Lona Alia

SafetyWing

Build & Scale Revenue channels. 

• Built our B2B SaaS sales team from Zero to One by defining the appropriate growth strategy. Recruited 
   the team at all levels (SDR to VP of sales). Grew the team from 0 - 13 members in 9 months. 
• Helped Scale our revenue from $5M ARR to $45M ARR. 
• Built Partnerships team from 0 to 110 partners and over $1.5M in Revenue Attribution.

Head of Revenue

500 Startups

Mentor startup founders on: 
1. Building & Scaling Revenue Channels. 
2. Go to Market Strategy.
3. Build and scale direct B2B sales teams.
4. Set up Demand Generation
5. New Business Verticals
6. Talent (attract & retain top talent) 
7.  Y combinator application

Mentor

Swiss EP - Swiss Entrepreneurship Program

Supported the startup ecosystem in the Balkans as part of a global Expert-in-Residence capacity 
Built programs for emerging startup ecosystems. 
Focus included: investment readiness, internationalisation, ecosystem building, corporate involvement, business angel activity, and supporting female founders in the region.

Entrepreneur In Residence

Style Lend

•	Conceived and launched the world’s first Peer to Peer luxury fashion rental platform
•	Developed robust proprietary technology comprised of a website, mobile app, interactive styling bot and CRM platform to scale the business online, all the whilst providing a unique client experience and accruing invaluable data 
•	Powered a San Francisco & New York showroom rental / retail experience as well as over dozens of global pop-up experiences, with partners such as The Kooples, Farfetch and more.  
•	Leveraged and built vast network of targeted influencers, luxury brand ambassadors, to produce meaningful content that enriched the offline and online experience and added cache to rental as a luxury service offering 
•	Formulated a five-year plan with financial goals, developing mid and long-term strategic objectives, plans and budgets
•	Hired, trained and led a team of 10 full time and 15+ freelance employees and created an environment which fostered the growth and retention of high-caliber talent 
•	Raised more than $2m from VCs, in Silicon Valley, NY, Europe, Middle East and Asia

Founder

EU for Innovation

Help Strengthen the innovation ecosystem and boost startup creation in Albania. 

• Built linkages within the Albanian innovation ecosystem and internationally

• Mentor innovative startups

Advisor

Rendia, Inc.

HealthTech SaaS - Acquired by PatientPoint

•	Right hand manager to the Director of Sales and key advisor to the VP of international sales.  
•	Formulated sales goals, sales budgets, by evolving marketing strategies in response to market needs.   
•	Maintained the #1 sales producer ranking for the duration at company by continuously exceeding monthly targets by 125% to 150% even during challenging economic times..
•	Personally responsible for generating over $2M in sales (i.e. 50% of software revenue in a year) by successfully selling our SaaS platform to large private practices, C-Level Executives and MDs, Universities and Hospitals.
•	Chosen consistently by senior management to represent the company at all domestic and international trade shows/medical conferences in all markets (ophthalmology, optometry, and ENT [ear, nose & throat]) due to guaranteed high performance and strong networking abilities. 
•	Led team in reaching 99% of their quota each year. 
•	Sold to Hospitals, Universities and Private Practices in EMEA, North America, South America and Asia.

Regional Sales Director

Procter & Gamble

-Developed Successful Street Marketing Campaigns 
-Identified and reached idea target audiences for various brands under Procter & Gamble 
-Conducted effective market research 
-Increased brand awareness and sales
-Collaborated with cross-functional teams to achieve business goals.

Marketing Specialist

Revenue Leader | Y combinator Founder | Remote Work Expert | Digital Nomad Family

Venture Backed Y combinator founder YC W14.  I’m a top-performing revenue leader with a background in startup  marketing, sales & demand generation. 

I’m a founder that has build products, companies and revenue channels from $0 to $45M ARR. 

Advisor to Startups and EU for Innovation.  Future of Work Thought Leader.

Build & Scale Revenue channels. 

• Built our B2B SaaS sales team from Zero to One by defining the appropriate growth strategy. Recruited 
   the team at all levels (SDR to VP of sales). Grew the team from 0 - 13 members in 9 months. 
• Helped Scale our revenue from $5M ARR to $25M ARR. 
• Built Partnerships team from 0 to 110 partners and over $1.5M in Revenue Attribution.

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Founder & CEO

Definitive Intelligence

Acquired by Groq

Led go-to-market strategy and oversaw all sales, marketing, partnerships, revenue operations, and customer success activities

Head of Strategy & Operations

Ford Motor Company

Launched and led Ford's venture incubator, Ford X, where I directed a team of 30+ founders, designers, and engineers to envision, build, and validate new ventures across various transportation verticals (i.e. EV services, micromobility, ride-hailing, mobile health, e-commerce, goods delivery, automotive consumer electronics, etc.)

Launched and scaled 14 new ventures, totaling over $25M in new revenue

Chief Operating Officer, Ford X

Founded and led GilletteLabs - Gillette’s startup incubator to identify, prototype, and launch new ventures in the personal grooming space.

Developed and launched GilletteLabs' most successful product: The Heated Razor ($100M+ in global sales to-date).
Led business model design, brand strategy, product/packaging development, and go-to-market operations. Launched The Heated Razor on Indiegogo, becoming the world’s first CPG company to publicly crowdfund its innovation. 

The GilletteLabs Heated Razor was named to TIME's list of The 100 Best Inventions of 2019, awarded the International Forum (iF) Design Award 2020 for Best Product Design, and won the Engadget People's Choice Award as the best new product of CES 2019.

Founder - GilletteLabs

Led global brand strategy and product innovation for Gillette's $2.1 billion disposable razor portfolio in developed and emerging markets (emphasis on Latin America and EMEA). Responsible for managing global brand architecture, brand equity, 5-year innovation pipeline, whitespace expansion, campaign design, and global advertising.

Developed and implemented go-to-market strategy to launch a new disposable razor in 85 countries; conducted research in Brazil, Colombia, China, Japan, Korea, and Turkey and directed a 25-person cross-functional team through product design, supply chain, and distribution decisions, resulting in Gillette’s most successful disposable razor innovation in 10 years (USD $65 million in global revenue)

Recognized by P&G CEO with Leadership & Creativity Award (awarded to top 1% of P&G employees)

Head of Global Strategy - Gillette Disposables

Created and executed Canadian marketing plans for $210 million brand portfolio (Olay, CoverGirl, Old Spice, and Secret); oversaw $30 million budget to select, brief, and manage multiple agencies to deliver holistic plans (media planning, creative, digital, PR, and in-store)

Brand Manager - Skin, Personal Care, and Cosmetics

1Shot Protein

1Shot Protein disrupted the sports nutrition space with its pocket-sized protein shots, each containing 24g of protein and 0g of sugar. Traditional protein powder shakes are messy, too bulky to leave home with, and the bottle smells awful when cleaning it out. Here's a ready-to-drink alternative designed for on-the-go convenience - imagine never making a protein shake ever again.  

The brand is available in select US retailers (Wegmans, Harris Teeter, Lucky Vitamin, ProteinPowder.com) and earned the distinction of "Amazon's Choice" as the fastest-growing protein beverage brand sold on Amazon. Named "Best New Product" at the 2017 NACS show in Chicago, being selected as the winner among 425 newly-launched CPG brands.

Co-Founder

Johnson & Johnson

Led business planning and brand-building activities for Johnson & Johnson's Feminine Hygiene and Intimate Health brand portfolio in Canada (Stayfree, Carefree, ob, K-Y, and Monistat)

Assistant Brand Manager - Feminine Hygiene & Intimate Health

Koodo Mobile

Persuaded Walmart and Best Buy to carry Koodo Mobile in-store as Canada’s newest mobile phone carrier; oversaw all trade marketing programs and drove the brand to #1 in 2008 retail sales 

Negotiated for shelf space, merchandising opportunities, and displays to increase Koodo's in-store visibility and product availability 

Founded a retail employee purchase program, incentivizing Best Buy and Walmart employees to become Koodo Mobile customers - increasing the number of new Koodo subscribers by 300% in 8 months

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