Athan S.
Los Angeles, CA
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Job Success
Startup/NFT Advisor, Serial Entrepreneur, Yale MBA
US$375.00/hr
I have 18 years experience in strategy consulting and loyalty/rewards marketing, and have created several successful businesses. I've consulted to numerous startups and NFT projects at various stages from concept/pre-seed through Series D. I have a strong breadth of industry expertise having completed projects and built businesses in web 3/NFTs, travel, financial services, real estate, retail, grocery, gas. I've created reward and membership programs around the world and managed Membership Rewards partnerships at American Express as well as the Black, Platinum, and Gold Cards and developed a portfolio-wide strategy. I have my MBA from Yale University and my BA from Cornell University.
I pride myself on multitasking ability (I used to have a day "corporate" job with four of my own successful businesses on the side), reliability, and loyalty/transparency. I believe in developing a tight plan up front for every project and really focus on iterative development. I'm particularly good at taking complex problems and turning them into data-driven clarity. I'm also a game theory expert so I always very much focus on the competition and making sure the businesses I advise on are positioned appropriately.
Personally, I'm a lifelong athlete (basketball, football, soccer, tennis), avid traveler (100+ countries and counting), and love food. I also used to be a professional poker player which paid for both college and grad school.
- Hablo español
- Je parle français
Work history
Work history
Looking for a business coach
23 Sept 2021
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5 Jan 2024
5.00
Private earnings
Seeking Brand Manager to Develop Go-to-market Plan for Web3 Startup
9 Sept 2022
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12 Apr 2023
5.00
"I hired Athan on Upwork as a business advisor in the customer loyalty space in September 2022, and I must say that my experience working with them has been outstanding…
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Help with content for my website
26 Apr 2021
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11 Dec 2022
5.00
"Athan is Upwork royalty. I've worked with Athan on a number of projects for a few years now and I'm always amazed at the quality and depth of his work…
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Business Plan for Consumer Product
3 Aug 2021
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20 Oct 2021
No feedback given
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Business Coach for Art Education Company
23 Jul 2021
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19 Aug 2021
5.00
"Athan is a very thorough, skilled professional in this area of business, which is why I hired him to help create a rewards system for our newly revamped online course…
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Polish a pitch deck for a SaaS startup
14 Jul 2021
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21 Jul 2021
5.00
"Athan did an excellent job with helping us improve our pitch deck. He was able to learn our project quickly through phone calls or Zoom meetings and gave us great…
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vCEO for recruiting and staffing business focusing on cybersecurity and data analysis Niche
7 Jul 2021
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8 Jul 2021
5.00
"Athan supported our business in the pre start up phase, providing solid strategic guidance to help us launch our business. He is smart, organized and continually asks probing questions. He…
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Consulting
3 May 2021
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10 Jun 2021
No feedback given
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Business Strategy Consulting
16 Apr 2021
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10 Jun 2021
5.00
"Athan did an excellent job building a sales deck for me. I had difficulty knowing the direction of the content and look that the deck should be, so Athan had…
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Strategy Consultant
10 Aug 2020
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17 Nov 2020
5.00
"He is a very smart, helpful and talented guy. He was always responding our message and request quickly. Highly recommended."
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Skills
Skills
- User Experience Design