Turn your business ideas into professionally managed realities. I help new and established companies, consortiums, and organizations launch successful business initiatives through strategic planning, financial modeling, compelling presentations, and professional project management.
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๐๐๐ฐ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฒ & ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ฌ
- Complete business plan development for new ventures and expansions
- Market analysis, competitive positioning, and go-to-market strategy
- Financial modeling and revenue projections
- Risk assessment and mitigation planning
๐๐ญ๐๐ค๐๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ & ๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ
- Board presentations and investor pitch decks
- Stakeholder workshops and alignment sessions
- Grant applications and funding proposals
- Sales presentations and partnership proposals
๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐
- Joint venture structuring and partnership strategies
- Digital transformation and tech venture launches
- Business case development for new initiatives
- Strategic recommendations and implementation roadmaps
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- Real Estate Consortium: Developed joint venture marketplace strategy and pitch deck. Secured stakeholder alignment across 4 companies and successfully presented to sponsors.
- Educational Venture: Currently helping establish real estate brokerage school. Creating business plan, financial models, and pitch materials for launch.
- Non-Profit Expansion: Wrote grant applications for new program launches, securing funding for innovative community initiatives.
- Corporate Innovation: Led business case development for tech optimization projects at Fortune 500 companies during Deloitte tenure.
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- Real Estate: Development, brokerage, property management, PropTech ventures
- Tech Startups: SaaS platforms, marketplace development, developer tools, B2B software
- Retail: E-commerce expansion, omnichannel strategy, retail technology ventures
- Public Sector & Non-Profit: Grant applications, program expansion, social ventures, government partnerships
- Professional Services: Consulting firms, PR agencies, marketing services, educational ventures
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๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
- Clear vision and mission alignment across stakeholders
- Comprehensive market and competitive analysis
- Realistic financial projections and business modeling
- Implementation roadmap with milestones and KPIs
๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ
- Executive summaries and pitch decks for investors/boards
- Grant applications and funding proposals
- Sales presentations and partnership materials
- Stakeholder alignment workshops and facilitation
๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ
- Go-to-market strategy and sales approach
- Partnership structuring and joint venture agreements
- Risk management and contingency planning
- Ongoing strategic advisory as needed
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โ Big-4 Training: Deloitte background in business case development and strategic consulting
โ Cross-Industry Experience: Real estate, non-profit, corporate, and tech venture expertise
โ Stakeholder Whisperer: Expert at aligning diverse groups around common vision
โ Results-Driven: Focus on presentations that secure funding and business plans that work
โ Fast Turnaround: Complete projects in weeks, not months
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- Established companies launching new business lines or ventures
- Real estate firms expanding into new markets or services
- Non-profits seeking funding for new programs or social ventures
- Professional service firms developing new offerings or educational programs
- Consortiums and partnerships needing alignment and strategic direction
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- Your organization and the new venture opportunity
- Your biggest challenge (strategy, funding, stakeholder alignment, or market entry)
- Your timeline and immediate needs
"We had the pieces but couldn't put them together into a compelling story. He facilitated our strategy, aligned our partners, and created a pitch that got us funded." - Real Estate Consortium Leader
Business Analysis
Business Consulting
Business Planning & Strategy
Business Plan
Management Consulting
Market Research
Tech & IT
English
Financial Modeling
Financial Plan
Financial Analysis
Financial Analysis & Valuation
Budget Planning
Forecasting
Business Modeling
Jacqueline C.
Lisbon, Portugal
$90/hr
4.8
36 jobs
Jackie is a former Bain & Company consultant and experienced strategy leader who has spent the past five years as an independent consultant. She has delivered projects for Fortune 500s, PE-backed companies, and high-growth ventures, with a focus on large-scale transformations, growth strategy, pricing, market entry, and M&A due diligence. At WeWork, she launched the transformation to close a $1B EBITDA gap, led entity restructuring that delivered $100M in savings, built new revenue streams, and developed the companyโs first enterprise data strategy.
Her recent work spans:
Transformation & Turnaround โ enterprise restructuring, KPI standardization, planning, and QBR design.
M&A & Due Diligence โ commercial and operational diligence, post-merger integration, and portfolio strategy.
Growth Strategy โ market sizing, new business models, GTM strategy, and pricing/packaging optimization.
AI & Emerging Tech Impact โ financial modeling of AIโs market and internal effects, including market sizing, competitive mapping, GTM opportunities, and ROI-driven business cases.
Jackie holds an MBA from Columbia University.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Project Management
Change Management
Strategic Planning
Business Transformation
Pricing Strategy Consulting
Market Research
Project Management Office
Competitor Research
Program Management
Pitch Deck
Financial Model
Due Diligence
Growth Strategy
Go-to-Market Strategy
Joao S.
Estoril, Portugal
$250/hr
5.0
4 jobs
My team and I raised a 45 million EUR VC fund in Europe, MSM.vc, to invest in startups changing the world for the better.
In 2023, I challenged myself to go viral and reached 10 million views on LinkedIn in 3 months.
Now I'm the founder of Crafted - we built software and an elite 3-month mentoring program to turn senior talent into LinkedIn personal brands that attract clients and talent.
Former Head of Growth at Handprint, a climate-change tech startup in Singapore.
Former early hire at Zalora, an IPO'd Rocket Internet e-commerce platform.
14 years in startups, venture capital and impact investing.
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