
Ukraine
Driven leader with 8+ years in tech, startups, and social enterprises, skilled in PM, HR, and community building.
Sama Analytics
Sep 2024 - Present
Chief of Staff
Sama Analytics is a Data and Cloud Consultancy. We empower enterprises to maximize value from your existing data and future-align your operations.
How we do it: we de-risk complex, costly projects through scalable architecture, transparent pricing, and a focus on tangible outcomes that deliver real value.
We have successfully partnered with Fortune 100 companies and local businesses in Technology, Retail, FMCG, F&B, Government, Transportation, Insurance, Banking, and Education.
This enables us to bring US Market Innovations in the EMEA Region.
In my role as Chief of Staff, I focus on Business Development and Operations.
BADideas.fund
Aug 2023 - Nov 2024
Project Manager
Contract-based Project Manager.
Fundraising School for Early-Stage CEE startups, by BADideas.fund, powered by LIAA.
Results: 83 graduates out of 90 initial participants, NPS 60, 120 investor meetings, 30% intros for follow-up meetings, 2 invitations to accelerators, 1 early acquisition kick off, €3.5M raised by graduates.
My role:
- School experience design
- Methodological review of the materials
- Project management
- Communities outreach for course promo
- Sessions facilitation
- Student community management
- Data analysis
SupportUkraineNOW
Feb 2022 - Present
Board Member < Co-Founder, Director
Proxet
Sep 2021 - Mar 2022
Business Development Manager
Proxet is a custom web, mobile and software development company offering customized and tailored technology solutions to a wide range of clients. With over 10 years of experience in building complex solutions for enterprise-level businesses, SMBs, and startups, Proxet has delivered over 100 projects in Healthcare, Marketing, Financial Services, Retail, Real Estate, Aerospace & Automotive verticals. As a custom software development company, Proxet also provides thought leadership and advisory services to fast-growing startups and Fortune 500 companies.
- Research for go-to-market strategy for new projects.
- Sales LinkedIn outreach. Maintained CRM system.
- Partners research and outreach.
Podcast "Leave and enter properly" («Вийди та зайди нормально»)
Feb 2021 - Jun 2021
Podcast author and host
Podcast “Leave and enter properly” about finding the job you love.
Top 5 business podcasts in Ukraine, with 15k unique listeners.
Created together with my friend and colleague Daria Gerasymova.
18 episodes with representatives of different professions and entrepreneurs: startup founders, architect, painter, music producer, writer, film maker, and more.
https://happymonday.ua/specproject/podkast-vyjdy-j-zajdy-normalno
- Co-created the concept;
- Fundraising: applied for and received a grant;
- Managed contractors and partners: production team, designer, marketing agency, media outlets;
- Planned episodes and interview questions;
- Reached our and invited podcast guests;
- Hosted episodes with guests;
- Hosted a community event for the Podcast audience.
Workademy
Dec 2020 - May 2021
Partnerships and Comms Manager
Workademy helps companies become learning organizations, and grow through efficient internal knowledge sharing. It is an easy cloud-based e-learning platform for businesses.
www.theworkademy.com
- Partnerships and Sales: Close work with founders on strategy, and pitch decks. Market research, LinkedIn outreach to potential clients, discovery calls.
- Fundraising: Applications to grants, startup pitches. Got to final stage with a major accelerator program.
- Communications: Created comms content. Organized webinars. Organized Online Course Creation Bootcamp with 10 participants. Launched the product community.
LIFT99
Dec 2019 - Aug 2020
Community Manager
Startup community manager with a mission of helping founders grow.
Average community satisfaction rate 8.5/10.
Community management:
200+ people
- Drafted and implemented community strategy and community map.
- Matchmaking, and built up the network.
- Community communication offline, and online through Slack, Mailchimp, social media.
Events:
- Co-organized offline and online public and community events, office hours with investors and mentors.
- Managed mastermind group for founders — experience sharing off-the-record meetings, for 6 months, with 5 founders consistently participating.
International collaborations:
With LIFT99 Tallinn Hubs, startups from the LIFT99 network, and external network.
- Launched LIFT99 Online Community.
- Co-organized “Build for Belarus” online hackathon.
EdEra
Jul 2017 - Oct 2019
Head of Business Development < Head of People < Project Manager
Fundraising:
Raised €400K+ through grants, sponsorships, and sales.
- Drafted and submitted grant applications, with numerous grants won;
- Created sponsorships offers and pitched to potential sponsors;
- Created commercial offers and pitched to potential clients;
- Closed deal, managed reporting, supported partners.
Partnerships:
- Built network of 50+ organizations-partners, including government and major international organizations;
- Created and managed the CRM system.
Concepts:
- Facilitated creative team brainstorm sessions;
- Created and drafted concept ideas for projects and partnerships.
Team:
- Created the department, drafted workflows;
- Hired and trained BD Managers.
U.S. House of Representatives
Jan 2017 - May 2017
Legislative Fellow
Lantos - Humanity in Action Congressional Fellow working at the House of Representatives.
Office of Representative Josh Gottheimer (D-New Jersey).
https://humanityinaction.org/opportunities-international/professional-fellowships/congressional-fellowship/
- Legal research;
- Drafting policies in the spheres of international relations (Central and Eastern Europe), human rights, environment, agriculture, animal right;
- Hosting meetings with lobby groups;
- Attending Fellowship meetings and workshops with local NGOs, politicians, businesses, media.
Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University
Master of Laws (LLM) European Public Law and Human Rights
Mykolas Romeris University
Master of Laws (LLM) European Public Law and Human Rights
Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University
Bachelor's degree Law
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