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Bernardo S.

Lisbon, Portugal

$40/hr
5.0
16 jobs

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. ๐–๐‡๐€๐“ ๐ˆ ๐ƒ๐Ž ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐•๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ฒ & ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ฌ - 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 ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ž๐ซ ๐€๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ & ๐๐ข๐ญ๐œ๐ก ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ - Board presentations and investor pitch decks - Stakeholder workshops and alignment sessions - Grant applications and funding proposals - Sales presentations and partnership proposals ๐‚๐จ๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ˆ๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  - Joint venture structuring and partnership strategies - Digital transformation and tech venture launches - Business case development for new initiatives - Strategic recommendations and implementation roadmaps ๐‘๐„๐‚๐„๐๐“ ๐’๐”๐‚๐‚๐„๐’๐’ ๐’๐“๐Ž๐‘๐ˆ๐„๐’ - 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. ๐ˆ๐๐ƒ๐”๐’๐“๐‘๐ˆ๐„๐’ ๐ˆ ๐–๐Ž๐‘๐Š ๐–๐ˆ๐“๐‡ - 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 ๐–๐‡๐€๐“ ๐˜๐Ž๐” ๐†๐„๐“ ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐œ ๐…๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง - Clear vision and mission alignment across stakeholders - Comprehensive market and competitive analysis - Realistic financial projections and business modeling - Implementation roadmap with milestones and KPIs ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ - Executive summaries and pitch decks for investors/boards - Grant applications and funding proposals - Sales presentations and partnership materials - Stakeholder alignment workshops and facilitation ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ - Go-to-market strategy and sales approach - Partnership structuring and joint venture agreements - Risk management and contingency planning - Ongoing strategic advisory as needed ๐–๐‡๐˜ ๐‚๐‡๐Ž๐Ž๐’๐„ ๐Œ๐„ โœ“ Big-4 Training: Deloitte background in business case development and strategic consulting โœ“ Cross-Industry Experience: Real estate, non-profit, corporate, and tech venture expertise โœ“ Stakeholder Whisperer: Expert at aligning diverse groups around common vision โœ“ Results-Driven: Focus on presentations that secure funding and business plans that work โœ“ Fast Turnaround: Complete projects in weeks, not months ๐๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐…๐จ๐ซ - 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 ๐‘๐„๐€๐ƒ๐˜ ๐“๐Ž ๐“๐”๐‘๐ ๐˜๐Ž๐”๐‘ ๐•๐ˆ๐’๐ˆ๐Ž๐ ๐ˆ๐๐“๐Ž ๐€ ๐…๐”๐๐ƒ๐„๐ƒ ๐‘๐„๐€๐‹๐ˆ๐“๐˜? ๐Œ๐„๐’๐’๐€๐†๐„ ๐Œ๐„ ๐–๐ˆ๐“๐‡: - 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 companyโ€™s 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 AIโ€™s 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.

  • Startup Consulting
  • Business Development
  • Marketing Strategy
  • Go-to-Market Strategy
  • Sales Copywriting
  • Fundraising Presentation
  • Sales Consulting
  • Venture Capital
  • Fundraising
  • Product Strategy
  • Pitch Deck
  • Content Writing
  • Content Strategy
  • Content Marketing
  • Content Creation

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