ACTIVATE YOUR COMMUNITY.

I believe that the future is community-led and experienced.

iam@svetlana.world

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Hi, I am Svetlana,

I build and scale community-driven growth engines at the intersection of technology and human experience.

Over the past decade, I’ve architected membership ecosystems, venture communities, and partner networks across the U.S. and Latin America — translating cultural relevance into measurable business outcomes.

My work sits at the intersection of product, business development, and marketing — building and activating ecosystems that drive engagement, partnerships, and long-term growth.

I believe the next generation of companies will treat community not as a channel, but as core infrastructure.

Svetlana Kolesnikova

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“There is no power greater for change than a community discovering what it cares about.”

I help build & Scale

Community-driven COMPANIES
HIGH-GROWTH partner networks
startup Ecosystems
EXPERIENCE-DRIven BRANDS
Membership communities


I believe that the future of thriving organizations relies on their ability to effectively co-create with their user, partner, and talent communities.

Community-driven companies listen better // build faster// receive feedback effectively //scale organically // and make impact from individual to collective.

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The Work that Inspires me

I partner with Venture Capital firms, community-inspired founders, real estate developers to build products and thriving ecosystems around ideas.

,My Experience

Founder, Human : Ratio
www.humanratio.ai

Human:Ratio is a community and experiential growth studio helping companies turn IRL into a measurable growth lever. We design and operate systems where in-person experiences and digital platforms reinforce each other- driving engagement, retention, and referral.

Experiential Growth

[khôra] is where human capital meets financial capital.
Built ecosystem and brand from ground up. Developed go-to-market strategy in order to achieve 6,000+ founders, investors and mentors in LATAM.
[khôra]’s mission is to elevate and accelerate innovation in Latin America. Located in the heart of Mexico City, we are a platform for emerging entrepreneurs to build and scale new tech-enabled enterprises.
We do so by interconnecting a thriving community of builders, investors, mentors, talent, users, and corporate partners.

Startup Ecosystems

[khora] - Founder, LATAM

HAAB PROJECT, Co-Founder, CEO

HAAB Project is a vibrant members' and community hub in the heart of Mexico City, dedicated to fostering creativity, innovation, and collaboration. Located in the dynamic Colonia Condesa, our six-story space serves as a haven for startup entrepreneurs, creatives, and freelancers, all driven by a shared desire to bring their individual and collective visions to life.

On a global scale, HAAB Project connects a network of over 5,000 visionaries, founders, and change-makers, offering a home for those who are shaping the future.

As CEO during the first three years, I sourced and led the team, managed community development, experience design, marketing strategy, and operations. I also created a scalable operational model, which is now expanding into four additional buildings and counting.

MetabaseQ, Head of Startup Ecosystem, Institutional Affairs

The Future Community at MetabaseQ is an ecosystem of entrepreneurs, innovators, thinkers, scientists, philanthropists, academics, and beyond, who are committed to driving conversations around innovation and cybersecurity.

Alliance & Channels Ecosystems

Birst BI , provides democratized analytics infused with artificial intelligence. Birst BI was bought by Infor, Infor is a global leader in business industry-specialized cloud software with 17,000 employees, over 67,000 customers globally, and in more than 175 countries.
I led the Birst partner network through acquisition, expanding alliance and partner network from 5 global partners to 234 partners, grossing over $9M a year. I led industry specific use case and product development, sales and marketing training, digital and physical marketing efforts.

Birst BI, Director of Alliances and Channels, The Americas

Community-Forward
Technology

Base. Club, Digital Members Club Focused on IRL experiences

I was brought on as a strategic consultant to shape Base’s market expansion pre-raise. I built growth, partnership, and experience frameworks to launch new cities, deepen member engagement, and scale high-trust, in-person connection.

Maly, Travel Tech Pre- Seed
Strategy, Product, Team Management & Sourcing

Delara, PropTech Pre-Seed
Fractional Cofounder: Strategy, Product, Fundraising, Community Development

Membership Communities

The Portal is a dynamic urban sanctuary created to inspire transformational growth, cultivate vibrant community connections, and promote holistic well-being. As a founding advisor, I spearheaded brand development, engagement strategies, and communications, including the launch and hosting of Enter The Portal Podcast.

The Portal, Engagement & Communications

Let’s create together

Through comprehensive strategy, design, effective marketing, thoughtfully crafted IRL and digital experiences, dedicated storytelling content, and strategic ecosystem development, I create / refine offering, and develop, grow, engage, and inspire users, partners, and  audiences.

Engage Me

  • I develop a partner ecosystem strategy to foster key relationships, driving stellar growth. Oversee partner marketing to achieve desired outcomes. Align partner resources to supercharge product and service offerings.

  • I believe that community participation and engagement is at the core of any successful business. I create a tailored community strategy, help you grow, nurture and engage your evolving ecosystem.

  • I produce and manage IRL and Digital community events and brand activations. Conferences, immersive brand and event activations, new market and product launches. The future of marketing is experiencial.

  • I generate thorough analysis of the competitive landscape, ensuring your brand's relevancy and positioning. We then identify and pursue both local and global market opportunities, crafting a differentiated and engaging brand narrative.

  • I design a tailored visual and narrative strategy, guiding you to develop, refine, and amplify your unique voice while ensuring every touchpoint tells a cohesive and inspiring story.

CONTACT ME

Tell me about your project- I am curious to learn!