for hire fromNegotiable
Contracts
A marketing-empathetic analyst that enjoys introducing under-utilized data to answer questions and unlock efficiencies.
I’ve spent my professional career working with or on growth teams in figuring out how to best deploy money and resources. Over that time, I’ve worked best when existing at the intersection of analytics, marketing, and engineering teams and bringing thoughtful questions and analyses to the table with the goal of making operations as efficient and as logical as possible. It's all able to come together because of the empathy and understanding I have for each team, and my ability to effectively speak each team's language.

Projects

Marketing Analytics Consulting

Worked with a Santa Monica-based startup to reorganize their data warehouse (BigQuery/Fivetran) and create updated reporting pipelines. Supported marketing questions (CAC & LTV, segmentation) that were used in fundraising conversations and day-to-day operations.See More

Work History

R

Senior Data Scientist

RecastFull-time Employee
H

Senior Growth Marketing Analyst

HungryrootFull-time EmployeeJun 2023 - Dec 2024 • 1 yr 7 moso Built and owned our Media Mix Model (using Robyn) contributing to 30% YoY growth o Designed and analyzed a series of GeoLift incrementality experiments to support performance marketing o Scoped and built preliminary tree-based models to support customer retention o Enabled retention function by creating actionable customer data via segmentation/clustering o Served as a stakeholder for the overhaul of our data model and tooling
C

Marketing Analytics Consultant

CMLUS LLCo Reorganized data infra to support marketing reporting for fundraising efforts (Needed) o Onboarded and automated MMM flow for a notable marketing agency (Redbird) o Supported marketing and sourcing analytics and fundraising data (Flamingo Estate)
O

Growth Marketing

OuterApr 2021 - Jan 2023 • 1 yr 10 moso Implemented a marketing measurement stack utilizing media mix modeling, open-source geo-lift tools, and third-party tooling to inform channel mix o Guided the development and adoption of a ML model outputting predicted revenue to inform spend decisions and serve as an in-platform optimization signal o Influenced foundational efforts to operationalize our Neighborhood Showroom program and respective network effects as an organic lever for growth to grow revenue 2x YoY o Collaborated on fundraising materials to communicate department KPIs for $50MM Series B Round and subsequent board meetings o Maintained advertising efficiency on Facebook and Google in 2021 through iOS14.5+ and 300% increase in spend o Collaborated across the company to tackle problems ranging from plateauing sales to event/data instrumentation
M

Account Manager

MetaAug 2018 - Mar 2021 • 2 yrs 8 moso Consulted clients in developing of lead-scoring systems, attribution frameworks, and basic pLTV models to further optimize performance and efficiency of marketing efforts o Delivered QBRs to update clients on performance and benchmark product usage to the industry o Accelerated a client’s growth 292% (budget increase to ~$5MM) in 2020 through rigorous performance evaluation, creative testing, C- and VP-level relationship management, and advanced signal and optimization work o Pioneered the development for v1.0 of a ML (random forest) intent model made to utilize data to better identify higher quality users across FFAS o Exceeded internal goals for 360 clients having implemented Conversions API by 372 (203% growth) as co-lead of implementation planning (600% growth in Q4 alone)

Education

University of Pennsylvania

Bachelors of Science, EconomicsAug 2014 - May 2018

How Pangea Works

Effortlessly discover top talent

We've distilled the candidate search from endless hours down to just a few minutes. Using Pangea's AI-powered search tools, you can find top fractional talent able to take on your next project. Our system looks at your company's niche and your needs to find the perfect match faster than any traditional hiring platform.

Start working with talent today

The top talent on Pangea is ready to get started with you right now. You can message or hire a candidate right from their profile page and start assigning work as soon as they respond. And the best part? Pangea's fractional contract structure lets you start small and ramp up as your needs change, keeping your costs manageable and your team's capabliities flexible.

Track work and invoices in one place

Assign tasks, track progress, and complete invoices all on Pangea. We've combined every part of the hiring process into one platform to eliminate the miscommunication that's unavoidable on other freelance platforms. We even send out 1099s to your contractors at the end of the year!

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A marketing-empathetic analyst that enjoys introducing under-utilized data to answer questions and unlock efficiencies.
I’ve spent my professional career working with or on growth teams in figuring out how to best deploy money and resources. Over that time, I’ve worked best when existing at the intersection of analytics, marketing, and engineering teams and bringing thoughtful questions and analyses to the table with the goal of making operations as efficient and as logical as possible. It's all able to come together because of the empathy and understanding I have for each team, and my ability to effectively speak each team's language.

Talk with a Talent Expert

Members of our team are available to help you speed through the hiring process.
Available Now
Book a Call

Top Talent like Cory are on Pangea

Pangea, a YC company, connects companies with fractional talent. Fractional hiring allows companies to move faster and work with more specialized talent, while giving talent more flexibility and independence. If you are talent open to fractional work, apply here. If you’re a company looking for high-quality fractional talent, learn more here.

Cory Lesher

Data Analyst
Los Angeles, CA, US
Marketing Analytics
Marketing Strategy
SQL
R Studio
Statistical Modeling
Data Analysis
Data Visualization
Available for hire fromNegotiable
Contracts

Projects

Marketing Analytics Consulting

Worked with a Santa Monica-based startup to reorganize their data warehouse (BigQuery/Fivetran) and create updated reporting pipelines. Supported marketing questions (CAC & LTV, segmentation) that were used in fundraising conversations and day-to-day operations.

Work History

R

Senior Data Scientist

RecastFull-time Employee
H

Senior Growth Marketing Analyst

HungryrootFull-time EmployeeJun 2023 - Dec 2024 • 1 yr 7 moso Built and owned our Media Mix Model (using Robyn) contributing to 30% YoY growth o Designed and analyzed a series of GeoLift incrementality experiments to support performance marketing o Scoped and built preliminary tree-based models to support customer retention o Enabled retention function by creating actionable customer data via segmentation/clustering o Served as a stakeholder for the overhaul of our data model and tooling
C

Marketing Analytics Consultant

CMLUS LLCo Reorganized data infra to support marketing reporting for fundraising efforts (Needed) o Onboarded and automated MMM flow for a notable marketing agency (Redbird) o Supported marketing and sourcing analytics and fundraising data (Flamingo Estate)
O

Growth Marketing

OuterApr 2021 - Jan 2023 • 1 yr 10 moso Implemented a marketing measurement stack utilizing media mix modeling, open-source geo-lift tools, and third-party tooling to inform channel mix o Guided the development and adoption of a ML model outputting predicted revenue to inform spend decisions and serve as an in-platform optimization signal o Influenced foundational efforts to operationalize our Neighborhood Showroom program and respective network effects as an organic lever for growth to grow revenue 2x YoY o Collaborated on fundraising materials to communicate department KPIs for $50MM Series B Round and subsequent board meetings o Maintained advertising efficiency on Facebook and Google in 2021 through iOS14.5+ and 300% increase in spend o Collaborated across the company to tackle problems ranging from plateauing sales to event/data instrumentation
M

Account Manager

MetaAug 2018 - Mar 2021 • 2 yrs 8 moso Consulted clients in developing of lead-scoring systems, attribution frameworks, and basic pLTV models to further optimize performance and efficiency of marketing efforts o Delivered QBRs to update clients on performance and benchmark product usage to the industry o Accelerated a client’s growth 292% (budget increase to ~$5MM) in 2020 through rigorous performance evaluation, creative testing, C- and VP-level relationship management, and advanced signal and optimization work o Pioneered the development for v1.0 of a ML (random forest) intent model made to utilize data to better identify higher quality users across FFAS o Exceeded internal goals for 360 clients having implemented Conversions API by 372 (203% growth) as co-lead of implementation planning (600% growth in Q4 alone)

Education

University of Pennsylvania

Bachelors of Science, EconomicsAug 2014 - May 2018

How Pangea Works

Effortlessly discover top talent

We've distilled the candidate search from endless hours down to just a few minutes. Using Pangea's AI-powered search tools, you can find top fractional talent able to take on your next project. Our system looks at your company's niche and your needs to find the perfect match faster than any traditional hiring platform.

Start working with talent today

The top talent on Pangea is ready to get started with you right now. You can message or hire a candidate right from their profile page and start assigning work as soon as they respond. And the best part? Pangea's fractional contract structure lets you start small and ramp up as your needs change, keeping your costs manageable and your team's capabliities flexible.

Track work and invoices in one place

Assign tasks, track progress, and complete invoices all on Pangea. We've combined every part of the hiring process into one platform to eliminate the miscommunication that's unavoidable on other freelance platforms. We even send out 1099s to your contractors at the end of the year!

Talk with a Talent Expert

Members of our team are available to help you speed through the hiring process.
Available Now
Book a Call
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