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United Kingdom

• Secured a 12-month contract with a key UK Pharma supplier with an 8-figure value, leveraging my industry network and negotiation skills, resulting in a highly profitable long-term contract.
• Consult for and separately mentor various fast-growing start-ups/scale-ups and their founders.Orchestrated a comprehensive market entry strategy for a US-based AI startup into the UK market, resulting in a successful.
• Guided a fintech startup from Series A to Series B funding, resulting in a 65% increase in valuation and securing more than £30 million in new investment.
• Implemented an operational overhaul for a health tech startup, improving service delivery efficiency by 40% and reducing operational costs by £250,000 annually.

• Held pivotal roles as Group COO & Special Adviser at VeUP & Quadri Ventures at this Tech B2B & Venture Capital vehicle, directly responsible for group strategy development and execution across a Tech Consultancy, VC.
• Achieved a 600% growth in VeUP's revenue, reaching approximately $30 Million by Q1 2024.
• Led the formulation and execution of strategy, securing €30 Million in post-seed funding for the group.
• Designed and implemented a revenue department scaling strategy, integrating specialised roles, marketing, AI, and automation tools, resulting in a 20-fold increase in MQLs and SQLs.
• Instituted organisational structures, governance, and departmental KPIs; recruited key senior roles anticipating 2024's growth.
• Streamlined Quadri Ventures' investment review processes, leading to eight significant investments over six months, totalling over $30 Million.

London, GB

New York, NY, US

Pavilion (formerly Revenue Collective) is a private, invitation-only community of sales and marketing executives at growth-focused companies.

London, England, GB

• As Chief of Staff at a SaaS Enterprise B2B hyper-growth scale-up serving FTSE 100 clients, I led the execution of the CEO's strategic vision, driving significant growth and market success. My role involved translating.
• Achieved an 18% reduction in travel costs, managing five offices and establishing a new legal department, saving over $100,000 annually.
• Spearheaded the implementation of OKRs across 300 employees in 5 time zones, significantly improving sales conversion rates and revenue through restructuring and new commission structures.
• Delivered a global event for 250 people, achieving 40% per person savings, and opened four global offices with a $9 million investment.
• Transitioned 70 contractors to full-time employees in India with a $350,000 investment and initiated a 5-year PhD support program with over $1.5 million investment.
• Drove a 300% increase in data-science pipeline revenue within eight weeks, managed ISO27001 and SOC2 accreditations, led the rapid rollout of Intercom and secured over $300,000 in cost savings.

London, Greater London, GB

• Focused on developing the Enterprise accounts team whilst working with the CEO to pivot the business away from SMB.
• Agreed on pilot projects with nine clients, streamlined Salesforce setup for efficient workflows and delivered MEDDPICC sales training.

London, England, GB

• Spearheaded BlueOptima's expansion into the Energy and Telecoms sectors, creating a dedicated vertical team and implementing companywide revenue operations reporting.
• Led the development and market launch of two MVP-stage products in direct collaboration with the CEO & CTO, which gained significant traction and now generate substantial revenue.
• Cultivated high-value C-suite relationships, securing a deal with the world's largest global mining corp with the potential for a long-term seven-figure ARR.

London, London, GB

• Invested a five-figure sum and successfully exited the business after one year with a 300%+ ARR increase.
• Responsible for fundraising, finance, cash flow, marketing and growth strategy, enterprise account management and KPI metrics.
• Secured listings with two of the five biggest national UK distributors and raised a six-figure sum from the first round of UK investments.

Project managed various projects, personally specialising in cash flow management, project planning, organisation and timeline management.