Ahmed Elsherif, Founder & Chief of Business Development and R&D – Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital Markets

Ahmed Elsherif

Founder & Chief of Business Development and R&D – Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital Markets

Jumpstart

Lieu
Egypte - Le Caire
Éducation
Baccalauréat, Pharmacy & Biotechnology
Expérience
5 years, 10 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :5 years, 10 Mois

Founder & Chief of Business Development and R&D – Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital Markets à Jumpstart
  • Egypte - Le Caire
  • octobre 2013 à décembre 2015

• Designed the value proposition and developed the business model for the firm.

• Interviewed 75 entrepreneurs and 4 investment firms for the firm's customer development.

• Designed the firm's service offering and executed the product-market fit timeline.

• Managed and delivered 4 startup capacity building & innovation engagements.

• Designed the marketing channels and developed the sales process for the firm.

Business Development & Product Manager – Entrepreneurship & Corporate Markets à Blanchard International
  • Egypte - Le Caire
  • janvier 2015 à décembre 2015

• Interviewed 55 entrepreneurs and 15 training managers for the firm's product development.

• Designed the business model and implemented the sales process for the firm's scaling agenda.

• Led the acquisition process for 10 opportunities and managed 5 key accounts with total revenue of 600, 000 EGP.

Head of Business Development & Partnerships à brainquil
  • Egypte - Le Caire
  • avril 2014 à décembre 2014

• Led the growth strategy and developed the scaling agenda for the firm.

• Designed the business model and developed the consulting & training service offering for the firm.

• Led the acquisition process for 9 opportunities and managed 3 accounts with total revenue of 500, 000 EGP in sales.

• Established 3 partnerships for increased lead generation, referral channels, and brand positioning

• Achieved 100% more lean performance by doubling the number of sales iterations from 2 meetings - 4 meetings per week.

• Reduced closing timelines by 75% and increased number of clients from 10% to 30%.

Head of Business Development & Expansion à AIESEC - Egypt
  • Egypte - Le Caire
  • mars 2012 à septembre 2013

• Led a team of 7 expansion managers, 5 consultants, and an overall division of 60 members.

• Led the strategy for market penetration and implemented capacity building plan across all entities.

• Conducted 10 feasibility studies, established 7 expansion entities and prepared 4 pipeline expansions.

• Contributed 6.4825% (64, 825 EGP) to the overall sales revenue, hence, an absolute growth of 112 international experiences.

• Contributed 7.3% (272 Experiences) to the total growth of 62% in AIESEC Egypt’s market penetration.

• Achieved an outreach of 7, 100 young people and acquired 4 strategic partnerships (Pepsico, Resala, Microsoft, and PwC).

HR Business Development & Training Partner – Middle East & Africa à Lafarge Middle East & Africa
  • Egypte - Le Caire
  • janvier 2011 à décembre 2011

• Co-designed and coordinated the delivery of Lafarge in Iraq's commercial development program for a total of 30 participants.

• Organized the first MEA mentoring workshop and designed the first mentoring resource booklets.

• Organized and co-facilitated 2 sessions of the first coaching skills seminar for a total of 50 MEA HR and Operations Executives.

Head of Organizational Development & Capacity Building à AIESEC
  • Egypte - Le Caire
  • janvier 2010 à décembre 2010

• Led a team of 3 managers, and an overall function of 20 members.

• Acquired 88 profile based members, achieved 70% retention (122 members) and a 15% growth in the overall capacity of the organization.

• Implemented the organization’s new HR system and policies towards directly supporting business objectives, performance and bottom line.

• Implemented the new organizational structure and change management processes, which enabled higher market focus and performance and contributed to 50 international internships and achieved a 195% growth in performance.

• Implemented the new globally aligned LEAD program, contributed 35% and achieved a 170% growth in the overall leadership pipeline.

Éducation

Baccalauréat, Pharmacy & Biotechnology
  • à German University in Cairo
  • juillet 2010

Acquired a Bachelor in the field of Pharmacy and Biotechnology with an overall grade of Very Good.

Specialties & Skills

Startups Consulting
Organizational Development
Entrepreneurship Education
Business Design
Business Development
Decision Making
Research
Coaching
Planning
Team Management
Training
Problem Solving
Partnership Building
Strategic Thinking

Langues

Anglais
Expert
Arabe
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