Kendel Fiorentino
Chief Operating Officer at leAD Sports & Health Tech Partners- Claim this Profile
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Azad Adham
By far one of the most incredible leader and inspirational individual I had the chance to work with. If i had to describe Kendel in 3 words it would be: GENUINE: In the way she approaches things and speak of her experiences. It is with as less filters as possible, always open to share her thoughts to solve critical challenges. The way she manages people and projects is with a continuous respect of others, promoting D&I values and making sure everyone's opinions are being considered. Having her in our teams, just made the days much brighter and positive that we can all be successful. ADVENTUROUS: She is not afraid of the unknown. ALWAYS willing to jump into the wildness of tech, creation and life changing moments. She managed to drive a whole creative/brand activation collaboration in the gaming area than none of us has done before. She led this with confidence and excitement that it would be one of the best journey of our careers.. and it was! LEADER: She has the power to inspire others, listen to them and elevate them. And she does it with passion and dedication with a desire to achieve excellence all along the way. People look up to her for guidance and genuine opinion on how things should be. She knows how to collaborate and bring the best out of people with a positive energy that reign as a driver for success. I have seen this in all the projects she led and welcomed me into!
Alexandros Klonaris
Working with Kendel has been one of the most rewarding experiences I have had in my professional career. Her extensive knowledge of all things marketing and brand from the wider strategic level to the actual implementation one is a powerhouse addition that any marketing team would love to have. I have, across several instances, witnessed her providing immense value both across the European and the country level, in a way that was clear to both the European Leadership team all the way down to the executional teams in the countries. But despite her clear and high performing functional capabilities, she is always open to feedback and seeing things from a new perspective. But where Kendel truly shines, is just being herself. Her attitude and her personality cannot be copied. Kendel is passionate, open, driven and possesses a truly sharp intellect. This allows her to thrive in both complex situations with limited clarity, where she is able to quickly get people on the same boat towards the same destination, but she also thrives in clearly defined strict processes where she is able to lead teams in challenging and optimising to constant improvement, as her passion and constant hunt for "better" is truly contagious. She is a true force of collaboration and positive change. Across projects, workstreams and people. All teams that need to solve complex problems and get people hyped to do so, would be lucky to have her.
Azad Adham
By far one of the most incredible leader and inspirational individual I had the chance to work with. If i had to describe Kendel in 3 words it would be: GENUINE: In the way she approaches things and speak of her experiences. It is with as less filters as possible, always open to share her thoughts to solve critical challenges. The way she manages people and projects is with a continuous respect of others, promoting D&I values and making sure everyone's opinions are being considered. Having her in our teams, just made the days much brighter and positive that we can all be successful. ADVENTUROUS: She is not afraid of the unknown. ALWAYS willing to jump into the wildness of tech, creation and life changing moments. She managed to drive a whole creative/brand activation collaboration in the gaming area than none of us has done before. She led this with confidence and excitement that it would be one of the best journey of our careers.. and it was! LEADER: She has the power to inspire others, listen to them and elevate them. And she does it with passion and dedication with a desire to achieve excellence all along the way. People look up to her for guidance and genuine opinion on how things should be. She knows how to collaborate and bring the best out of people with a positive energy that reign as a driver for success. I have seen this in all the projects she led and welcomed me into!
Alexandros Klonaris
Working with Kendel has been one of the most rewarding experiences I have had in my professional career. Her extensive knowledge of all things marketing and brand from the wider strategic level to the actual implementation one is a powerhouse addition that any marketing team would love to have. I have, across several instances, witnessed her providing immense value both across the European and the country level, in a way that was clear to both the European Leadership team all the way down to the executional teams in the countries. But despite her clear and high performing functional capabilities, she is always open to feedback and seeing things from a new perspective. But where Kendel truly shines, is just being herself. Her attitude and her personality cannot be copied. Kendel is passionate, open, driven and possesses a truly sharp intellect. This allows her to thrive in both complex situations with limited clarity, where she is able to quickly get people on the same boat towards the same destination, but she also thrives in clearly defined strict processes where she is able to lead teams in challenging and optimising to constant improvement, as her passion and constant hunt for "better" is truly contagious. She is a true force of collaboration and positive change. Across projects, workstreams and people. All teams that need to solve complex problems and get people hyped to do so, would be lucky to have her.
Azad Adham
By far one of the most incredible leader and inspirational individual I had the chance to work with. If i had to describe Kendel in 3 words it would be: GENUINE: In the way she approaches things and speak of her experiences. It is with as less filters as possible, always open to share her thoughts to solve critical challenges. The way she manages people and projects is with a continuous respect of others, promoting D&I values and making sure everyone's opinions are being considered. Having her in our teams, just made the days much brighter and positive that we can all be successful. ADVENTUROUS: She is not afraid of the unknown. ALWAYS willing to jump into the wildness of tech, creation and life changing moments. She managed to drive a whole creative/brand activation collaboration in the gaming area than none of us has done before. She led this with confidence and excitement that it would be one of the best journey of our careers.. and it was! LEADER: She has the power to inspire others, listen to them and elevate them. And she does it with passion and dedication with a desire to achieve excellence all along the way. People look up to her for guidance and genuine opinion on how things should be. She knows how to collaborate and bring the best out of people with a positive energy that reign as a driver for success. I have seen this in all the projects she led and welcomed me into!
Alexandros Klonaris
Working with Kendel has been one of the most rewarding experiences I have had in my professional career. Her extensive knowledge of all things marketing and brand from the wider strategic level to the actual implementation one is a powerhouse addition that any marketing team would love to have. I have, across several instances, witnessed her providing immense value both across the European and the country level, in a way that was clear to both the European Leadership team all the way down to the executional teams in the countries. But despite her clear and high performing functional capabilities, she is always open to feedback and seeing things from a new perspective. But where Kendel truly shines, is just being herself. Her attitude and her personality cannot be copied. Kendel is passionate, open, driven and possesses a truly sharp intellect. This allows her to thrive in both complex situations with limited clarity, where she is able to quickly get people on the same boat towards the same destination, but she also thrives in clearly defined strict processes where she is able to lead teams in challenging and optimising to constant improvement, as her passion and constant hunt for "better" is truly contagious. She is a true force of collaboration and positive change. Across projects, workstreams and people. All teams that need to solve complex problems and get people hyped to do so, would be lucky to have her.
Azad Adham
By far one of the most incredible leader and inspirational individual I had the chance to work with. If i had to describe Kendel in 3 words it would be: GENUINE: In the way she approaches things and speak of her experiences. It is with as less filters as possible, always open to share her thoughts to solve critical challenges. The way she manages people and projects is with a continuous respect of others, promoting D&I values and making sure everyone's opinions are being considered. Having her in our teams, just made the days much brighter and positive that we can all be successful. ADVENTUROUS: She is not afraid of the unknown. ALWAYS willing to jump into the wildness of tech, creation and life changing moments. She managed to drive a whole creative/brand activation collaboration in the gaming area than none of us has done before. She led this with confidence and excitement that it would be one of the best journey of our careers.. and it was! LEADER: She has the power to inspire others, listen to them and elevate them. And she does it with passion and dedication with a desire to achieve excellence all along the way. People look up to her for guidance and genuine opinion on how things should be. She knows how to collaborate and bring the best out of people with a positive energy that reign as a driver for success. I have seen this in all the projects she led and welcomed me into!
Alexandros Klonaris
Working with Kendel has been one of the most rewarding experiences I have had in my professional career. Her extensive knowledge of all things marketing and brand from the wider strategic level to the actual implementation one is a powerhouse addition that any marketing team would love to have. I have, across several instances, witnessed her providing immense value both across the European and the country level, in a way that was clear to both the European Leadership team all the way down to the executional teams in the countries. But despite her clear and high performing functional capabilities, she is always open to feedback and seeing things from a new perspective. But where Kendel truly shines, is just being herself. Her attitude and her personality cannot be copied. Kendel is passionate, open, driven and possesses a truly sharp intellect. This allows her to thrive in both complex situations with limited clarity, where she is able to quickly get people on the same boat towards the same destination, but she also thrives in clearly defined strict processes where she is able to lead teams in challenging and optimising to constant improvement, as her passion and constant hunt for "better" is truly contagious. She is a true force of collaboration and positive change. Across projects, workstreams and people. All teams that need to solve complex problems and get people hyped to do so, would be lucky to have her.
Experience
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leAD Sports & Health Tech Partners
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Germany
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Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Operating Officer
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Sep 2022 - Present
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Head Of Marketing
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Mar 2022 - Sep 2022
leAD Sports & Health Tech Partners sources, funds, and drives growth of early-stage sports & health tech startups globally. leAD works with groundbreaking solutions across the verticals of fan engagement, connected athletes, and health & well-being.
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Reebok
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United States
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Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Director Brand Communications
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Jun 2018 - Jul 2021
Responsible for developing and executing a holistic communications strategy for the European market, designed to build a challenger brand and drive sales. Oversight of brand and performance paid media, PR, influencer marketing, partnerships, own social. Seasonal budget planning in alignment with business and brand priorities. Close collaboration with Global marketing, Country Clusters, Key Account teams and DTC teams to ensure executional excellence. Head of European Sustainability initiative, driving internal and external communications around brand and product ambitions. Show less
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Sr. Manager Brand Activation
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Jan 2017 - Jun 2018
Responsible for developing and activating the European go-to-market strategy for the Sport business unit including calendar management, campaign development & localization, paid/owned/earned channel activation, digital campaign activation oversight, budget management. International and cross-functional collaboration with internal stakeholders and agency partners. Accountable for both brand and financial KPIs.
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US Trade Marketing
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Jul 2014 - Jan 2017
Managed the development and execution of omni-channel account activation plans for key accounts in the mall channel - Foot Locker, Inc. (Footaction, Champs, Lady Foot Locker, SIX:02, and Kids Foot Locker), Finish Line (incl. Finish Line @ Macy's).
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GroupM
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United States
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Advertising Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Account Director
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Jun 2014 - Jul 2014
Client consulting in the areas of brand activation, integrated marketing strategies and media solutions. Responsible for the ideation, creation and implementation of partnership-driven programs that leverage paid, earned and owned media. Member of business development team, responsible for ideation, pitch development and delivery. Primary clients: Discover Card, Chevron
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Senior Account Manager
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Oct 2011 - Jun 2014
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SNY
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United States
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Spectator Sports
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100 - 200 Employee
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Sales Promotion Manager
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May 2010 - Oct 2011
Developed integrated sponsorship and promotional programs across SNY and New York Mets platforms to maximize advertising sales revenue opportunities. Managed implementation of on-air and digital sponsorships, promotions and sweepstakes for 100+ clients. Developed integrated sponsorship and promotional programs across SNY and New York Mets platforms to maximize advertising sales revenue opportunities. Managed implementation of on-air and digital sponsorships, promotions and sweepstakes for 100+ clients.
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Amplify Sports and Entertainment
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United States
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Spectator Sports
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Account Executive
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Oct 2007 - May 2010
Management of multiple client accounts in the areas of sports marketing consulting, event production, event marketing, talent, property and vendor negotiation, and sponsorship analysis Management of multiple client accounts in the areas of sports marketing consulting, event production, event marketing, talent, property and vendor negotiation, and sponsorship analysis
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Education
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University of South Carolina