AMEEN KAZEMI
Austin,TX
Summary
Revenue and growth professional specializing in early-stage startups across multiple industries. Excellent reputation for problem-solving and timely execution.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Independent Consultant
Self Employed
09.2023 - Current
- Developed strategic marketing and business development plans for early-stage startups with focus on go-to-market and scalable sales tactics across various industries including health, financial, and CPG.
Head of Revenue and Marketing
CrowdHealth
06.2022 - 08.2023
- Owned and executed revenue and marketing strategies for Series A health insurance alternative startup.
- Served as vital member of executive leadership team, shaping overarching business strategy and driving its effective execution.
- Led sales and marketing teams that effectively and efficiently scaled customer subscriptions by 5x with less than 2% month-over-month churn.
- Created company brand messaging, marketing initiatives, and growth strategy to increase customer engagement from initial signups to renewals.
- Worked closely with cross-functional teams to optimize and increase customer satisfaction and engagement.
Director of Operations
Semo
02.2021 - 05.2022
- Led overall operational execution for seed-funded insurance startup
- Oversaw and managed day-to-day development activities in accordance with business objectives and product roadmap
- Scaled product to 5000+ customers in 4 month period while testing new promotional campaigns to boost customer engagement
- Managed product and development team to deliver roadmap initiatives, while also measuring testing and optimization efforts
- Evaluated vendor partnerships and negotiated pricing to increase cost efficiency and scale within tight business requirements
- Worked closely with CMO to create and deliver on marketing strategy
Channel Operations and Partnership Manager
Spreetail
09.2019 - 01.2021
- Built and managed relationships with channel partners, notably Google and Facebook marketplace leadership
- Grew channel revenue over 50% per month by working directly with vendor management team to create competitive pricing for customers and increasing profit margins
- Created product advertising plans and negotiated favorable terms for A/B tests. Included opt-out clauses to save upfront cost if we did not reach our intended ROAS
- Negotiated inventory merchandising opportunities and executed moment and season-based promotion strategy
- Managed and tracked KPI's for team of marketplace associates tasked with executing on specific channel strategy
- Led several special projects, including channel data sharing with Head of Partnership Development to help inform trends and brand performance
Head Of Operations
Tiko Travel
12.2017 - 08.2019
- Designed, built, procured, and fulfilled products for an innovative luggage startup backed by investor seed funding in Austin
- Worked directly with Head of Product and CEO to build affordable and durable travel products and had major influence in direction and design changes
- Built and managed in-house paid social media advertising strategy and implementation
- Fulfilled orders, coordinated returns, and created weekly sales + marketing reports to present growth to investors. Brought CAC cost down by 5-10% month-over-month while continuing to grow revenue with small budgets
- Led procurement and fulfillment of all raw materials from domestic and Asian vendors
Operations Manager
SocialMatters.ai
01.2016 - 08.2017
Social Media Marketing Manager
Main Street Hub
03.2015 - 12.2015
Business Development and Marketing Associate
A to Z Promotional Products
09.2013 - 06.2014
Public Relations and Social Media Coordinator
Habitat for Humanity
01.2013 - 08.2013
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Communications
University of Illinois
Champaign, IL05.2012
Skills
- Revenue and Customer Analytics
- Growth and Marketing expert
- Executive Team Leader
- Process Management and Optimization
- Project planning and development
- Business strategy creation and execution
Timeline
Independent Consultant
Self Employed
09.2023 - Current
Head of Revenue and Marketing
CrowdHealth
06.2022 - 08.2023
Director of Operations
Semo
02.2021 - 05.2022
Channel Operations and Partnership Manager
Spreetail
09.2019 - 01.2021
Head Of Operations
Tiko Travel
12.2017 - 08.2019
Operations Manager
SocialMatters.ai
01.2016 - 08.2017
Social Media Marketing Manager
Main Street Hub
03.2015 - 12.2015
Business Development and Marketing Associate
A to Z Promotional Products
09.2013 - 06.2014
Public Relations and Social Media Coordinator
Habitat for Humanity
01.2013 - 08.2013
Bachelor of Arts - Communications
University of Illinois