James S.

Co-Founder

United Arab Emirates21 yrs 1 mo experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Led ecosystem development at Ethereum Foundation.
Doubled sales YoY at CareerFoundry.
Youngest Director in Morgan McKinley history.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech and E-commerce expert with strong leadership in ecosystem development.

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Skills

Core Skills

Ecosystem ManagementBusiness StrategyOrganizational LeadershipProject ManagementExecutive Management

Other Skills

Stakeholder ManagementStart-upsBudgetingSalesMarketingData AnalysisA/B TestingPerformance ManagementAnalytical SkillsGlobal MobilityTraining and DevelopmentStablecoinsTokenizationPeople ManagementSmart Contracts

About

Commercial operator turned founder, two exits, one flop, then back to a real job: leading ecosystem development at the Ethereum Foundation. Writing up what I learn at Enterprise On Chain. Always happy to talk.

Experience

21 yrs 1 mo

Total Experience

6 yrs 4 mos

Average Tenure

12 yrs

Current Experience

Ethereum foundation

Head of Ecosystem Development

Jan 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 4 mos · Remote · Remote

I run the Ecosystem Development function at the Ethereum Foundation.
The mandate is adoption: getting Ethereum used by enterprises, institutions, founders, and regulated industries.
I built the function from scratch. Enterprise Relations, Founder Success, Developer Growth, Digital Studio, regulatory engagement. I own prioritisation, budget, and execution across all of them.
Previously, this work didn’t exist at the EF. Now it’s one of the largest clusters in the organisation.

Stakeholder ManagementProject ManagementEcosystem ManagementBusiness Strategy

Wildwildventures

Founder & MD

May 2014 – Present · 12 yrs · Remote

𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀
One active company
Previously (x2) exited e-commerce businesses
𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗺 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀, 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝘆
Doubled sales YoY while building and leading marketing/sales teams
𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗺 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿, 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗡𝗶𝗻𝗷𝗮
300% increase in organic leads through content marketing
90% boost in conversions via A/B testing and data analysis
𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿, 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽
Secured government grant from Technology Strategy Board for MVP development

Start-upsBudgetingBusiness StrategyOrganizational Leadership

Morgan mckinley

Director

Jun 2009 – May 2014 · 4 yrs 11 mos · On-site

Led Accountancy & Finance division of 45 professionals (including 6 managers), managing 300-600 monthly vacancies for global and SME clients. Youngest Director in Morgan McKinley history.
Key Achievements:
Achieved highest billing consultant status in UK within 9 months of joining
Turned around 3 underperforming teams to exceed sales targets within 2 quarters
Secured and managed Morgan McKinley's largest client account
Launched new Compliance division (team of 3), delivering 200% above target (2011) and 30% above target (2012)
Drove team development with 5 promotions in 2014 alone, including advancement to manager and team leader roles
𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽:
Designed and led International Candidate Mobility strategy across London, Sydney, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Dublin
Spearheaded enterprise-wide initiatives: Global Mobility program, Bullhorn CRM implementation, agency workers' rights compliance, audit investigations, and payroll transformation
Managed P&L responsibilities including forecasting, budgeting, and reporting directly to CEO
Delivered training and development programs across all UK offices

Performance ManagementAnalytical SkillsExecutive ManagementOrganizational Leadership

Martin ward anderson

Senior Consultant

Apr 2005 – Jun 2009 · 4 yrs 2 mos

Highest billing consultant in the UK (monthly average, period May 2007 – June 2008)
Mentor junior trainees within the team or company.
Resourcing multiple positions (Approx 45 at all times)
Consistently top 3 highest billing consultant
No. 1 supplier to a major client for 15 months consecutively
Senior Consultant on the No 1 billing team within Martin Ward Anderson and winner of
best team award 2005, 2006 & 2007