Head of BD & Partnerships with 10+ years building high-ticket B2B sales and ecosystems from zero to scale: 800+ closed deals and partnerships, ~$40M+ in commercial value. Clients include NASDAQ-listed companies, Top-100 CMC projects, Tech Unicorns, Financial Institutions.
What you get:
Revenue ownership, end to end — from ICP and outbound to negotiation and closing, no hand-holding needed: took a startup from zero to €1M+ revenue and 60+ B2B clients in year one.
Parallel execution, fast re-prioritization — currently running BD across 5 product lines at once (AI infra, Launchpad, SaaS, Accelerator, L1 Blockchain).
A pattern library, not one playbook — advised and mentored 20+ startups on BD, GTM, and sales architecture; I've seen what works at every stage, so I don't experiment on your budget. Supported WhiteBridge's TGE GTM — 11.09x from IDO price.
Doors that open warm — 200+ Tier-1 relationships (IBM, AlibabaCloud, KuCoin, BNB, LayerZero, Chainlink) plus a public industry presence: 30+ podcast, AMAs, and interview appearances.
Teams that perform without me in the room — hired, trained, and scaled commercial teams of 3–19; built onboarding, training, and reporting systems; recently hired junior BD for Pad closed 9 high-ticket deals within 6 months.
ChainGPT
AI & Web3 Ecosystem
AI Infrastructure app.chaingpt.org
Built the full sales infrastructure from scratch: cross-department CRM (8 pipelines, full automation & reporting) and a multi-channel outbound engine (Telegram, LinkedIn, email, Discord, X) that opened 300+ conversations with Top-500 CMC projects, unicorns, and Tier-1-backed startups
Led BD GTM and execution for the $CGPT Solana expansion, closing 15+ Tier-1 partnerships, including Solayer, DRiP, Magic Eden, Birdeye, Neon EVM, and Metaplex; resulting in 7,000+ new retail investors.
Closed 90+ strategic partnerships incl. BNB, TRON, IBM; secured 3 free CEX listings with user activation campaigns, saving the company ~$80K in listing fees; co-launched Solidity LLM OS with AlibabaCloud; secured grants incl. $50K from Hedera and $10K from COTI.
Built the B2B builder program from scratch and onboarded 80+ builders within 6 months, including CertiK, PlayAI, Port3, Dmail, Carbon, Dormint, and others.
Launchpad / InfoFi pad.chaingpt.org
Developed and executed the BD GTM strategy for InfoFi Buzz, resulting in 20+ announced T1 partners and 5 signed clients within the first month.
Closed and announced strategic partnerships with KuCoin, Gate, MEXC, BloFin, BingX, BTSE, Sonic, Arbitrum, COTI, Yellow, and other T1 brands.
Developed and launched a Agents Program, onboarding 80+ independent agents who referred 50 qualified projects within the first month.
Trained and helped junior BD close 9 deals within 6 months.
SaaS / White-Label Products saas.chaingpt.org
Built the GTM foundation for ChainGPT white-label SaaS offerings, including WL Launchpad, WL Vesting, and WL Staking.
Created outreach logic, sales materials, follow-up flows, proposals, and GTM tests for white-label products, contributing to 3 WL Launchpad deployments ($100K+ each).
Labs Accelerator / Incubator labs.chaingpt.org
Onboarded partners that provided ecosystem grants, support, exclusive perks to accelerator, including CMC, CoinGecko, CertiK, Nansen, Aethir, IBC Group, CryptoRank, and 20+ more Tier-1/Tier-2 companies.
Advised incubated projects (Datai, DePINed, WhiteBridge) on BD and GTM; supported WhiteBridge's TGE execution — 11.09x from IDO price.
AIVM
Layer-1 AI Blockchain
Achievements
Led BD roadmap development, market research, product analysis, and partner strategy for an AI Layer-1 blockchain
Developed the acceleration and grants strategy from scratch, securing grants from $15K to $200K from AlibabaCloud, AWS, GitLab, Amplitude, Datadog, MongoDB, SkyDeck VC, Vercel, and other startup programs within 2 months.
Got AIVM accepted into IBM’s AI Agent Orchestration partnership.
Built and executed outreach across design partners, technical partners, infrastructure providers, AI companies, RWA projects, and strategic ecosystem partners.
Onboarded Stobox and Brickken as RWA design partners; onboarded 14 AI projects as early AIVM builders (OptimAI, Qwen, SmartSentinels, Herond & more).
Led strategic conversations and partnership negotiations with FetchAI, AlibabaCloud, IBM, Vercel, AWS, ElevenLabs, Chainlink, Turnkey, Privy, enso, and others.
claimr
Gami cation Engine, B2B SaaS
Achievements
Built and scaled the full B2B sales, partnership, lead generation, and agent system, covering outbound, sales, nurturing, partner pipeline, customer success, with end-to-end automation.
Closed 80+ paying B2B clients, generating €1M+ in 2024 revenue with an average monthly check of €17,500; clients include Zeebu, ChainGPT, Wirex, Sweatcoin, Mythical Games, Mantle, Metis, Concordium, and other T1 projects.
Managed a 3-person commercial team, including 1 lead generation specialist and 2 account managers.
Developed external sales agent program and onboarded 40+ referral partners, that brought 20+ high-quality deals.
Researched and built a GTM strategy for entering the iGaming market, resulting in 2 paid clients from Tier-1 casinos.
Ambisafe
Blockchain & RWA Products
Achievements
Led commercial and BD operations across blockchain and RWA products, acting as the CEO’s right hand across product positioning, sales, marketing, and operational execution.
Sold and positioned multiple products, including Smart Contract Audits, Cap Table Management SaaS, Security Token Issuance, Asset Tokenization Setup, and Token Sales Platform.
Closed 9 institutional high-ticket deals with NASDAQ companies, banks, brokerage firms, real estate companies, VC funds.
Built the full outbound and sales infrastructure, including prospecting flows, automated outreach, sales call scripts, pitch decks, one-pagers, proposal drafts, messaging, follow-up sequences, and sales process documentation.
Relaunched marketing activity after a 2-year slowdown by analyzing competitors, building a marketing strategy, testing compliant acquisition channels, and managing KOLs and contractors.
Secured $75K in grants from Avalanche, BNB, and Polygon.
Trust Shipping
Logistics, Transportation
Achievements
Built the company structure, sales process, and operating system from the ground up.
Built 3 departments across sales, marketing, and logistics, managing 19 direct reports including team leads.
Hired, trained, and structured a 9-person sales team, splitting it into 2 teams with team leads.
Built the full sales setup from scratch, including funnels, scripts, CRM, sales techniques, reporting, onboarding, and niche-specific training.
Scaled sales team output from ~1 deal per manager per month at the start to 3-6 deals per month within 6 months, with average deal sizes of $15K–$35K.
Launched 3 new business directions after 6 months: South Korea cargo, B2B clients, and EU cargo.
Managed a 4-person marketing function and built systems for hiring, onboarding, reporting, and performance tracking.
INN4Science
Blockchain Development
Achievements
Generated $730K in revenue within 2 years by selling blockchain development, outsourcing, and outsta ng services to global clients.
Closed a $110K deal with a crypto casino client.
Built and executed sales funnels for international markets without geo limitation, covering MENA, EMEA, APAC, and other regions.
Ranked as a top salesperson multiple times based on revenue performance.
Trained and mentored new hires and developed onboarding and gami cation systems to improve sales team ramp-up.
American Service Alliance
Home and Commercial Services
American Service Alliance
Achievements
Promoted from Sales Manager to Head of Department after consistently ranking among the top performers.
Ranked #1 by revenue among ~40 sales managers for 5 months.
Managed a 6-person international team across Ukraine, the United States, and the Philippines.
Led sales operations, reporting, dispute resolution, and coordination with technical teams.
Managed a department that reached $1.2M revenue in its top month and generated ~$300K in monthly gross sales.
Master of Laws LL.M
Master-Logistics Management
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yard[hub] Acceleration Program
Mentor for VC-backed startup founders on BD, growth, sales, partnerships, and GTM within the accelerator program.
ChainGPT Labs Acceleration/Incubation
Advise incubated startups on BD, sales, partnerships, ecosystem development, and GTM execution.
Supported projects including Datai, DePINed, and WhiteBridge
Imperial College London University
Mentor, AI + Blockchain Global University Camp 2025 (Summer & Fall cohorts) - students from the UK and South Korea
Unicorn Tokenization Corp. Licensed Web3 Fund
Developed GTM and partnership strategy targeting portfolio managers, shareholders, and VC funds.
Supported strategic partner development from first touch to mutual agreement signing.
Orderbook Pre-IPO Investing Platform
Helped the product enter new markets and attract B2B partners for tokenized stock cross-listing.
Supported listings and partnership development with Tier-1 Web3 platforms, including CMC, CoinGecko, Alchemy, and others.
Djooky Music Awards
Advised the startup on Web3 market entry, crypto positioning, product adaptation, and TGE preparation.
Helped secure a Polygon grant and supported entry into VanEck acceleration as one of 6 selected projects.
EnTechEco Enterprise SaaS
Helped rebuild GTM strategy after company restructuring, focusing on new markets, new ICPs, and updated sales processes.
The Sales Process
Director of Sales
LeadGen Health Check
Digital Marketing
Crypto Marketing and BD Expert - Cohort 2
Strategic Marketing
Script Writing
Sales Manager
PRJCRT Institute
University of Pennsylvania
Source IT
University of Pennsylvania
SaaS Founders