# Colin Knapp - Business Development

**Focus:** Business Development & Revenue Growth  
**Location:** Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada  
**Contact:** https://motherboardrepair.ca/contact.html

## Professional Summary

Results-driven entrepreneur and business development professional with a proven track record of bootstrapping ventures from zero to significant revenue. Experienced in client relations, strategic partnerships, and transforming struggling businesses into profitable operations. Strong background in mentoring executives and scaling operations across multiple industries.

## Key Achievements

- **Revenue Growth:** Bootstrapped Nitric Concepts from zero to an estimated $4M gross revenue with strong profit margins (2018-2021).

- **Executive Mentorship:** Provided strategic guidance to CEO/Founder Andrew Karvelis, helping scale from side project earnings to significant revenue growth and financial success.

- **Business Turnaround:** Revitalized Athion.net, transforming a struggling business into a self-sustaining, profitable operation within two weeks (2013-2017).

- **Client Portfolio:** Built and maintained relationships with government clients, healthcare organizations, and YouTube celebrities including partnerships with 15+ million subscriber networks.

- **Sustainable Venture:** Co-founded MotherboardRepair.ca, establishing a company focused on sustainable electronics solutions (2019-Present).

## Relevant Experience

### Chief of Operations / VP / Co-Founder | Nitric Concepts | 2018-2021
- Bootstrapped company from zero to $4M gross revenue with strong profit margins
- Managed talent and contractor relationships for 45+ people across multiple timezones
- Provided executive mentorship to CEO/Founder on strategic business decisions
- Set up partnerships enabling collaboration with Microsoft for Minecraft Marketplace content
- Used Kanban/Trello to coordinate distributed teams and optimize project workflows

### Co-Founder | MotherboardRepair.ca | 2019-Present
- Co-founded company focused on reducing e-waste through circuit board repairs
- Leveraged industry expertise to establish sustainable tech solutions business
- Developed repair processes for high-value circuit board components

### Business Operations | Athion.net | 2013-2017
- Built struggling business into self-sustaining operation within two weeks
- Improved systems and streamlined operations with rapid, effective solutions
- Created core technology that enabled future open source success

### Client Development | YouTube & MCN Partnerships | 2011-2022
- Partnered with Jordan Matthewson (Kootra) and TheCreatures MCN, reaching 15 million subscribers
- Worked with top YouTube creators during the platform's golden era
- Delivered custom gaming experiences for celebrity partnerships and livestreams

## Core Competencies

- **Business Development:** Revenue growth, client acquisition, partnership development
- **Leadership:** Executive mentorship, team management, strategic planning
- **Operations:** Process optimization, workflow management, Kanban/Agile methodologies
- **Entrepreneurship:** Venture bootstrapping, business turnarounds, sustainable growth