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Ai Sakura

Business Development Professional
Kobe,Hyogo

Summary

Dedicated Venture Capital professional with history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand. Enthusiastic Business Development personal eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Clear understanding of Team Leadership and Time Management. Motivated to learn, grow and excel in Venture Capital & PE or Consulting.

Overview

3
3
Languages
6
6
years of post-secondary education
4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Business Development Associate

Plug and Play Tech Center — Corporate Partnerships
Osaka-city, Osaka
07.2020 - Current
  • Launched Plug and Play Osaka location and Smart Cities Startup Acceleration Program
  • Negotiated contracts and closed sales with new clients ($330K).
  • Boosted revenue by bringing in and cementing relationships with new clients and optimizing servicing of existing customer accounts.
  • Developed business pipeline using cold and warm techniques.
  • Enhanced sales techniques and marketing plans to strengthen business development efforts.

Business Development Manager

Focus Inc
Kyoto-city, Kyoto
08.2018 - 05.2020
  • Generated new business in China with new business model and strategic international expansion plans.
  • Applied strategic negotiation and sales closing skills to bring in 5 new accounts in 2019
  • Established relationships with key decision-makers within customer's organization to promote growth and retention.
  • Created reports and presentations detailing business development activities.
  • Identified key products, services and customers and used data to devise innovative sales and marketing plans enabling dramatic growth

Salesperson

Coldwell Banker Bain — Real Estate Sales
Seattle, Washington
08.2017 - 05.2018
  • Signed over USD$3.6M sales contracts and closed $2.1M in 2Q.
  • Offered each customer top-notch, personal service to boost sales and customer satisfaction.
  • Worked to build relationships with customers and built potential for additional sales.
  • Developed and grew leads through repeat business and customer referrals.

Education

MBA - Masters of International Business

Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Antai College of Economics
Shanghai, China
07.2018 - 07.2020

BBA - Finance

Simon Fraser University, Beedie School of Business
British Columbia, Canada
07.2013 - 07.2017

Skills

    Organization and Time management

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Timeline

Business Development Associate

Plug and Play Tech Center — Corporate Partnerships
07.2020 - Current

Business Development Manager

Focus Inc
08.2018 - 05.2020

MBA - Masters of International Business

Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Antai College of Economics
07.2018 - 07.2020

Salesperson

Coldwell Banker Bain — Real Estate Sales
08.2017 - 05.2018

BBA - Finance

Simon Fraser University, Beedie School of Business
07.2013 - 07.2017
Ai SakuraBusiness Development Professional