Afina Suleimanova

Sharpshooter
DISC Type : DC

Business Development Manager at Plastiks

Baku City, Baku Ekonomic Zone, Azerbaijan

Overview

Afina is a Business Development Manager at Plastiks, specializing in forging green partnerships that leverage Web3 and blockchain for sustainability. Shes an economic researcher with a focus on blockchain-verified carbon credits. Described as hard-working, creative, and enthusiastic, she attended the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management.

She is deeply involved in thought leadership as an invited member of RedBoxMe in collaboration with Cartier, a social platform that intersects philanthropy, art, and sustainability. She is also the founder of the #WizardInWeb3 community, a space for builders, creators, and future leaders.

Unique fact: Afina is in the top 2% of quality contributors to blockchain articles on LinkedIn.

Personality Overview

ROI Driven

Thorough Evaluator

Precise But Practical

They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms.  More than the product, they care about the impact of the product. They are not always relationship oriented.

Topics They Care About

Blockchain for Sustainability
Her core professional focus is using blockchain for environmental impact, specifically in plastic traceability and creating blockchain-verified carbon credits with Plastiks and ECOTA.
Web3 Community Building
She founded and leads the #WizardInWeb3, a 10k+ member community designed to foster innovation and leadership for builders, thinkers, and creators in the Web3 space.
Green Partnerships
Her headline and primary role involve creating impactful collaborations, such as the key partnership she facilitated between Plastiks. io and the Environmental Carbon Offset Alliance (ECOTA).

Media Appearances

Afina has no verified media appearances

Work History

6-2025
Business Development Manager at Plastiks
8-2024
Business Development Manager at Environmental Carbon Offset Alliance (ECOTA)
7-2023
LinkedIn Blogger #WizardInWeb3 & Collaborative Articles - Web 3.0, Marketing, Innovation & Success at LinkedIn
12-2024
Invited Member at RedBoxMe in Collaboration with Cartier
6-2022
Founder & Independent Tech Business Development/Marketing Consultant at Self-employed

Education

9-2023 - 1-2024
ReFi Talents Program (Blockchain from Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
9-2016 - 6-2020
Bachelor of Science - BS from Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU)

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Insights For Selling To Afina

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Help them weigh the risks by sharing objective proof points without becoming too analytical
  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers
  • When negotiating terms, help them build an impression that they are the ones calling the shots

DONT's

  • Don’t take too much time in sending them information if they ask for any
  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell
  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Afina is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Afina

  • If they are not convinced, they will have no hesitation in telling you the same.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Afina move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Afina take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Afina

Personality Compatibility


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