Daryl鈥檚 favourite modules at 蜜桃AV included Marketing, Corporate Communications and Business Planning, so he felt sales was an appropriate career choice. In the five years since, he has worked for three different software companies, and quickly climbed from Business Development Executive to Head of Business Development & Innovation.
Brought into his current business as the first sales hire, he not only helped successfully grow new-business revenue by 15% year on year, but acquired new clientele and grew the Business Development department by 500%. This was all against the backdrop of a global pandemic and cost-of-living crisis.
As the Head of Business Development & Innovation at Intellek, he is responsible for generating revenue from new business, existing clients and new partnership programs with other organisations. He also manages the Sales, Marketing, Account Management, Support and Client Success arms of the business. During his tenure at Intellek he has organised and led international events, created the naming for their rebrand in 2022 and diversified the portfolio to include clients from the UK, US, Canada and South Africa.
Daryl says: 鈥淭he skills I learnt at 蜜桃AV have had a positive impact on my ability to effectively lead a diverse, global team, whilst individually contributing to the overall success of the business.鈥�
Factfile
Name:聽Daryl Fitzpatrick聽
Age: 28
Job role:聽Head of Business Development & Innovation
Organisation:听滨苍迟别濒濒别办
Course studied:聽BSc (Hons) Sports Management
Graduated: 2018
What their colleagues say
Daryl immediately made a great first impression when applying for the Business Development Executive role in 2020, impressing with his video application. Daryl continues to provide innovative solutions to challenges and has excelled in his role. He brings his experience and ideas to the table and has built some incredible relationships with the team, our prospects, and clients.
"Daryl鈥檚 accomplishments have led him to successive promotions, now Head of Business Development & Innovation, he鈥檚 also part of my growing executive team. He is a dynamic and inspirational leader, who is highly motivated with a strong work ethic and a great sense of humour!
"Daryl is an asset to the team, a true professional and I鈥檓 incredibly grateful he chose to join Intellek."
Claire Revell 鈥撀燙EO, Intellek