Bala Krishnan

SDR & Appointment Setter @ Upwork

About

𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 is my forte to high-growth Startups, MSMEs, and SaaS. I generate new business opportunities through prospecting, outreach, and lead qualification. 💯𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐈 𝐃𝐎 𝐁𝐄𝐒𝐓! Everything Lead Generation - Sales Outreach, Prospecting, Appointment Setting, Pre Sales, and Overall B2B Marketing Strategy. ✳️Appointment Setting with paying clients ✳️Create and manage outbound campaigns via LinkedIn & Email Outreach ✳️Sales Development & Lead Generation ✳️New Business Development ✳️Outbound strategy consultant 𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐒: ✅ Lead generation using industry-leading tools like Clay, Apollo, Zoominfo, Instantly, Ocean.io, Crunchbase pro, Hunter.io, Zoominfo, Saleshandy and more ✅ Setting up Custom Tracking Domains with 100% Inbox deliverability ✅ LinkedIn Profile Optimization, Email & Domain warmup ✅ Creation of LinkedIn messaging & cold email campaigns in a highly personalized and customized approach by understanding the niche and business model ✅ Write hyper-personalized first lines / Icebreakers ✅ Automated LinkedIn Campaigns i.e. 1st degree connections, 2nd/3rd degree connections ✅ Group campaigns, InMails, Multichannel outreach ✅ Campaigns tracking & Monitoring for a continuous improvement ✅ Consulting on strategy & implementation 🏆𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐒𝐀𝐘𝐈𝐍𝐆: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"Bala is a hard worker. Understands people and communication. Ive been able to get several meetings booked in a very short amount of time. Im very impressed thus far. We are actively working with each other and excited to what nexts steps look like. Highly recommend." - Danny ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"Bala was the best partner I've used in terms of offshore support for lead generation. He supported multiple businesses and was a trustworthy and thorough consultant. The results were solid and we would like to work with him again soon." -Romen ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"His communication and involvement with the process of our project was outstanding. He had several suggestions that became good ideas for my team. I would highly recommend and will definitely be working with him in the future." -Paul. 🚀𝑫𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑺𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒑𝒊𝒑𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆? I am happy to talk sales with anyone at anytime-feel free to reach out!

Country

India

City

Coimbatore

Industry

Marketing & Advertising

Skill

Business Relationship Management, Lead Generation, Linkedin Marketing, Digital Marketing, Appointment Setting, Sales Processes, Leadership, Marketing, New Business Opportunities, International Sales, New Business Development, Sales Operations, Email Marketing, Project Management, Business Strategy, Campaign Management, Social Media Marketing, Business Development, Content Marketing, Recruiting

Experience

SDR & Appointment Setter

Upwork

2019-3 - Present · 7 yrs 7 mos

- Strategy development for the B2B sales team and setup outbound campaigns. - Research, qualify, and reach out to qualified leads via LinkedIn/Email. - Draft personalized message/email sequences that resonate with the services and ICP. - A/B testing with different ICP, buyer personas, and sequences. - Analyze and optimize outbound campaigns to bring the best results. - Engaging with prospects and scheduling appointments with potential clients.

CEO and Founder

Emphasize

2013-6 - Present · 13 yrs 4 mos

- Establish and deepen relationships with clients by understanding their business objectives and providing exemplary support as their primary contact. - Guide and lead team members to deliver products/services that meet or exceed the customer requirements. - Sets and executes a client relationship strategy that defines which issues to focus on, which opportunities to pursue, and which individuals to invest in.

Sales Development Representative

Halluminate (YC S25)

2024-4 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

San Francisco, California, United States

- Identify and engage with LinkedIn connections. - Follow up with prospects to book meetings. - Follow closely with leads about AI product and services. - Managing detailed progress of connections, statistics, and meetings booked.

Appointment Setter & SDR

Dsquared Media

2022-4 - Present · 4 yrs 6 mos

Remote

* Finding and reaching out to prospective clients * Setting appointments with those prospective clients through Email/LinkedIn/Instagram * Confirming those appointments through the calendar * Supporting the sales team * Tracking progress (Cold | Warm etc.) * Maintain database in CRM

Inside Sales Specialist - Sales Outreach

Photon Commerce

2021-7 - 2021-9 · 3 mos

Remote

-Sales Outreach by Social and Email -Research prospects using ICP/BPs -Prospecting and Appointment Setting

Marketing – Placements and Outreach

WASABIT - Talent Acquisition as a Service

2019-12 - 2020-5 · 6 mos

- Coordinating with hiring managers to define necessary requirements for open roles. - Sending recruiting emails to passive candidates and following up when necessary. - Browse and Research portfolio sites and resume databases - Communicate with interested candidates to schedule calls for an interview - Maintain organized databases with candidates’ data in recruiters CRM

Lead Generation Specialist

Family Office Networks

2018-5 - 2019-4 · 1 yr

- Develop industry contacts on LinkedIn for clients and internal - Primarily research and adding contacts that are potential investors based on their industry - Managing FON and clients profile - Lead generation through LinkedIn connection - Follow up on leads and conduct research to identify potential prospects