I work with CEOs, founders, and CROs to build high impact strategic partnerships, channel sales & enterprise sales programs.
Hi, I’m Igor.
I have 15+ years of experience running partnerships and enterprise sales including most recently at Gusto ($10B+ valuation) – where I spent 9 years building the partnerships program from scratch that now delivers tens of millions of ARR. I have led multi-million dollar deals with banks, accounting software providers, vertical SaaS players, time and attendance and HRIS companies, and dozens of start-ups.
Over the past few years, I have advised many start-up CEOs who are ready to invest in strategic partnerships but don’t know where to start, as well established companies who have invested years of effort but have seen little results. Getting the right advice and expertise can save you years of time and wasted resources.
Understanding the ecosystem in which you operate and how to form the right alliances is the most strategic decision you can make as a CEO and can make the difference between stagnation and accelerating your growth rate.
I am a graduate from the Yale School of Management (MBA), and the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University (Graduated Magna Cum Laude). I reside in Chicago with my wife and 4 kids.
What I offer
- Coach CEO/exec leadership team
- Evaluate partnership & sales strategy
- Advise on a specific deal
- Develop and manage the strategy; new partners & growth of existing portfolio
- Evaluate potential product partnerships
- Pitch pipeline of target accounts & manage end-to-end sales effort
- Develop pitch deck
- Negotiate partnership agreements
- Advise/coach/lead team on interim basis
- Manage Head of Partnerships or Head of Enterprise Sales search
- Consult on proper roles & responsibilities and compensation
- Interview/hire for the role