Katya Samotoi

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In The Room

As the Growth Advisor at In The Room, I play a crucial role in driving the company's growth and success by focusing on innovative strategies that elevate our AI-driven platform, which bridges the gap between AI efficiency and human empathy in customer experiences. Reporting directly to the CEO, I'm an integral part of a team that's revolutionizing customer engagement.

Key responsibilities:

Strategic Vision: Shape the strategic direction of the company by identifying new opportunities, potential partnerships, and innovative ways to expand our market presence.

Data-Driven Decision Making: Analyze data and insights to inform growth strategies, ensuring In The Room continues to deliver exceptional value to our clients and their customers.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with team members across sales, marketing, product development, and customer success to drive growth initiatives and ensure alignment on shared goals.

Mentoring & Coaching: Share expertise and knowledge with the team, fostering a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and professional growth at In The Room.

Market Awareness: Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends, technology advancements, and competitors to keep In The Room at the cutting edge of customer engagement and AI-driven solutions.

Building a Growth Mindset: Instill a growth mindset within the company, promoting an environment of innovation, adaptability, and continuous improvement.

Friendly and approachable, I bring a unique and energizing perspective to the Growth Advisor role, making a significant impact on In The Room's journey to redefine customer experiences.

Growth Advisor

Magic

As a Growth Advisor, I play a pivotal role in driving Magic's growth strategy, fostering sustainable logistics practices, and enhancing profitability. I am committed to bridging the gap between sustainability and business success, leveraging data-driven insights to pioneer a greener future in logistics.

Key Responsibilities:]

Strategic Growth Planning: Develop and execute strategies to expand Magic's market presence, identify new business opportunities, and foster sustainable growth.
Partnership Development: Cultivate strategic partnerships with key industry players, enhancing our ecosystem and driving collective progress towards sustainability.
Data Analytics and Insights: Analyze market trends and logistics data to inform decision-making, optimize operations, and deliver tailored solutions to our clients.
Sustainability Advocacy: Champion the cause of sustainable logistics, demonstrating the tangible benefits of our solutions to the environment and our partners' bottom lines.
Client Engagement and Education: Provide expert advice and consultancy to businesses, guiding them towards more sustainable and profitable logistics practices.

Viceroy Group

As the Managing Director for a group of seven DTC brands, I played a pivotal role in driving growth and overseeing the operations across all departments. With a strong focus on teamwork and collaboration, I helped scale the company's revenue from $1,000 to a whopping $16 million – all while remaining bootstrapped.

Key responsibilities:

Operational Oversight: Ensured seamless functioning across all departments, driving efficiency and effectiveness in every aspect of the business.

Revenue Growth: Spearheaded the company's rapid growth journey, increasing revenue from $1,000 to $16 million, while maintaining a bootstrapped approach.

Team Expansion: Successfully scaled a remote team from just 4 members to a robust group of 42 professionals, fostering a collaborative and results-driven work environment.

Creator Agency Launch: Innovatively launched a creator agency focused on building brands for prominent creators and influencers, further diversifying the company's portfolio.

Cross-Functional Leadership: Led cross-functional teams to achieve shared objectives and drive business growth, establishing a strong culture of communication and collaboration.

Strategic Planning: Developed and executed strategic plans to ensure continued success and growth for the company and its brands.

As a dynamic and hands-on Managing Director, I was instrumental in the company's expansion and success, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and high performance across all departments.

Managing Director

As the Head of Growth for a group of seven brands, I successfully led the development and execution of omnichannel marketing strategies, branding, and content initiatives. My strategic vision and data-driven approach resulted in impressive revenue growth and customer retention rates.

Key responsibilities:

Omnichannel Marketing Strategy: Developed and implemented comprehensive marketing strategies across channels such as Pinterest, Meta, Quora, Native, and Google, driving brand awareness and growth.

Revenue Growth: Played a crucial role in increasing the company's revenue to $16 million through cold acquisitions across multiple channels, showcasing the effectiveness of our marketing efforts.

Branding and Content: Oversaw the branding and content creation for all seven brands, ensuring a consistent and engaging brand identity that resonated with our target audience.

Retention Initiatives: Successfully implemented retention initiatives, leading to a remarkable 40% return rate, demonstrating our commitment to building lasting customer relationships.

Performance Analysis: Continuously monitored and analyzed marketing performance metrics, optimizing campaigns and strategies to maximize ROI and drive sustainable growth.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborated closely with other departments to align marketing efforts with broader business objectives, fostering a culture of teamwork and shared success.

As an experienced and results-driven Head of Growth, I was dedicated to optimizing our marketing strategy, branding, and content efforts, ultimately leading to impressive revenue growth and customer retention rates for the group of seven brands.

Head of Growth

BrandRanx Media

As the COO of a leading advertising and marketing agency, I played a pivotal role in managing multi-million-dollar budgets and driving exceptional results for a diverse portfolio of clients. My strategic vision and operational expertise facilitated the growth of our remote team and contributed to the success of well-known brands.

Key responsibilities:

Budget Management: Oversaw the management of advertising budgets ranging between 8 and 9 figures, ensuring the efficient allocation of resources and maximizing ROI for clients.

Client Success: Worked closely with high-profile clients such as SNOW, STRONGER, OODIE, GOODIEANDCO, and others, delivering outstanding results that fueled their growth and brand recognition.

Team Building: Successfully expanded the agency from a 2-person operation to a full-time remote team of 20 professionals, fostering a collaborative and results-driven work environment.

Operational Excellence: Streamlined agency operations, implementing best practices and optimizing processes to deliver exceptional service and results for clients.

Cross-Functional Leadership: Collaborated with various departments to align efforts and ensure seamless execution of marketing and advertising strategies for our clients.

Agency Growth: Played a key role in the growth and development of the agency, establishing it as a trusted partner for a diverse range of clients and driving business expansion.

As a highly effective COO, I took pride in guiding the agency to new heights by managing substantial budgets, delivering outstanding results for clients, and fostering a collaborative and high-performing remote team.

Hi there!

I'm Katya, a growth-focused professional with a diverse background and over seven years of experience in managing and scaling businesses.

My journey has led me to some amazing accomplishments, such as:

* Driven revenue growth for 7 DTC brands that I managed from 0 to $16 million bootstrapped.
* Founded a ecom digital marketing agency and a brand management agency for 8 figures brands
* Have raised over $150K in 2 weeks for charity, led a network of 100 volunteers in Ukraine.
* Worked with clients like SNOW, STRONGER, OODIE, managing budgets up to 7 figures.

Throughout my career, I've had the privilege of working with fantastic clients like SNOW, STRONGER, OODIE, GOODIEANDCO, and more, managing budgets up to 9 figures and building remote teams from the ground up. I'm always eager to take on new challenges and find innovative ways to help businesses grow.

But my passion doesn't stop with business growth. In response to the war in Ukraine, I co-founded DIDO, a non-profit organization aimed at reinventing and decentralizing charity systems. By leveraging my expertise in e-commerce and fundraising, I've been able to support a network of volunteers and create a new model of charity that benefits small businesses and the communities they serve.

My unique background, including finishing medical college and later transitioning to dancing, has given me a wide range of skills and experiences that I bring to my work. I believe that embracing our diverse interests and passions is what makes us truly unique and capable of driving positive change in the world.

In my spare time, I enjoy engaging in conversations about #mentalhealth, #impactdrivencommerce, #purpose, and #impact. I believe that sharing our thoughts, feelings, and emotions is crucial to fostering meaningful connections and driving positive change in the world.

#As I continue to embrace new challenges and opportunities, I remain committed to helping businesses evolve into impactful, purpose-driven organizations that make a real difference. Let's make the world a better place, together!

As the managing director my role was to oversee the operations of all departments for the 7 DTC brands.

Together with the team we grew from 1000 to 16m in revenue bootstrapped.

Scaled a team from 4 to 42 people remotely. 

I also launched the creator agency, where we build brands for large creators and influencers.

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Senior Project Manager, Green Shipping Corridors

Project Manager, Green Shipping Corridors

ARKADIA Group

Project Manager

Surfrider Foundation Europe

- Coordinated the NGO's advocacy efforts on ocean-climate nexus at the EU level, on topics such as offshore drilling, coastal adaptation and ocean energy;
- Managed the campaign against offshore drilling: conducting research, formulating associated lobbying and mobilization strategies, managing budget, reporting and coordinating with relevant teams. First results: 12000 e-mails sent by citizens to the EU parliamentarians, support from 25+ NGOs & 63 parliamentarians;
- Enhanced the NGO's community political capacity building: disseminating advocacy tools and facilitating meetings between decision-makers and volunteers in the field;
- Supported the fundraising team by managing the preparation of reporting summaries and project narratives, as well as identifying additional funding opportunities.

EU Policy Officer

Mouvement Européen-France

- Designed and implemented awareness, mobilization and advocacy campaigns: drawing up the strategy, managing funding applications, budgets and reporting, overseeing the creation of pedagogical and communication tools, working on day-to-day project management and logistics;
- Coordinated the network of 50+ volunteer chapters, supporting them the implementation of 300+ projects every year nationwide, designed policy & communication materials for their use;
- Helped develop the NGO's relations with French & European elected officials, public and private funders, and nonprofit partners;
- Hired and managed an international team of up to 5 people.

Head of Campaigns and Advocacy

SensioLabs

- Developed and strenghtened company relations with the ecosystem of French digital actors;
- Created and implemented strategies to gain influence with French and European institutions;
- Monitored and analyzed issues related to European digital and innovation policies;
- Oversaw the CEO's media appearances & publications and prepared his briefs.

Public and European Affairs Officer

Direction générale des Entreprises (DGE) - Ministère de l'Economie, de l'Industrie et du Numérique

- Cooperated with various stakeholders (private, public) in order to formulate the French government's position on the EU postal policy;
- Monitored and provided reporting and analysis on EU policy in regards to the Digital Single Market and cross-border e-commerce;
- Prepared the groundwork for defending the French government’s position before European institutions, representing the Ministry in meetings in Brussels;
- Prepared the State Aid notifications.

- Chief project manager for the “Université d’automne” (a 3-day series of conferences for 300 participants) that involved the responsibilities of general event management, budget and logistics, as well as the coordination of a five-person team during the event itself;
- Participated in the fundraising activity of the association, which required establishing contact with potential private sponsors, submitting applications to the EU institutions, and seeking national funding.

European Network for Women in Leadership (WIL Europe)

- Coordinated high-level events in various cities (Paris, Madrid, Geneva).  Responsibilities included logistics and management of speakers & attendees;
- Managed the communication of the association, including writing articles for the website & a bi-monthly newsletter, and conducting interviews with its members;
- Monitored, researched, and analysed issues relating to European gender policies;
- Managed autonomously French projects of the association, such as participation of our members at the « Trophée des femmes de l’Industrie » contest by Usine Nouvelle (which required selecting and contacting potentially interested members, ensuring the deadlines and requirements were met and maintaining regular contact with the organizers);
- Supported the President of the Network and the Director of Operations in daily responsibilities, including drafting event reports, arranging calls, and dealing with French administrative formalities.

Project Coordinator

Nabludatel

- Monitored the French press for specific topics requested by the founders of the Nabludatel journal, such as international politics and other current events;
- Summarised and translated articles on the above-mentioned topics from French to Russian.

French Translator

Sciences Po

- Ensured connection between 120 students and administration, and assisted in resolving problems by meeting with students, teachers, and associated staff;
- Edited a weekly newsletter and updated the Programme’s website;
- Participated as a Member of the management team of the Association of the Master, which involved organising various events, such as conferences and integration modules.

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