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Hi, I’m Alla Elizaveta Garside. I’m a multilingual sales and education entrepreneur who blends cross-cultural communication with growth strategies to help businesses enter new markets. I studied Chinese Studies at Durham University and am fluent in English, Russian, Mandarin, German, and French, with Indonesian at an intermediate level. I enjoy building online learning communities and turning ideas into revenue.
Right now I’m splitting time between China-based sourcing, GTM work for Disciple, and running Sinosphere, an online language school that grew to 39k followers. Highlights include closing a $20k deal in two weeks, generating $200k gross revenue from two courses, and leading a team of 10 across China while affiliates like ChinoEasy and DU Chinese drive growth. I’m passionate about cross-cultural collaboration, education, and helping brands connect with new markets.
Experience Level
Language
English
Fluent
Russian
Fluent
German
Fluent
French
Fluent
Indonesian
Intermediate
Work Experience
Self-employed sourcing agent at Private / Sourcing Operations
October 1, 2025 - PresentOn a part-time basis I assist European businesses in vetting factories, coordinating payment transfers, and ensuring safe delivery of goods from China.
GTM Executive for Disciple at Disciple
October 1, 2025 - PresentClosed 8 warm leads and generated/closed 5 cold leads for Disciple’s community app offering. Generated average MRR of 12,500 USD, focusing on enterprise solutions to larger clients like London Business School and ACi. Leveraged experience from running a Chinese language school to help Disciple build a Training Providers vertical and position itself as a strategic consultant for businesses in this niche.
Self-employed sourcing agent at Self-employed (China)
October 1, 2025 - PresentOn a part-time basis I assist European businesses in vetting factories, coordinating payment transfers, and ensuring safe delivery of goods from China. Notable achievement includes helping a client source official distributors of Belimo HVAC actuators, closing a 20K USD deal with a factory in 2 weeks and delivering goods to Warsaw within 4 weeks.
GTM Executive at Disciple
October 1, 2025 - PresentClosed 8 warm leads and generated/closed 5 cold leads for Disciple’s community app. Generated average monthly recurring revenue of 12,500 USD, targeting enterprise clients; helped build a Training Providers vertical and positioned the company as a strategic consultant in this niche.
Self-employed Sourcing Agent at Self-employed
October 1, 2025 - PresentPart-time Sourcing Agent helping European businesses vet factories, manage payments, and ensure safe delivery from China. Achieved a 20,000 USD deal by sourcing official distributors of Belimo HVAC actuators within 2 weeks and delivering goods to a client in Warsaw within 4 weeks.
Sales closer at Private Markets Group
May 1, 2025 - PresentGenerated and closed warm leads with upfront payments for entry passes to Private Markets networking forums; maintained a high close rate through a pre-qualifying funnel with discovery calls; contributed to an average monthly recurring revenue of 7,500 USD, with 10% from cross-selling and upselling. Acted as the Private Markets panel moderator, hosting discussions between UHNWs
Independent contractor at Thoughtleadr LLC
April 1, 2025 - September 18, 2025Generated storytelling copy for serial entrepreneurs and startup founders on LinkedIn and X, delivering high-impressions threads (7M and 10M on top-performing posts); secured 500+ warm leads for a client’s screen time app Roots by reframing offers to fit client goals.
Founder at Sinosphere
May 1, 2023 - PresentFounded an online language school, growing an audience from 0 to 39K followers in 1.5 years. Negotiated affiliate deals with ChinoEasy and DU Chinese for commissions; scripted adverts reaching 15K–28K users; marketed and sold 500+ places on two Chinese courses, generating USD 200,000 gross revenue; built and led a team of 10 across China.
Founder at Online Language School Sinosphere
May 1, 2023 - PresentFounded an online language school, growing the platform from 0 to 29.3K followers in one year; arranged affiliate deals with ChinoEasy and DU Chinese with 15% and 25% commissions respectively; scripted adverts for SuperChinese and Esthe Clinic reaching tens of thousands of users; marketed and sold 500+ course places, generating USD 110,000 gross revenue; built and led a team of 10 across China.
Intern at Associated Maritime Investment Ship Brokerage
October 1, 2022 - September 18, 2025In a team of 3 we brokered 2 successful deals for AMIC with a commission of 12 thousand USD each despite highly volatile market conditions; acted as cultural and linguistic intermediary for a European client unfamiliar with the Taiwanese market and connected AMIC with this new European client for whom AMIC brokered a successful deal; independently processed a high volume of shipping documents in Chinese and acquired a wide range of Chinese shipping terms.
Intern at Sino-Russian Investment Firm Caderus Capital
September 1, 2021 - September 18, 2025Under mentorship I structured a personal investment portfolio for 2 Russian clients which enabled their access to 2 A-shares; independently drafted the August market report for 65 subscribed investors and translated all financial statistics from Russian to Chinese and vice versa; solved social media presence issues by disseminating advertisements not only in Russian but also in Chinese and English, resulting in a 15% SEO statistics increase and opening a new account on Weibo for targeted advertisements.
Education
BA at Durham University
September 1, 2019 - July 1, 2023A Levels at Peter Symonds College
September 1, 2017 - July 1, 2019BA in Chinese Studies (With Year Abroad) at Durham University
September 1, 2019 - July 1, 2023A Levels at Peter Symonds College
September 1, 2017 - July 1, 2019BA in Chinese Studies (With Year Abroad) at Durham University
September 1, 2019 - July 31, 2023A Levels at Peter Symonds College
September 1, 2017 - July 31, 2019BA in Chinese Studies (With Year Abroad) at Durham University
September 1, 2019 - July 1, 2023A Levels at Peter Symonds College
September 1, 2017 - July 1, 2019Qualifications
Industry Experience
Education, Professional Services, Software & Internet, Financial Services, Media & Entertainment, Travel & Hospitality, Transportation & Logistics, Retail
Generated a thread on X for a client which hit 7 million impressions within 24 hours, 12.65% of which clicked on my client’s website link
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