Alexander Bezrodnii

CEO

Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal1 yr 11 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Expert in aligning founder vision with brand strategy
  • Proven track record in Go-to-Market success
  • Skilled in transforming complex narratives into clear messaging
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Brand Strategist specializing in B2B SaaS and Marketing.

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Core Skills

Brand StrategyGo-to-market StrategyMarketing StrategyProduct Marketing

Other Skills

Positioning (Marketing)MessagingDigital MarketingContent MarketingContent StrategyBusiness-to-Business (B2B)User Experience (UX)Team LeadershipSearch Engine Optimization (SEO)Art DirectionCompetitive AnalysisOnline AdvertisingBusiness Case PreparationProduct StrategyCopywriting

About

I work at the intersection of founder psychology and brand strategy. My focus is helping founders close the gap between their personal conviction and how their company shows up in the world, ensuring their marketing is authentic, sustainable, and ultimately, effective. I've seen too many founder-led companies struggle because they approach marketing backwards. They start with tactics and channels—what I call "Distribution" and "Expression"—while the foundation is completely ignored. This inevitably leads to: - Copying what competitors are doing instead of building from what you know is true. - Messaging that feels generic and could belong to any other company in your space. - Wasted effort on channels that don't work, because the core message is fundamentally misaligned. - A constant, frustrating disconnect between your original vision and how the company actually operates day-to-day. My approach flips the traditional marketing pyramid upside down. We build strategy from the inside out. Founder Psychology (The Foundation): We start here. This is the deepest and most critical layer. My work is to help you excavate your core motivations, mission, vision, values, and identity. This is the only source from which authentic brand strategy can emerge. Strategic Foundations: Once we have that clarity, we build your brand strategy—your ICP, positioning, messaging, and narrative—directly from that authentic core. Expression & Distribution (The Result): With a solid foundation in place, the brand's visual identity, tone of voice, and choice of marketing channels become clear and effective. When the alignment is right, any channel can work. My work is built on a core belief: the most powerful brands (like Apple or Basecamp) are not built on external market analysis. They are built on founder conviction. An unwavering belief in the company's purpose and principles. My process is designed to uncover, articulate, and operationalize that conviction, turning it into your company's primary competitive advantage. I don't operate as a traditional marketing contractor who simply executes a list of tasks. I act as a strategic partner, coach, and sometimes a "doctor" who diagnoses the root cause of misalignment. I facilitate a process of discovery that helps you understand yourself better, which in turn provides the clarity needed to build a company that is a true reflection of your vision. The result is a powerful, authentic brand that attracts both the right customers and the right talent.

Experience

1 yr 11 mos
Total Experience
11 mos
Average Tenure
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Current Experience

Alex brod

Strategy Consultant

Aug 2024Present · 1 yr 9 mos · Lisbon, Portugal · Hybrid

  • I help technical founders at mission-driven startups explain their complex products simply. Positioning strategy, messaging frameworks, go-to-market clarity.
  • Journalism background + 12 years marketing experience = research-driven strategic thinking. I find the core story that connects founders, products, and audiences.
  • 30+ early-stage companies (pre-launch to seed). B2B, SaaS, Real Estate, MarTech, Fintech, Wellness, Apps, and more.
Positioning (Marketing)MessagingBrand StrategyGo-to-Market StrategyProduct Marketing

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2 roles

Head of Product Marketing

Promoted

Sep 2023Jul 2024 · 10 mos · Remote

  • Hired to lead Go-To-Market for a suite of new SaaS products within a successful outsourcing business. Recognizing a gap between the engineering-led product roadmap and actual market demand, I shifted focus to building the necessary strategic foundations prior to launch.
  • Key Contributions:
  • Built the Missing Foundation: Developed ICPs, positioning, core messaging, and design systems from scratch to give the new product suite clear market viability.
  • Strategic Alignment: Acted as a bridge between technical teams and executive leadership, shifting the internal dialogue from feature-led development to user-centric market alignment.
  • Portfolio Optimization: Delivered candid market diagnostics that guided executive leadership in streamlining their product portfolio, preventing significant Go-To-Market spend on unvalidated concepts.
Positioning (Marketing)Digital MarketingContent MarketingContent StrategyBusiness-to-Business (B2B)User Experience (UX)+8

Marketing Generalist

Jul 2023Oct 2023 · 3 mos · Remote

Positioning (Marketing)Digital MarketingCompetitive AnalysisContent MarketingOnline AdvertisingBusiness Case Preparation+14

Vestor.estate

Director Of Marketing And Development

Jan 2020Sep 2023 · 3 yrs 8 mos · Kyiv

  • Brought in by a frustrated founder to rescue a fragmented brand that was drastically underselling its value. The company had a top-tier client base (embassies, C-level expats) but a generic, "everything-to-everyone" message. I led a top-to-bottom strategic overhaul, from excavating the founder's core vision to executing a highly niche Go-To-Market strategy.
  • Key Contributions:
  • Strategic Rebranding & Repositioning: Pivoted the company from a standard agency into a premium, full-cycle real estate firm. Defined strict ICPs and aligned the brand messaging with high-net-worth foreign buyers, driving an increase in Assets Under Management (AUM) from $2.5M to $12.5M in two years.
  • Founder-Led Narrative Design: Claimed a hyper-specific market niche ("The Very Heart of Kyiv") and coached the founder to become the trusted, on-camera voice of that narrative. Substituted generic SEO copywriting with authentic storytelling (led by an actor/story coach), directly generating multiple $150k–$600k inbound deals from foreign investors who felt deep trust before ever speaking to sales.
  • Operationalizing the Brand: Bridged the notorious gap between marketing promises and sales reality. Mapped the entire customer journey into a new CRM architecture, automating key touchpoints and aligning the sales team’s daily actions with the new, premium brand standard.
Positioning (Marketing)Digital MarketingCompetitive AnalysisBusiness Case PreparationBusiness-to-Business (B2B)User Experience (UX)+8

Livereacting

Product Marketing Manager

Apr 2019Aug 2019 · 4 mos · Redwood City, California, United States

  • Hired initially to drive top-of-funnel SEO traffic for a brilliant, high-potential interactive broadcasting tool. I quickly diagnosed a fatal strategic flaw: the product was a genius way to spike organic social reach, but it was hidden behind an outdated, 90s-era brand identity and confusing UX. I successfully advocated for a complete pivot in my scope of work to fix the brand's foundation before scaling distribution.
  • Key Contributions:
  • Strategic Triage over Tactical Execution: Convinced the founder to pause the SEO push and completely overhaul the visual branding and website architecture. Sourced and directed top-tier design talent to build a modern identity that actually matched the product's innovative tech.
  • Product-Led Storytelling: Scrapped the confusing, feature-heavy messaging. Reconstructed the homepage to "show, don't tell" by embedding live, interactive product demos (trivia and quizzes) directly on the site, instantly communicating the core value proposition to users.
  • Measurable Foundational Impact: This strategic realignment of the brand and UX directly decreased the site's bounce rate by 17% and increased user conversion from 1.83% to 2.05%.
  • Catalyst for Core Strategy: My push to clarify the product's messaging ultimately forced necessary, fundamental conversations about the company's core monetization strategy and product-market fit.
Digital MarketingCompetitive AnalysisContent MarketingBusiness Case PreparationProduct StrategyMarketing Strategy+7

Essentia one

Chief Marketing Officer

Mar 2018Jul 2018 · 4 mos · Switzerland · Hybrid

  • Recruited to lead global Go-To-Market for a highly anticipated Web3 Operating System during the hyper-volatile 2018 crypto market. Operating under extreme velocity, I architected a high-scarcity brand positioning strategy that generated massive global demand, ultimately driving a $25.5M Initial Coin Offering (ICO) in just five months.
  • Key Contributions:
  • Engineered High-Scarcity Positioning: Designed an "exclusive" brand persona and narrative that cut through extreme market noise. Orchestrated high-impact PR and managed a massive global ad budget ($40K/day) alongside a top-tier San Francisco agency, creating such intense market FOMO that investors were actively lobbying for allocation.
  • Global Operational Leadership: Built and directed a 15-person marketing department in a chaotic, high-pressure startup environment. Synchronized complex, round-the-clock global campaigns—from Silicon Valley agencies to Hong Kong events—while establishing agile workflows to protect junior staff from burnout.
  • The "Foundation" Catalyst: This role became the crucible for my current consulting philosophy. Despite achieving a massive $25.5M raise, I exited the project post-ICO upon recognizing irreconcilable misalignments between the product's vision and the executive leadership's ethical foundation—cementing my belief that sustainable brands must be built on authentic founder conviction, not just market hype.
Digital MarketingCompetitive AnalysisContent MarketingBusiness Case PreparationProduct StrategyTeam Management+8

Digital sky

Head Of Marketing

Nov 2017Mar 2018 · 4 mos · Odessa, Ukraine

  • Recruited to architect the Go-To-Market strategy for "Bottlemessage," an innovative, location-based AR marketing app (allowing brands to gamify real-world interactions, e.g., placing virtual competitor offers via geolocation). Operating in a complex, high-stakes startup environment, I functioned as the de facto strategic lead, translating a highly technical AR concept into a commercially viable launch plan.
  • Key Contributions:
  • Complex Product Translation: Distilled a visionary but complicated AR/gamification product into a clear, compelling commercial narrative. Crafted the core pitch architecture and presentation that successfully secured the project's first stage of seed investment.
  • Rigorous GTM Architecture: Built a comprehensive, 360-degree Go-To-Market strategy targeting two distinct regions (DACH and post-CIS). Manually mapped and budgeted every customer touchpoint from scratch to forecast a robust 4-year department growth and execution plan.
  • Rapid Career Progression: Successfully delivered the foundational GTM roadmap and funding collateral before being aggressively headhunted (and successfully poached) to lead global marketing for Essentia One.
Positioning (Marketing)Digital MarketingCompetitive AnalysisBusiness Case PreparationProduct StrategyMarketing Strategy+7

Kobzar logic

Sales Marketing Manager

Dec 2016Nov 2017 · 11 mos · Odessa, Ukraine

  • Recruited by former colleagues to launch a new professional audio distribution company following a critical founder split. Tasked with building a trustworthy, premium brand from scratch to represent top-tier equipment (Funktion One, AudioFocus, LDsystems, MC2) in the Ukrainian market. This role bridged high-level brand strategy, B2B sales, and product advisory.
  • Key Contributions:
  • Brand Narrative & Identity: Co-founded the company name and core narrative—inspired by "Kobzars" (historical traveling musicians bringing wisdom)—and designed the visual identity to establish immediate market credibility and trust.
  • Community-Led Sales Pipeline: Bypassed traditional, high-friction B2B cold outreach by leveraging deep, authentic roots within the B2B B2B B2B B2B music and club B2B culture. Personally drove the full sales cycle to close 25+ foundational accounts, generating the company's first $40K+ in early revenue.
  • Strategic Foresight & Product Pivot: Following market research at a Frankfurt trade show, I advised the founder to pivot from pure distribution to manufacturing in-house hardware to bypass import taxes and capture high-margin local hospitality clients. The founder successfully executed this exact strategic pivot following my departure.
Sales PresentationsPositioning (Marketing)Business-to-Business (B2B)Marketing StrategyMessagingCustomer Research+4

Life under sail

Chief Executive

Jun 2015Nov 2016 · 1 yr 5 mos · Odessa, Ukraine · On-site

  • Stepped up from an initial technical role to act as the operational and strategic lead for a newly founded luxury yacht travel startup. Functioning as the founder's right hand ("Chief Officer on land and sea"), I orchestrated the entire Go-To-Market strategy, scaling the brand from a single-boat passion project into a profitable, 7-yacht operation.
  • Key Contributions:
  • Aspirational Narrative Design: Engineered a highly premium, experiential brand identity. Directed an initial content-creation voyage in Greece, utilizing poetic, authentic storytelling to organically cultivate a fiercely loyal community of 13,000+ followers on a shoestring $1,500 total ad budget.
  • Network-Led Sponsorships: Leveraged deep, pre-existing roots in the local entertainment and music industry to bypass traditional corporate outreach, securing high-leverage sponsorships from global titans (Microsoft, Moët & Chandon, Vodafone, Johnnie Walker).
  • High-Trust Sales & Operations: Managed end-to-end logistics for 70-person international trips while leading direct sales. Built such profound brand trust through content that cold leads routinely converted into $1,000+ high-ticket bookings over single phone calls.
  • The "Irreplaceable" Lesson: Drove peak operational scale before exiting the project due to a fundamental misalignment in talent valuation with the founder. The business ceased operations three months after my departure, a formative lesson in how vital operational execution is to a founder's vision.
Positioning (Marketing)Digital MarketingContent MarketingBusiness Case PreparationMarketing StrategyMessaging+4

Education

NIMA, Nederlands Instituut voor Marketing

Higher National Certificate — Online Marketing

Jul 2022Jan 2023

London School of Journalism

Internet Journalism

Mar 2023Dec 2025

Poltava Cooperative Institute

Bachelor's degree — Economics of enterprise

Jan 2007May 2017

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