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Emilio Barbieri

Head of Growth | Web3 Business Development & Growth Leader

๐Ÿ“ Brisbane, Australia

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Industrial Engineer turned growth leader with 10+ years driving revenue and operational excellence across global enterprises. Since 2022, focused on accelerating blockchain adoption by partnering with founders to deliver successful Web3 platforms. Proven track record in business development, technical sales, and bridging traditional business with decentralized technologies.

Work Preferences

Salary

USD 130,000 โ€“ 160,000

Skills

Agile / AgileBA10/10
Business Development10/10
Business Process Improvement10/10
Partnership Ecosystem Building10/10
Product Discovery & Business Analysis10/10
Smart Contract Platforms (e.g. Thirdweb, LayerZero) (10/10)Technical Sales (10/10)Vendor & Supplier Management (10/10)Web3 / Blockchain (8/10)DeFi (8/10)Marketing Strategy (8/10)S&OP (8/10)Blockchain Solution Design (8/10)Budget & Business Performance Analysis (8/10)Project Management (7/10)Requirements Gathering (7/10)QA Oversight (6/10)

Work Experience

Head of Growth

Labrys

Mar 2024 โ€” Present

Drive revenue growth and market expansion for APAC's leading Web3 development consultancy. Built a strategic partnership ecosystem generating ~$5M AUD across 35 closed deals since March 2024. Established 11+ strategic partnerships with high-value ecosystem players including HLV, Liquifi, Autonomous, Thirdweb, LayerZero and Utila. Responsibilities include strategic BD, end-to-end technical sales, and marketing strategy.

Blockchain Business Analyst

Labrys

Mar 2022 โ€” Feb 2024

Worked with early-stage clients during product discovery phase. Hosted workshops to gather requirements, created business process flows and user stories. Helped clients through Product Definition stage, ensured acceptance criteria were met, oversaw QA and produced documentation prior to project handover.

Vendor Performance Manager

Compass Group & Foodbuy

Oct 2021 โ€” Feb 2022

Developed the Supplier Performance Framework including KPIs, structured performance improvements, strategies and plans with Supply Partners to deliver sustainable Service Performance improvement for clients.

Client Service Project Leader

Compass Group & Foodbuy

Aug 2019 โ€” Sept 2021

Delivered key enablers of up to $2.5M AUD savings within 2020 pipeline initiatives. Standardised Ordering Catalogues across all business sectors and put in place a transparent reporting structure for a historically siloed process.

Business Improvement Analyst

Compass Group & Foodbuy

Nov 2015 โ€” Jul 2019

Successful end-to-end project implementation within the company Agility Program, delivering $3.6M AUD in savings (FY17) and $4.6M AUD (FY18).

Budget and Business Performance S&OPs Analyst

Anheuser-Busch InBev

Aug 2013 โ€” Sept 2015

Budget and business performance analysis with S&OP responsibilities at the world's largest brewing company.

HR IT/IS System and Process Analyst

Anheuser-Busch InBev

Jan 2013 โ€” Jul 2013

HR IT/IS system and process analysis at Anheuser-Busch InBev, Budapest, Hungary.

Education

Universidad de Buenos Aires

Bachelor ยท Industrial Engineering

? โ€“ 2012

Frankfurt School Blockchain Center

DeFi Talents โ€“ Program Mentor

2023 โ€“ 2023

RMIT University

Designing Blockchain Solutions

2020 โ€“ 2020

APMG International

AgileBAยฎ Foundation & Practitioner

2018 โ€“ 2018