Romania

Service Design

Product Design

Customer Experience (CX)

Business Development

Community Management

Service Design Research

Bachelor of Science (BSc)

Dragos Gavrilescu

Co-Founder & CEO

Product strategy

Prototyping

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Empathy

Leadership

Budget management

User research

Sales plan and process

Miro

Are you a leader in a company seeking to reignite double-digit growth? 
Enter our Portall, and we’ll leap you to new dimensions of customer experience and increased sales, winning the gold medal in your chosen market space. 

Here's why bold business leaders choose us:

💎 Unleash Customer Hidden Potential: We use a unique blend of analytical and qualitative methods to scan for the deepest untapped needs of your customers (or your competition’s). Focusing on them, we design new business possibilities to propel your revenue and growth.

⛑ De-risking New Business: We attack new business as possibilities and test relentlessly what would have to be true to make one a great business stream. This allows for swift iterations of redefining businesses, crafting strategies, and implementing changes that lead to immediate improvements, all within a matter of weeks and with reduced resources, until we find the risk free business nuggets. 

⛵ Intrapreneurial Mindset Shift: At our core sits the unwavering belief that “People support what they help create”. We co-design everything with your team: educating them, working with them, and coaching them, until that moment when they take over and become leaders of your new business and grow on their own.

⏳ Efficiency Without Compromise: We understand that your time and resources are precious. Our streamlined approach ensures that you achieve remarkable results without a cumbersome investment of your valuable time.

👨‍🚀 Ready to embark on a transformation journey that propels your business to new heights? 🚀 Let's connect!

dragos@port-all.org
https://port-all.org/

Skills: Customer-Centric Growth • Strategy Design • Innovation • Design Thinking

I headed and ran student courses on:
✋ Value Proposition Design
✋ Service Design 
✋ Understanding Innovation
✋ Innovation Leadership and Culture

I led Design Thinking Society in helping daring organizations build human-centered experiences for their customers and employees. Among our clients: BCR/Erste, Carrefour, Lagardere, Leroy Merlin, Raiffeisen Bank, OTP Bank, Orange, Allianz Insurance, NN, EY, OLX, P&G, Societe Generale, PWC, Lidl, Vodafone.

Business consultant on projects in 13 countries on 5 continents. Included:
★	Brand and/or Marketing Strategy
★	Go-to-Market and Sales Operations
★	Sales Data Systems Design
★	Business Modeling and Transformations

Countries I worked in: Romania, Nigeria, Tanzania, Kenya, Zimbabwe, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, Papua New Guinee, Dominican Republic.

★ Initiator and leader of Design Thinking Romania community
★ ADPList Mentor
★ Mentor, advisor, and coach for startups and social enterprises

General Management of PSI/Romania. PSI/Romania was a hybrid business combining a for-profit division (Love Plus condom brand) with non-profit health programs (HIV prevention). Achievements: 
✔	Gross Margin growth by 120%;
✔	Paid back 30% of main investor investment;
✔	Raised $360k additional funding

Oversight of operational management and directly responsible for Love Plus marketing and health programs. Results: 
✔    Full transition from negative bottom line to break-even
✔    Increased sales and Gross Margin by over 100%

Various management positions including marketing, communications, market research,  non-profit health programs. My work significantly contributed to the growth in modern contraception rate from 14% to 38% among women of reproductive age in Romania. Won Global Media Award from Population Institute (2006).

Coordinated Target Group Index (TGI) syndicated study for Romanian Media Industry. Progressed from Junior Executive to Media Research Coordinator.

Dragos Gavrilescu🇷🇴