Patrick van der Valk ⚙

Patrick van der Valk has a diverse range of work experience in marketing and business development. Patrick currently serves as the Vice President of Marketing at xCures, where they successfully reduced the cost per signup by 90% and increased brand impressions by 500% within a year. Prior to this role, they held the position of Director of Marketing at xCures.

Patrick also has experience running their own business, PatrickvanderValk.com, where they worked as a Marketing & CRM Specialist, Solution Architect, and Business Developer. Patrick excelled in analyzing gaps and strategizing improvements to optimize processes and executed commercially beneficial solutions. Patrick developed and executed strategic marketing plans, administered Salesforce, completed feasibility studies, set up process automation, and directed entire marketing programs for various organizations. Notably, they led a team of 30 media specialists to cover a beach sports championship and helped raise over $100M for an online chemical marketplace.

In addition to their marketing expertise, Patrick founded BULA, a Beach Ultimate event organizer, where they organized multiple World and Continental Championships, and officially established Beach Ultimate as a recognized sport by the World Flying Disc Federation.

Patrick also served as the Head of Marketing at Cancer Commons, overseeing the website remake and focusing on SEO to drive signups for their services. This resulted in a significant increase of patients signing up. Patrick was also a Board Member at Early Recognition Is Critical (E.R.I.C.) and held the position of Senior Director - Marketing & Salesforce at Rosa & Co. LLC.

Overall, Patrick van der Valk has a strong background in marketing, business development, event organization, and strategic planning. Patrick has achieved notable successes in increasing brand visibility, driving signups, and raising funding for organizations.

Patrick van der Valk has a Master of Science degree in Organic Chemistry from York University. Prior to that, they obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Organic Chemistry from the Van Leeuwenhoek Instituut Delft in Holland.