Sharon Weshler

Current

Partner / CMO and Business Development at Pery - Weshler
Business Development at Granot Ventures
Partner / Business Development at Global-MarkeTeam Ventures

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Past

Director of Sales and Business Development at Vagabo GmbH
Director of Channel Sales APAC and Israel at Finjan Software
Director of Channel Sales - Mobile Data solutions at Top Image Systems

Senior Director of Sales - Messaging solutions at CommTouch
VARs manager - IBM Digital and Artecon storage line at Sintec - Formula group
Sales Manager - Israel at Israel On Line
Sales manager - Israel at Maarachim Ltd

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Education

Israel Business College - Tel Aviv
SMC

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500+ connections

Industry

Venture Capital & Private Equity

Websites

Sharon Weshler’s Summary

I manage a powerful network of angel investors and funds from Israel and abroad, helped many technology start up companies raise early and mid stage funding Since 2005

As an expert on channels development and Business development I serviced 8 Israeli start up companies in the last 4 years, opening doors and building channels worldwide for them.

I"m also helping Alternative Energy projects and companies from around the world get funded via funding sources I work with.

www.global-marketeam.com

I pitch Business Networking as a social media expert on tools such as LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, FaceBook, XING and more via www.pery-weshler.com

The Business Network I run in the last couple of years:

http://israeltechnology.ning.com

I manage a few groups on Linkedin :

http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=106334&trk=anetsrch_name&goback=%2Egdr_1235803303047_1

I"m also heading the Business development and Deal flow generation for the Granot-Yozmot technology incubator :

www.yozmot.org

Wishing to expand your network in Israel dramatically?
I accept all invites from fellow open Networkers

sharon@global-marketeam.com
www.twitter.com/weshler

ב פרי-ושלר נראה לך מה המתחרים שלך למדו לעשות אצלנו, אנו מלמדים בסמינרים אונליין איך מייצרים עסקים במדיה החברתית, בוא ללמוד איך לייצר לידים ושותפים חדשים בלינקדאין, טוויטר, יו-טיוב, פייסבוק, זינג, קפה דה-מרקר ועוד.ניתן להזמין אצלנו הרצאות פרונטליות בנושאים החמים ביותר ובכלים המתקדמים ביותר בתחומי המדיה החברתית והרשתות העסקיות

Sharon Weshler’s Specialties:

Access to investors in Israel and abroad.
My business network is the largest in Israel.
I help Israeli ventures build sales and distribution channels in many countries, can open many doors worldwide.

LinkedIn Training,Referral Generation Strategies, Business Development, Social Media,networking
Executive Coaching , הדרכות לינקדאין, סמינר לינקדאין, נטוורקינג, מדיה חברתית, הרצאות ,הדרכת רשתות חברתיות, מיתוג אישי, גיוס הון, השקעות, משקיעים , יזמות, יזמים, שרון ושלר, גלובל מרקטים

Sharon Weshler’s Experience

Partner / CMO and Business Development

Pery - Weshler

(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)

April 2009 — Present (9 months)

At Pery-Weshler we help Israeli companies "make noise" on social business networks, we provide training, workshops, web seminars and lectures on business use and tools in the social media global scene.

www.pery-weshler.com (Hebrew)
Business Development

Granot Ventures

(Privately Held; Investment Management industry)

October 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)

I manage Granot's Business Development activities for it's portfolio companies and in charge for generating the deal flow of new ventures via my vast social Business Network
Partner / Business Development

Global-MarkeTeam Ventures

(Privately Held; Investment Banking industry)

October 2005 — Present (4 years 3 months)

Global MarkeTeam Ventures is a leading Israeli investment banking and Business Development firm which consist of a team of professionals with two main international activities:

Matching innovative Israeli start up companies in various shapes and sizes and from different industries with Israeli and International angel investors and PE funds.

Providing high level Business Development and social business networking door opening services for mainly Alternative energy and cleantech projects from Israel and abroad, as well as other Hi-tech oriented ventures.

I have a couple of sources for debt and equity financing for Alternative Energy Projects worldwide I also work with.

Company website : www.global-marketeam.com

My personal email : sharon@global-marketeam.com

Our social business network is on: http://israeltechnology.ning.com
Director of Sales and Business Development

Vagabo GmbH

(Telecommunications industry)

January 2004 — September 2006 (2 years 9 months)

Vagabo GmbH is a developer of an IVR-Mobile revenue generating platform named AVECS, sold to Mobile Carriers, Media companies and Telcos.

I handled the Channel Sales development and deal flow management for Vagabo GmbH, securing and managing clients such as Pro7-Sat1, Tiscali, CanWest, Rogers, Premier TV, Bild online and more in mainly Germany but also in Austria, UK, Italy, Turkey, Swiss, Israel and shortly in Canada.
Director of Channel Sales APAC and Israel

Finjan Software

(Privately Held; Computer & Network Security industry)

February 2003 — January 2004 (1 year )

I was brought in by Finjan's founder and managed the set up of Finjan’s channels in the Asia Pacific region and in Israel.

I opened up the Israeli market for Finjan, got the first Israeli customers, created the first ever live Information security Web seminar in Israel with hundreds of IT managers online experiencing a simulation of an online attack with their prior acceptance, resulting in numerous sales.

I opened and managed existing channels in Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Australia, Korea, India and Japan.

Spent 5 weeks in Finjan's Silicon Valley based HQ, helping the U.S. sales team per Finjan CEO's personal request.

My "Simulated attack via a webiner" method is used in Finjan since then.

I handed over my region when my role finished after returning from the states trip.
Director of Channel Sales - Mobile Data solutions

Top Image Systems

(Telecommunications industry)

January 2001 — February 2003 (2 years 2 months)

I managed the Channel Sales and Business development at Tis's Mobile solutions subsidiary eMobilis Ltd, Tis is a public company traded at NASDAQ (Ticker - TISA)

I established the first dozen Beta sites and commercial installs for e-Mobilis, a leader in mobile client-server data solutions.

eMobilis's activity was merged into TIS after 2 years and operated as TIS's mobile data arm for an additional year.
Senior Director of Sales - Messaging solutions

CommTouch

(Public Company; CTCH; Computer & Network Security industry)

March 1998 — January 2001 (2 years 11 months)

I established CommTouch’s first channels in India, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Philippines, Scandinavia, UK, Ireland, Spain, Portugal and Israel.

CommTouch had a complete suite of branded web based email and messaging services including WAP, IM and close to 50 features all together.

Managed multiple channels around the world and 2 salesmen before the 2000 bubble changed the rules of online revenue share models.

I gained valuable experience with international channel sales, Carriers, ISPs, Media companies, mega websites and portals for nearly 3 years while at CommTouch (NASDAQ - CTCH).
VARs manager - IBM Digital and Artecon storage line

Sintec - Formula group

(Privately Held; Management Consulting industry)

April 1996 — March 1998 (2 years )

I was in charge of channel sales in the Israeli market for Sintec, a Formula group company (NASDAQ - FRTY).

I acted as a VAD for IBM, Digital (Compaq) and Artecon (DotHill) , working with domestic VARs and Institutional clients.
Sales Manager - Israel

Israel On Line

(Internet industry)

September 1994 — October 1997 (3 years 2 months)

IOL (a subsidiary of Haaretz media group) was one of the first players in Israel's early internet days at the time.

I brought the first 10k end users for IOL in Israel during the phase of migration from BBS to web based online Community via direct sales organization I created and a Telemarketing department.
Sales manager - Israel

Maarachim Ltd

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

June 1990 — August 1994 (4 years 3 months)

I started as a salesman and grew to be the one running the sales department at Maarachim Ltd, an Israeli Direct sales and marketing company in the education and publishing area.

I eventually managed 7 regional sales clusters which consisted of nearly 100 salesmen around Israel, servicing Israel's top publishers such as Yediot Achronot, Maariv and Keter.

Sharon Weshler’s Education

Israel Business College - Tel Aviv

Business administration - Marketing January 1992 — February 1994
SMC

Business Administration - Marketing June 1985 — July 1987

Additional Information

Sharon Weshler’s Websites:

Sharon Weshler’s Interests:

New2market Technologies, Alternative Energy, CleanTech, social Business networking, investments, Angel investors, Israeli entrepreneurs, management training, new technology

Sharon Weshler’s Groups:

I manage several groups around investment in Israeli technologies online:
4 groups on "Linkedin", 3 on "Ning", 1 on "Ecademy", 3 on "facebook", 1 on "Xing", 1 on "ASW inner Circle", all together I reach over 12,000 direct followers in Israel and abroad.

I"m active on IHO www.iho.org.il and on StartupStars www.startupstars.co.il as well as other activities