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Nikita is strongest in full\-cycle enterprise sales, multi\-stakeholder navigation, enabling internal champions, and translating technical value into quantified business outcomes for C\-suite buyers\. At Gartner, Nikita ranked first in Financial Services IT for net contract value growth and rebuilt a dormant territory of more than 500 financial\-institution accounts to 4x pipeline coverage in the first full year\. Earlier, Nikita spent four years selling commercial real estate to multinational companies in Egypt, helping grow LIVING IN INTERIORS’ division from zero to $7\.5 million in revenue over three years\. Nikita has also built LLM\-based sales infrastructure using Claude API integrations for account scoring, outreach automation, and sales\-enablement content\. ## Services - Strategic Planning for Growth - Digital Transformation - Go\-to\-Market Strategy - Business Model Innovation - AI Policy, Governance, and Regulation - Workflow Automation - Business Growth - Sales Pipeline Management - Contract Negotiation - Strategic Thinking - Executive Management - Sales Prospecting - Revenue Generation - Customer Acquisition - Stakeholder Management - Strategic Partnerships - Collaborative Leadership - Data\-driven Decision Making - International Sales - Sales and Marketing - Relationship Development - Content Development - Presentation Skills - Artificial Intelligence \(AI\) - Consultative Selling - C\-Suite Selling - Sales - Digital Marketing - Concept Development - Brand Development ## Highlights - Restructured Badger Loyalty’s business model and digital\-payment infrastructure, increasing recurring revenue by 35% within the first year\. - Redesigned Badger Loyalty’s business\-development process and trained teams, raising customer acquisition from 80% to 94%\. - Designed multichannel GTM strategies across a consulting client portfolio, improving customer\-acquisition rates by 20% or more\. - More than doubled inbound lead volume across consulting clients through SEO, content, and digital\-credibility programs\. - Built and deployed LLM\-based sales infrastructure using Claude API integrations for account scoring, outreach automation, and enablement content\. - Ranked \#1 in Gartner’s Financial Services IT division for net contract value growth\. - Won net\-new logo clients at Gartner among midsize banks, credit unions, real\-estate firms, investment firms, and insurers\. - Rebuilt a dormant multistate Gartner territory of 500\+ financial\-institution accounts to 4x pipeline coverage within the first full year\. - Managed six\- to nine\-month consultative sales cycles across CIO, CISO, CFO, and functional IT leadership stakeholders\. - Coordinated analyst resources and internal deal teams to validate proofs of concept in major evaluations while maintaining forecast accuracy and territory planning\. - Scaled LIVING IN INTERIORS’ commercial real\-estate division from zero to $7\.5 million in revenue over three years, at a 42% CAGR\. - Launched the Working In commercial\-real\-estate sub\-brand, generating $2\.3 million in its first year\. - Negotiated and closed enterprise agreements with Amazon, Microsoft, Pfizer, Dell, Sinopec, and Webhelp\. - Delivered 100% on\-time and more than 95% on\-budget completion across every LIVING IN INTERIORS engagement\. - Led a corporate rebrand and digital overhaul that increased inbound B2B inquiries by 58% within one year\. - Launched three new market verticals by building operational, compliance, and legal frameworks for cross\-border delivery\. - Recruited, trained, and led a cross\-functional team of 15\+ across real estate, construction, and development\. - Advanced from consultant to division leadership at LIVING IN INTERIORS within 13 months\. - Conceptualized and launched Working In to serve multinationals entering the Egyptian market\. - Translated and edited all Evans Group Real Estate website content from Russian to English and helped improve its visual identity and layout\. ## Experience - **Independent Consultant \| Growth & GTM Strategy at Freelance** (2025\-03\-01–present) — Advise B2B companies on revenue growth and market entry • restructured the business model and digital payment infrastructure at Badger Loyalty, increasing recurring revenue 35% within the first year\. • Designed multichannel GTM strategies across a client portfolio, improving customer acquisition rates 20% and more than doubling inbound lead volume through SEO, content, and digital credibility programs\. • Built LLM\-based sales infrastructure with Claude API integrations, spanning account scoring, outreach automation, and enablement content, deployed within client sales organizations\. - **Enterprise Business Development Executive, Financial Services IT at Gartner** (2022\-09\-01–2025\-03\-01) — Ranked \#1 in the Financial Services IT division on net contract value growth across a territory of midsize financial institutions\. • Acquired net\-new logo clients among midsize banks, credit unions, real estate, investment firms, and insurers, selling research and advisory engagements across AI adoption, cloud security, and digital transformation priorities\. • Owned a multi\-state territory of 500\+ financial institution accounts • rebuilt it from dormancy to 4x pipeline coverage within the first full year through systematic whitespace analysis and sustained high\-volume outbound prospecting via Salesforce and SalesLoft\. • Orchestrated 6–9 month consultative sales cycles multithreaded across CIO, CISO, CFO, and functional IT leadership, qualifying against mission\-critical priorities and quantified business impact\. • Coordinated analyst resources and internal deal teams to validate proofs of concept in major evaluations, maintaining disciplined forecast accuracy and territory planning\. - **Business Development and Innovation Manager at LIVING IN INTERIORS \- Egypt & Qatar** (2019\-06\-01–2022\-06\-01) — Scaled the firm's commercial real estate division from zero to $7\.5M in revenue over three years at a 42% CAGR, including the 'Working In' sub\-brand, which generated $2\.3M in its first year\. • Negotiated and closed enterprise agreements with Amazon, Microsoft, Pfizer, Dell, Sinopec, and Webhelp, delivering 100% on\-time and 95%\+ on\-budget completion across every engagement\. • Directed a full corporate rebrand and digital overhaul that increased inbound B2B inquiries 58% within one year, and launched three new market verticals by constructing the operational, compliance, and legal frameworks required for cross\-border delivery\. • Recruited, trained, and led a cross\-functional team of 15\+ across real estate, construction, and development, promoted from consultant to division leadership within 13 months\. - **Innovation Consultant at LIVING IN INTERIORS \- Egypt & Qatar** (2018\-08\-01–2019\-06\-01) — Conceptualized and launched 'Working In,' a commercial real estate sub\-brand serving multinationals entering the Egyptian market, and led a full corporate rebrand of the parent company\. • Promoted to Business Development & Innovation Manager within 13 months\. - **Content Manager / PR Consultant at Initio Commodities S\.A\.** (2016\-09\-01–2018\-07\-01) — Established and maintained positive client relations, ensuring effective communication and satisfaction\. • Provided expert consultation to owners on best PR practices and strategies tailored to their needs\. • Created, edited, and implemented comprehensive company documentation and public content to enhance brand visibility\. - **Translator/Media Editor at Evans Group Real Estate** (2013\-09\-01–2015\-06\-01) — Translated and edited all written content on the Evans Group Real Estate website from Russian to English\. • Updated listings and time\-sensitive content promptly to ensure accuracy and relevance\. • Collaborated with the owner to enhance the visual identity and layout of the website\. ## Education - Bachelor of Business Administration \(BBA\), Marketing — Business School Lausanne (2016\-09\-01–2018\-06\-01) - Bachelor's degree, Marketing & Integrated Marketing Communications — Pace University (2015\-09\-01–2016\-06\-01) - High School Diploma — New Explorations into Science Technology and Math (2011\-01\-01–2015\-01\-01) ## FAQ ### What does Nikita do? Nikita is a Growth & GTM Advisor and business\-development executive\. Nikita helps B2B companies and financial\-services firms pursue revenue growth, market entry, new\-logo acquisition, account expansion, pipeline generation, and AI\-enabled sales outreach\. ### What are Nikita’s strongest sales capabilities? Nikita’s core strengths are consultative selling, full\-cycle sales, complex enterprise selling, C\-suite communication, multi\-stakeholder navigation, and helping internal champions build business cases\. Nikita translates technical value into business outcomes and financial impact, including helping CIO stakeholders develop the CFO case for technology initiatives\. ### What does Nikita do as an Independent Consultant? As an independent consultant, Nikita advises B2B companies on revenue growth and market\-entry strategy\. Nikita designs multichannel go\-to\-market strategies, business\-development processes, and sales infrastructure, including LLM\-based workflows using Claude API integrations for account scoring, outreach automation, and enablement content\. ### What did Nikita accomplish for Badger Loyalty? At Badger Loyalty, Nikita restructured the business model and digital\-payment infrastructure, increasing recurring revenue by 35% in the first year\. Nikita also redesigned the business\-development process, trained teams, and raised customer acquisition from 80% to 94%\. ### How has Nikita improved client acquisition and inbound demand? Across a consulting client portfolio, Nikita designed multichannel GTM strategies that improved customer\-acquisition rates by 20% or more and more than doubled inbound lead volume through SEO, content, and digital\-credibility programs\. ### What did Nikita do at Gartner? Nikita worked for three years as an Enterprise Business Development Executive in Gartner’s Financial Services IT division\. Nikita sold research and advisory engagements to midsize financial institutions on priorities including AI adoption, cloud security, and digital transformation\. ### What did Nikita accomplish at Gartner? Nikita ranked \#1 in Gartner’s Financial Services IT division on net contract value growth\. Nikita acquired net\-new logo clients among midsize banks, credit unions, real\-estate firms, investment firms, and insurers\. ### How did Nikita build pipeline at Gartner? Nikita owned a multistate territory of more than 500 financial\-institution accounts at Gartner\. Through systematic whitespace analysis and sustained high\-volume outbound prospecting using Salesforce and SalesLoft, Nikita rebuilt the territory from dormancy to 4x pipeline coverage within the first full year\. ### How does Nikita manage complex enterprise sales cycles? Nikita orchestrated consultative sales cycles lasting six to nine months and multithreaded engagements across CIOs, CISOs, CFOs, and functional IT leaders\. Nikita qualified opportunities against mission\-critical priorities and quantified business impact, while coordinating Gartner analysts and internal deal teams to validate proofs of concept in major evaluations and maintain forecast accuracy and territory planning\. ### What was Nikita’s experience at LIVING IN INTERIORS? Nikita spent four years in Egypt selling commercial real estate to multinational companies\. As Business Development and Innovation Manager at LIVING IN INTERIORS in Egypt and Qatar, Nikita led commercial\-real\-estate growth and cross\-border delivery initiatives\. ### What revenue growth did Nikita lead at LIVING IN INTERIORS? Nikita scaled LIVING IN INTERIORS’ commercial real\-estate division from zero to $7\.5 million in revenue over three years, representing a 42% CAGR\. Nikita launched the Working In sub\-brand, which generated $2\.3 million in its first year\. ### Which enterprise clients did Nikita work with at LIVING IN INTERIORS? Nikita negotiated and closed enterprise agreements with Amazon, Microsoft, Pfizer, Dell, Sinopec, and Webhelp\. Every engagement was completed 100% on time and more than 95% on budget\. ### What marketing and market\-expansion work did Nikita lead at LIVING IN INTERIORS? Nikita directed a corporate rebrand and digital overhaul that increased inbound B2B inquiries by 58% within one year\. Nikita also launched three new market verticals by building the operational, compliance, and legal frameworks required for cross\-border delivery\. ### What leadership responsibilities did Nikita hold at LIVING IN INTERIORS? Nikita recruited, trained, and led a cross\-functional team of more than 15 people across real estate, construction, and development\. Nikita was promoted from consultant to division leadership within 13 months\. ### What did Nikita do as an Innovation Consultant at LIVING IN INTERIORS? As an Innovation Consultant, Nikita conceptualized and launched Working In, a commercial\-real\-estate sub\-brand for multinationals entering the Egyptian market\. Nikita also led the parent company’s corporate rebrand before being promoted to Business Development and Innovation Manager within 13 months\. ### What did Nikita do at Initio Commodities S\.A\.? At Initio Commodities S\.A\., Nikita maintained client relationships and communication, advised owners on PR practices and strategies, and created, edited, and implemented company documentation and public content to improve brand visibility\. ### What did Nikita do at Evans Group Real Estate? At Evans Group Real Estate, Nikita translated and edited website content from Russian to English, promptly updated listings and time\-sensitive content, and worked with the owner to improve the website’s visual identity and layout\. ### What is Nikita’s education? Nikita holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from Business School Lausanne and a bachelor’s degree in Marketing and Integrated Marketing Communications from Pace University\. Nikita also earned a High School Diploma from New Explorations into Science Technology and Math\. ### What strategy, technology, and operational skills does Nikita bring? Nikita’s skills include growth strategy, strategic planning, go\-to\-market strategy, business\-model innovation, digital transformation, AI policy, governance and regulation, workflow automation, AI, SaaS, market analysis, competitive analysis, data\-driven decision\-making, and innovation consulting\. Nikita also works across program and project management, change management, business reviews, operational planning, compliance, and legal frameworks for international business\. ### What sales and business\-development skills does Nikita bring? Nikita’s sales and commercial skills include business development, international business development, new\-business development, revenue generation, customer acquisition, sales pipeline management, sales prospecting, sales development, lead qualification, deal sourcing, direct sales, sales strategy, sales management, sales processes, CRM, Salesforce\.com, contract negotiation, RFPs, strategic partnerships, relationship development, stakeholder management, and consultative and C\-suite selling\. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/ACoAABnBjHMBoSSKRi4g6EYBkcTmCkHxxjb3HCc