Experience

Open Landscape Network

• Canada
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  OLN fills the gap in helping long term environmental conservation projects scale up their impact & operations efficiently and effectively, so they can meet funder's needs, unlock additional funds, and scale even further. OLN fills the gap in helping long term environmental conservation projects scale up their impact & operations efficiently and effectively, so they can meet funder's needs, unlock additional funds, and scale even further.



SFU VentureLabs

• Canada
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive In Residence

  • Oct 2019 - Present

  VentureLabs® is a world-class technology business accelerator program delivered by Simon Fraser University in partnership with the NRC IRAP, the BC Innovation Council, University partners including Ryerson University, the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, the University of Victoria, the British Columbia Institute of Technology, the Emily Carr University of Art + Design, government and industry partners. As an EiR I'm helping multiple companies grow & succeed, as well as helping… Show more VentureLabs® is a world-class technology business accelerator program delivered by Simon Fraser University in partnership with the NRC IRAP, the BC Innovation Council, University partners including Ryerson University, the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, the University of Victoria, the British Columbia Institute of Technology, the Emily Carr University of Art + Design, government and industry partners. As an EiR I'm helping multiple companies grow & succeed, as well as helping design and improve the program that SFU VentureLabs offers, including several critical educational modules and panel moderations. I also (solely) take care of all pre-screening and screening efforts for new applicants, and organize and am a critical input provider to annual member reviews as well, even if I do not directly mentor them. Show less VentureLabs® is a world-class technology business accelerator program delivered by Simon Fraser University in partnership with the NRC IRAP, the BC Innovation Council, University partners including Ryerson University, the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, the University of Victoria, the British Columbia Institute of Technology, the Emily Carr University of Art + Design, government and industry partners. As an EiR I'm helping multiple companies grow & succeed, as well as helping… Show more VentureLabs® is a world-class technology business accelerator program delivered by Simon Fraser University in partnership with the NRC IRAP, the BC Innovation Council, University partners including Ryerson University, the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, the University of Victoria, the British Columbia Institute of Technology, the Emily Carr University of Art + Design, government and industry partners. As an EiR I'm helping multiple companies grow & succeed, as well as helping design and improve the program that SFU VentureLabs offers, including several critical educational modules and panel moderations. I also (solely) take care of all pre-screening and screening efforts for new applicants, and organize and am a critical input provider to annual member reviews as well, even if I do not directly mentor them. Show less



Foresight Cleantech Accelerator Centre

• Entrepreneur in Residence & Program Advisor

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  Foresight cleantech accelerator is a Canada-wide virtual cleantech with the mission to make Canada leading in the world when it comes to the race to netzero and ESG-responsibility. With hundreds of companies in their accelerator program as well as projects, government relations, cross-border activities and more, Foresight's footprint and impact cannot be denied. At Foresight I'm a primary mentor for companies in the accelerator, as well as one of the few Program Advisors to the… Show more Foresight cleantech accelerator is a Canada-wide virtual cleantech with the mission to make Canada leading in the world when it comes to the race to netzero and ESG-responsibility. With hundreds of companies in their accelerator program as well as projects, government relations, cross-border activities and more, Foresight's footprint and impact cannot be denied. At Foresight I'm a primary mentor for companies in the accelerator, as well as one of the few Program Advisors to the accelerator itself. I also moderate the Kickstart program and am a EIR in both the Launch as well as Grow stream (each aimed at different maturity stages). Lastly, I've contributed to creating a progress assessment system as well as learning modules. Show less Foresight cleantech accelerator is a Canada-wide virtual cleantech with the mission to make Canada leading in the world when it comes to the race to netzero and ESG-responsibility. With hundreds of companies in their accelerator program as well as projects, government relations, cross-border activities and more, Foresight's footprint and impact cannot be denied. At Foresight I'm a primary mentor for companies in the accelerator, as well as one of the few Program Advisors to the… Show more Foresight cleantech accelerator is a Canada-wide virtual cleantech with the mission to make Canada leading in the world when it comes to the race to netzero and ESG-responsibility. With hundreds of companies in their accelerator program as well as projects, government relations, cross-border activities and more, Foresight's footprint and impact cannot be denied. At Foresight I'm a primary mentor for companies in the accelerator, as well as one of the few Program Advisors to the accelerator itself. I also moderate the Kickstart program and am a EIR in both the Launch as well as Grow stream (each aimed at different maturity stages). Lastly, I've contributed to creating a progress assessment system as well as learning modules. Show less



CoFoundersLab

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Featured Advisor

  • Jan 2020 - Jul 2022

  Would love a chat/advisory session on topics like GTM strategy, growth, fundraising, multi-sided marketplaces, mobile apps....you name it: https://advisors.cofounderslab.com/users/136104 Would love a chat/advisory session on topics like GTM strategy, growth, fundraising, multi-sided marketplaces, mobile apps....you name it: https://advisors.cofounderslab.com/users/136104



Self-Employed

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Business Consultant - Start-up Growth focus

  • 2019 - Feb 2022

  Helping out a very select number of businesses as a contracted Consultant. Mostly focused on start-ups; given my experience I provide business guidance + growth hacking, marketing, ops, and sales input as well as direct involvement when needed. Could use some advice or active help to hit that next milestone? --> Happy to do a free assessment with some tips, and we can see afterwards what makes sense as next steps. Helping out a very select number of businesses as a contracted Consultant. Mostly focused on start-ups; given my experience I provide business guidance + growth hacking, marketing, ops, and sales input as well as direct involvement when needed. Could use some advice or active help to hit that next milestone? --> Happy to do a free assessment with some tips, and we can see afterwards what makes sense as next steps.



Granted Consulting

• Canada
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director

  • Mar 2020 - Oct 2021

  Turnaround project for a local consultancy focused on helping SME leverage the 60+ billion in grants in Canada. Joined just before COVID happened, picked up management directly together with the founder. In 1.5 years I transitioned the team to remote, put focus in operations, targets, and structure, grew the team times 4, grew revenue by a factor of 4.3, and went from roughly breaking even to a 45+% profit margin. And, importantly, as a result Granted has been able to help way more… Show more Turnaround project for a local consultancy focused on helping SME leverage the 60+ billion in grants in Canada. Joined just before COVID happened, picked up management directly together with the founder. In 1.5 years I transitioned the team to remote, put focus in operations, targets, and structure, grew the team times 4, grew revenue by a factor of 4.3, and went from roughly breaking even to a 45+% profit margin. And, importantly, as a result Granted has been able to help way more companies grow and succeed by leveraging grants! Show less Turnaround project for a local consultancy focused on helping SME leverage the 60+ billion in grants in Canada. Joined just before COVID happened, picked up management directly together with the founder. In 1.5 years I transitioned the team to remote, put focus in operations, targets, and structure, grew the team times 4, grew revenue by a factor of 4.3, and went from roughly breaking even to a 45+% profit margin. And, importantly, as a result Granted has been able to help way more… Show more Turnaround project for a local consultancy focused on helping SME leverage the 60+ billion in grants in Canada. Joined just before COVID happened, picked up management directly together with the founder. In 1.5 years I transitioned the team to remote, put focus in operations, targets, and structure, grew the team times 4, grew revenue by a factor of 4.3, and went from roughly breaking even to a 45+% profit margin. And, importantly, as a result Granted has been able to help way more companies grow and succeed by leveraging grants! Show less



Giftloop

• India

• CEO & Co-Founder

  • 2018 - 2019

  US-based Android mobile app in the reward space. Giftloop represents an alternative way of earning for consumers by combining the best of what is already in the market + our own innovation on top Within 10 months of joining I: a) Increased revenue by a factor 10 b) Reduced overhead need substantially c) Made it net profitable for 4 consecutive months (with no sign of slowing down) d) While maintaining double digit growth numbers I left Giftloop in extremely… Show more US-based Android mobile app in the reward space. Giftloop represents an alternative way of earning for consumers by combining the best of what is already in the market + our own innovation on top Within 10 months of joining I: a) Increased revenue by a factor 10 b) Reduced overhead need substantially c) Made it net profitable for 4 consecutive months (with no sign of slowing down) d) While maintaining double digit growth numbers I left Giftloop in extremely advantageous position going into 2019: Profitable, stable, and growing substantially. I also left detailed & clear roadmaps (monetization, user acquisition, and product dev) to attain exponential success. Why did I leave? --> a lesson for any entrepreneur, pick your investors/partners wisely ;) Acquired skills: Expert in the mobile advertising space. Both a) Grow the user base of the app b) Especially: optimally monetize the app with as little negative UX (and therefore churn) impact as possible. During this time I also managed the tech team directly (backend + frontend) with various tools like Jira, Github, DynamoDB and more. Primary product focus was on building new app features, improve stability & scaleability, and minimize fraud (in which I am quite well versed as well now). Show less US-based Android mobile app in the reward space. Giftloop represents an alternative way of earning for consumers by combining the best of what is already in the market + our own innovation on top Within 10 months of joining I: a) Increased revenue by a factor 10 b) Reduced overhead need substantially c) Made it net profitable for 4 consecutive months (with no sign of slowing down) d) While maintaining double digit growth numbers I left Giftloop in extremely… Show more US-based Android mobile app in the reward space. Giftloop represents an alternative way of earning for consumers by combining the best of what is already in the market + our own innovation on top Within 10 months of joining I: a) Increased revenue by a factor 10 b) Reduced overhead need substantially c) Made it net profitable for 4 consecutive months (with no sign of slowing down) d) While maintaining double digit growth numbers I left Giftloop in extremely advantageous position going into 2019: Profitable, stable, and growing substantially. I also left detailed & clear roadmaps (monetization, user acquisition, and product dev) to attain exponential success. Why did I leave? --> a lesson for any entrepreneur, pick your investors/partners wisely ;) Acquired skills: Expert in the mobile advertising space. Both a) Grow the user base of the app b) Especially: optimally monetize the app with as little negative UX (and therefore churn) impact as possible. During this time I also managed the tech team directly (backend + frontend) with various tools like Jira, Github, DynamoDB and more. Primary product focus was on building new app features, improve stability & scaleability, and minimize fraud (in which I am quite well versed as well now). Show less



Helpling

• Germany
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Managing Director & Co-Founder

  • 2014 - 2017

  Helpling is currently active in Germany, France, UK, Ireland, Italy, UAE, Singapore, Australia, and the Netherlands. Founded in NL in 2014, I have grown the Dutch entity to be the second largest country after DE, ahead of the 3 years older UK entity (overtook them after 3 years). I have also achieved local profitability while maintaining consistent growth. My tasks and responsibilities were: Managing the Dutch entity & team from A to Z, including but not limited to 1… Show more Helpling is currently active in Germany, France, UK, Ireland, Italy, UAE, Singapore, Australia, and the Netherlands. Founded in NL in 2014, I have grown the Dutch entity to be the second largest country after DE, ahead of the 3 years older UK entity (overtook them after 3 years). I have also achieved local profitability while maintaining consistent growth. My tasks and responsibilities were: Managing the Dutch entity & team from A to Z, including but not limited to 1. Operations 2. Sales & partnerships 3. Marketing (online and offline) 4. PR 5. Product enhancements (IT) Other: Speaking position at various events throughout the years, from Financial Credit Management to Startup festivals to HR summits. 3 examples: Speaker at Sprout Challenger Day 2014, 30th of October. Topic: How to build a Multinational within 171 days. Speaker at Week van de Ondernemer 2015, 16 April 2015. Topic: How to scale internationally in an internet driven business environment. Speaker at Week van de Ondernemer 2016. Topic: Labour market of the future: Gig economy. Maximizing the opportunity while mitigating the risks. - Published various opinion pieces in major newspaper on the perks and benefits of the gig economy, pleading legislative governmental change to create thousands of new jobs. (Happy to send links upon request) - Participated and presented in various discussion with parliament and governmental representatives regarding legislative change and the opportunities sharing economy and the gig economy provides Show less Helpling is currently active in Germany, France, UK, Ireland, Italy, UAE, Singapore, Australia, and the Netherlands. Founded in NL in 2014, I have grown the Dutch entity to be the second largest country after DE, ahead of the 3 years older UK entity (overtook them after 3 years). I have also achieved local profitability while maintaining consistent growth. My tasks and responsibilities were: Managing the Dutch entity & team from A to Z, including but not limited to 1… Show more Helpling is currently active in Germany, France, UK, Ireland, Italy, UAE, Singapore, Australia, and the Netherlands. Founded in NL in 2014, I have grown the Dutch entity to be the second largest country after DE, ahead of the 3 years older UK entity (overtook them after 3 years). I have also achieved local profitability while maintaining consistent growth. My tasks and responsibilities were: Managing the Dutch entity & team from A to Z, including but not limited to 1. Operations 2. Sales & partnerships 3. Marketing (online and offline) 4. PR 5. Product enhancements (IT) Other: Speaking position at various events throughout the years, from Financial Credit Management to Startup festivals to HR summits. 3 examples: Speaker at Sprout Challenger Day 2014, 30th of October. Topic: How to build a Multinational within 171 days. Speaker at Week van de Ondernemer 2015, 16 April 2015. Topic: How to scale internationally in an internet driven business environment. Speaker at Week van de Ondernemer 2016. Topic: Labour market of the future: Gig economy. Maximizing the opportunity while mitigating the risks. - Published various opinion pieces in major newspaper on the perks and benefits of the gig economy, pleading legislative governmental change to create thousands of new jobs. (Happy to send links upon request) - Participated and presented in various discussion with parliament and governmental representatives regarding legislative change and the opportunities sharing economy and the gig economy provides Show less



CompareHero.my

• Managing Director & Co-Founder

  • 2013 - 2014

  Founded and built up Comparehero.my. A financial comparison platform for consumers. Managed everything from A to Z, including Business Dev with key accounts (C-level at major banks and insurers), marketing, finance & investor relations, detailed operations, tech, HR, PR (newspapers to radio to keynote speaking at events) and more. Founded and built up Comparehero.my. A financial comparison platform for consumers. Managed everything from A to Z, including Business Dev with key accounts (C-level at major banks and insurers), marketing, finance & investor relations, detailed operations, tech, HR, PR (newspapers to radio to keynote speaking at events) and more.



Groupon

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Strategic Revenue Management & Planning - Groupon EMA (8 countries)

  • 2012 - 2014

  EMA region: Russia, Poland, Turkey, Ukraine, Emirates, Israel, Romania, South Africa. - Built op Strategic Revenue Management & Planning departments across the region, in total 45+ people at it's height. At its start it was highly fragmented and chaotic, currently 15+ KPIs, process flows, portfolios are in place, on which I manage them daily, and continue to grow and implement at a brisk pace. So far, we have achieved significant YoY and QoQ KPI improvement, becoming a leading region… Show more EMA region: Russia, Poland, Turkey, Ukraine, Emirates, Israel, Romania, South Africa. - Built op Strategic Revenue Management & Planning departments across the region, in total 45+ people at it's height. At its start it was highly fragmented and chaotic, currently 15+ KPIs, process flows, portfolios are in place, on which I manage them daily, and continue to grow and implement at a brisk pace. So far, we have achieved significant YoY and QoQ KPI improvement, becoming a leading region in Groupon International in terms of innovation and department performance. - Strategic Revenue managers are assigned to cities and control what appears on the city website. Areas: deal quality and managing our product and knowledge base (15+ KPIs), mix, rotation & scheduling, as well as managing the salesteams on specifically what they need to go after (lead management, process control, KPI management, and targeting). They also perform a coordinating role as a bridge between field teams and office teams, and act as city-consultants: constant improvement and performance pushing, in both ops (process, analyses) and sales management (from the office); the latter in cooperation with the local City Manager. I report directly to the head of the region; the International Vice President of EMA. For him I have also taken up changing/fixing various areas of Sales Ops (Analysts, BI, Quality Assurance, Marketing) where needed, and have experience in direct sales management for countries where needed (e.g. Poland, South Africa), with above-expectations MoM and QoQ bookings performance growth during my time in each. Also managed the Turkish Str Revenue management team directly for 3 months, with encouraging and significant performance and profit growth each month, and 20+% KPI growth MoM consecutively.

• Head of Deal Quality - Groupon International

  • Nov 2011 - Nov 2012

  Set-up (from scratch) international knowledge sharing and leveraging (from deal quality to company sales + operations processes) for all Groupon countries except US (48 in total). Implemented reporting structures, 'data' mining, and leveraging all this to all Strategic Planning departments, Sales managers, Regional Directors, to CEO's/Managing Directors and International Vice Presidents of Groupon International. Built and standardized the International deal knowledge bases and leveraging… Show more Set-up (from scratch) international knowledge sharing and leveraging (from deal quality to company sales + operations processes) for all Groupon countries except US (48 in total). Implemented reporting structures, 'data' mining, and leveraging all this to all Strategic Planning departments, Sales managers, Regional Directors, to CEO's/Managing Directors and International Vice Presidents of Groupon International. Built and standardized the International deal knowledge bases and leveraging across the continents, reporting directly to Marc Samwer (head of International and founder of Citydeal), becoming the prime Deal Knowledge Expert of the company. As part of this function, was sent out as Sr. Executive in Moscow, Russia office for 4 months (fulltime), 4 months in Poland, consulting and implementing/managing best practices across various departments (with a focus on strategic planning). This in addition to my cross-country international activities.

• Head of Deal Strategy / Quality Control Groupon Benelux

  • May 2011 - Jan 2012

  Started as intern Business Intelligence, moved up to management within 2 months Still perform BI activities (analyses, reports, data) but moved to Deal expert, quality control (in deals), give sales training weekly and across Benelux. Also very active in corporate strategy and marketing of deals, working with Editorial as well as the CEO in management.

• Business Development

  • Mar 2011 - May 2011

  Was pulled from intern position to Business Development. Started conceiving of + picking up my own projects, anywhere between processes between various departments or how they function, to improving the sales side of the organization. Also heavily started investing time in becoming knowledgable about our main product: deals. What works, what doesn't...

• Intern Business Intelligence

  • Jan 2011 - Feb 2011

  Was supposed to be a 3 month temporary thing, was pulled after 1.5 month into 'Business Development' fulltime position for the next 3 months. Main work was surrounding reports, data (and compensating for the many flaws in data at a start-up), and running+ conceiving of analyses.