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Francesco Castellano

Freelance Business Development Consultant
Italy
Toptal Member Since January 4, 2017

Francesco has over 20 years of experience in finance, consulting, entrepreneurship, and sustainability. Throughout these years, he has worked on more than 20 projects as a consultant at Bain & Company and launched Uber operations in Turin, Italy. Recently, he founded Tondo, an organization dedicated to promoting circular economy principles, and Tondo Lab, a company focused on advancing the implementation of circular innovations. Francesco is passionate about innovation and entrepreneurship.

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Aleksey N. Krylov, CFA

Freelance Business Development Consultant
United States
Toptal Member Since November 15, 2016

Aleksey served in CFO roles of public and VC-backed private companies. As an investor, he contributed to 25+ private equity deals that have deployed $500 million. He has advised 50+ clients on raising $1.6 billion in equity in the healthcare, consumer, media, software, energy, and industrial sectors. Aleksey enjoys working with officers of early-stage and mature small-cap firms, and he freelances because it exposes him to a wide range of companies.

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Anastasiia Zavhorodnia

Freelance Business Development Consultant
United Kingdom
Toptal Member Since April 4, 2022

Anastasiia has been building sales strategies from scratch for two SaaS products (CleanMyMac X and Setapp) and service companies for 5+ years. Her areas of expertise include market research, sales strategy development, multichannel sales, and inbound and outbound sales strategies. Anastasiia has been leading business development and sales growth since 2013. She enjoys freelancing because it allows her to work with many outstanding entrepreneurs to enhance, grow, and expand their businesses.

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Fabian Schvartzman

Freelance Business Development Consultant
United States
Toptal Member Since March 10, 2022

Fabian is a Stanford MBA with 10+ years of experience in business strategy, business development, and leadership. He led two healthtech startups and closed deals with leading pharma companies, built a business development unit at AeroFarms that partnered with Fortune 500 companies, such as Cargill, AB InBev, and Roche; saved Intel $400 million in its run rate through an out-of-the-box solution; and raised money from prominent VCs.

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Tamas Magda

Freelance Business Development Consultant
Singapore
Toptal Member Since March 10, 2022

Tamas is a serial entrepreneur with strong financial management and private equity background. He ultimately enjoys advising entrepreneurs in complex assignments which require financial modeling, strategic planning, and execution. Prior to establishing, scaling, and exiting multiple startups and directing projects on $10 million budgets as a consultant, he gained valuable expertise at firms such as PwC, GE Capital, and PineBridge Investments.

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Rich Adams

Freelance Business Development Consultant
United States
Toptal Member Since April 15, 2022

Rich is an award-winning leader specializing in answering his clients' business growth, operations, and change management questions with innovative techniques. He has over 20 years of experience in business development, operations, management, and market strategy, working with private equity and Fortune 100 companies like Kroger, Cigna, and Blue Cross Blue Shield. Lately, Rich has founded DART, an organization focusing on innovative digital health solutions.

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Claudiu Chiru

Freelance Business Development Consultant
Romania
Toptal Member Since February 11, 2022

Throughout his career, Claudiu has established a reputation as a transformational leader, driven by challenges, undeterred by obstacles, and committed to furthering standards of excellence. He is a dynamic leader with exceptional expertise in collaborating with stakeholders, negotiating significant contracts with vendors, managing key accounts, and assuring service excellence.

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Martin so far is a complete Rockstar. His first bit of work produced a tool for us to model and forecast our financials and is far and away worth every penny we paid and more. Just thought I’d share that with you.

Pete Pellizzari

CEO

Erik has been an extremely valuable member of our team who has tremendous breath of experience with start ups in our lifecycle phase. What makes his contribution unique and highly effective is not only his excellent financial modeling skills and knowledge, but also the emotional intelligence with which he manages each relationship at Vault, understands our team dynamics, and helps us tackle start up challenges effectively. It is rare to find a part-time consultant who makes you feel like he/she is genuinely invested in the success of your company.

Romy Parzick

COO

Toptal has been an incredible key partner for Sidekick. As an early-stage start-up, we’ve leveraged both design and financial talent. The experience has been incredible, with those professionals bringing creativity, expertise, and advice to ensure Sidekick succeeds. My Toptal financial expert helped steer Sidekick’s business model, which resulted in an initial ROI of 650x! My experience with Toptal has given me great confidence in the future.

Doug MacKay

Founder / CEO

Chris was great to work with and was always available on my schedule. His communication skills and personality were a 10/10. His outputs on the project were top notch and allowed us to develop more efficient forecasting and initiative prioritization frameworks. I would definitely use Chris again.

Chris Pozek

CEO

What really sets Toptal apart is the caliber of finance talent available in their network. I had a very specific and pressing need, and Toptal quickly matched me with the perfect person for the job. The expert produced a thoughtful and robust financial analysis that has ultimately allowed us to forecast and prioritize initiatives much more efficiently.

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CEO

How to Hire Business Development Consultants through Toptal

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Talk to One of Our Industry Experts

A Toptal director of finance will work with you to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics.
2

Work With Hand-Selected Talent

Within days, we'll introduce you to the right Business Development manager for your project. Average time to match is under 24 hours.
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The Right Fit, Guaranteed

Work with your new Business Development consultant for a trial period (pay only if satisfied), ensuring they're the right fit before starting the engagement.

FAQs

  • How quickly can you hire with Toptal?

    Typically, you can hire a Business Development consultant with Toptal in about 48 hours. For larger teams of talent or Managed Delivery, timelines may vary. Our talent matchers are highly skilled in the same fields they’re matching in—they’re not recruiters or HR reps. They’ll work with you to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics, and match you with ideal candidates from our vetted global talent network.

    Once you select your Business Development consultant, you’ll have a no-risk trial period to ensure they’re the perfect fit. Our matching process has a 98% trial-to-hire rate, so you can rest assured that you’re getting the best fit every time.

  • How do I hire a Business Development consultant?

    To hire the right Business Development consultant, it’s important to evaluate a candidate’s experience, technical skills, and communication skills. You’ll also want to consider the fit with your particular industry, company, and project. Toptal’s rigorous screening process ensures that every member of our network has excellent experience and skills, and our team will match you with the perfect Business Development consultants for your project.

  • How are Toptal Business Development consultants different?

    At Toptal, we thoroughly screen our Business Development consultants to ensure we only match you with the highest caliber of talent. Of the more than 200,000 people who apply to join the Toptal network each year, fewer than 3% make the cut.

    In addition to screening for industry-leading expertise, we also assess candidates’ language and interpersonal skills to ensure that you have a smooth working relationship.

    When you hire with Toptal, you’ll always work with world-class, custom-matched Business Development consultants ready to help you achieve your goals.

  • Can you hire Business Development consultants on an hourly basis or for project-based tasks?

    You can hire Business Development consultants on an hourly, part-time, or full-time basis. Toptal can also manage the entire project from end-to-end with our Managed Delivery offering. Whether you hire an expert for a full- or part-time position, you’ll have the control and flexibility to scale your team up or down as your needs evolve. Our Business Development consultants can fully integrate into your existing team for a seamless working experience.

  • What is the no-risk trial period for Toptal Business Development consultants?

    We make sure that each engagement between you and your Business Development consultant begins with a trial period of up to two weeks. This means that you have time to confirm the engagement will be successful. If you’re completely satisfied with the results, we’ll bill you for the time and continue the engagement for as long as you’d like. If you’re not completely satisfied, you won’t be billed. From there, we can either part ways, or we can provide you with another expert who may be a better fit and with whom we will begin a second, no-risk trial.

Tap Into World-Class Talent

  • Trusted Experts Only

    Trusted Experts Only

    All of our talent are seasoned experts who ramp up quickly, readily contribute as core team members, and work with you to minimize onboarding time.

  • The Right Fit

    The Right Fit

    We have a knack for matching you with the right fit. Start working with your new hire on a no-risk trial period, paying only if satisfied.

  • Scale as Needed

    Scale as Needed

    Hire talent within 48 hours and scale your team up or down as needed, no strings attached.

  • Seamless Hiring

    Seamless Hiring

    We handle all aspects of billing, payments, and NDA’s. Let us take care of the overhead while you focus on building great products.

  • Flexible Engagements

    Flexible Engagements

    Choose the engagement type that suits your needs — hourly, part-time, or full-time — with the ability to change anytime.

  • Expert Talent Matching

    Expert Talent Matching

    Focus on your project and enjoy support from your dedicated account executive and expert talent matcher.

Top Business Development Consultants Are in High Demand.

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