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Hello, I'm Matthew Makinde.

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Business Development

Strategic Business Development Manager driving revenue growth, partnerships, and market expansion across IT, SaaS, manufacturing, and consulting.

What I Do

My
core expertise

  • + Revenue growth
  • + Sales pipeline
  • + Enterprise accounts
  • + Market entry
  • + Product launch
  • + Competitor analysis
  • + Strategic alliances
  • + B2B partnerships
  • + Client retention
  • + CRM (HubSpot, Salesforce)
  • + Pipeline management
  • + Data-driven strategy

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About me

I combine strong commercial insight with data-driven strategy to deliver measurable ROI and sustainable business growth—bridging technical solutions with business needs.

Proven ability to lead complex negotiations, manage multi-million-pound pipelines, and secure enterprise accounts across IT, SaaS, and consulting.
  • Revenue growth
  • Partnerships
  • Go-to-market
  • CRM & pipeline
  • Market expansion
  • AI & technology
  • Enterprise sales
  • Strategy
  • Consulting

BD

Business Development

AI

AI Framework & Deep Learning

Cloud

Cloud Platforms

PM

Project Management

ML

ML Development & MLOps

Data

Data Visualization
Business Development
Partnerships
Revenue growth
Go-to-market
Enterprise sales
Market expansion
AI & technology
Business Development
Partnerships
Revenue growth
Go-to-market
Enterprise sales
Market expansion

“What
people say”

“Matthew helped us structure our sales pipeline and close our first enterprise deals. His mix of strategy and execution is rare.”
Sarah Chen
Head of Sales, Collins Techspace Glasgow, UK
“Our enrolment numbers grew significantly after Matthew led our BD and partnership strategy. He gets both the education and commercial side.”
James Okonkwo
Director, Nuimage Academy United Kingdom
“ We brought Matthew in for go-to-market and partnership development. He delivered clear pipelines and strong relationships we still rely on.”
David Fletcher
Managing Partner, Lankinberg International London, UK
“Matthew combines data-driven strategy with real relationship skills. Our CRM and pipeline have never been clearer, and he's a pleasure to work with.”
Priya Sharma
VP Business Development, Zyonel Technologies Lagos, Nigeria

Experience

Recognition

Experience

Recognition

Experience

Recognition

Experience

Recognition

2024 Founder, GradPrenuer AI Limited
Entrepreneurship
2024 Business Development Executive, Collins Techspace
UK Tech
2019–2023 Business Development Lead, Lankinberg International
Consulting
2018–2021 Business Development Manager, Zyonel Technologies
IT & SaaS
2021–2023 Business Development Executive, Zyonel Academy
EdTech
Certifications AI/Deep Learning · Full Stack · Leadership
Training
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