Draper University

Focused on global business development and partnerships for leading Silicon Valley Venture Network, Founder Residency and Accelerator.

Led major deals to accelerate global entrepreneurship and ecosystem growth for partners ranging from governments to leading blockchains including Jetro Japan, Cyberport Hong Kong, Stellar Development Foundation, and the Cardano Foundation.

VP - Ecosystem Growth

DraperU is a leading pre-accelerator located in Silicon Valley founded by Venture Capitalist Tim Draper. Their entrepreneurship programs have gathered 2100 entrepreneurs from 101 different countries with  US$900m raised in venture capital.

Led major crypto program deals: Algorand, VeChain, NEO, CEEK, etc

Head of Business Development and Partnerships - APAC

Bevy

Helping brands build, grow, and scale their communities. Clients include Slack, Twitch, Atlassian, Asana, Webflow, etc

Investor

LawAdvisor Ventures

Helping leading Legal-tech platform LawAdvisor connect to Startups.
Raised US$5M Million Seed from backers, including Google Maps founder Lars Rasmussen, ex-Barclays Ventures CEO Ben Davey, former Orrick chairman and CEO Ralph Baxter, Microsoft general manager and associate general counsel Jason Barnwell, etc

Investor & Startup Ambassador

SOSV MOX (Mobile Only Accelerator)

Mentor

Startup Grind

Global startup community: 4 million startups in 600 cities and 125 countries worldwide.

Proudly interviewing and sharing the stories of global game changers, from Unicorn founders to Nobel Prize Winners.

Global Podcast Host

Connecting the World's Best Startups with Silicon Valley, Our Global Network, and Partners.

Startup Grind (powered by Google for Entrepreneurs) inspires, educates, and connects 3,500,000+ entrepreneurs, in 600 cities in 125 countries around the world. Local partners include: ASX, Deloitte Private, Salesforce, IBM, MYOB, Zendesk, Airwallex and NAB.

APAC Director

The aim of Startup Grind Australia is to both showcase the best of local startups and help support the progression of online business, in addition to amplifying our voice within the international community.

Startup Grind is an event series and media company designed to help educate, inspire, and connect local entrepreneurs.

Established local and national partnerships with the ASX, NAB, Deloitte, MYOB, Zendesk, 99designs, Holding Redlich, inVision, Xero, Salesforce, and Vinomofo.

General Manager - Australia/New Zealand

DreamPushers

On a mission to build the #1 Crypto Creator Community and Lifestyle Brand™

Founder

Startupbootcamp

Corporate Innovation, Growth Hacking and Program Management for global leading industry-focused
accelerator.
Lead venture builder for the 雀巢 Nestle Accelerator (Beijing, China) - Commercialising
patented technology in personalized nutrition. Venture building and growth hacking for Mars and Asahi.

Managed and trained 5 cohorts of growth hackers redesigning curriculum with the latest in
digital marketing and ethical growth hacking.

Program Director / Venture Builder

Draper Startup House

The Hotels for Entrepreneurs. On a mission is to enable ONE MILLION entrepreneurs by 2030. 
Part of the Global Draper Venture Network and Ecosystem.

Head Of Marketing (International)

Collective Campus

Connecting Melbourne's leading startups with local and global resources. Collective Campus is Melbourne's Leading Enterprise Innovation Hub. It is focused on running corporate accelerator programs for Mills Oakley (LawTech), Village Roadshow (VR/ AR), and Charter Hall (Proptech) and Lemonade Stand - A fun business & entrepreneurship program for kids (Australia & Singapore)

Entrepreneur In Residence

Forbes

Covering startups and entrepreneurship in Australia and New Zealand for Forbes.

Contributing Writer

VP - Ecosystem Growth @ Draper University

With over 11 years of experience in the startup and venture capital space, I am a passionate and proactive leader who helps brands build, grow, and scale their communities, products, and impact. As the VP of Ecosystem Growth at Draper University, I focus on global business development and partnerships for the leading Silicon Valley Venture Network and Pre-Accelerator, connecting entrepreneurs, investors, corporates, and governments across the world.

I am also an active investor and mentor, supporting startups in various domains and stages, such as Bevy, LawAdvisor, SOSV MOX, and Startup Grind. I have a strong track record of building partnerships, launching programs, and growing ecosystems. I leverage my expertise in marketing, innovation, and blockchain to empower and inspire the next generation of changemakers and disruptors. My mission is to push the boundaries of what is possible and create value for society.

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FxPro

Manage the creative direction and visualization process from initial ideation to final delivery for diverse campaigns
Generate innovative ideas for both offline and online projects, overseeing their implementation
Assist the social media team in developing compelling ideas for: Instagram, YouTube, TikTok
Devising ideas to enhance existing sponsorships, maximizing their impact and reach
Conduct competitors’ research to stay informed about industry trends and best practices
Create and send email newsletters and push notifications via Iterable Design and update banners for different countries and jurisdictions

Creative Marketing

CAPSBOLD

Product Marketing Manager in the CapsBold (Creative Marketing Agency)

Creation of a product vision, such as: a school, a sports center, a mobile game, a marketing agency
Formation of the marketing concept and launch strategy 
Organizing and planning the work cooperation between the different departments
Formulation and testing of hypotheses

Product Marketing Manager

StockBattle

Promoting NFT games (TON Running club)
Building an email marketing strategy
Setting tasks for the team to work with Influencers
Organising Gamedev under WEB 3.0 meet-ups
Launching the accelerator program for NFT teams
Roadmap designing
Working with contractors (copywriter, designer, scouts)
PR (article publication) partnership with Investing.com, Yahoo finance, Benzinga etc.

Marketing Specialist

HypeWay

Developing the influence marketing strategies for IT companies
Forming the project team
Teamwork's planning: setting and distributing tasks, monitoring results
Controlling the schedule and budgeting compliance during marketing projects implementation 
Communicating with customers, defining the project concept, and signing contracts 
Analysing marketing campaign results
Working with Google Analytics and Amplitude

(agency as part of the startup work)

Co-founder of Influence Marketing Agency

Dermosil

Organising online and offline events for customers 
Designing and developing marketing materials and quarterly design solutions for store decorations
SMM 
E-mail marketing 
Working with bloggers (collaborations in social media)

Marketing and PR Manager

Spirax Sarco

Spirax Sarco is a world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality products for the control and efficient use of steam and other industrial fluids. It has been in the Russian market for over 24 years and has offices in 48 countries.

Organising seminars
Analysing the needs of current and potential clients 
Working with contractors on quarterly corporate magazine
Conducting and organising interviews
Conducting CusDev

Assistant to the Head of Business Development Department

Creative Marketing Manager

Hello! My name is Olya Burlaka, and my entire career experience has been connected with marketing.

I started from a job at SpiraxSarco, a British engineering company. There, I was an assistant to the Head of the Business Development Department. I organised seminars, wrote for a corporate magazine, conducted interviews, and created unique marketing materials.

A year later, I received an offer to hold the position of the Head of Marketing Department from Dermosil, a Finnish cosmetics company. I eagerly accepted the offer because it was a further step in my career. For a year and a half, I managed the company's social media accounts, communicated with customers and bloggers, organised and hosted the Client Days for over 100 attendants, arranged photo-shoot sessions, and chatted extensively with beautiful girls about ‘girly stuff’. I enjoyed regular business trips to Sweden, Estonia and Finland, where I built mutually beneficial communications, which helped me with my product-marketing efforts in Russia.

Further, I received an offer from StockBattle, a fast-growing company, where I could apply my accumulated experience and knowledge. I fell in love with the company from the first interview. I really appreciate the friendly corporate climate and exciting tasks.

Now I am in Cyprus in Limassol and I work at СapsBold Group, I create concepts from ideas and build the image of future products. I like to work with absolutely different lines of business (school/ sports cente/ game development and so on)

About me: I had been a member of a singing band for 15 years and still love to sing. So, when I'm alone at home, I make myself a cup of tea, turn the karaoke on, and treat my neighbours to little concerts. I am also a big fan of chocolate chips yoghurt. Ready to sell my soul for it.

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