Vera Tsekeris

About Vera Tsekeris

Innovation, curiosity, and data driven insights fuel my work. The best part of what I do is solving problems in unconventional ways by bringing together companies and expertise to expand reach, drive growth and create new market opportunities. My experience spans building new products and services, developing business strategies, scaling partner ecosystems, transforming traditional business models to SaaS business models, licensing technologies and trademarks, implementing analytics for data driven decision making, negotiating complex agreements and extending brands into new markets at leading companies, such as AppFolio, Motorola, Google, HP, Chamberlain.One of my core strengths is leading organizations that drive significant revenue growth while building scalable and sustainable businesses. I’ve spent the past decade developing multi-faceted, transformative, high growth partnerships with companies of all shapes and sizes, interconnecting their products and services to create new value propositions.Currently, I am Head of Strategic Partnerships at AppFolio where I lead the AppFolio Stack partnerships organization that focuses on building, managing and scaling integrations and strategic consulting partnerships. Specialties: Business development, strategy, marketing, product management, brand management, strategic partnerships and alliances, technology licensing, brand licensing, IP monetization, budgeting, forecasting, complex deal negotiations, sales, go-to-market strategies, ecosystem development, branding and identity, governance, lifecycle planning, relationship management, IoT, mobile technologies, wireless, location-based services.

Experience

1. Strategic Partnerships

   AppFolio

   Jan 2022 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   Leading operationalization and scaling of strategic tech and professional service partnerships at AppFolio, driving substantial growth. Steering strategic partnerships, defining success, setting ambitious goals, and ensuring accountability. Designing processes for seamless internal collaboration, celebrating success, and fostering a proactive approach to resolve challenges. Promoting collaboration and ecosystem transformation, engaging at an executive level, and proactively addressing contractual and technical issues.

Education

• Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

  Masters of Business Administration, Strategy, Finance and Marketing

• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering

Skills

• Contract Negotiation
• Brand Licensing
• Strategy
• Telecommunications
• Mobile Applications
• Licensing Agreements
• Strategic Partnerships
• Business Development
• Wireless
• P&L Management
• Technology Licensing
• Location Based Services
• Business Strategy
• Partner Management
• Licensing
• Professional Services
• Business Planning
• Leadership
• Product Marketing
• Wireless Technologies
• Brand Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Marketing Strategy
• Product Management
• Consumer Electronics