As a dedicated professional, I lead the strategic direction and management of partnerships across Newfold’s portfolio of brands, including Bluehost, Yoast, Web.com, Network Solutions, and Domain.com. My key responsibilities encompass:Strategic Planning: Crafting and executing robust strategies that align with organizational goals.Cross-Functional Coordination: Collaborating seamlessly with internal and external stakeholders to drive successful partnerships.Negotiation Expertise: Skillfully navigating economic terms and incentives.Business Opportunity Assessment: Evaluating potential opportunities and risks to maximize growth.Competitive Landscape Analysis: Continuously monitoring industry shifts and adapting our approach accordingly.M&A: Strategically assessing partner and merger/acquisition prospects, co-leading inorganic growth opportunities within Newfold.Leadership Alignment: Coordinating closely with top leadership and the board on high-potential M&A opportunities.

Business development and strategic partnership director with experience in building, managing and growing software as a service, cloud and hosting solutions. Consistent track record of driving double-digit growth of product lines both through the deployment of joint partner initiatives and development of new product lines. Strong track record of driving enterprise value creation by structuring innovative offers through partnerships. Built and managed both product management and business development teams that have consistently exceeded expectations.

A founding employee at V3 Systems, Inc., created and developed strategic partnerships to achieve the first sales of appliances throughout the world. Responsible for creation/execution of go to market plan to facilitate the sales cycle in USA, Europe, Latin America, AUS/NZ, Taiwan and S. Africa. Developed international supply chain with Fusion-IO, Supermicro, LG, Intel and VMware.