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EFON GOD'STIME Sales Development Representative | B2B Outbound Specialist | Cold Email Strategist Nigeria | linkedin.com/in/god-stime-efon- | Available: 9AM–5PM EST PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Results-driven Sales Development Representative with hands-on experience building outbound systems from scratch in B2B staffing and recruiting environments. Generated $246K in qualified pipeline in 2 months through 100 daily personalized cold emails to C-Suite decision makers at U.S.-based tech startups. Proven ability to conduct strategic ICP research, build segmented prospect lists, write personalized outreach that gets replies, manage CRM data with precision, and route qualified opportunities efficiently. Experienced with HubSpot, Apollo, Clay, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, and outbound sequencing tools. Ready to support U.S.-based clients in Pacific, Mountain, and Central time zones. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Business Development Manager (Contract) | Steinn Labs | July 2025 – November 2025 Steinn Labs is a U.S.-focused staff augmentation firm placing remote engineers at American startups. Joined as the first and only sales hire with zero existing sales infrastructure. •Built the entire outbound system from scratch — ICP identification, prospect research, list building, email copy, sequences, and campaign infrastructure with no playbook or guidance •Researched and built a segmented list of 500 C-Suite decision makers (CTOs, VPs of Engineering, Founders) at U.S.-based YC-backed startups, tagged by company stage, headcount, and active hiring signals •Sent 100 highly personalized cold emails daily, monitoring deliverability and iterating copy based on reply rates and engagement data •Generated $246K in qualified pipeline in 2 months, booking qualified meetings with decision makers within the first 7 days of targeted outreach •Managed all prospect data in HubSpot and Close CRM — adding contacts, logging interactions, maintaining clean records, and tracking pipeline progression •Tested multiple offers over 3 months before identifying the winning positioning; demonstrated patience and data-driven iteration under pressure in a 100% commission-only role •Used tools including Apollo, Clay, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Email Bison, Snov.io, Hunter.io, Millionverifier, HubSpot, and Close CRM Founder & Lead SDR | TheOutboundSquad | November 2025 – November 2025 Founded a cold email agency targeting U.S. and UK-based recruiting and staffing firms, offering outbound campaigns to generate placement fee opportunities. •Prospected and qualified recruiting firm owners and business development leads across the U.S. and UK using cold email and LinkedIn outreach •Generated $20K in qualified sales meetings in under one week through highly researched, personalized outreach campaigns •Managed full outbound cycle end-to-end: ICP research, list building, email copywriting, follow-up sequences, objection handling, and meeting booking •Operated independently with no team or tools budget, demonstrating resourcefulness and self-sufficiency EDUCATION Computer Science (Diploma Program) | Federal Polytechnic Kogi State | September 2023 – July 2025 TECHNICAL SKILLS •CRM & Data Management: HubSpot, Close CRM, GoHighLevel (familiar) •Prospecting & List Building: Apollo, Clay, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Snov.io, Hunter.io, Instantly •Email Infrastructure & Deliverability: Email Bison, Millionverifier, Smartlead, Instantly •Research & Intent Signals: Crunchbase (funding events), LinkedIn Sales Navigator (hiring signals), company website research •Outreach & Sequencing: Personalized cold email, LinkedIn outreach, follow-up sequencing, A/B copy testing, Loom video outreach •Productivity & Collaboration: Notion, Google Workspace LANGUAGES •English: Advanced — strong written and verbal communication for professional B2B environments •Pidgin English: Native