welcome to my personal + professional portfolio <3

arden turangan.

a sentence about me

i'm a market strategy & growth consultant with experience across fintech startups, hospitality, and financial services.

currently

executing campaigns through digital, in-store, and community channels across the philippines.

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some personal stuff first, then the work. ↓

hi, i'm arden!

runner, dog mom, serial foodie…

i spent the last year living and working in manila, philippines — building go-to-market campaigns for a digital bank, learning tagalog, and discovering that a ₱5 pandesal from a street cart is truly one of the greatest things in the world.

these days i spend my time on market research, creative direction, and building a brand that consumers actually trust. off the clock i travel wherever i can, run marathons i'm not ready for, and spend more time in grocery stores than i probably should.

it's nice to meet you!

born & raised
dallas, tx
coffee order
iced almond milk latte
favorite trip
tokyo, japan

visual diary.

places · races · people
hanoi, vietnammarch 2025
skydivingbest bad idea ever
interlaken, switzerlandnovember 2022
my family <3favorite people in the world
houston half marathontime — 1:43:28
trevi fountainrome, italy (2022)
turkey trot 2023running is always better w/ friends
mount fuji, japanoctober 2025

what i'm up to right now

training for

dallas marathon 2026.

my 5th attempt at convincing my body that 26.2 miles is a reasonable thing to do on a sunday morning.

learning

SQL, but for real this time.

learning to work directly with data rather than relying on someone to pull it for me!

attempting

the art of sourdough.

a work in progress. currently somewhere between "i think this is working" and "why did it do that?"

side project

Canva content + template design.

building social media starter kits for small businesses (content calendar, campaign brief, and post templates).

the path so far.

the short version of the long story.

click me to see my full CV!
2025 – 2026

Market Strategy Consultant

Tonik Digital BankManila, Philippines

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2024 – 2025

Business Operations Lead

AlfalfaLos Angeles, CA, USA

short description of what you did and what shipped.

2024

Brand Experience & Events Coordinator

The Salty DonutAustin, TX, USA

short description of the work and the outcome.

2023 – 2024

Investment Services Associate

Charles Schwab (Internship)Austin, TX, USA

short description of the work and the outcome.

2023

Junior Pricing Analyst

BNSF Railway (Internship)Fort Worth, TX, USA

short description of the work and the outcome.

2020

AP Accounting Assistant

Allegro Development (Internship)Dallas, TX, USA

where it started — a short line on what you took away from it.

2020 — 2024
how i got hereeducation
B.A. in Business Economics The University of Texas at Austin · Finance concentration Honors: Magna Cum Laude · Dean's Honor List (2020–2024) · Economics Honor Society Academic Mentor Activities: Texas Economics Association · Texas Global Scholars · Asian Business Student Association
Student Exchange Program — Fall 2022 Bocconi University — Milan, Italy Business Strategy, Economics, and Managerial Accounting
what i bringskills, tools, certificates
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the work.

campaigns & visuals
campaign

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campaign

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campaign

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writing
a little extra