Patrick Quaggin-smith

Co-Founder

2023

Emerging Channels Lead

2022 - 2023

Partnerships

2021 - 2023

Perpetua helps the world's smartest brands, media agencies, and Amazon sellers improve Amazon ad performance with AI-powered automation.

Account Executive

2019 - 2021

- First hire on sales team, one of three on non-engineering team. - Closed over $6M ARR in new business, helping grow from sub 10 customers to over 1,000. - Acted as the first customer service rep, helping develop operational customer flows and building up the CS team.

Business Analyst

2017 - 2023

Private Equity Intern

2016 - 2016

Summer Research Intern

2016 - 2016

• Created business proposals on new properties for potential equity investors with a team of three • Assisted in valuation of 2 properties based on comparable residential real estate, leading to recommendation of acquisition in Toronto’s North York neighborhood • Reported on potential tax implications of buy and flip transactions, indicating that their revenue would likely be taxed as business income rather than capital gains due to intent

Investment Banking Bootcamp

2016 - 2016

• Screened comparable companies based on criteria including asset size and EBITDA ratios using CapIQ • Participated in a team of five to create and present a pitch deck to managing directors, selected winner out of 3 teams

Magnate Trainee

2015 - 2015

• Attended week-long intensive training conference at Macy’s headquarters, learned the mathematical analyses of product choices, promotional choices, and raw material choices. • Member of the winning case-study group amongst twelve teams, developed business plan to launch their new off-price brand ‘Macy’s Backstage’.

Intern

2015 - 2015

• Completed product performance evaluations of several clients, including the National Football League and The Hilton Group by modeling key performance figures in Excel, and presented several recommendations to increase revenue on select products by over 6%. • Created instruction manual for a novel computer program, decreasing product upload time by 70%. • Developed marketing strategy to introduce new products to the National Hockey League website and maintain website traffic during the off-season. • Re-organized and re-categorized over 3000 products using Excel algorithms to help launch the Toronto Blue Jays new store-front website.