Shadi Ashour

Angestellt, Managing Director, Sales & Marketing, GrowGenics
Frinze, Italy

Skills

Business Development
Business Analytics
Marketing & Sales
B2B
Branding
Brand strategy
Business Model Innovation
Internationales Business Development
Market Analysis
Key Account Management
Pitching
Contract Negotiation
Budget Management
Start-up Consulting
Business strategy
Strategic planning
Google Analytics
Analysis
Digital Branding
digital marketing
Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Salesforce
International sales
Sales management
SaaS
problem solving skills
Innovation
Marketing
Management
SEO
Social Media Marketing
Marketing management
Start-up
Business Planning
Marketing Planning
Customer Relationship Management
Data Analysis
Platform
Project Management
Events
Marketing Communications
Leadership
Entrepreneurship
Motivation
Creativity
Professional experience
International experience
Analytical skills
ambitious
Enthusiasm
Flexibility
Presentation skills
Strategic mindset
Team work
independent
Reliability
Consulting
Strategic marketing
Business Economics
Master of Business Administration
English Language
Product
Public relations
Advertising
Negotiation
Support
Inside Sales
Application
International Business
Strategy
Sales & Marketing
Negotiation skills
International Business Development

Timeline

Professional experience for Shadi Ashour

  • Current 10 months, since Mar 2025

    Managing Director, Sales & Marketing

    GrowGenics

    Lead and manage the complete sales cycle within GrowGenics, as well as for client engagements, driving revenue growth, market expansion, and operational excellence. Oversee strategy design, KPI implementation, and performance optimization to achieve measurable results for both the firm and its clients.

  • 2 years and 6 months, Oct 2022 - Mar 2025

    Senior Account Executive

    Qualtrics

    Led strategic enterprise sales across key European Union markets, helping organizations modernize how they capture, analyze, and act on Experience Data (Xdata) across Customer, Employee, Product, and Brand experiences using the Qualtrics XM Platform. Drove revenue growth through high-value, multi-year partnerships with enterprise clients, aligning solutions with complex compliance, localization, and transformation requirements.

  • 3 years and 3 months, Jul 2019 - Sep 2022

    Account Executive

    IV.AI

    Drove AI and Natural Language Processing (NLP) adoption among mid-sized enterprises across fintech, e-commerce, retail, and telecom sectors, delivering measurable business transformation through data-driven automation, customer insights, and operational efficiency. Managed the end-to-end sales cycle from opportunity identification to contract closure, consistently exceeding sales targets and accelerating time-to-value for clients.

  • 2 years and 7 months, Nov 2016 - May 2019

    Account Executive

    PayTabs Global

    Drove client acquisition, relationship management, and market expansion across e-commerce, retail, hospitality, and financial services sectors, positioning PayTabs’ fintech and payment gateway solutions as enablers of secure, scalable, and frictionless transactions. Acted as a trusted fintech advisor to C-level stakeholders, delivering tailored digital payment strategies that enhanced operational efficiency, revenue growth, and customer experience.

  • 5 years and 4 months, Jul 2011 - Oct 2016

    Key Account Executive

    Albina & Hanna Co.

    Delivered 167% sales growth by developing and executing targeted B2B sales strategies in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector. Led and mentored the sales team, setting ambitious KPIs and providing coaching and training to exceed performance targets consistently.

  • 4 years and 6 months, Jan 2007 - Jun 2011

    Assistant Marketing Manager

    Bolus Y. Zumot

    Drove brand visibility, product sales, and market share growth through data-driven marketing strategies in the fast-moving consumer goods sector, spanning both B2B and B2C channels. Oversaw the end-to-end execution of integrated campaigns across digital, retail, and BTL platforms, ensuring crossfunctional alignment with sales, product, and finance teams.

Educational background for Shadi Ashour

  • 2 years, Sep 2022 - Aug 2024

    Global Executive MBA

    Central European University

    A US/EU graduate degree program, with the New York State Department of Education and Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research. Scholarship

  • 3 months, Aug 2020 - Oct 2020

    Marketing Innovative Products & Services

    University Of Maryland

  • 5 months, Apr 2020 - Aug 2020

    Identifying Entrepreneurial Opportunities

    University of Maryland international Campus

  • 3 months, Feb 2020 - Apr 2020

    Financing Innovative Ventures

    University Of Maryland

  • 3 years and 10 months, Oct 2013 - Jul 2017

    International Business Administration

    The Open University

    Double degree in International business administration - Marketing

Languages

  • English

    Fluent

  • Arabic

    First language

  • Turkish

    Intermediate

  • German

    Intermediate

  • Italian

    Intermediate

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