Feras Alhlou Email & Phone Number

San Jose, Ca, Us

San Jose, Ca, Us

• Advise founders on growth strategies, including exit events.• Share what I learned in 20+ years of startups: to draw lessons from setbacks and to pivot towards more promising opportunities.• Serve as a mentor, providing guidance backed by extensive experience in business strategy, consulting, and all aspects of startups, including marketing, sales, accounting, legal, back office, and people ops.• Guide founders to foster lasting organizational cultures of engagement, achievement, client satisfaction, and stakeholder value.• Give back to the startup community (with no strings attached) by responding to founders' questions on https://www.youtube.com/@StatrUpWithFeras & https://www.StartUpWithFeras.com.

Dubai, Uae, Ae

• Lead the strategic direction and growth in North America, Europe, & MENA.• Support team in scaling the business, and foster a culture of learning, achievement, and increasing stakeholder value. • Build alliances and industry partnerships across the martech stack to enable client success in digital transformation initiatives.• Attract top industry talent to deliver measurable results to e-CENS clients and continuously improve company culture and bottom line.

Washington, Dc, Us

• A life-long donor, surpassing 100 blood units donated.• Committed to generating awareness about the dire need for blood to save lives and alleviate suffering. • Using advocacy and proven leadership to leverage corporate connections for securing blood drive sponsors, donors, and volunteers. • Partner with Red Cross leadership and staff to expand the community network and support the mission of the Red Cross to ensure an adequate year-round blood supply.• Advocate for policy priorities with government officials.

• Dedicated to training young students, fostering their physical and mental development and instilling a strong sense of discipline and respect in students, both on and off the mat.• Work with adult Aikido learners as an assistant instructor, supporting their advancement through belt levels• Continue to learn and adapt to meet students’ needs by embracing their curiosity, energy, and unique strengths.

• Established a robust DC-based advocacy infrastructure (including 501c3, 501c4, 527 organizations).• Developed annual goals, operational plans, and budgets to ensure organizational efficiency.• Successfully drove over 300% year-over-year growth for two nonprofits.• Laid the foundation for lasting organizational cultures that benefited all stakeholders.

• Successfully integrated the acquired company (E-Nor) into Cardinal Path/Merkle/Dentsu in the US, Canada, and MENA.• Bolstered company’s position as the #1 global reseller of Google Analytics Enterprise and led the organization to achieve the highly coveted full-stack Google Marketing Platform reseller designation.• Delivered strategic thought leadership for the organization and Fortune 500 clients by navigating the seismic industry shifts in consumer insight, digital transformation, and privacy.• As part of the executive team, led the organization to exceed profitability targets during 2020 (through Covid-19) by implementing effective operational strategies while prioritizing client retention and employee well-being.

Dubai, Uae, Ae

• Led the successful spin-off from E-Nor of the Dubai-based MENA digital analytics agency following the Dentsu acquisition.• Provided strategic planning for growth during Covid-19. (Company grew at more than 20%)• Managed a successful exit.

Santa Clara, California, Us

• Led the successful sale of the company to Dentsu's Cardinal Path subsidiary.• Pivoted the company in 2012 to specialize in enterprise digital analytics and became a top Google partner/reseller to Fortune 500 and government, and led a 35%+ YoY growth in consulting and license revenue.• Pioneered remote workplace environment across 11 U.S. States and 5 countries while expanding sales and operations in MENA.• Established an unparalleled commitment to the well-being of team members, including a sizable employment award program.• Committed to and delivered an annual charitable contribution totaling 1-2% of company revenue.

Au

• Consistently ranked among WSI's top earners (out of 1500 global consultants).• Earned membership in global franchise advisory council.• Became WSI’s global ambassador to train and mentor marketing consultants throughout North America, Latin America, EMEA, and APAC.

Nasr City, Cairo, Eg

• Built the Cairo-based web development and mobile pay company from the ground up to 40+ team members.• Nurtured local talent to become subject matter experts and to provide offshore services for the US, Canada, and EU markets.• Led the spin-off of the company to a successful exit.

Us

• Established and grew a world-class professional services organization deploying infrastructure VoIP solutions to tier-1 phone and cable companies.• Part of the management team who raised $75M (C round) to fuel the company’s rapid growth.

• Hardware Design Engineer, Project Manager, and Director of Professional Services.

Ms, Engineering/Industrial Management

Bs, Electrical Engineering