{"id":25981590,"date":"2023-04-30T23:26:50","date_gmt":"2023-04-30T20:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ivatanasova.com\/about-me\/"},"modified":"2025-07-11T16:16:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T13:16:30","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ivatanasova.com\/en\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT ME"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Hero Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;strategic marketing and digital transformation&#8221; subhead=&#8221;Ivelina Atanasova &#8211; Genchev&#8221; header_fullscreen=&#8221;on&#8221; button_one_text=&#8221;Business Clinic\u00ae\ufe0f&#8221; button_one_url=&#8221;https:\/\/ivatanasova.com\/business-clinic\/&#8221; button_two_text=&#8221;The BRAVO method\u2122\ufe0f&#8221; button_two_url=&#8221;https:\/\/ivatanasova.com\/shop\/&#8221; background_overlay_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.5)&#8221; 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I manage two offices of my marketing agency &#8211; in Bulgaria (Sofia) and Belgium (Brussels). I work with companies that are at a crossroads &#8211; ready to grow but in need of clarity, alignment and a true partner.    <\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"673\" data-end=\"1016\" class=\"\"><strong><em>I come with experience, but I don&#8217;t hide behind titles. I come with structure, deadlines and results. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1018\" data-end=\"1334\" class=\"\"><em>Within the first 3 to 6 months of working together, the businesses I work with <strong>achieve on average between 30% and 45% better returns on their marketing efforts.<\/strong> Some go into new markets. Others increase sales without increasing budget. What they have in common is that they start with strategy, not chaos.  <\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1336\" data-end=\"1714\" class=\"\"><em>BRAVO\u2122  <\/em><em>is not a theoretical model. It&#8217;s a practical system that structures your business around why you exist, who you help, and how you do it better than others.   <\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1336\" data-end=\"1714\" class=\"\"><em>What I do is not marketing in the classical sense. It&#8217;s cleaning up the messages, the channels, the processes, and everything superfluous so your business can start working for you &#8211; instead of the other way around. <\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1716\" data-end=\"1946\" class=\"\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ivatanasova.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ivelina_Atanasova_Genchev_circled.png\" width=\"215\" height=\"143\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-307096 alignnone size-full\" style=\"float: left;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ivatanasova.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ivelina_Atanasova_Genchev_circled-1280x854.png 1280w, https:\/\/ivatanasova.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ivelina_Atanasova_Genchev_circled-980x654.png 980w, https:\/\/ivatanasova.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ivelina_Atanasova_Genchev_circled-480x320.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, 100vw\" \/>If you feel it&#8217;s time for a bolder decision and want a partner who will come in with full commitment &#8211; book your free first consultation. 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module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Playfair Display|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;38px&#8221; header_2_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Poppins|700||on|||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#edbb5f&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; header_3_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; max_width=&#8221;7000px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">who is ivelina atanasova &#8211; genchev<\/span><\/h3>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Professional experience and expertise &#8211; brief introduction<\/span><\/h2>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]\n<p>Ivelina Atanasova &#8211; Genchev is a senior business consultant in market strategies, digital transformation and growth marketing with over 25 years of experience. She is the founder of <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ivatanasova.com\/en\/bravo-7\/\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\">BRAVO Method<\/a><\/span><em>\u2122\ufe0f<\/em> &#8211; a holistic business system that combines coaching, neurobiology and strategic marketing to build sustainable companies and inspiring organizational cultures in alignment with personal values. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"672\" data-end=\"830\">He holds an <strong data-start=\"682\" data-end=\"743\">Executive MBA from Central European University, Vienna<\/strong>, is a certified <strong>Neuro Agility Profile\u00ae<\/strong><strong> and <\/strong><strong>LEGO\u00ae Serious Play\u00ae facilitator<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"832\" data-end=\"1165\">Ivelina is the founder and managing director of <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newtrend.bg\/\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newtrend Agency<\/a><\/span>with offices in Sofia, Brussels and Bangkok. The company operates as a &#8220;Business Clinic&#8221;\u00ae<em>, <\/em>specializing in strategic marketing, product innovation and business consulting in preparation for IPO and VC fund financing &#8211; Series A and B (from 2 to 100+ million euros). She works with growing and <strong>public companies undergoing <\/strong>digital transformation <strong>and <\/strong><strong>global expansion<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong>  <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1167\" data-end=\"1450\">Author of the theory of &#8220;digital children&#8221; and founder of the initiative <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalkidz.eu\/\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DigitalKidZ<\/a><\/span>\u00ae\ufe0f: Open Source School, focused on innovation in education and STEM learning. Co-founder and president of the Bulgarian branch of the global organization <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/women-in-tech.bg\/\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Women in Tech\u00ae\ufe0f &amp; Leadership<\/a><\/span>where she develops leadership programs for women. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1452\" data-end=\"1472\">She has received a number of prestigious awards, including Woman of the Year (2016) in the category of Innovation and Technology and an award from the President of the Republic of Bulgaria for her contribution to computer science.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; background_enable_pattern_style=&#8221;on&#8221; background_pattern_style=&#8221;tufted&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/ivatanasova.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ivelina-Atanasova-Genchev-Business-Brands.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Ivelina Atanasova Genchev Business Brands&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;16px||12px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;850px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-66px|auto||auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;104px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Playfair Display|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;38px&#8221; header_2_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Poppins|700||on|||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#edbb5f&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; header_3_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; max_width=&#8221;7000px&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">no success is accidental<\/span><\/h3>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">My success story<\/span><\/h2>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; divider_weight=&#8221;2px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; max_width=&#8221;60px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; height=&#8221;2px&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]\n<p data-start=\"291\" data-end=\"663\" class=\"\"><em>My career started back in 2000 when I was 15 years old and started working in tourism. My desire then was simple &#8211; to improve my German and English. Little did I know that just three years later, while studying for my university entrance exams and travelling around the country to apply to university, I would be running a hotel with a staff of 200 and nearly 2,500 guests.  <\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"665\" data-end=\"822\" class=\"\"><em>I enrolled in Svishtov to study International Economic Relations, only to discover two years later that my true passion is marketing.<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"824\" data-end=\"1153\" class=\"\"><em>I was studying and working at the same time. I gave birth to my son. I loved motherhood and the time I spent with him. I became certified as a lactation consultant and volunteered with La Leche League, where I supported other mothers in their first months with their baby.     <strong>This was my first exposure to what I would later call &#8220;business with a mission.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1155\" data-end=\"1431\" class=\"\"><em>When I finished my bachelor&#8217;s degree in 2012, I transferred to a master&#8217;s program in my hometown &#8211; Varna. The year I graduated, I was invited to teach at the University of Economics &#8211; Varna. My students were exactly 551 people &#8211; I still remember many of them by name.  <\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1433\" data-end=\"1751\" class=\"\"><em>I also remember every lecture during those first months &#8211; and every wondering with what savvy I had accepted. I had no teaching experience, I trembled every time I stood in front of an audience, my mouth was dry, and the age difference with my students was only 6 years. It took a while before they started to take me seriously.  <\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1753\" data-end=\"2220\" class=\"\"><em>Years later, I realized that it was <strong data-start=\"1788\" data-end=\"1835\">the courage to step out of my comfort zone<\/strong>, take charge and lead despite fear and uncertainty that unlocked my <strong data-start=\"1929\" data-end=\"1953\">entrepreneurial spirit<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><\/em><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/ivatanasova.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/img_9587_4717235678_o-scaled.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;img_9587_4717235678_o&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Playfair Display|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;38px&#8221; header_2_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Poppins|700||on|||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#edbb5f&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; header_3_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; max_width=&#8221;7000px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]\n<h2 data-start=\"1793\" data-end=\"1865\" class=\"\">\ud83d\ude80 More than 25 years of experience in strategic marketing and business growth<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1867\" data-end=\"2166\" class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Today, more than two decades later, I have more than <strong data-start=\"1931\" data-end=\"1959\">1,000 completed projects<\/strong> under my belt. I have worked with brands that are just launching and looking for funding or validating their MVP, as well as international organizations with a presence on 5 continents and an annual turnover of over 250 million dollars. <\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2168\" data-end=\"2228\" class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Among the projects I have led or consulted on are:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2229\" data-end=\"2700\">\n<li data-start=\"2229\" data-end=\"2310\" class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p data-start=\"2231\" data-end=\"2310\" class=\"\"><em><strong data-start=\"2264\" data-end=\"2278\">MultiSport<\/strong> &#8216;s strategic positioning when entering Bulgaria<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2311\" data-end=\"2406\" class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p data-start=\"2313\" data-end=\"2406\" class=\"\"><em><strong data-start=\"2313\" data-end=\"2374\">Employer Branding for Raiffeisenbank<\/strong>, prior to its acquisition by KBC<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2407\" data-end=\"2481\" class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p data-start=\"2409\" data-end=\"2481\" class=\"\"><em>global marketing and business planning for <strong data-start=\"2452\" data-end=\"2479\">HUMANA People to People<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2482\" data-end=\"2600\" class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p data-start=\"2484\" data-end=\"2600\" class=\"\"><em>building a communication infrastructure for <strong data-start=\"2531\" data-end=\"2553\">TechTour &#8211; Brussels<\/strong>, focusing on investment and startup policies<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2601\" data-end=\"2700\" class=\"\">\n<p data-start=\"2603\" data-end=\"2700\" class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>strategic consultancy for <strong data-start=\"2632\" data-end=\"2651\">POST Luxembourg<\/strong> as well as for <strong data-start=\"2664\" data-end=\"2698\">Varna Free University<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Feature &#8211; Image Left&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;23px|0px|45px|0px||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/ivatanasova.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/bgsite-2012_ivelina-atanasova-genchev-winner-media.jpeg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;bgsite 2012_ivelina atanasova genchev winner &#8211; media&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_phone=&#8221;center&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset4&#8243; box_shadow_horizontal=&#8221;-80px&#8221; box_shadow_vertical=&#8221;50px&#8221; box_shadow_color=&#8221;rgba(12,12,12,0.03)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;5%|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Playfair Display|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;38px&#8221; header_2_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Poppins|700||on|||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#edbb5f&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; header_3_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">make plans to surprise yourself<\/span><\/h3>\n<h2>The first recognition<\/h2>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; divider_weight=&#8221;2px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; max_width=&#8221;60px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; height=&#8221;2px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; max_width=&#8221;550px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]\n<p data-start=\"1753\" data-end=\"2220\" class=\"\"><em>Teaching at university taught me to create content, structure knowledge, lead an audience and be in charge of a process &#8211; independently. Without realising it at the time, it was teaching that showed me I could build &#8211; and that proved to be the foundation of everything that followed. <\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2222\" data-end=\"2588\" class=\"\"><em>I started a blog driven by the desire to share &#8220;thoughts on marketing&#8221; without any pretensions. Gradually <strong data-start=\"2330\" data-end=\"2345\">markbit.net<\/strong> became an online media that won the award for &#8220;Best Online Media&#8221; in competition with bTV and Nova in 2012 and gradually grew into a <a href=\"https:\/\/newtrend.bg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong data-start=\"2489\" data-end=\"2508\">newtrend.agency<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; the first ever <strong data-start=\"2530\" data-end=\"2549\"><a href=\"https:\/\/business-clinic.online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Business Clinic\u00ae<\/a><\/strong> for digital transformation in Bulgaria. <\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2590\" data-end=\"2714\" class=\"\"><strong><em>In less than ten years, and quite imperceptibly, I had transformed from a marketing specialist into a strategic business consultant.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Free Consultation&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; 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To give all children in the country &#8211; no matter where they were born &#8211; an equal chance to gain access to quality, modern education that prepares them to be globally competitive. <\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"867\" data-end=\"1193\" class=\"\"><em>In 2020, my cause has grown. I began to dream not just of digital literacy, but of <strong data-start=\"959\" data-end=\"1033\">economic empowerment for women, single mothers and young girls<\/strong> &#8211; through technology, knowledge and access to opportunity. 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