Hi, I’m Jordan Leopold.
Jordan is a seasoned business professional with extensive experience in enterprise sales, venture capital investing, and political strategy & advocacy. He is currently teaching himself Agentic AI software development while building CLIENTEL - enabling the one man sales team.Jordan is from Hayward, a city within the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. It was there after graduating Impact Academy of Arts & Technology, Jordan studied Economics & Political Science at Cal State East Bay.His sales acumen was honed at First Republic Bank, Sentry.io and Crunchbase, where he consistently refined his sales skills by implementing successful outbound campaigns. At First Republic, Jordan learned the value of consultative selling while providing white glove support for affluent clients in need of a quality digital banking experience. At Sentry.io, Jordan challenged himself by selling technical product development software to engineering and product teams looking to catch code errors, expanding his technical knowledge and his inbound and outbound selling capabilities. Jordan was promoted in his first 6 months, and exceeded his new quota by 170%. At Crunchbase, Jordan sold industry data that included startup funding to Venture Capital firms, Private Equity firms and Corporate Innovation teams looking to find promising business opportunities.He would later apply his sales and relationship management skills in venture capital, working as an Analyst at The BFM Fund (Emerging Fund) and Keyhorse Capital (State Backed Fund), where he sourced and managed investment deals in early stage startups. At The BFM Fund, Jordan took an impact lens to investing in diverse founders, while at Keyhorse, taking an ecosystem approach to venture funding as a means of economic development for the state of Kentucky. He would then join Newchip, an early-stage startup accelerator as an Investor Relations Associate, where he connected Newchip’s portfolio companies to investors in his network. Jordan made 660+ introductions, all while mentoring founders on fundraising and go-to-market strategies.With a strong foundation in finance, sales and relationship management, Jordan excels in creating valuable connections that drive business growth, external impact and a deeper sense of pride in our work.In addition, Jordan also has years of experience in government affairs and community development. From candidate canvassing, to federal and state legislative research and lobbying, to local community service and policy-based advocacy & activism.