Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Testimonial
Key Achievements
Tooling projects
Sales Stack
Recognitions
Certification
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Victoria Duke

Business Development & GTME

Summary

GTM & Business Development professional with 4+ years of experience scaling outbound systems for B2B SaaS across EMEA, NORAM, and APAC. Earlier this year, I took on two short-term roles at Hivel.ai (product company with a GTM arm) and ColdIQ (GTM agency) to deepen and fast-track my expertise in outbound automation, sales infrastructure, and AI-powered GTM systems, equipping me to design high-performing outbound engines from the ground up.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
8
8
Certifications

Work History

Go-To-Market Engineer (GTM Assistant)

ColdIQ
06.2025 - Current
  • Built a Python-based scraping agent in Cursor, replacing Instant Data Scraper and saving 10+ hours/week
  • Executed outbound workflows using Clay, Smartlead, Twain, Notion across 5 client campaigns.
  • Co-led onboarding efforts by handling ICP development, lead list validation, and campaign QA.
  • Collaborated with engineering and delivery teams to build and document GTM SOPs.

Sales Executive

Hivel.ai
01.2025 - 06.2025
  • Launched multichannel outbound efforts (email, LinkedIn, cold calls), securing qualified meetings by month two
  • Developed cold messaging tailored to C-level prospects in engineering productivity space
  • Collaborated with sales & marketing to refine ICPs and optimize lead gen strategy

Sales and Partnerships Executive

SureBright
11.2023 - 12.2024
  • Closed $1M+ in deals across Shopify, WooCommerce, and Amazon retailers
  • Signed 30 partners in first 90 days; scaled to 80+ retailers by Q2
  • A/B tested outreach messaging, increasing reply rates by 23% and revenue by 20%
  • Applied MEDDIC, SPICED, and BANT to qualify prospects and exceed SQL targets

Business Development Manager

Robin
01.2022 - 10.2023
  • Built and led the sales team from scratch, including hiring, playbooks, and onboarding
  • Developed GTM strategy and market expansion across EMEA, NORAM, and Asia
  • Conducted competitor analysis and developed positioning/messaging for outbound

Senior Business Development Executive

Volley
10.2021 - 01.2023
  • Awarded "Most Meetings Booked" and "Most Improved BDR" for redesigning sales process, improving team output by 34.2%
  • Managed and trained new teammates on outbound, time management, objection handling
  • Grew single-rep team to 4 BDRs, generating $400k+ ACV and becoming top revenue account

Clients Relationship (Accounts) Manager

VVM Media
07.2019 - 06.2021
  • Generated 400+ leads for ZOLA Electric’s Nigerian launch via social and paid media
  • Led rebrand and digital strategy for retail chain, including influencer marketing and viral content
  • Oversaw agency operations and client accounts, improving internal efficiency by 100% and ensuring consistent delivery of campaigns that strengthened client trust and reduced churn

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Communication Arts

University of Uyo

High School Diploma - undefined

International Institute of Journalism

Skills

Core Sales Skills:

Lead Generation, Objection Handling, Cold Calling, Pipeline Management, Partnerships, Closing (Inbound & Outbound), Sales Strategy, Client Management

GTM & Process Ops Skills:

Clay, Cursor, Python (basic), Smartlead, Instantly, Sales Navigator, Apollo, Lusha, Oceanio, Clearbit, Notion, Airtable, Hubspot, Twain

Testimonial

Victoria has excelled at leading tech-driven outbound agencies, including Volley and ColdIQ. She was promoted to Senior BDR at Volley shortly after joining due to her outstanding performance, and at ColdIQ, she quickly developed advanced workflows and prospecting processes. She is recognized for rapidly mastering new tools, driving operational improvements, and fostering a positive, high-energy team culture while serving as a role model for peers.


- Soheil Saeidmehr

Head of Service Delivery, ColdIQ.

Key Achievements

  • Built ICP-driven lead systems and GTM workflows using Clay, Sales Navigator, and Clearbit to support scalable outbound campaigns
  • Collaborated with GTM engineers to optimize deliverability, messaging, and targeting strategies for key enterprise accounts
  • Achieved and exceeded Q1 quota by 15% leading to $500k in company revenue
  • Grew one of the teams I led to a 4-BDR account, from 1, making it the biggest account in the company by revenue (>$400k in ACV).
  • Responsible for growth and market expansion in Canada, U.S, and currently working on expanding into UK and Australia in Q4, 2024
  • Closed over $1m in deals through a combination of outbound and inbound strategies with accounts in target/select industries.
  • Signed key partnership with over 30 retailers in first 90-days. Currently >80 retailers.
  • Awarded Most Meetings Booked (Q1, 2022), Most Innovative BDM (Q4, 2022), Culture Champion (Q2, 2022), and Most Improved BDM (Q1, 2022).

Tooling projects

  • Python Scraper (Cursor): Automated data scraping, reducing manual prospecting time by 70%
  • Clay Workflows: Built personalized outbound sequences using sales triggers
  • Inbox Warm-up: Designed email warm-up strategies to boost deliverability


Sales Stack

  • Hubspot / Outreach / Instantly / Smartlead / Attio
  • Lemlist / Twain / HeyReach / Waalaxy
  • Clay / n8n / Leadmagic / Ocean.io / Lusha / Apollo.io / Hunter.io / Linkedin Sales Nav.
  • Crunchbase / G2 / Semrush
  • Asana / Notion / Airtable
  • Nooks / Dialpad / Klenty / Loom / Vidyard / Sendspark
  • G-Suite / Microsoft Suite

Sales Stack

  • Hubspot / Outreach / Instantly / Smartlead / Attio
  • Lemlist / Twain / HeyReach / Waalaxy
  • Clay / n8n / Leadmagic / Ocean.io / Lusha / Apollo.io / Hunter.io / Linkedin Sales Navigator
  • Crunchbase / G2 / Semrush
  • Asana / Notion / Airtable
  • Nooks / Dialpad / Klenty / Loom / Vidyard / Sendspark
  • G-Suite / Microsoft Suite

Recognitions

  • Most meetings Booked (Q1, 2022)
  • Culture Champion (Q2, 2022)
  • Most Innovative BDR (Q4, 2022)
  • Most improved BDR (Q1, 2022)

Certification

ColdIQ Coaching Program

Timeline

Go-To-Market Engineer (GTM Assistant)

ColdIQ
06.2025 - Current

ColdIQ Coaching Program

06-2025

Sales Executive

Hivel.ai
01.2025 - 06.2025

Clay University

11-2024

B2B Go-to-Market Strategy: How to Transform Your Business

06-2024

Business Development Foundations: Alliances & Partnerships

06-2024

Sales and Partnerships Executive

SureBright
11.2023 - 12.2024

Cold Calling: The First Seven Seconds

10-2022

Business Development Manager

Robin
01.2022 - 10.2023

Senior Business Development Executive

Volley
10.2021 - 01.2023

Product Management

08-2021

Customer Service Enablement (CSE) 101

02-2021

Clients Relationship (Accounts) Manager

VVM Media
07.2019 - 06.2021

Proficiency in Management

06-2016

High School Diploma - undefined

International Institute of Journalism

Bachelor of Arts - Communication Arts

University of Uyo
Victoria DukeBusiness Development & GTME