Tolis Aivalis

Business Strategy Advisor

Schooxcom

May 2011 - Oct 2011 (6 months)

E-Learning Platform & Course Marketplace. `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ✔ (Contract). Defined and implemented business and product strategy, fund raising, consumer-centric product development for the e-learning technology, mentored & relocated company to USA.

Chief Executive Officer

Eyelead

May 2010 - Apr 2011 (1 year)

3D Games Engine, Social Games Publisher. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ✔ Managed the company’s executives, defined and implemented business strategy, fund raising and successful seed funding from angel investors, marketing, consumer centric product development for core technology (Hive 3D platform), build a developers web community, sales within the international gaming industry resulting in new revenue, relocated company in USA.

Chief Executive Officer

Knowcrunch

Jan 2010 - Current (16 years 6 months)

Training organization. ---------------------- Knowcrunch delivers excellent digital marketing education & courses. I am managing a great team, all our instructors & contractors, our business and marketing strategy, our technology and I also do what I love: teaching.

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Chief Executive Officer

STARTUPDAY Startups Pitching Event

Sep 2009 - Dec 2009 (4 months)

Start-ups Pitching Event. ````````````````````````````````` ✔ Established, produced and moderated the 1st fund raising pitching event in Greece, created and supervised the angel investors committee, motivated business and start-ups communities to participate, evaluated and mentored start-ups resulting 9 of 14 start-ups to move into due diligence and 4 to raise funds, generated publicity, successfully merged and relocated to California, USA.

Director Of Business Development

WIN Plc

Jan 2009 - Dec 2009 (1 year)

Mobile Marketing Agency. ``````````````````````````````````` ✔ Represented UK company’s mobile managed services and products, established relation with agencies, mobile operators and media, collaborated with headquarters in business development for Balkans, Greece, Cyprus, Middle East, supported revenue targets.

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Chief Executive Officer

Social Brands

Jan 2007 - Jun 2012 (5 years 6 months)

Digital & Social Media Marketing Agency. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ✔ Established & relocated the social media agency, developed and launched products and services for online market, managed sales team of 6 account managers and 15 freelance web community builders, generated new business, developed and launched an innovative online social media monitoring tool (Neemo), controlled company’s reputation, led acquisition in the USA.

Head of Digital

MultiChoice

Sep 2006 - Dec 2007 (1 year 4 months)

Pay TV. ``````````` ✔ (Contract). Designed and executed sales strategy for digital video, web/mobile tv products, managed team of 2 executives, generated new revenue, marketed and placed video content/premium tv channels, adapted operation, production, finance into digital media, enabled content digitization, launched mobile sales, facilitated mobile operators, hired and trained people.

Head of Digital

Sony Music Entertainment

Jun 2004 - Nov 2008 (4 years 6 months)

Music Entertainment. ```````````````````````````` ✔ Designed and implemented business, sales strategy for digital music products/services/creative media, managed team of 4 executives, generated new revenue, marketed and implemented music content and artists, consulted operation, production, finance, accounting and IT into digital media, enabled content digitization, produced and marketed new embedded music products, launched mobile sales and facilitated mobile operators, outsourced digital production, reduced costs, hired and trained people, collaborated with sponsorships.

Commercial Director

Antenna Media Group

Aug 2002 - May 2004 (1 year 10 months)

Cross-Media Group (TV, Web, Mobile, Magazines, Radio, Music). ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ✔ Designed and implemented sales and marketing strategy for web/creative/mobile media, established relationships with agencies, brands, managed sales team of 3 executives, supervised marketing teams of 15 and worked directly with CEOs within related companies of the media group (ANT1 Internet agency, AUDIOTEX mobile marketing agency, HEAVEN music label), generated new revenue, coordinated with traditional media sales departments (tv, radio, magazines) for creative media synergies.

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Head of Digital

ARBOmedia

Apr 2001 - Aug 2002 (1 year 5 months)

Media Sales House (Advertising). ````````````````````````````````````````````` ✔ Designed and implemented sales strategy, managed sales team of 9 executives, generated new revenue, marketed and launched services and products for media representation/buying/planning, produced ‘Web lexicon’ book and web portal, managed a portfolio of 25 online publishers, supervised advertising sales on their behalf, coordinated company’s successful acquisition and supported business development in Eastern Europe.

Head of Digital

Saatchi Saatchi We Are Saatchi

Jan 2000 - Nov 2000 (11 months)

Advertising & Communication Agency. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````` ✔ (Contract). Marketed and implemented services and products for web design/ development/interactive advertising/planning/buying, supported and motivated a team of 15 Account/Media and Creative executives, consulted the board and increased revenue for internet services.

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Head of Digital

Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games Athens

May 1999 - Mar 2001 (1 year 11 months)

Organizing Committee for Olympic Games. ````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ✔ Designed interactive strategy for Athens and Greek Olympics committee (web design/development/interactive advertising/e-commerce/multimedia/mobile), managed a team of 7 executives, created and marketed online content and services, supervised internet contractors, facilitated IT, marketing, operation units, evaluated a European commission program, advised and motivated other executive directors, created the 1st interactive media unit in Olympics committee, accomplished the birth of visitgreece.gr (the first national touristic portal), led the collaboration between the company, Greek government and City of Athens.

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Chief Executive Officer

WEB AWARDS Ermis Digital

Jan 1999 - Dec 2001 (3 years)

Awards Contest & Event. `````````````````````````````````` ✔ Established, produced and organized the 1st internet event, drafted terms, selected and led the organizing committee, created and supervised the judging committee, motivated internet community to vote online, administered and maintained the web site and online community, generated publicity, accomplished a successful acquisition from the Greek Advertising Association (Ermis Awards).

Strategy Business Development Advisor

Hellas Net

Jan 1999 - Jun 1999 (6 months)

Internet Provider. ``````````````````````` ✔ (Contract). Supervised sales team of 4 executives, generated new business, marketed and implemented services and products for access/hosting/web design and development, helped corporate clients to establish an interactive strategy.

Managing Partner

aivalcom

Jan 1998 - Dec 2015 (18 years)

Management Consulting Firm. ```````````````````````````````````````` ✔ Managing partners and executives, driving firm's strategy, mentoring corporations/brands and start-ups, making decisions around hiring, acquisitions, organizational structure, allocating resources, product or service directions, managing business development and sales for product & services, generating new business and revenue.

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Media Sales Executive

Avalon Publications

Jul 1996 - Dec 1996 (6 months)

Media Publisher. ``````````````````````` ✔ Organized, prepared, negotiated, implemented and monitored sales for advertising packages (Media Weekly - advertising magazine and MediaNet - internet magazine), maintained advertorials publicity for clients.

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Marketing Communications Manager

PowerNet Internet Multimedia

Jan 1997 - Dec 1998 (2 years)

Web Design & Development Agency. `````````````````````````````````````````````````` ✔ Managed sales team of 2 account executives, generated new business, marketed and implemented services and products for web design/development, produced the 1st major Greek portals (THEA.GR index & ZOOM.GR entertainment portal), organized and supervised development production pipeline while collaborated with a team of 7 freelance designers, outsourced production, reduced costs, participated in 2 European commission programs, coordinated company’s successful merge (Mangos Studios) and later acquisition (Imako).

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Media Sales Executive

STAR FM

Jan 1996 - Jun 1996 (6 months)

National Radio Station. ``````````````````````````````` ✔ Organized, prepared, negotiated, implemented and monitored sales for radio station advertising packages.

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