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Olga Evangelou

Olga Evangelou

Sales Consultant & Business Development Specialist
Langen

Summary

Sales consultant with solid IT expertise (B.Sc. Computer Science) and proven success in active sales, customer acquisition, and business development. Comprehensive knowledge of AI-supported sales processes, digital payment solutions, and blockchain technologies. Built a successful online business with an 8-person team and developed innovative AI solutions for sales optimization. Strong interest in cryptocurrencies and payment innovation with focus on commercial B2B use cases.

Core Competencies: B2B Sales, Customer Consulting, Lead Generation, Cold Calling, Salesforce, AI Tools, Blockchain & Crypto Payments, Stakeholder Management, Event Organization

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
3
3
Languages

Work History

AI Consultant & Online Business Development

Self-Employed (Part-time)
01.2023 - Current

Sales & Customer Acquisition:

  • Successful establishment of an online business focused on AI consulting for solopreneurs and SMEs
  • Independent lead generation through content marketing, social media, and networking events
  • Closing-oriented consulting conversations with conversion rates exceeding 35% for qualified leads
  • Development and sales of online training packages and individual consulting offerings
  • Planning, promotion, and execution of own events and webinars with up to 150 participants for lead generation

AI & Technology:

  • Development of a proprietary scheduling AI agent for for B2B meetings with availability coordination, reminders and frictionless rescheduling, reducing manual scheduling effort by 50%
  • Deployment of modern AI tools (ChatGPT incl. Custom GPTs, Claude, Gemini, n8n, Manychat) for sales funnel automation and content creation
  • Consulting on efficiency improvement with AI in marketing and sales contexts

Team Leadership:

  • Building and managing a self-organized 8-person team for marketing and sales activities

Payment & Blockchain (Continuous Education):

  • Intensive engagement with blockchain technologies, cryptocurrencies, and their use in digital payment solutions
  • Following current developments in crypto-payments, stablecoins, and cross-border transactions
  • Understanding of merchant needs when integrating innovative payment solutions

IT Consultant for Digital Transformation

Capgemini
06.2020 - Current

Consulting & Stakeholder Management:

  • Consulting internal and external clients on Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and digital optimization potential
  • Analysis of business processes and development of business cases for automation solutions
  • Close collaboration with business units and management to identify digitalization opportunities
  • Preparation of management presentations and decision-making documents

Project Support:

  • Supporting digital transformation projects in agile environments (Scrum, PRINCE2 Agile)
  • Building and developing SharePoint structures for efficient collaboration
  • PMO activities with focus on reporting and communication

Sales Assistant (B2B IT Solutions)

KOGIT GmbH
10.2019 - 04.2020
  • Active sales support in B2B environment for IT consulting services
  • Cold calling and lead qualification for field sales
  • Individual proposal creation and appointment coordination with decision-makers
  • Maintenance of Salesforce database and documentation of all sales activities
  • Research and identification of contacts in target companies
  • Preparation of customer presentations and sales pitches

IT & Sales Manager

LS Lottery Business Services GmbH
01.2019 - 09.2019
  • Planning of IT infrastructure with focus on supporting business processes
  • Sales-related activities and customer support in digital environment
  • Coordination of mystery shopping projects as service for external clients
  • Conducting employee training and recruiting

Working Student – Business Development

OpRiskSolutions Intl. Ltd.
06.2015 - 12.2017
  • Market research and cold calling for lead generation
  • Creation of sales presentations (PowerPoint)
  • Support in preparation of customer workshops

Working Student

Deutsche Telekom AG
09.2013 - 02.2015
  • Customer correspondence and meeting organization
  • Reporting and administrative support for Business Unit Manager

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences
Darmstadt, Germany
10.2018

Dreieichgymnasium
Langen
04.2001 -

Skills

Sales & Business Development

B2B Sales: Cold calling, lead qualification, proposal creation, closing negotiations

CRM Systems: Salesforce (active use in sales roles)

Sales Processes: From initial contact through needs analysis to contract closing

Presentation Skills: Customer presentations, pitches, event moderation

Account Management: Customer relationship building and maintenance in B2B context

Payment, Blockchain & Crypto (Interest & Self-Study)

Sound understanding of blockchain technology and its application in the payment sector

Knowledge of cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and DeFi ecosystems

Understanding of crypto-payment solutions in e-commerce and retail

Following trends in cross-border payments and merchant services

Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders in understandable terms

Motivation to actively apply this knowledge in commercial roles (sales, business development, consulting)

Artificial Intelligence & Automation

Practical experience deploying AI tools for lead generation and content creation

Development of a scheduling AI agent for sales process optimization

AI Tools: ChatGPT (incl Custom GPTs), Claude, Gemini, NotebookLM, FaiAI

Automation: n8n (workflow automation), Manychat (chatbot funnels)

Content Tools: Canva, Heygen, Elevenlabs, CapCut, Captions

Software & IT Competencies

MS Office 365: Teams, SharePoint, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook (advanced)

CRM: Salesforce

Project Management Tools: Jira, Confluence, MS Project

Basics: Blue Prism (RPA), MS Access

Certification

PRINCE2 Foundation – Project Management

Timeline

AI Consultant & Online Business Development

Self-Employed (Part-time)
01.2023 - Current

IT Consultant for Digital Transformation

Capgemini
06.2020 - Current

Sales Assistant (B2B IT Solutions)

KOGIT GmbH
10.2019 - 04.2020

IT & Sales Manager

LS Lottery Business Services GmbH
01.2019 - 09.2019

Working Student – Business Development

OpRiskSolutions Intl. Ltd.
06.2015 - 12.2017

Working Student

Deutsche Telekom AG
09.2013 - 02.2015

Dreieichgymnasium
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Personal Information

  • Date/Place of Birth: October 20, 1992 in Kharkiv, Ukraine
  • Nationality: German
  • Marital Status: Married

Personal Strengths

  • Customer Orientation: Strong passion for consulting conversations and relationship building
  • Closing Strength: Goal-oriented yet respectful approach to sales
  • Technology Affinity: High learning agility with new technologies (especially payments, blockchain, AI)
  • Entrepreneurial Thinking: Independent action through own online business
  • Communication Skills: Translation of complex technical concepts into business language
  • Team Leadership: Experience building and leading self-organized teams
Olga EvangelouSales Consultant & Business Development Specialist