Karen Šeda
Chief Client Strategy Officer @ No Comply • Founder & CEO Bespoke BizDev LLC • Helping Startups Scale • Executive Engagement, Business Development, Sales & Marketing • Non-profit Board Member • Microsoft Alumna • Mentor
- Role
- Founder & CEO at Bespoke Bizdev Llc
- Location
- Iowa City, IA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Karen Šeda
Chicagoan, life-long learner, intellectually curious, and well-travelled with 20+ year…
Experience
Founder & CEO
Aug 2017 — Present
Bespoke BizDev LLC is a Business Development Agency for B2B software startups. Helping founders through executive business introductions, messaging & business writing, sales planning & operations, pipeline building, partner & agency management, proposal writing, and social media. Startup experience with Silicon Valley, New York City, and Chicago founders. Typical engagements are 90+ days. Full-time or part-time. Learn more at
Education
University of Iowa
Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Marketing
1980 — 1984
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
Master of Business Administration - EMBA, Executive Manager's Program
1994 — 1996
University of Chicago
Continuing Education, Graham School of General Studies, European Literature & European History
2003 — 2013
Harvard Business School
Executive Education, Women Leading Business
1999 — 2000
New York University
Continuing Education, Summer Intensive in International Relations
2005 — 2005
Newberry Library
Continuing Education, European History, Literature & Cultural Arts
2010 — 2014
Skills
- Software Demonstrations
- Spin Selling
- Saas
- Closing Deals
- Proposal Writing
- Executive Relations
- Sales Prospecting
- Mobile Phone Software
- Sales Forecasting
- Pipeline Management
- Pipeline Development
- Interactive Marketing
- Account Management
- Internet Software
- Partner Management
- Strategic Partnerships
- Virtual Teams
- Saas Software
- Event Planning
- Salesforce.com
- Web Design
- Social Media
- Enterprise Software
- Webinars
- Sales Planning
- Contract Negotiation
- Start-Ups
- Presentations
- E-Commerce
- Sales Operations
- Professional Services
- Sales Process
- Solution Selling
- Ecommerce Software
- Software Licensing
- Sales
- Eventbrite
- Strategic Selling
- Negotiation
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
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