Emir Elliott-Lindo is a Partnerships Believer. Revenue. Relationship Builder. Driving Impact. at Big Friends Consulting Partners. He possess expertise in business alliances, enterprise software, saas, business development, go to market strategy and 15 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "I have worked with Emir on multiple partner related projects over the last 7+ years. He has the ability to put together comprehensive partner programs that focus on growth and leverage his vast experience and network. He creates mutual value propositions for organizations and sets realistic goals and expectations for each. He is constantly thinking about his team and provides a leadership style that fosters individual growth. He is a champion for all things partnerships!", "Emir and I worked together at Marketo, where he was the VP, Business Development managing the Partnerships team. Emir managed everything from strategic SI partnerships, to key agency partnerships to strategic technology partnerships. In such a broad role, he provided strong leadership and hired/built a solid team of senior BD team members. In addition, Emir worked to strengthen the position of the Partnerships team within Marketo to becoming a valued contributor to overall company growth and success- he did this by improving partner relationships, driving increased presence in market and improving the measurable impact of partners. For me personally, Emir was a mentor and manager- and he taught me several of the areas that I have been able to leverage in my own Partnerships career- a great example being Emir teaching me how to work on comprehensive partner go to market plans to drive success. Emir is also the consummate partnerships/BD leader- he knows everyone in the MarTech industry, he is the friendliest and most well-liked person, he can build and mentor teams of senior contributors and he can drive real business impact.", and "I had the pleasure of being hired by, and directly reporting to, Emir at Marketo. If there is a more well-connected, well-liked, and respected person in this industry I have yet to meet him or her. Kevin Bacon and his six degrees of separation have nothing on this guy! It is a rare boss who ends up becoming a good personal friend after you stop working together but you'll find Emir has many, many people who first met him as a work colleague but became life long friends after they moved on to new endeavors, including myself. My litmus test for a highly effective manager has always been to look at how many people used to work for this person at a prior company and later followed them to other companies. Emir clears that hurdle with ease and I truly hope we get to work together in the near future."