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John David Crouch

Falcon Heights,MN

Summary

Seasoned professional with 20+ years of domestic international and domestic sales, business development, partnership and consulting experience. Have worked successfully in Fintech/SaaS and Development Finance sectors engaging at the Director to C-Suite level in individual contributor and leadership roles. Additional experience includes: GTM, product development and deployment, proposal development and delivery and project management.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Director of Partnerships

Point Predictive
10.2022 - 08.2024

PointPredictive solves the multi-billion dollar fraud problems of auto lending, mortgage lending, and retail fraud with machine learning predictive analytics coupled with better fraud strategies from our experts.

  • Managed and expanded Loan Origination System and Auto Dealership Management System partnerships.
  • Collaborated with CRO and sales team to develop and deploy GTM strategies to enter fintech and credit union verticals.
  • Coordinated and managed partner channel sales and marketing efforts, including development of annual account objectives and formalized client communications.
  • Executed strategy to cross and up sell existing strategic accounts with customer success and product development teams.
  • Led and/or supported closing $850,000+ in deals over 16 month period.

Director Of Business Development

Lokyata
11.2021 - 10.2022

Lokyata offers consumer lenders data driven tools to reduce fraud, score and assess the financial health of the applicant to automate the lending workflow to scale revenue while reducing risk.

  • Developed and deployed GTM strategy to further enter and expand Lokyata's US footprint in fintech, tribal lending, and credit union verticals.
  • Reconfigured sales and demo processes and procedures resulting in closing 4 deals in Year 1.
  • Led and managed partnership engagement resulting in partnerships with CUSOs and Loan Origination Systems creating new revenue streams.
  • Sourced, managed and collaborated with external digital agency to raise awareness and drive top-of-the-funnel, marketing qualified leads.

Director of Business Delivery

SPARK by Ignify Technologies
01.2021 - 11.2021

SPARK offers a Loan Origination System to banks, credit unions, community banks and CDFIs that digitizes the entire lending process from lead capture to closing.

  • Closed multiple deals with cross section of lenders that 10X ARR over a 24 month period.
  • Led and managed all PPP sales efforts to multiple banks, closed one deal to $200B+ asset bank, resulting in a multi-million dollar contract.
  • Revamped sales playbook and process in close collaboration with Customer Success and Product Teams resulting in a process that severely reduced the time to reach “go” or “no go” decision as well as time to onboard new clients.
  • Managed strategic integration, marketing, and channel partnerships.
  • In close coordination with CEO, COO and CTO revamped that GTM strategy to leverage digital marketing efforts and conference participation to increase awareness and drive top-of-the-funnel opportunities.

Business Development Manager

SPARK by Ignify Technologies
11.2019 - 12.2020
  • Generated new business with marketing initiatives and strategic plans.
  • Represented company and promoted products at conferences and industry events.
  • Performed client research and identified opportunities for account growth, account penetration and market expansion.
  • Engaged in product training, demonstrations, consumer awareness, branding, and acquisition initiatives to raise awareness and revenues.

Customer Success Manager

SPARK by Ignify Technologies
10.2018 - 10.2019
  • Onboarded and trained 6 new clients.
  • Post-onboarding provided continuous customer engagement in form of training and monthly meetings to ensure solution provided customer satisfaction and success.

Senior Business Analyst

The Nerdery
05.2017 - 10.2018

The Nerdery empowers companies to create digital products and platforms that align with and amplify their business objectives – transforming bold visions into tangible success stories.

  • Analysis and definition of functional requirements — through use cases, process modeling, and data flow diagrams.
  • Change strategy and roadmap definition
  • Definition and analysis of success metrics and key performance indicators

SMB Lending Consultant

ACGF - Afghan Credit Guarantee Foundation
10.2012 - 04.2017

ACGF's mission is to improve access to finance for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Afghanistan by providing credit guarantees and technical assistance to Partner Financial Institutions (PFIs) – banks, micro-finance and micro-deposit institutions. Funded by the World Bank and the European Union.

Microfinance Lending Consultant and Team Lead

Mercy Corps
07.2011 - 08.2012

Mercy Corps is working to increase access to affordable financial services with a specific focus on rural women, youth and people fleeing violence or war. In doing so, we support stronger, more inclusive economic growth that increases food security and reduces poverty in fragile and rural environments. Funding provided by the US State Department and United States Agency for International Development.

Consulting and Project Management Roles

Enclude Holding (Palladium)
04.2007 - 07.2011

Enclude is the market leading impact investment bank. We believe in the transformative power of entrepreneurship and inclusive finance to build stronger local economies. We help clients overcome barriers to growth through the access to capital, technologies and expertise necessary to accelerate profitability and sustainable development. Funding provided by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the US State Department and United States Agency for International Development

Business Development Associate

Cardno International Development (DT Global)
06.2005 - 04.2007

DT Global's vision is to shape a future where sustainable development and innovation empower individuals, communities, and nations. We work in partnership with local stakeholders to foster inclusive prosperity, social equity, and environmental stewardship.

Education

MBA -

University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management
Minneapolis, MN
01.2016

Bachelor of Arts -

College of Charleston
Charleston, SC
01.1996

Timeline

Director of Partnerships

Point Predictive
10.2022 - 08.2024

Director Of Business Development

Lokyata
11.2021 - 10.2022

Director of Business Delivery

SPARK by Ignify Technologies
01.2021 - 11.2021

Business Development Manager

SPARK by Ignify Technologies
11.2019 - 12.2020

Customer Success Manager

SPARK by Ignify Technologies
10.2018 - 10.2019

Senior Business Analyst

The Nerdery
05.2017 - 10.2018

SMB Lending Consultant

ACGF - Afghan Credit Guarantee Foundation
10.2012 - 04.2017

Microfinance Lending Consultant and Team Lead

Mercy Corps
07.2011 - 08.2012

Consulting and Project Management Roles

Enclude Holding (Palladium)
04.2007 - 07.2011

Business Development Associate

Cardno International Development (DT Global)
06.2005 - 04.2007

MBA -

University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management

Bachelor of Arts -

College of Charleston
John David Crouch