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Manuel Bleve

I guess we can make it official, I'm joining beehiiv 🐝

Crazy to think this was happening 2 years ago

Week 2 at beehiiv. I already knew the product was world class. Now I can tell you the team is too. Honestly not sure how anyone would even try to compete with us

This is one of the most bittersweet things I've ever written.

I'm leaving Wefunder. And it feels so freaking weird to say it out loud.

I still remember meeting the team for the first time after writing a pretty aggressive newsletter about Startengine's ridiculous funding round.

(Always hated those guys. Even before joining Wefunder)

I was just a dude in college writing about my startup investments from a little town in southern Italy, with no formal investing education. I can steel feel the imposter syndrome kicking in even six years later.

I will be forever grateful to Wefunder for giving me the opportunity to join them despite being 10,000 km apart and having no serious track record or references.

And I will be forever grateful to Jonny for being an amazing leader. And most importantly, a real friend. I'll never forget you flying out all the way from Nashville to this little town in southern Italy just to come to my wedding (and somehow ending up hugging my wife's uncle on the dance floor)

I know you'll miss me and your "work trips" to Puglia.

There are so many other people I'd like to shout out. Too many to include here. But Jake, keep being the coolest dude at Wefunder. Justin, keep being the passionate, volatile, intense, and hands down one of the most interesting people at Wefunder. Joe, I'll miss our 30-min chats that always became 2-hour chats. Suzanna, somehow it still feels insanely weird that you're not Wefunder's president anymore!!! Haley, I'll keep watching all your comedy shows. You're a fucking legend. And it'll feel so cool to say I knew you before you got famous!! Christopher, hands down the coolest lawyer in SF. I'll miss our ping-pong matches!! 

I'll miss all of you guys so much.

I'll forever be a Wefunder and community rounds fan.

(If you're a founder reading this, go launch your community round on Wefunder!!!)

And to all the young dudes thinking about getting into startups, do yourself a favor and try to get into Wefunder. I don't think there is any other place on earth where you can just take your raw talent and make some very crazy shit happen.

Goodbye, Wefunder ❤️

P.S. As for what's next, I'll write a little more in the next few days. But just funny to think how it all started with newsletters, and it's all changing because of... well... newsletters!!

beehiiv this, beehiiv that… what if I just shut up and build something on it from scratch? Like a real media brand. In public. Documenting everything. Should I do it? 👀

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Directed and led a team responsible for creating and executing the overall strategy for virtual events, while also managing the event process, team, affiliates, and results.

Facilitated the creation of final strategies and implementation plans for client experiences, resulting in 40% conversion for renewals and upgrades.

Determined the best production processes to apply to each event, resulting in 25% decrease in production time.

Collaborated with the team to generate over 300,000 quality leads and +$1,000,000 in revenue for clients in the first year.

Streamlined team processes and operations, resulting in increase in team productivity and morale.

Maintained consistent communication with clients to ensure satisfaction and identify areas for improvement with an average of an 8 NPS.

Director of Virtual Events Agency

Orchestrated successful signature online events by developing and executing strategies that optimized growth, engagement, and scalability, resulting in exponential growth up to 10x certain industries. 

Coordinated with partners, affiliates, and suppliers to ensure seamless event logistics, while also managing speaker recruitment, advertising, material design, and distribution.

Led cross-functional efforts with the Dev, Sales, and Marketing teams to increase service awareness and placement in new markets, resulting in 40% increase in sales.

Maintained open communication with clients and team members to ensure quality, performance, and goals were met.

Hired, trained, and conducted performance evaluations of all event staff and coordinators, resulting in high team morale.

Supervised and managed daily activities of the marketing, operations, and event teams, resulting an increase in team productivity.

Conducted market research to determine existing and future opportunities, resulting in identification of two new untapped markets.

Event Success Manager

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Guided over 5,000 students in achieving their linguistic goals through on-site and online English courses tailored to transnational companies and employees.

Developed and oversaw a strategic vision for the program, including program development, team-building, service delivery, business development, and operations.

Expanded the business from one niche market to multiple segments, securing multiple concurrent contracts with international industry giants.

Increased revenue by 200% in six months during an economic downturn by streamlining operations, re-strategizing marketing campaigns, and leveraging a track record of successes with clients and relationships with influential public figures.

Leveraged leadership, mentoring, relationship-building, and remuneration to attract and retain top talent.

Developed and honed skills in leadership, communication, problem-solving, and strategic planning.

Co-Founder

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Interview clients (both owners and prospective owners) to determine their specific property needs.

Develop referrals or / and leads through client contact and cold calling activities and perform regular follow up activities.

Fulfill clients’ requests regarding property pricing, property maps, descriptions and network information.

Sales Representative

🛠️ Building impactful solutions for community engagement and growth in the ever-evolving landscape of business and technology. Always focused on crafting a positive experience and contributing for a better tomorrow.

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