Eric Bleke

About Eric Bleke

Executive entrepreneur specializing in founding, leading, and scaling tech startups. Proven success across various markets, particularly in SaaS solutions. Proficient at introducing innovative solutions to large enterprises, effectively communicating complex tech concepts to senior decision-makers, showcasing economic benefits, competitive advantages, and ROI. Adept in market strategy, prospect identification, opportunity qualification, and executive presentations. Known for closing complex enterprise deals and cultivating long-lasting customer relationships. Active in personally nurturing customer connections for recurring revenue and market advocacy. Skilled at developing talent, especially within sales teams. Team-oriented leader with extensive experience in business growth and operations.

Experience

1. Managing Partner

   Venadar

   Dec 2024 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US

   Venadar is a corporate growth firm that works with companies to explore what’s next and maximize the value of their next move. Our team of C-Suite-level leaders brings deep expertise in: Business Strategy, Investment Banking / M&A, Intellectual Property, Product Development and Marketing. We help clients identify and execute new ventures and strategic pivots crucial to their future success. Our proprietary methodologies uncover unforeseen opportunities, partnerships, and disruptors. We help clients discern what they haven’t yet seen and formulate actionable plans to address them. Leveraging a team with extensive experience with some of the world’s largest companies and strong entrepreneurial drive, we bring invaluable insights to every engagement. We deliver three primary tools to navigate pathways to new successes: Pulse™, Compass™ and Catalyst™.Since our inception, Venadar has earned the trust of investors, management teams, corporate leaders and entrepreneurs by delivering measurable results to over 40 Fortune500 companies and dozens of small/mid-sized enterprises in a wide range of industries.

Education

• The Westminster Schools

  High School

  1974

• The University of Georgia

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Marketing, Management

  1975 — 1979

Skills

• Sales
• Product Launch
• Business Development
• Start-Ups
• Establishing Strategic Partnerships
• Product Development
• Business Strategy
• Executive Management
• Mergers
• Product Management
• Venture Capital
• Strategic Partnerships
• Strategic Planning
• Entrepreneurship
• Saas
• Salesforce.com
• Leadership
• New Business Development
• Cloud Computing
• Strategy
• Business Process
• Finance
• Crm
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Corporate Development