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Anuar Heberlein
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loyalty, and superior customer engagements with our expert customer experience strategies.
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Paula Ylisassi
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Basak Akcam Trotter
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consulting designed to improve efficiency and foster long-term customer loyalty.
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Nuno Anjo e Silva
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Rich Adams
Sales Leader
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Verified Expert in
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5 Key Tips for Smarter Sales and Operations Planning Implementation
Juan Franco
Verified Expert in
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Verified Expert in
Finance
Finance and M&A Consulting
Toptal’s finance and M&A consultants support business leaders in
identifying and executing strategic transactions that drive value creation through the whole
life cycle, from M&A strategy and due diligence to operational readiness and post-merger
integration.
Scale up with vetted finance and M&A consulting teams from the Toptal
network
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Thorsten Jabas
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Dominique Foster
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Rajeev Rao
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Serhiy P. Bulat
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