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Sylvester (Syl) Di Diego

Sylvester (Syl) Di Diego is professional Strategist, Consultant, and Advisor/Coach. His specialty is navigating clients through critical “inflection points” across the venture lifecycle – from concept and commercialization to growth, pivot, and exit. Syl has helped pioneer new innovative technologies, emerging industries, and new markets int the USA, the Americas and Asia.

“Better Call Syl” when you are stuck as an inventor, entrepreneur, corporate intrapreneur, investor, C-Suite executive, or Board member. Syl can jump in today as your advocate, catalyst, organizer, and implementor. Syl is based in Houston and works remotely.

SERVICE AREAS DETAILS

Executive & Board Advisor / Strategist / Board Member

Sylvester serves executives and board members in the areas of strategy, decision making, alignment, strategic alliances, and exits.

Advisor as Professional Consultant:

Coach, Advisor & Consultant | for Entrepreneurs, Startups & Small Businesses

Syl Di Diego serves as coach, advisor, and consultant to inventors, entrepreneurs, startups, small business owners, investors, incubators, accelerators, and non-profit leaders.

Experience: over 20 years.

Services:

Services include technology commercialization, strategic planning, business plans, go to market, strategic alliances, financial models and forecasts, capital raising guidance, strategy implementations, and project management.

Syl also serves as innovation facilitator for problem solving, product development, business planning, board decision making and more

• Serves clients directly as independent freelancer.
• Serves clients through Upwork as Top Talent.
• Served clients as Small Business Counselor of Small Business Development Center of the US SBA.
• Served clients directly through consultancy Strategy Dynamix, LLC (see client list |see client testimonials).

Digital & eCommerce Consultant & Strategist

Sylvester serves as Digital & eCommerce Consultant or Project Manager for small business owners, project teams of corporations, and for executives of invested companies.

Experience: over 20 years.

Digital Services:

As Digital and eCommerce Consultant, Sylvester leads project teams (agile and waterfall) to conceive, design, build, test, launch, and improve apps, websites, webshops, and platforms – including the digital front and back-ends, app integrations, sourcing, fulfillment, payments and with strategic partners. Syl is also active for other digital project needs – including for strategy, design, build/programming, and project reset. He is also involved with digital transformation projects with cross-functional and cross-border teams, organizations, and ecosystems.

• Serves clients directly through Upwork as Top Talent.
• Serves clients directly as independent freelancer.
• Served clients in past as employee of Scient/Razorfish – a publicly listed eBusiness Accelerator/Consultancy and now Digital Agency.
• Served clients in past as business owner of Strategy Dynamix, LLC.

Examples:

• Global Fortune 500 Strategic pilot – agile project management role for Unilever Food Solutions Group North America for external eCommerce Shopify Sites USA and Canada and internal digital transformation projects.
• Global Fortune 500 1st eCommerce investment $1 Million recommendation in “Virtual Vineyards” California by Mitsubishi Corporation. Exit via acquisition by Wine.com.

Accelerator and Incubator Services

Sylvester provides various customized venture leadership training programs and services to state, university, and corporate incubators and accelerators. Knowledge and skills span technology commercialization, grants, capital fund raising, investor ready business plans, business analysis, business planning, go-to-market, competitive market positioning, sales planning, financial forecasts, strategic alliances, partnership excellence, and presentations to venture capital investors, government grant agencies, and corporate boards.

Examples of Signature Multi-Year Programs:

• Commercialization Center for Innovative Technologies, New Jersey Economic Development Authority
  • North Brunswick, NJ USA (4 years)
    • Curriculum Design, Instructor of proprietary 20-module program for entrepreneurs for role as CEO of new ventures
    • Investor Readiness Critiques (proprietary)
    • Strategic Planning Facilitation
    • Sales Consulting
    • 80 ventures served
      
• Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas) / Mitsubishi International Corporation
  • New York, NY USA (1 1/2 year)
    • “Venture Catalyst Program: design-fund-launch-co-instructor of new 20-day corporate investment training program for USA sponsored executives to enhance corporate deal flow and invested company ROI, and to prepare leaders for corporate transformation.
    • Served all business and staff groups
    • Program was later replicated for other global regions.
      
• New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)
  • Newark, NJ USA (4 years)
    • Investor Readiness Business Plan Seminars with 20 attendees each sessions
    • 1-1 Entrepreneur Coaching
    • 70 ventures served over 4 years

Speaker & Master of Ceremonies

Syl Di Diego is a professional speaker, Master of Ceremonies (MC), and trainer.

He serves incubators, business organizations, business associations/networks, small and large companies, incubators, accelerators, and non-profits.

Experience: over 20 years.

Representative Speaking Keynotes

• American Chamber of Commerce in Japan – Invest in USA Committee
• Atomy America, Inc. Success Academy
• Japan Society of Alabama
• Latin Trade Magazine Logistics Conference
• Mitsubishi International Corp. – General Manager Leadership Program
• National Association of Plastic Manufacturers Annual Conference
• New Jersey Institute of Technology
• Rotary Club of Japan (Japanese)
• The Wharton School

INDUSTRIES SERVED BY SYL