Itai Levy

Establishment and management of sales and business development of a sport-tech startup company's presence in various markets including Europe and the USA:

• Identify and pursue valuable business opportunities to generate new company revenue and improve bottom line profit.
• Formulate innovative strategies to accomplish objectives and boost long-term profitability.
• Develop and implement pricing structures, balancing firm objectives against customer targets.
• Initiate, develop and optimize sales and business development strategies based on company targets, product specifications, market data and budget factors.
• Managed accounts to retain existing relationships and grow share of business.
• Achieved sales goals and service targets by cultivating and securing new customer relationships.
• Tailor products to individual markets based on market needs.
• Recruit, supervise and motivate 40 staff members to achieve optimal productivity.
• Develop program to promote new managers from within, building and maintaining cohesive leadership structure.

• Head coach of the senior team, leading the club from 5th division to the 3rd division .
• Led the team to multiple playoff appearances through effective coaching strategies and strong leadership skills.
• Fostered a positive team culture by emphasizing sportsmanship, teamwork, and discipline both on and off the court.
• Managed team budget effectively, prioritizing essential expenditures while minimizing unnecessary costs.
• Enhanced team performance by implementing strategic game plans and conducting thorough player evaluations.

Establishment and management of a
center of excellence for professional basketball players:

• Focused teams on developing innovative and cutting-edge approaches at all levels with effective resource allocation and strategic planning.
• Assisted with creation of marketing strategies and advertising initiatives used to promote company to various target markets.
• Established performance goals for each department and provided feedback on methods for reaching those objectives.

Coach of the Israeli National Team's U14 program.

Head coach of the U18 team at a top level youth academy.

Management of the youth department of 1,500 players and coaching of
the top teams

• Formulated business strategy and developed systems and procedures to improve operational quality and team efficiency.
• Managed budget implementations, employee reviews, training, schedules and contract negotiations.
• Organized budgets, oversaw P&Ls and achieved margin targets consistently to meet growth plans.
• Increased revenue streams by reducing costs, managing schedules and performing variance and risk analysis to implement corrective actions.
• Chaired weekly meetings with executive leadership to identify opportunities for improvement and establish goals and milestones.

Head coach of the senior team.

• Head coach of the 2nd senior team, focusing on first year senior players development.
• Assistant coach of the first senior team, promoting the team from the 5th division to the 4th division .
• Promoting 4 youth players from the U18 through the 2nd team, to the first team. Monitoring their development on and off the court .
• Analyzed game footage to identify areas of improvement for both individual players and overall team strategy.