Salima K.
5.0
Combined Operator & VC Experience
Studied at Haas School of Business (Berkeley)
Works at Leadershap
Available Wednesday at 1:00 PM UTC
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Salima’s Venture Capital Qualifications
Coaches professionally
Experience level: Principal
10+ people coached for Venture Capital
Salima has helped clients get into these companies:
Welcome to my profile! With a rich background as an Investor in Silicon Valley and extensive experience in strategic partnerships and business development, I bring a unique perspective to venture capital coaching. As the Director of Okta Ventures, I honed my skills in identifying and supporting cutting-edge technologies, and now I leverage that expertise to guide aspiring VCs. I've coached many individuals, helping them navigate the complexities of the venture capital landscape. Whether you're looking to break into VC or advance your career, I'm here to provide personalized guidance and support. Let's connect and chart your path to success in the venture capital world!
Salima can help with:
Skill Building
LinkedIn Review
Promotion Strategy
Resume Review
Networking Strategy
Salima also coaches for Executive, Business Development & Partnerships, Leadership Development, Entrepreneurship, and Career Development. View all.
Work Experience
Co-founder & CEO
Leadershap
April 2024 - Present
Leadershap offers personalized executive coaching to enhance leadership skills, self-awareness, and emotional intelligence.
Co-Founder & Advisory Board Member
eSTEM Morocco
January 2015 - Present
A Non-Profit that aims at empowering girls through education in STEM. Impact in numbers: ● 2300+ student girls empowered ● 600+ dedicated mentors ● 400+ mobile applications developed Awards: ● Received the "Global Citizen Award" from the United Nations Association USA ● Received support and backing from the US Department of State through a seed grant ● Selected to run the Let Girls Learn (LGL) initiative by former First Lady of the US Michelle Obama
Director Okta Venture
Okta
May 2023 - January 2024
Okta Ventures invests and supports companies creating cutting edge technologies enabled by identity, security, and privacy.
Business Development and Strategic Partnerships
Okta
May 2018 - June 2023
Managed, globally, some of our Strategic Partnerships (AWS, Google, Microsoft, VMware, Atlassian, HashiCorp). Business achievement: ● Built the most profitable Technology Partnership for the company with multi hundred millions co-sell revenue. Career achievements: ● 2020: Technology Partner Manager of the Year ● 2020: President Club ● 2021: Promotion ● 2021: North America Leadership Program ● 2023: Career Transition to Ventures
Various Roles
IEEE
October 2002 - December 2022
IEEE is the world's largest professional association for the advancement of technology ● 2018 - 2019 : Women in Engineering (WIE) Affinity Group Founder & Chair - San Francisco ● 2016 - 2017 : Organization team of IEEE WIE International Leadership Conference, San Jose ● 2014 - 2015 : Nominations and Appointments (N&A) committee member, Global ● 2012 - 2013 : Public Visibility committee member, Global ● 2010 - 2012 : Young Professionals committee member then chair, EMEA ● 2008 - 2010 : Young Professionals chair, France section board ● 2002 - 2007 : Founder & Student Branch Lead, Morocco section board
Partner Sales Execuive
Microsoft
January 2012 - January 2015
● Led the efforts to reach 1,000 partners, with a total yearly revenue of $25M ● Developed a Partner-Microsoft business plan and a Go-To-Market plan across 6 countries ● Established a “Trusted Advisor” status with all the levels of the partners organizations ● Managed the quarterly business reviews with Microsoft and partners senior leaders ● Cross-functionally collaborated with teams including marketing, operations, finance & legal
TechWomen Emerging Leader
October 2013 - November 2013
● Developed an entry strategy for Twitter in North Africa when hosted by Twitter as part of the TechWomen, an US Department of State program for women leaders from the MEA region
Web Applications Manager
Europcar
January 2009 - December 2011
● Led Europcar’s web operations with €350M revenue, 450K reservations & +24M users per year ● Managed relationships with web development service providers and agencies ● Coordinated partnership for cross-selling opportunities with airlines and hotels ● Worked with marketing teams across 7 countries in Europe, New Zealand, and Australia ● Supported a global franchise network
Software Engineer
Europ Assistance
October 2007 - November 2008
● Designed technical specifications to integrate files partners file into Europ Assistance database ● Developed Java interfaces to integrate the partners’ files ● Coordinated tests and validation for the interfaces I developed
Telecommunication Engineer
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
June 2007 - August 2007
VAS (Value Added Services) Engineer
Nokia Siemens Networks
February 2007 - June 2007
Education
Haas School of Business (Berkeley)
Certificate, Executive Leadership
2021 - 2022
ESSEC Business School
Advanced Masters, Strategy and Managment of International Business - Paris
2009 - 2011
Activities: ● Class Representative ● Study Trip Lead in Singapore Classes: ● Strategy & Management ● Marketing ● Negotiation ● Entrepreneurship ● Corportae Finance ● Market Finance ● Supply Chain ● Interational Trade ● Geopolitics ● Doing Business in Asia ● Doing Business in MEA ● Doing Business in India
National School of Applied Sciences
Masters of Science, Telecommunication Engineering
2002 - 2007
Activities: ● Environment Club Founder ● Morocco Representative at the international environment congress, Pollutec 2004, France ● Founder of the first IEEE Student Branch in Morocco ● ENSA Engineering School Representative in different national events ● Member of the organization committees of several events Awards: ● Received the Exemplary Graduate Award - 2017
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Overall Rating
5.0
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