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Grace Ife

@graceife

B2B sales and business development professional specializing in high-ticket closing through consultative, relationship-first outreach.

Zimbabwe

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a remote, B2B-focused role where I can run consultative, high-trust outreach, close high-ticket opportunities, and manage pipeline with CRM discipline. I thrive partnering with C-suite stakeholders and building long-term relationships across time zones.

I’m a results-oriented sales and business development professional with 3+ years of experience in stakeholder engagement, consultative outreach, lead conversion, and account management across EdTech, MarTech, and digital-first environments. I engage decision-makers, build trust-based relationships, and move prospects through the pipeline to close—converting pre-qualified leads into paying clients at a UK-based EdTech platform.

In my current role, I manage end-to-end learner engagement across 200+ clients in 10+ cohorts, maintaining a 95% programme completion rate through proactive communication and structured follow-up. I also act as the primary escalation and relationship point for complex stakeholder situations, reducing dropout risk by 20–30%, and I use KPI tracking and spreadsheet-based CRM systems to reduce disengagement by 25%.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Programme & Partnerships Executive

Current

Catalyst AI Hub Africa

Apr 2026 - Present (2 months)

Secured commitment from 14+ C-suite executives across Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, UAE, Egypt, and the United States through high-level consultative outreach. Built a partner network of 10+ institutional partners and co-architected the African AI Summit, developing a 20+ speaker pipeline and driving pan-African community growth of 40%+ across LinkedIn and YouTube.

Strategic Partnerships Institutional Engagement Event Planning Community Growth

Current

Programme & Community Success Lead

Current

Cloudboosta Technology Solutions

Mar 2023 - Present (3 years 3 months)

Converted pre-qualified leads into paying learners and supported enrolment growth through a consultative, high-trust sales-to-success approach. Managed 200+ clients across 10+ cohorts, maintaining a 95% programme completion rate, reducing dropout risk by 20–30%, and improving engagement by 25% via KPI tracking and CRM-based follow-up.

Lead Conversion Account Management Community Success Client Retention

Operations & Project Manager

Beyond The Visual

Feb 2022 - Mar 2023 (1 year 1 month)

Managed and retained 15+ client accounts by leading proactive communication, quality delivery, and relationship management that drove repeat engagement and referrals. Improved project delivery efficiency by 15–25% by implementing structured sprint workflows and strengthening scope/timeline coordination across 15+ concurrent client projects.

Client Account Management Project Delivery Cross functional Coordination Client Communication Performance Improvement Stakeholder Management Client Retention