Chelsea Suitos

Global Head of Partnerships & Business Development

SpreeAI

Sep 2025 - Current (11 months)

Reporting directly to CEO John Imah, responsible for building and scaling the global Partnerships & Business Development organization. Own the strategy, vision, and execution of partnerships to drive significant revenue growth, market expansion, and enterprise adoption while leading and developing a high-performing team. Lead all partnership initiatives end-to-end — from identifying, structuring, negotiating, and closing strategic deals to nurturing long-term relationships that create sustained value. Partnership scope includes: - Brands & Retailers: Global fashion, beauty, and retail enterprises driving commercial adoption. - Technology & ISV Partners: Commerce platforms, systems integrators, cloud providers, and ecosystem partners enabl

Business Development - US Marketplace

Temu

Apr 2025 - Sep 2025 (6 months)

Responsible for prospecting, pitching, and onboarding sellers to Temu's US Marketplace.

Celebrity & Public Figures Partnerships - TikTok Shop

TikTok

Oct 2024 - Apr 2025 (7 months)

- Oversee the launch of high profile celebrity, public figures and top creator accounts for TikTok Shop - Entrusted with fostering relationships and launching custom short video + LIVE content in close collaboration with talent directly

Global Strategic Partnerships Director - TikTok Shop

TikTok

Mar 2023 - Oct 2024 (1 year 8 months)

Global Key Accounts Director for TikTok Shop focused on growing strategic partnerships across high-profile, multi-billion dollar Sportswear Fashion brands including Crocs, Inc., Nike, Levi Strauss & Co. Responsible for onboarding the largest global key account (Crocs, Inc.) which still maintains its top spot in 2026. Crocs, Inc. surpassed $80M in revenue on the platform. Design the overall account growth strategy - define revenue goals, identify market differentiation opportunities, forecast the business, and go-to-market focused on TikTok Shop commerce. Consult clients' C-Suite team on TikTok Shop's value proposition while creating bespoke, innovative and collaborative models that fit into clients' short-term and long-term business plan

Strategic Partnerships - Sports, Fitness, Entertainment & Creators

Instagram

Oct 2021 - Jan 2023 (1 year 4 months)

Oversaw Instagram Sports Media Shopping Partnerships (Social Commerce), working with athletes, media entities, teams, creators and leagues on utilizing Instagram’s monetization tools and developing go-to-market strategy to drive commerce impact across the sports and creator economy landscape. Led social commerce strategies including live shopping with high profile partners across the sports + creator industry. Some notable partners I created bespoke social commerce and product launch partnerships with include Travis Kelce, Serena Williams, Christen Press & Re__Inc., Nigel Sylvester, Shaun White and Tom Brady.

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Co-Founder, Head of Partnerships

Players Collxctive

Mar 2021 - Dec 2022 (1 year 10 months)

I Co-Founded Players Collxctive, a boutique sports agency focused on representing female athletes on a mission to inspire change creating a level playing field for all. I led Athlete Branding & Partnerships where I worked directly with over 20 female athletes to build athlete branding strategies and secure brand partnership opportunities. I've concurrently managed over 20 female athlete creators and negotiated landmark #NIL deals with Champion, Adidas, Starface, Free People to name a few. I've negotiated multi-year professional endorsement deals and partnered with brands to help shape their brand marketing strategies with female athletes at the center.

Nike Direct Digital Commerce Product Merchandising (North America) - Women's Lifestyle Apparel

Nike

Nov 2020 - Oct 2021 (1 year)

Responsible for leading go-to-market strategies across Product Merchandising, Brand, Sports Marketing, Sales, & Design to deliver epic growth and exceed financial targets in Women’s Apparel across the physical & digital ecosystem. Lead strategy on Inclusive Sizing for Her tapping unlocked business growth potential.

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Director Product Sales

SEQNZR

Sep 2020 - Nov 2021 (1 year 3 months)

Director of Seqnzr Product Sales at Walk-Off Analytics, a Baseball & Softball Tech Start-Up company leveraging technology and analytics to bring lineup optimization tools as a competitive advantage to Baseball & Softball coaches from the MLB to NCAA. Seqnzr is revolutionizing the way in which batting lineups are constructed and optimized, offering coaches a powerful resource to increase margin of error with data-driven information. While working on contract for Walk-Off Analytics, I am still operating in my full-time position at Nike, Inc.

Brand Marketing Consultant

Nike

Jul 2019 - Mar 2020 (9 months)

Built Nike Athlete brand campaigns for the newest cleat, uniform, and accessories each season communicating product benefits and innovation technologies to external accounts and NCAA partners. Partner closely with Sports Marketing to identify creative business opportunities to grow revenue and increase marketshare within the Performance Cleat space. Created Women’s Athlete Strategy targeting a seamless solution to sign athletes and develop them professionally in the corporate workplace while still playing at the highest level. Responsible for activating Nike’s Olympic Softball roster to execute Tokyo 2020 Brand Campaign. Develop and execute broader influencer and athlete strategy to support Nike business objectives. Ignited strategy for

Go To Market Lead - North America Baseball & Softball

Nike

Oct 2017 - Nov 2020 (3 years 2 months)

Responsible for leading organizational and cultural change efforts needed to ensure new, innovative concepts, business practices that are inclusive to growing the Women's & Youth Baseball and Softball business in North America by over 230%. Collaborate effectively across functions with Brand Marketing, Product Creation, Sales, and Sports Marketing to successfully bring product strategies to life across direct to consumer and wholesale channels. Responsible for identifying league partnerships including Athletes Unlimited x Nike and the Mexican Olympic Federation to elevate visibility of female professional athletes. Partner closely with Brand, Sports Marketing, Sales, Product & Design to drive holistic Nike Diamond Marketplace Strategy ma

Global Merchandising Associate - Women’s Sportswear Apparel

Nike

Feb 2016 - Oct 2017 (1 year 9 months)

Responsible for developing and driving Women's Lifestyle Apparel product strategies across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific/Latin America and China.

Buyer - North America Nike Direct To Consumer, Men’s Sportswear Apparel

Nike

Jul 2015 - Feb 2016 (8 months)

Responsible for assorting, buying, and trading the Swoosh across full-price Nike retail and ecommerce. Manage day to day business to hit weekly and seasonal revenue targets.

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National Team Athlete - Philippines

International Olympic Committee IOC

Jan 2015 - Sep 2019 (4 years 9 months)

Represented the Philippines on the National Softball Team as starting lead-off batter and left fielder/2B in : World Championships (Canada-2016, Japan-2018) Asian Championships (Taiwan-2018) Asian Games (Indonesia-2018) Tokyo 2021 Olympic Qualifier (China-2019).

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Student Advisory Board

Terry J Lundgren Center for Retailing

May 2014 - May 2015 (1 year 1 month)

Assist in the communication and interaction between Retailing and Consumer Sciences (RCSC) students and major retailing and consulting companies.

Division I PAC-12 National SAAC Representative

NCAA

Nov 2013 - May 2015 (1 year 7 months)

Represent the voice of all student-athletes from the PAC-12 Conference in the NCAA.

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PAC-12 SAAC Chair

Pac Conference

Nov 2013 - May 2015 (1 year 7 months)

Facilitate PAC-12 SAAC meetings and directly work with the PAC-12 Conference on media, communication, and community service affairs.

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