Business Development Expert

Business Development | Ecosystem Growth | Partnerships

BD and Web3 ecosystem growth professional with 8+ years across community building, sales, partnerships, events, and KOL coordination. Experienced in building partner pipelines, onboarding dApps/builders, running AMAs and IRL activations, supporting major blockchain events, and turning online members into active local contributors. Strong background in stakeholder communication, outreach, ambassador operations, and community-led acquisition for L1/L2 ecosystems.

Experience: 5 years

Yearly salary: $18,000

Hourly rate: $30

Nationality: 🇵🇭 Philippines

Residency: 🇵🇭 Philippines


Experience

Core Contributor
BASE Philippines / BASED VOICES - Layer 2 Blockchain
2025 - 2025
Organized community calls and IRL touchpoints that converted online members into active local contributors. Sourced and onboarded dApp partners and builders; created simple playbooks for activation and follow-through. Launched community campaigns and AMAs for L2 projects aligned with local builder and user needs. Built partner pipeline notes and handoffs for DevRel, BD, and media feature opportunities.
Business Development Executive (Part-time)
CYBERK - Blockchain Development Company
2025 - 2025
Created lead lists and identified relevant project founders, decision-makers, and ecosystem leads for outreach. Scheduled discovery meetings with project founders and key leads to support the company pipeline. Handled email and social media cold outreach, improving initial touchpoints and partner communication flow.
Lead Community Ambassador
CoreDAO - Layer 1 Blockchain
2024 - 2025
Helped manage the Philippine Ambassador cohort, including recruitment, training, scheduling, quality checks, and weekly reporting. Led AMA onboarding for the Core ecosystem in the Philippines and supported partner-facing community activations. Introduced and qualified new dApp partners and builders for Core, coordinating with the Core PH Lead for local activations. Helped drive awareness for Coretoshi NFTs across communities, contributing to a public sale that sold out within seconds.
Business Developer / KOL Manager
The Blocklabs, Inc.
2024 - 2025
Supported operations for Blockchain Campus Conference 2024 Mindanao, originally targeting approximately 2,500 attendees and reaching 3,000+ participants. Built and managed KOL partnerships by aligning content deliverables, tracking reach, and coordinating engagement for event and ecosystem campaigns. Mentored and supported the Junior Blockchain Education Consortium of the Philippines to strengthen student-led blockchain education efforts. Maintained stakeholder communications, outreach templates, and reusable coordination workflows.
Customer Service II
Manulife / John Hancock
2022 - 2023
Handled customer concerns, account support, documentation, and service workflows in a regulated financial services environment.
Founder
A.I. Ozaki DAO / A.I. Blockchain Scholar
2020 - 2025
Built a student community introducing Web3 through talks, study groups, quests, and beginner education pathways. Curated entry points to credible communities, beginner-friendly bounties, and responsible Web3 participation. Mentored newcomers on opportunities, safety, community behavior, and sustainable involvement in crypto ecosystems.
Financial Advisor
Sun Life of Canada Philippines
2018 - 2021
Prospected clients, explained financial products, conducted needs-based conversations, and managed client relationships.
International Property Specialist
SM Development Corporation
2018 - 2021
Supported international property sales by managing prospects, presenting investment opportunities, and coordinating client follow-ups.

Skills

business-development
english