Zohar Ilinetsky
Mentor at Sarona Partners
Zohar Ilinetsky
Mentor at Sarona Partners
Boston, Massachusetts
Overview
Work Experience
COO
2018 - Current
Green Bay Remodeling is a Bay Area-centered full-scope residential remodeling company that has reoriented the industry to being driven by clients’ happiness and cater-fitting projects to their needs. I opened the company’s first satellite office in Marin County and developed an additional 60 miles of service in the North Bay region, raising the company’s revenue by 30%. As General Manager, I’ve trained 30+ sales people in the field through one-on-one coaching, developing and leading seminars on effective communication, and fostering collaborative, goal-oriented team culture. I advanced the company’s marketing strategy by establishing and developing a Social Media department. This involved redesigning the company's branding and marketing approach, engineering strategies to meaningfully engage clients through social media platforms, and curating new material with talented designers.
Sales Manager
2017 - 2018
During my time as Sales Manager, I helped raise the company’s revenue by 3,300% and achieved admission in the Inc 5000 as #119 in the top fastest growing companies of 2018 and 2019. I created and led seminars in educational marketing for the company, focusing on the art of selling and communicating effectively. Additionally, I established the company’s video marketing department and formalized strategies for creating and streaming content, including clients' testimonials, which increased organic lead generation by 30%. Doing this involved establishing relationships with videographers, counseling them on my vision, and capturing footage of projects from start to completion and clients’ testimonies.
Sales and Project Manager
2014 - 2017
As Project Manager, I developed a method for analyzing projects upfront to avoid change orders to clients to avoid unexpected costs during the project timeline. I increased company revenue by 50%, becoming the top grossing Sales and Project Manager with a 4 out of 5 closing ratio. I operated hundreds of residential construction projects through out the Bay Area from planning to building to completion. This process involved developing relationships with clients to best understand their needs and vision for their remodeling project, while also managing expectations and resolving conflict if they arose. I assembled and trained multiple teams of subcontractors to perform top quality remodeling work on all my projects, along with supply vendors and engineers.
Managing Partner
2018
AMZ Group focuses on Venture Capital investing, Angel and pre-seed investing, and real estate development in California. AMZ Group seeks implements innovative and meticulous research and development strategies to maximize profits from its investments. I am deeply involved in every stage of the research, design and development process, from identifying properties, negotiating deals, designing and developing property plans, and resolving obstacles. Additionally, I identify early-stage companies that require funding, assess their projected value, and I advise them on their marketing strategies for new platforms. investments include : Veev , Allstar , jasper , wefox , irrigreen , bluegreen technologies , Tamar robotics , sequentify , petal , betterment , houzz , trym , beehero , Instacart . https://www.amzgrp.com/
Mentor
2021
Sarona Partners is an international growth ecosystem for startup companies. The Ecosystem includes the biggest Israeli Tech Media, Geektime, Sarona Space - co-working spaces dislocated in 5 different locations, Sarona Ventures, a fund investing in the Israeli startups and Sarona Programs including 365x, a unique Scale Up Program sponsored by Microsoft, Tech Data and Prodware Group, and SigmaLabs, early-stage startups accelerator. As a mentor my goals are to help the founders crisp their operation from few perspectives - operations , communications and sales.
Limited Partner
2019
Group 11 invests in groundbreaking software companies that are reshaping the financial services industry. As fintech continues to expand and disrupt the traditional industry value chain, Group 11 has become a sought-after VC to provide capital, guidance and proactive support to visionary entrepreneurs creating the world’s next generation of financial services industry leaders. I am one of Group11 Limited Partners that researchers and consults on innovative financial service companies to invest in.
Limited Partner
2018
Based in Silicon Valley, J-Ventures has unique access to deals, experts and markets across different global communities. This Fund brings together 200 leading investors (Serial founders, VCs, Executives) as LPs. As one of the J-Venture's LPs, I actively source, screen and help expand our portfolio by connecting capital with innovative companies.
Owner and Real Estate Developer
2018
Moldovan Realty specializes in real estate investments, long term holdings, fix-and-flips in the Washington D.C.-Maryland-Virginia (DMV) region. I conduct comprehensive research on under-developed areas and strategically identify properties that will bring maximum and reliable ROI. To develop and potentiate these properties, I cultivate relationships with designers, engineers and contractor teams and manage each stage of the real estate development process.
Board Member
2020 - 2024
The Marin Builders Association serves the construction industry by promoting high ethical and professional standards, providing quality services to our members, and working responsibly with our community for the enhancement of the building industry. We work everyday to help our members grow and enhance the positive influence of our industry within our community. We provide valuable business building benefits, services and programs.
Investment Analyst
2021 - 2023
Entrepreneurs and Angel Investors drive the economy, create job growth, solve problems, and make lives better in the process. Supporting both groups on their journey is Bay Angels’ sole reason for being. By finding capital to scale businesses, mentoring founders and their teams, educating and providing experienced counsel, BayAngels works tirelessly to improve entrepreneurs’ chances of success. As part of the group I serve as a member on the deal review committee
Judge
2020 - 2023
I was invited to be a judge and exclusive member of the board of experts for the Unicorn Battle startup competition. It is part of the World's Largest Startup Pitch Contest and takes place all over the world, including Latin America, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Europe. https://battle.startup.network/
Strategic Advisor
2021 - 2022
Established in 2017, Trelly Group Inc. is a vertically-integrated Real Estate Company that, over the years, has evolved into a technology company with a focus on enabling real estate investing for everyone. Trelly Group Inc. provides single-family real estate investors with a secure and transparent marketplace accessible in real-time, giving investors the ability to find, assess, acquire and sell an equitable interest or wholly-owned property with full support from Trelly Contract-to-Close Team partners throughout the transaction process. In a greatly unregulated industry, we provide investors with peace of mind. Members receive access to exclusive, off-market investment properties from trusted sellers alongside the tools to filter properties by location, price, year built, and other key stats. Search parameters can be saved, with an option to be notified to phone, tablet, or smartwatch when new properties match the search criteria, ensuring investors never miss an opportunity!
Education
Finance
2020 - 2021
NeuroLinguistic Programming
2018 - 2019