Jari Jokela +22.8K connections in LinkedIn

OYO Vacation Homes/Belvilla

Business Development Manager

Dec 2019 - Present

Build, develop and execute strategies to identify and add quality supply to the pipeline. Grow our portfolio according to quality targets, right availability, and pricing. Update key market trends and real estate developments in designated areas. Liaise with the key stakeholders from lead generation through home go-live. Be the point of contact to solve issues arising between home-owners, Transformation Team & Operations Team.

Made a business plan according to guidelines. Top VRMC, OTA and companies we could set up partnership with. Plan is to acquire companies in Finlan­­d with 100, 200, 300 and more apartments, cottages, villas and vacation homes under VRMC and full ownership.

Private and Associate/C4 Worldwide

New Business Development Projects & Finance

Mar 2006 - Nov2019

Mixed use, hotels, resorts, casinos, shopping centers, office parks, private islands (luxury resorts), alternative energy (bio fuel, wind energy) etc. At the moment there are a lot of strong projects on the market. Only strong projects have a chance to get financed at the moment.

BUSINESS:

NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS: Business plan, what kind of investment opportunity, what is the business area, how mutch, what for, where, who are the parties involved, presentations, calculations etc. THE WHOLE PACKAGE after signing NDA (NCNDA), BP, Executive Summary - Lending Focus, Short project summary etc. LOI (Letter Of Interest) will be offered to project owner when (only when) the interest has been shown by the investor. Concerning fees they will be paid and there are no fees paid before the project receives a "GREEN LIGHT". This should be clear to parties receiving a fee (success fee).

Strong matters: owner/developer has to have minimum 10% of the capital needed tied in, land is owned (this can of course be part of the 10 % (free and clear)) and permits in place (meaning this is the real thing). In the case of wind farm projects there should PPA (power purschase agreement) and land owned or it could be leased.

Contact manager (cars, B2B)

Dec 2003 - Dec 2005

I learned a lot about working with people but also about contacting companies decision makers (HR managers, C-level (CXO)). Companies where I had meetings and I consider are good to mention are Valio Ltd, TDC Song, Componenta Ltd, Microsoft Finland, SAP Finland, AffectoGenimap, Teknos Ltd, Tekmanni Ltd, Huoneistokeskus Ltd, NCC International Ltd, G4S Security Services Ltd, Metos Ltd Ab, ELTEL Networks Corporation, Aarikka Ltd, Insurance Company Tapiola, Teboil Ltd, Unilever Finland Ltd, Wihuri Ltd and Satama Interactive Ltd. All of these companies are big and many of them have business also outside Finland. Financial, leasing and insurance services included. In 2 years over 400 cold meetings (canvas) with small companies. Including (meeting made after phone call) large companies (+500 employees).

Sales Manager

May 2003 - Oct 2003

Offer Smartit Finland Ltd services and web shop (e-commerce to business and consumer customers) as a possible source for companies IT purschasing (acquisition of new customers). I had a one man office in Espoo, Finland (SmartIT Finland (south)). Head office in Seinäjoki (Finland (north)). Offer´s to big companies (G4S Security Services Ltd (hardware and services), Finland, Wihuri Ltd (hardware (lap tops and desk tops) etc. E-commerce shop built on ALSO Store (former GNT Finland)). The reseller sets price coverage for the end customers. Offering Wings Finland Ltd computers as option to other manufacturers (Acer, HP, IBM etc.). Wings computers are hand-assembled computers in Finland under the brand name Wings.

Job was temporary and lasted for 6 months.

Sales Manager

Sep 2002 - Nov 2002

B2B- sales (acquisition of new B2B customers), products: homepages, housting and e-commerce.

Sales Manager (IT, B2B)

Sep 2001 - Aug 2002

B2B- sales (acquisition of new customers), products: Compaq, HP, IBM, Toshiba, Tektronix, Canon, Lexmark, 3COM, Cisco, Microsoft, Novell, Lotus, AGFA, Eizo, Hitachi, Logitech, Nokia, OKI, Panasonic, Philips, Powerware, Sony, Targus etc. Services financing (lease) etc. Salary was (100 %) provison.

All the major (largest) IT Distributors where involved concerning service. Tech Data, ALSO (GNT (former name)), Ingram Micro, Scribona (bought by Tech Data, 2008).

Sales Manager

Jun 2001 - Aug 2001

Selling and making offers from Jippii Groups product and service portfolio to small and medium sized companies. Products mobile telecommunications, housting, WLAN and broadband connections. Includind banner adds/ TOP ranking web sites in Finland. Made a lot of connections.

Sales Manager (magazines)

May 2000 - Jul 2000

Telemarketing of the leading Finnish magazine´s B2B and B2C. Mostly B2B. Worked for two summers while I was studying in Finnish Business College. Management position (team of 8-10).

*summer job look education 1999 - 2001

Sales Manager (magazines)

Jun 1999 - Sep 1999

Telemarketing of the leading Finnish magazine´s B2B and B2C. Mostly B2B. Worked for two summers while I was studying in Finnish Business College. Management position (team of 8-10).

Market research

Aug 1998 - Dec 1998

Making market research for companies. Companies included Leaf, Fazer, Canon, Helsingin Sanomat etc. Salary was (100 %) provision. Best salary of one day was 200 €. Detail oriented work. After this job I started studying in Finnish Business College.

Chef

Mar 1993 - Aug 1998

Worked as a cook (most of the time) and waiter. Worked a lot of 15 hour days 3 to 4 days in a row (went home, slept, waked up and went back to work). I had a need and drive to work because I had just bought new home etc. Worked first in center of Helsinki where Pizza-Hut opened a new restaurant spring 1993. Really busy place a lot of customers lunchtime, weekends etc.

In year 1996/1997 I moved to Pizza-Hut Tapiola (Espoo, Finland). Worked mainly day shift. Took care of kitchen operations and especially saturdays. Saturday was the busiest day in day shift 10.00 am - 16.00 pm. I mean really busy. You should have seen it to believe it. In five hours (no breaks) I could be making more than 350 portions (this number includes pizza, pasta etc.(warm food)). Work tought me to do multiple tasks at the same time. Team management position (kitchen staff between 15-20, different shifts (3)).

Im glad to tell, that Jari was an active student and he gained good knowledge of ICT in business context. His work experience reflected positively to his studies and he brought his constructive viewpoints to discussions during the classes.He has now highly respected business education from Finnish Business College

Jari is detail-oriented salesman who take serious responsible to take care all his customer.

Jari Jokela is the leading expert at C4, the responsibility at C4 includes finding New Business Development projects and also investor- and funding resources and helping the process with connecting the right parties with due diligence and knowledge in the needs of different parties involved.

Jari Jokela is a man of quality with character best defined as the example of excellence because of his ability to remain focused through chaos, Jari is the calm of the storm, and the ideal choice for any of your business needs, with Jari Jokela your only option is success.

Anthony Santapaola
Acquisitions at Trump International
ItalyProfessional Training & Coaching

I found Jari's work, when researching powerful business information on Linkedin. He is an open networker very active and available to solve any kind of problems regarding his area of expertise. It's my honor and pleasure to have Jari as a direct connection on LI.
Thanks Jari.

It has been enjoyable working with Jari on investment opportunities. He is professional, efficient and quick to respond and has many useful connections.
Irene

I am currently working with Jari on several investment opportunities dealing with senior high networth individuals.

Jari has been uber efficient when it comes to detailing the needs and requirments of each individual also targeting the correct investor for each investment opportunity.

I have found Jari to be a very proffessional and courtious networker and consider myself to be very lucky to be associated with him in business.

Jari is an ingenious and innovative problem-solver and troubleshooter.

He has an actively inquiring mind, a lively interest in the technical aspects of his work, and a need to know and learn more about the systems, techniques, facts, and concepts involved in it. He will drive hard to get things done his own way, and quickly. A self-starter, he initiates, makes decisions, and assumes responsibility for them. He
has a strong competitive drive, is ambitious, and will drive himself hard to achieve his goals.

He finds the challenge of new problems and new ventures stimulating and responds to them with action.

His knowledge in business is wide including web based services, financial services, digital marketing etc.

His capability of learning is outstanding. He has a need to know how matters work inside the business whether the business area is B2B or B2C

Jari is one of the best connected business development facilitators in Finland, and his network reach goes much further than that. He is result-focused, and monitors in detail market movements and opportunities in many economic sectors, at home and abroad. His access to finance / VC / business angel knowledge and contacts are reliable and founded on solid relationships. He is both approachable yet tenacious in following up on deals, not letting much slip through the net! Well recommended.

With Associates in 55+ countries the range of experience and talent varies widely.

One of the key elements to any C4 Success story is the Associates ability to relate to the needs of his client, our future client. Jari is well suited. He's tenacious with C4 on behalf of his client and on behalf of C4 with opportunities to his clients.

If you're looking for someone to represent your interests, you would be well served with a man like Jari representing your needs.

I have had the privilege to network with Jari via LinkedIn and Ecademy.com. I am drawn to his expertise and professionalism and look forward to the time when we can work more closely.

I have found Jari to be a serious get'the'job'done' kind of personality. He is quick at assessment and follow-through. He is intelligent, focused, and if he says he is going to do something - you can trust his word. He is no-nonsense in business, but also a complete pleasure to work with. He is quite personable and i've thoroughly enjoyed getting to know him thru our business dealings. I highly recommend him!

Jari,
is a trusted leader who encourages open communication and intellect. He is quick to think of solutions or alternatives to problems with multiple factors. Always upbeat, focused and ready to support. The level of passion and intensity that he brings to the table is contagious to the entire team.