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David Tarazona

@davidtarazona

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Bilingual client success and sales leader with technical product fluency.

Colombia

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What I'm looking for

I am looking for a role where I can lead sales, contribute to creativity, client onboarding, and retention efforts, bridge product and customer needs, coach users, and contribute to growth in a collaborative, product-driven company.

Bilingual business development professional and creative strategist (English C1, Spanish native) who builds audiences and closes pipelines from scratch. Co-founded Colombia's leading investigative outlet — grew it to 300K+ social media followers while simultaneously closing multi-year B2B institutional agreements with international organizations and managing 30+ active prospect relationships. ICIJ Paradise Papers collaborator across 67 jurisdictions. Wrote experiential scripts and headlines for Colombia's official Pabellón at Expo 2020 Dubai, reaching 24 million+ visitors.

Currently running AI-powered LinkedIn content pipelines for C-suite executives at a Colombian media agency — developing editorial strategy, ghostwritten copy, and brand positioning for multiple senior accounts simultaneously, entirely behind the scenes. Research-first by training (MA Data Journalism, Tilburg University): turns competitive intelligence, market data, and audience insights into short-form content and outreach copy that moves people to act. Converts trial clients at 60% — 3× platform average.

Experienced in cold outreach, prospect qualification, consultative selling, pipeline management, and bilingual content strategy across B2B and B2C contexts. Comfortable with LinkedIn Sales Navigator, HubSpot, Apollo, and AI-assisted prospecting and content workflows. Foundational technical grounding in Python automation and AI systems — bridges the gap between product capabilities and audience-ready communication.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Founder & Lead Coach

Current

Tara English

Jan 2025 - Present (1 year 7 months)

Led client onboarding and delivered high-volume Zoom coaching sessions with tailored learning plans, improving client retention through personalized engagement and structured progress tracking.

Client Onboarding Coaching Retention Notion

BDR, CEO & Co-Founder

Cuestión Pública

Dec 2017 - Dec 2024 (7 years)

Prospected and secured enterprise-level funding, launched digital products, and managed cross-functional teams while maintaining strategic stakeholder relationships to scale operations.

Fundraising Product Launch Stakeholder Management Prospecting Lead Generation Team Leadership Digital Products

Video Scriptwriter BTL Copywriter

Inmov Agency

Jan 2021 - Dec 2021 (11 months)

• Wrote video scripts and on-screen headlines for BTL experiential content displayed at the Colombia exhibit at Expo 2020 Dubai — 24 million+ total visitors across 6 months.
• Translated complex ecosystems, biodiversity, and cultural narratives into concise headline copy for a 2,000 m² pavilion experience — content aimed at a global, multilingual audience.

Copywriting Marketing

Investigative Data Journalist

Independent / Academic

Jan 2012 - Dec 2017 (5 years 11 months)

Conducted deep research to identify high-value leads and communicated complex data insights to diverse audiences through teaching and structured training sessions.

Communication Skills Data Analysis Training Lead Identification Data Journalism

Customer Service Representative

Blockbuster

Jan 2011 - Dec 2012 (1 year 11 months)

Ranked top performer in subscription sales while resolving customer issues and providing face-to-face support in a high-volume retail environment.

Customer Service Subscriptions Objection Handling Communication Skills

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Tilburg University

Master of Communications & Information Sciences, Communications & Information Sciences (Data Journalism)

Completed a Master in Communications & Information Sciences with a focus on data journalism methodologies and applications.

Universidad de Los Andes

Bachelor of Arts, Political Science

Earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science covering political theory, research methods, and public policy analysis.

AWS Educate / Udacity

Certificate, Machine Learning / Generative AI

Completed ML Foundations and Generative AI coursework through AWS Educate and Udacity to gain foundational machine learning and generative AI knowledge.