Ziga Potokar
About Ziga Potokar
Ziga Potokar is a Key Account Executive at Infobip in Ljubljana, Slovenia, with extensive experience in sales, customer success, and project management across various companies.
Current Role at Infobip
Ziga Potokar is currently serving as a Key Account Executive at Infobip in Ljubljana, Slovenia. His role involves enabling companies operating in the Slovenian market to enhance their customer engagement strategies and overall service quality. By leveraging Infobip's communication platform, he provides businesses with tools and solutions to engage more effectively with their customers and users.
Previous Experience at Visionect
Before joining Infobip, Ziga Potokar gained extensive experience at Visionect. He held several roles, including Regional Director in 2021, Regional Manager from 2019 to 2021, Customer Success Team Lead from 2018 to 2019, and Lead Nurturing and Lead Generation Specialist from 2017 to 2018. During his tenure, he notably led a sales team that achieved 300% growth and was responsible for channel development in over 170 countries, resulting in a 160% growth compared to the previous year.
Early Career Roles
Ziga Potokar's early career includes several technical and managerial positions. He worked as an Assistant Project Manager at Linea Directa Communications from 2015 to 2016, and as a Project Manager at Comport, IT services from 2010 to 2013, where he founded the company. Additionally, he held roles such as Technical Support Engineer at Avtenta in 2010, Technical Support at Telemach d.o.o. from 2008 to 2009, and Route Salesman at Emma d.o.o. from 2008 to 2009.
Education
Ziga Potokar studied at Doba, Faculty of Applied Business and Social Studies Maribor, where he focused on Marketing, Social Media, and Public Relations. He achieved a Bachelor's Degree after nine years of study from 2013 to 2022. His academic background provides a solid foundation for his roles in account management and customer engagement.
Significant Projects and Achievements
Throughout his career, Ziga Potokar has been involved in various significant projects. He worked closely with Telemach on the Superbabi project, which provided free computer courses for the elderly. At Visionect, he met the previous year's sales quota within the first month as a Partner Account Manager and was key in driving substantial growth in channel development. As a founder of Comport, he facilitated one of the first Office 365 deployments in Slovenia for the organizers of Eurobasket 2013. Additionally, he contributed to the Zlata Mreza project, which offered solutions for the elderly.