Valerie Bugtai-Elias

SVP Director of Client Services Dept

United States💰 Investor & VC🔥 Startup Founder💸 Marketing👍 Sales & BizDev🧨 ConsultingAngelGeneral Partner✨ Business OwnerAssociateBrand Marketing ManagerCommunications ManagerCustomer Success ManagerAccount ManagerBusiness Development ManagerPartnerships ManagerHead of GrowthMarketing DirectorAdvisorProduct Consultant

Transformative Leader with a proven record of accomplishment in driving sales and building equity for leadership and start-up brands, including marketing/advertising efforts during pre-launches, launches, re-launches, and repositioning of brands. Recognized for ability to inspire excellence that delivers results. Experienced with leading a start-up, mid-size and large Agencies, developing strong account leadership/departments, and stewarding integrated/cross-functional groups, teams, and brands despite market changes. Meets or exceeds goals with differentiating strategies and innovative plans. Has good creative and media judgment using researched, strategic consumer insights. Develops and delivers on behavior changing plans within budget, and market driven timelines. A natural integrator, negotiator, mentor, and partner. Respected, trusted, and sought out as a team builder and inspirational leader. Advertising/Marketing Category Experience: Healthcare/Pharmaceutical (Consumer, HCP, and OTC), Packaged Goods/Beverage, Fashion, Transportation, Government, Energy, Telecommunications, Technology, Electronic Games, Sports, and Education. Specialties: Transformative Leadership Content Marketing Personalized Marketing Account Management Business Development Sales Brand Stewardship/Management Integrated Marketing, Branding and Advertising Global and Domestic Brand Management Strategic Planning Marketing Strategy Creative Development Media Planning CRM, Digital, General Advertising, Social/PR Omni Channel Marketing Multi-Channel Advertising Multicultural Advertising Corporate Branding Agency Innovation Contract/Rate Negotiation Group P&L Management Operational Management Agency Processes and Policies Cross Functional Project Management Staffing/Executive Search Staff Development/Leadership Team Building and Collaboration Motivational and Inspirational Leader DEI Ambassador

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Work Background

International LEAP NetworkExecutive Member

Mar. 2024LEAP is a private exclusive network for members of the #LeapAcademy Program: executive leaders, entrepreneurs, and high achievers from around the world who inspire and drive growth and impact on themselves, their work and their communities.

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May. 2021Los Angeles, California, United States

PRECISIONeffectVice President, Director of Client Services Dept

Jun. 2018 - Apr. 2021Costa Mesa, California

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Oct. 2015 - May. 2018Orange County, California Area

Meredith Corporation; MXM (Meredith Xcelerated Marketing)Brand Steward/Content Marketing Account Director

Jan. 2014 - Dec. 2015

Saatchi & Saatchi WellnessSenior Client Partner and Brand Navigator, SVP

Jan. 2012 - Dec. 2013Driving brand solutions through different marketplace opportunties for partners like Allergan (neuroscience brand/US launch), Abbott Diabetes Care (continuous glucose monitors/global launch), AbbVie (psoriasis, Humira). Actively fostering existing and new business ventures (various brands/categories). Discovering, experiencing, testing and analyzing interesting consumer and technology ideas in healthcare.

ExtroverticChief Account Extrovert, EVP (promoted)

Jan. 2010 - Dec. 2012Helped build this start up agency into a full-service shop with 75% increase in revenues in less than a year with up to 40 talented extroverts, who acquired organic growth/additional brand work per Client. Established key Agency partnerships on and for Client roster. Led multiple departments through two break-through product launches, which resulted in a successful launch of Vertex INCIVEK - the fastest-growing billion-dollar pharma brand in the US. Increased sales for EGRIFTA. Garnered industry awards, recognizing these brands, Clients and Agency for excellence. Achieved in market, pre-launch deadlines with less time, limited resources and new processes. Increased Agency awareness and acquisition results. • Drove business and sales results. • Fostered strong relationships and partnerships. • Demonstrated good judgments in creative and media strategies to direct results-oriented (corporate initiatives, PR, HCP and consumer, general and direct) marketing campaigns. • Inspired strategic leadership, differentiation and consumer-focused insights, strategies and creative. • Built, led, championed and mentored strong Account departments and integrated/cross functional teams. • Helped manage Agency profitability and new revenue generating solutions. - Initiated separate Agency entity as additional revenue source. - Identified and improved department management of budgets and billing. - Built signature projects to ensure Agency remains competitive and profitable. - Advised on media and digital strategies for Agency brand. - Advocated/Sold Agency capabilities and branding. • Expanded new business acquisition strategies and targets

Saatchi & Saatchi WellnessVP Account Director

Jan. 2008 - Dec. 2010Managed Takeda – Amitiza, Amylin/Lilly – Byetta, sanofi-aventis - Ambien CR, Chattem – Allegra Accounts as well as New Business ventures in condoms, insurance, and other disease categories

Euro RSCGAccount Director (promoted)

Jan. 2004 - Dec. 2008Managed sanofi-aventis - Lantus, Apidra, ExxonMobil, Danone/Coca Cola - Evian Bottled Water as well as L’Oreal- Vichy Accounts

Grey GroupAccount Supervisor (promoted)

Jan. 1999 - Dec. 2004Managed Matsushita -- Panasonic, Technics, Sanex WTA/Women's Tennis Association, Seagram - Margaritaville & Don Julio as well as Hasbro – MB Electronics & Licensed Games Accounts.

Cliff Freeman & PartnersAssistant Account Executive

Jan. 1998 - Dec. 1999Managed the Ameritech Celllular Corporate and Co-op Business