Noah
Dolinko
Founder.
I'm a founder, entrepreneur, and digital marketing professional. Digital Account Executive at Hibu. Founder of Nextera Consulting. My experience spans sales, strategy, technology, consulting, and business building.
Who I Am
Built to Figure Things Out
I'm a founder, operator, and builder based in Chicago. I started my first company at 18, but it wasn't till I was 22 that I scaled a business past $200K in revenue. I learned more in those 18 months than I ever could have in a classroom, not because I had the playbook, but because I had to write it.
Today, I work as a Digital Account Executive at Hibu, helping small and mid-sized businesses shape digital marketing strategies around their goals, markets, and competitive landscape. I also lead Nextera Consulting, where I build technology-enabled systems and support clients with operational and growth work.
I'm a Finance & Entrepreneurship double major from Marquette and an Internship alum of gener8tor, one of the country's top ranked startup accelerators. I've screened 1,000+ companies and supported 10+ portfolio companies with analysis and investor preparation.
I'm interested in work at the intersection of digital marketing, sales, strategy, technology, consulting, and entrepreneurship. I bring founder speed, wide domain range, and a genuine obsession with building systems that actually work.
Experience
Three Ways to Read Me
Founder who personally built and ran every operational system from scratch: process design, automation, vendor management, delivery. Bringing that ownership to BizOps and RevOps roles in tech.
- Founded and scaled a B2B consultancy, personally owning all operational functions: client delivery, vendor management, project scoping, and financial oversight across 5+ concurrent engagements
- Built custom n8n automation pipelines integrating OpenAI, Google Sheets, and third-party APIs, reducing client fixed costs by 66% and shortening operational cycles significantly
- Managed end-to-end digital transformation projects, rebuilding client infrastructure to improve efficiency, brand authority, and conversion performance
- Acted as fractional COO for growth-stage clients: diagnosed process bottlenecks, implemented scalable systems across sales, marketing, and operations, tracking outcomes against defined KPIs
- Streamlined internal operations for a 10+ person design team, transitioning from day-to-day management to strategic oversight, scaling gross revenue to $200,000+ within 18 months
- Reduced project delivery cycles by 30% through a repeatable service model with standardized milestone tracking, resource allocation, and quality checkpoints
- Managed full operational lifecycle: contract negotiation, payroll, vendor relations, and profitability analysis to maintain a lean cost structure
- Doubled creative output while maintaining margins by optimizing team resource allocation and introducing structured project-based workflows
- Supported all operational execution for a nationally ranked startup accelerator, managing logistics for programming, weekly events, and investor days
- Screened and qualified 1,000+ startups using a systematic pipeline with structured scoring, documentation, and CRM tracking
- Provided research and analytical support to 10+ portfolio companies, contributing to executive summaries and investor materials
Built outbound pipelines from zero and closed 25+ B2B deals across full sales cycles. Bringing consultative selling and founder urgency to revenue teams.
- Work directly with small and mid-sized business owners to identify growth opportunities and shape digital marketing strategies around their goals, market, and competitive landscape.
- Own the client relationship from prospecting and discovery through solution development, closing, and ongoing account management, combining consultative sales, competitive research, and digital strategy to help local businesses navigate customer acquisition and their online presence.
- Built a full cycle B2B sales process from zero: cold outreach, discovery, proposal writing, negotiation, and close, securing 5+ high-value engagements with no prior brand recognition
- Integrated AI-powered lead research and outreach automation to increase prospecting efficiency and reduce sales cycle
- Continuously optimized outbound cadences based on market feedback, shortening sales cycles through consultative, needs-based discovery conversations
- Managed post-sale relationships as a fractional operator, driving repeat engagements and referral-based pipeline growth through consistent client outcomes
- Generated $200,000+ in revenue within 18 months by building a referral-driven pipeline and managing full-cycle B2B sales across diverse client verticals
- Owned the complete sales lifecycle: inbound qualification, outbound prospecting, brief development, contract execution, and ongoing account management
- Pivoted go-to-market strategy to new verticals based on market feedback, increasing referral volume and repeat business across multiple client segments
- Built and managed a team of 10+ creatives to support client delivery, ensuring capacity kept pace with pipeline growth
- Managed the top-of-funnel sales pipeline for a nationally ranked accelerator, screening and qualifying 1,000+ leads using structured evaluation criteria
- Participated in discovery calls and fit assessments, translating ambiguous needs into clearly scoped next steps
- Supported 10+ portfolio companies with pitch deck development and investor outreach, gaining exposure to B2B sales dynamics
Finance major with real P&L ownership across 5+ ventures: pricing, budgeting, forecasting, and profitability analysis. Bringing analytical rigor and founder speed to financial, strategic, and operational decisions.
- Owned full financial operations for a B2B consultancy: pricing strategy, invoicing, cost modeling, and profitability tracking across 5+ active engagements
- Developed ROI focused financial models and pricing frameworks to evaluate project scopes, assess margins, and structure service agreements, reducing client fixed costs by 66%
- Built and maintained financial forecasts to guide hiring, resource allocation, and service expansion in a capital light model
- Acted as fractional financial advisor for growth stage clients: auditing cost structures, identifying inefficiencies, and quantifying ROI of operational changes before implementation
- Managed full P&L for a $200,000+ design agency: bookkeeping, payroll, vendor negotiations, and gross margin analysis by service line
- Conducted ongoing profitability analysis to identify high margin service lines, reallocating team capacity to maximize revenue per designer
- Structured contracts and payment terms for 10+ team members, balancing cash flow with operational capacity through growth and contraction cycles
- Maintained lean operations through proactive financial planning and expense management, ensuring positive margins during demand fluctuations
- Delivered financial and analytical support to 10+ portfolio companies, contributing to executive summaries, financial narratives, and VC/Angel pitch decks
- Gained direct exposure to startup financial structures, unit economics, and investor evaluation frameworks, developing pattern recognition for viable business models
- Screened 1,000+ startups using structured analytical criteria, building an early foundation in financial due diligence and market-fit evaluation
Works
Things I've Built.
Education