For the participants of the program, Iryna Kulchytska prepared an excellent lecture on the topic of effective development and scaling of product development processes using Agile and Lean Startup methodologies.
Iryna's professional experience includes successfully leading the development and launch of software products for the public library, government, institutions of higher education, enterprises, giant companies such as Ford Motor Company, Apple, and others. The winner of 14 awards in the field of innovation and entrepreneurship, a participant in the TOP-25 ranking of women leaders of Silicon Valley 2025, will share her experience on how to stay productive and create really powerful and effective teams.
Maryna Nikitchuk is the director of sales development, an expert in B2B sales in the field of IT, marketing and business development. As part of the program, Marina talked about conducting a marketing strategy and improving sales performance in your company. Marina has 8 years of experience in IT, advises companies on B2B sales, lead generation, auditing and building effective business processes. #female_program #womenintech #startups #women_power #leadership #entrepreneurship #education #businesscamp
Oleksandr Akymenko is an expert in strategic management, entrepreneurship, venture capital, media business, investments and design thinking. He told the participants of the Female Leadership Program about the latter and the creation of innovations. Oleksandr is also a co-founder and head of the companies Yes&Design and Platformmedia. A former journalist and editor, he is now an online magazine publisher and innovation consultant. He is also a co-founder of the Ukrainian Emerging Leadership Program, implemented by Stanford University, and a co-founder of Urban Space 500.
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As part of a lecture for Female Leadership Program participants, Dmytro Dos talked about outbound sales and the main mistakes in building such a work system, which are often made in business. Dmytro has 13 years of experience in sales and marketing. He is the owner of A Company That Sells Everything. Worked and managed B2B sales departments in five types of business on three continents. In the last two years alone, Dmytro held more than 200 meetings with clients in the USA, during which he signed large agreements.
The head of the sales department at PromoRepublic, an expert in B2B sales of IT products and international business development told the program participants about setting up business processes and defining the ideal buyer portrait. After all, this is the lever of your company's development.
Andriy also shared his experience in creating sales and demand generation departments, focused in detail on sales optimization and taught the analytics of the customer acquisition process.
Martin Kazubowski is the executive director of the Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Old Dominion University, an expert in the creation of new enterprises. He received a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Michigan and a master's degree in technology management from George Washington University. Martin's 35-year experience in the field of public and private investment support, technology commercialization and innovative economic development is impressive.
Martin understands the specifics of Ukrainian entrepreneurship, as he has traveled to Ukraine, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia 12 times as part of the CRDF Step program.
He is also a mentor to entrepreneurs, an expert in reviewing applications for participation in various business programs, assessing business competitions, and working with incubators and accelerators.
