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Valeriia Povergo

Business Development Manager

€250/day
Naples, IT
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Valeriia

Hey, I’m Valeriia — a business developer with a builder mindset and 7+ years of experience turning early-stage ideas into structured, revenue-driven systems. I help startups generate qualified leads, fix CRM chaos, and build go-to-market strategies that work.

Here’s what I actually do:
• Build email outreach campaigns that start real conversations and lead to booked calls
• Set up LinkedIn prospecting flows and lead scoring
• Create CRM systems founders actually want to use (HubSpot, Pipedrive, Clay, Notion etc.)
• Conduct strategic market research to define ICPs and unlock new verticals
• Craft pitches and outreach scripts that sound human — not like “sales bots”
• Help founders validate ideas, test positioning, and prep for fundraising conversations

I’ve established early partnerships with enterprise buyers at Farfetch and Ssense during pre-MVP discovery, led a $2.5M fundraising campaign for a global sports event, and helped startups turn messy ideas into scalable systems.

Multilingual (EN/IT/RU), async-friendly, fast to onboard, and collaborative.



💡 Looking for plug-and-play BD support? Let’s build smart, fast, and human.
  • Russian

    Native or bilingual

  • Italian

    Fluent

  • English

    Fluent

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • IA International Advisors,
    Corporate Business Development Manager
    June 2023 - May 2024 (11 months)
    • Identify, architect, negotiate and drive successful execution of commercial deals with clients
    • Articulate the value of a partnership with IA International Advisors in the context of the customer's perspective, gaining knowledge of their business priorities and/or drivers
    • Work in conjunction with the CEO to close corporate contracts and allocate resources throughout the sales cycle
  • Dream Dress Startup,
    Co-Founder and Business Development Representative
    March 2018 - June 2023 (5 years and 3 months)
    • Qualified leads, discovered projects, understood about budget, authority, need and timeline, and turn them into pipeline opportunities
    • Developed new business opportunities through a multi-channel approach via emails & LinkedIn
    • Developed relationships with senior decision makers within potential clients (incl. billion dollar online luxury fashion retail platforms Farfetch and Ssense )
    • Considered business demands and customer preferences when developing go to market strategy and to obtain maximum presales volume
    • Extensive use of CRM to maintain accurate information of all customers and prospects
    • Scheduled Demo presentations for clients showing the success and credibility of Dream Dress services
  • Shoe factory Mario Circondato,
    Strategic Partnerships
    January 2016 - March 2018 (2 years and 2 months)
    • Prospected for strategic partners to scale product distribution through calling, email, social media platforms
    • Identified the needs and challenges of the inbound and outbound prospects
    • Drove company profit by 25% through a new partner channel in the Russian market
    • Developed new offerings based on market insights and fast-changing client needs and priorities
    • Participated in international trade shows

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Education

  • Graduate degree
    Saint Petersburg State University of Technology
    2009
    Graduate degree
  • Postgraduate certificate
    HSE University
    2013
    Postgraduate certificate

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