An entrepreneurial international marketing and business development professional with a long history of success in strategy, growth, innovation, project management, implementation, training, and leading cross-functional and diverse teams. I specialize in communications, pitch coaching, marketing, and relationship-building, including digital communications, public speaking, workshop design and facilitation, presentations, training, copywriting, content creation, editing, proofreading, and translations. I am a team builder and motivational leader who collaborates to meet and exceed goals. My focus areas include value-based messaging, sustainability, and building consensus across vendors and teams. I create and communicate compelling value propositions to foster loyalty for a wide range of organizations and brands, and I offer custom training services, digital, in-person, and online, to lift skills across organizations.

Neal Greenspan

An entrepreneurial international marketing and business development professional with a long history of success in strategy, growth, innovation, project management, implementation, training, and leading cross-functional and diverse teams. I specialize in communications, pitch coaching, marketing, and relationship-building, including digital communications, public speaking, workshop design and facilitation, presentations, training, copywriting, content creation, editing, proofreading, and translations. I am a team builder and motivational leader who collaborates to meet and exceed goals. My focus areas include value-based messaging, sustainability, and building consensus across vendors and teams. I create and communicate compelling value propositions to foster loyalty for a wide range of organizations and brands, and I offer custom training services, digital, in-person, and online, to lift skills across organizations.

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An entrepreneurial international marketing and business development professional with a long history of success in strategy, growth, innovation, project management, implementation, training, and leading cross-functional and diverse teams. I specialize in communications, pitch coaching, marketing, and relationship-building, including digital communications, public speaking, workshop design and facilitation, presentations, training, copywriting, content creation, editing, proofreading, and translations.

I am a team builder and motivational leader who collaborates to meet and exceed goals. My focus areas include value-based messaging, sustainability, and building consensus across vendors and teams. I create and communicate compelling value propositions to foster loyalty for a wide range of organizations and brands, and I offer custom training services, digital, in-person, and online, to lift skills across organizations.

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Experience Level

Language

English
Fluent
Swedish
Advanced

Work Experience

CCO at Perfect Your Pitch
April 1, 2012 - Present
Drive the marketing, communications, and pitch consulting company, Perfect Your Pitch (PYP). PYP utilizes a fresh message to help organizations understand the importance of marketing and communications in growing their business, startup, small, medium, and large. Coached over 520 companies and groups on how to communicate the value of their solutions to customers.
Business Developer/Start-Up and Pitch Coach at Ideon Innovation
April 1, 2014 - Present
Coach start-ups to grow and gain market traction. Responsible for 4-6 companies at a time. Marketing, communications, and pitch coach to all of the 30+ companies in the incubator. Coached companies in pitching with a capital raise of over $15 million in 2023; worked with 4 companies to successful investment rounds and early sales.
Communications Project Manager at Alfa Laval
March 1, 2021 - December 1, 2022
Managed the restructuring of the energy separation units’ communications collateral to reflect a strong focus on sustainability, value, and service across 28 applications. Built cooperative efforts between marketing, global sales, engineering, and service to ensure information is accurate, timely, and effective. Created product sheets, infographics, web pages, sales and training presentations, and more across 28 applications.
Community Relationship Manager at UNOPS Global Innovation Center at Ideon Science Park
March 1, 2019 - March 1, 2020
Connecting companies, foundations, and organizations with the UNOPS Global Innovation Center at Ideon Science Park. Provided networking, matchmaking, resource sharing, investment, and business development opportunities for companies addressing global challenges.
Project Manager – MatchIT EU Project at Ideon Science Park
March 1, 2018 - August 1, 2019
Led the project to connect companies in Southern Sweden with recently educated candidates who have been left behind in the job market, increasing equality and diversity in IT hiring. Intern placement was 100% of eligible participants.

Education

MBA at Adelphi University
September 1, 1992 - December 12, 1995
MBA with a focus in marketing

Qualifications

Project Management Leadership
May 1, 2022 - December 4, 2025
Business for SDGs Certified Change Leader
November 1, 2020 - December 4, 2025
Mentor for Master’s Students in Entrepreneurship
January 1, 2016 - December 4, 2025
Digital Marketing Certification
December 1, 2020 - December 4, 2025
Six Sigma Green Belt
January 11, 2030 - December 4, 2025
Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM)
October 3, 2011 - May 16, 2015

Industry Experience

Professional Services, Energy & Utilities, Manufacturing, Education, Media & Entertainment