New York, New York, United States
Iโm Benji. A mission-driven ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐, ๐๐ฃ&๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐ณ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ, and ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฟ with 12+ years of experience operating at the intersection of strategy, finance, operations, and people across Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the U.S. Iโve partnered closely with C-level executives and leadership teams to scale businesses, manage multi-billion-dollar P&Ls, build high-performing teams, and drive complex transformations across finance, operations, marketing, sales, and growth. My background spans global corporations and entrepreneurial environments, giving me a full-spectrum view of how organizations actually function and how to help them grow sustainably. Alongside my executive career, Iโm an ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฟ, ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต, supporting leaders and founders to think clearly, lead consciously, and build with intention. I mentor FP&A leaders and operators on strategic planning, forecasting, decision-making, and navigating ambiguity with confidence and integrity. Iโm particularly passionate about ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐, ๐ฐ๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ-๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐, and ๐ฝ๐๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ-๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ. Iโm motivated by missions that combine commercial rigor with positive impact and long-term value creation. International by nature and mindset, Iโm ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐๐ฎ๐น (French, English, Spanish) and bring a strong ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐-๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น lens to leadership, communication, and execution. I thrive in fast-moving, ambiguous environments where clarity, trust, and conviction matter. Outside of work, Iโm an ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ and ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ and ๐ผ๐๐๐ฑ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ต๐๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐. Sport, movement, and challenge are core to how I think, lead, and stay grounded. Iโm focused on building and supporting ventures, leaders, and organizations that are aligned, conscious, and impact-driven, where success is defined not just by growth, but by meaning, connection, and sustainability. ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐โ๐บ ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ: โข Trusted executive partnership and strategic clarity โข FP&A leadership, financial planning, and forecasting at scale โข Entrepreneurial execution across finance, ops, marketing, and sales โข Coaching leaders through complexity, growth, and transition โข Building teams and cultures that perform sustainably If you want to build something meaningful and durable, Iโm always open to thoughtful conversations. DM! ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ: You're only ever ๐๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฐ away from changing your life
Fractional CEO & GTM lead for a norwegian waste-to-value biotech company [www.greentechinnovators.no]
๐๐๐ ๐๐ด๐ด๐ฐ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ง๐ช๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐๐ฐ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ (๐๐๐) ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ 300+ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ด ๐ด๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด, ๐ฆ๐น๐ฆ๐ค๐ถ๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ด, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ง๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ด ๐ฏ๐ข๐ท๐ช๐จ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ค๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด, ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐จ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ต๐ฉ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ-๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ๐ด. ๐ช๐ต๐ผ ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต: ย ย โข Early-stage founders navigating growth inflection points ย ย โข Senior professionals in career or life transition ย ย โข High-performers seeking clarity on what comes next ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐น๐ ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐. Website: https://www.benjilifecoach.com/
๐๐ค๐ค๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข ๐ฉ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐บ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ 12-๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ค๐ญ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ค๐ถ๐ฃ๐ข๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ค๐ญ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ด๐ค๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ, ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ช๐ค๐บ, ๐ด๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐จ๐บ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ข๐ค๐ค๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ. ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐: ย ย โข Deep dives across climate pillars (energy, agriculture, circular economy, decarbonization) ย ย โข Worked on climate venture analysis and early stage memos as proof of projects ย ย โข Built a network of 100+ climate professionals, founders, investors, and operators
Led post-COVID recovery strategy for U.S. travel retail: +300% top-line growth, $250M+ multiyear contractual relief, $20M incremental EBITDA through unlocking new business - all within 3 years. ๐ฃ&๐ & ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐๐ต: Directed strategic plans and forecasts for a P&L exceeding $500 million across 8 global markets. ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐: Prepared high-stakes financial narratives and Board proposals, directly supporting $50M+ in capital expenditure and ROI reviews.
๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ: Directed the design and execution of a rolling 5-year growth strategy for a $5B business. ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐๐: Pioneered an era of record profitability, delivering over $500M in operating income through strategic execution and operational efficiencies. ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐: Spearheaded CapEx and investment strategies across the portfolio, maximizing Return on Investment (ROI) and informing M&A screening.