Vaibhav Namburi

Founder @ SmartLead | 1x Exit | Always Hiring The Best

I like buying coffees, leading passionate people and building great products - FAST.

I'm recommended by C - Level Execs of Billion $ companies, I've been given prestigious awards and lost my hair in doing so.

I started Five2One in May 2017 with $500 and grew it to 7 figures and 10 team members in 11 months & 28 days (the day I closed the deal that got us the 7 Fig mark)

I started & sold Cenario.co 1.5 years post the pandemic outbreak.

I started SmartWriter in June 2021, grew it to 14,000 users including Facebook, Stripe & VaynerMedia.

I started Smartlead in June 2022, currently (Aug) at 6,000 accounts.

We've been recognised as one of the best in Australia and have built 62 production-grade applications for start ups and corporates.

I've worked with The UN, PwC, NewsCorp, Carsguide, AutoTrader, IAG, WilliamHill, Maoneng, SocietyOne, Lumachain, UNSW, Archistair and many other multi-(b)million dollar companies.

I have taught at 2 software bootcamps on how to build quality software products in various technologies and authored 3 courses on Udemy that gained nearly ~35,000 students online.

I've spoken internationally and nationally at over 46 events from meetups to paid conferences.

We've helped clients raise Millions in blockchain and worked with companies that are changing the world as we know it.

During this time I learnt how important having a strong team (that aligns with you) is, how important it is to believe in yourself and to enjoy what you're doing.

I still forget to put semi-colons and eat dessert before the main course.

I'm now building what I've wanted to from the beginning - our own products (smartwriter.ai, smartlead.ai)

You'll often find me on stage sharing advice and tips on bootstrapping a B2B business to talks on AI's position in the future, the best software development and product growth tactics.

I've been called a tech lead, CEO, CTO, coder, engineer, founder, leader, coffee buyer, non-sleeper and many other things -no one seems to realise i'm an excellent singer 😂

I've had the amazing opportunity to mentor for world-class accelerators like Startmate, Antler UK, Incubate, UNSW Founders and Australia's largest VC fund Blackbird as a Giant

I can be your "thought leader" too, just beware that I think a lot about potatoes

So, you've read this far ... coffee?

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Children's Medical Research Institute

Senior Relationship Manager

Digiroo

Co-founded a Digital Marketing agency for SME's and Multinational organisations. Offering Social Media & SEO Management, Web development, access to Australia's largest third party opt-in database, marketing strategies and ad growth.

Director

Thinkrs

Thinkrs uses AI to get you more informed in news. With a Chrome Extension and upcoming News App, we bring daily, verified news & analysis from a range of perspectives to give you the full story, fast.

Co-Founder

Amnesty International Australia

Campaign Advisor

- Led fundraising and contributed to strategy on #Gameover release campaign, alongside AIA Ambassador Craig Foster and Campaign Manager Tim O’Connor. This campaign was instrumental in releasing and resettling a number of refugees on Manus Island and Nauru, including Behrouz Boochani. 

- With a one week deadline, raised $101K to breathe life into the campaign and led internal buy in for this ‘tied funding’ proposal. 

- Composed the briefing document to explain Amnesty’s release solution, public mobilisation and lobbying proposal, which was circulated to Major Donors, Arts community and led to gifts from newly engaged prospects.

- Managed the largest organisation portfolio of 150-200 major donors and up to $850,000 in gifts during 2020/2021, both uplifting existing donors and soliciting new gifts from cold prospects

- Organised Major Donor events (Hakeem Al-Araibi release dinner, Fremantle Arts Centre - Beats for Bravery), with 2020 Council Members, including identifying guests, venues, invitations, catering and logistics, which led to engagement of new donors, in Sydney & Fremantle. 

- Implemented weekly ‘calling time’ cycle, which involved motivating colleagues from other offices to reach out and engage with donors a a higher volume. 

- Implemented sales call and meeting strategy training for AIA and Global Head of Fundraising, which was circulated globally to 150 countries to use as a guide. 

- Composed a ‘why’ training document, to better explain Amnesty’s pitch to donors, which was also adapted in multiple national offices, as part of their training manuals. Consulted with London head office to pitch and articulate Amnesty’s ‘why’ in line with their global marketing strategy. 

- Collaborated and led on Freedom of Speech campaign for Assange, including rally speech highlighting Amnesty’s response, lobbying internal Directors and providing guidance on details of his case.

Philanthropy Manager

FutureChat

A knowledge share platform connecting industry professionals and mentors with regional high school students, looking to get a clear idea of their industry of interest.

people2people

Providing specialist accounting and finance recruitment consultation for the Sydney CBD and western suburbs, key areas of expertise include:

- High volume Business development
- Talent attraction, selection and management
- Online and database candidate sourcing 
- Market insight and dissemination 
- Pre-employment references
- Creation of advertisements for various online databases including SEEK
- Developing and sending offer letters
- Employee feedback interviews and surveys

Consultant, Accounting and Finance - Sydney CBD

University of New England, Australia

- Research assistance, tutoring and marking for a variety of Education units.

Academic Activity, School of Education

Successfully taught and supported students in understanding core concepts of sociology coursework.

Tutor - Oorala Centre

Pathways/Pathfinders Inc.

Provided mentoring, guidance, supervision and service to  youths in government/private housing.

Youth Worker

Since 2022, I've been a Senior Philanthropy Manager at Children's Medical Research Institute, sourcing major gifts for the organisation from passionate major donors. 

Prior to this, I was in a similar role at Amnesty International which also encompassed raising funds for the #Gameover campaign and campaigning to protect press freedom and Assange’s release.

Previously, I worked as an Accounting and Finance Recruitment Consultant for People2people, focusing on high volume Business Development and relationship building. 

After gaining valuable work experience as a Youth Worker in country N.S.W and academia at the University of New England, I graduated from the University of New South Wales in 2013 with a degree in International Law & International Relations, following a Bachelor of Arts (Sociology) in 2011.

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