***Sold 2 companies*** |*** Raised over $5mn in VC money for startups*** |*** Marketing Strategy Expert***|*** Advised over 30 startups *** | *** MBA UCLA***
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After a successful career in finance in the UK, I moved to L.A. to study an MBA in Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital at UCLA. Over the last decade, I've worked with fast-growth start-ups in various industries from biotechnology to renewables, finance, to eCommerce. All start-ups had the same issues, they needed help to bring in revenue quickly and reliably and they needed strategies to take them to the next level.
WHO I WORK WITH: I help start-up founders, CEOs and internal marketing teams increase revenue, create and execute marketing strategies, and I operate as your external CMO to help you achieve massive growth
WHY IT MATTERS: I've realized for a long time that what gets you here, won’t get you there and every business needs a helping hand. It's critical that you have the right systems and marketing channels in place. The sales and marketing strategies I’ve experimented with and developed over the past decade will help your business can grow.
WHAT I DO:
⚡️ Help you create and execute very ambitious growth plans
⚡️ Look at your business from an outside perspective to see what we can be added or changed
⚡️ Create Joined up thinking between the executive, sales and marketing teams
⚡️ Work with marketing teams looking to accelerate idea generation and execution
⚡️ Give guidance on seeking capital and investment
WHAT OTHERS SAY:
"Nicky is a very smart, extremely dedicated professional. He truly puts his heart and soul into anything he works on, night and day. When phased with challenges, Nicky rolls up his sleeves and embraces the opportunity to solve complex problems or acquire new knowledge and skills. He is a very efficient manager and knows how to get things done. In addition to all that, he's an absolute pleasure to work with!”
– Michael Steur – CTO at MAKE
WHERE I CAN HELP YOU:
⚡️ External Chief Marketing Officer
⚡️ Digital Marketing Strategy
⚡️ SEO / PPC/ Social Media
⚡️ CRO / Content Marketing, Email Marketing
⚡️ Marketing Coach and Mentor
My top skillsets:
-- Acting CMO/Director of Marketing/Fractional CMO/remote CMO
-- Marketing strategy
-- Conducting Market Research & Competitive Analysis
-- Marketing automation
-- LinkedIn B2B outreach and selling
-- Pricing Strategy
-- Product launches
-- Product market-fit testing
-- Conversion rate optimization (CRO)
-- Investor pitch decks
-- Marketing communications
-- Direct Response Marketing
-- Marketing Analysis
-- Inbound marketing (SEO, content strategy, etc.)
-- Growth Hacking
-- Anything E-commerce related
-- Marketing funnel development
-- Conversion funnel optimization
-- Hiring and managing marketing teams
-- New revenue development
-- New (or upgraded) website build-outs
-- Branding and rebranding
-- Discovering niches and pricing strategies
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TESTIMONIALS
"Nicky was an outstanding contributor at Clearstone and thrives helping startups. " - Clearstone Ventures, Partner, William Quigley, San Francisco, CA
"Nicky is a very smart, extremely dedicated professional. He truly puts his heart and soul into anything he works on, night and day. When phased with challenges, Nicky rolls up his sleeves and embraces the opportunity to solve complex problems or acquire new knowledge and skills. He is a very efficient manager and knows how to get things done. In addition to all that, he's an absolute pleasure to work with!" - Renty, Mike Steuer, CTO, LA
"Nicky is a business development and finance all-star. " - Playsino, Doug Dyer, Los Angeles, CA
I have an MBA from UCLA Anderson (GPA 3.9) and an undergraduate degree in Economics from Lancaster University in the UK (1st class).
