Contract ExecutiveLeadership forBusiness Development& Growth
KodaVista Strategic Partners embeds with your leadership team when the business needs experienced BD judgment at the top. Our contract and interim Business Development executives help transportation, human capital & engineering companies in the energy sector grow with discipline, lead through market transitions, and build the partnerships and a pipeline that protect and grow enterprise value.
When execution matters most.
How We Lead
Embedded Leadership. Open Markets. Drive Growth.
Leadership That Sticks
We don't hand off a strategy deck and walk away. KodaVista embeds as your VP or Director of Business Development — leading your BD function, mentoring your team, and owning the outcomes.
Strategic Growth Architecture
Every growth initiative starts with a clear-eyed assessment of where you are and where the market is heading. We design and execute go-to-market strategies aligned with the commercial realities of the oil and gas sector.
Results You Can Measure
Pipeline growth. Deals closed. Teams developed. Revenue targets hit. We define success in concrete terms at the start of every engagement and hold ourselves accountable to those numbers.
Contract Leadership
What We Do
Five engagement types. One mandate: embed, lead, and grow.
Contract VP of Business Development
Who this is for
Mid-market energy companies ($5M–$50M revenue) that need VP-level BD leadership without a full-time executive hire.
What we own
BD strategy, territory design, pipeline health, key account relationships, and executive-level market positioning.
What your team does
Executes with our guidance, brings technical and operational expertise, and owns day-to-day client delivery.
Contract Director of Business Development
Who this is for
Smaller teams or early-stage growth companies that need hands-on BD leadership focused on execution and team development.
What we own
Day-to-day BD execution, prospecting strategy, deal structuring, and team coaching.
What your team does
Supports outreach and follow-up, brings product and service knowledge, and participates in coached deal reviews.
Sales & BD Team Training and Enablement
Who this is for
Owner-led businesses and industrial/energy companies with an existing sales team that needs structure, skills, and accountability.
What we own
Playbooks, call frameworks, objection handling, opportunity reviews, ride-alongs, and weekly 1:1 coaching and deal clinics.
What your team does
Applies frameworks in the field, brings pipeline data to reviews, and drives adoption of new selling behaviors.
Market Expansion & Strategic Partnerships
Who this is for
Energy companies ready to enter new geographies or sectors, or looking to build channel and partner relationships.
What we own
Market evaluation, partner identification and outreach, relationship development, and go-to-market execution.
What your team does
Provides operational context, supports partner onboarding, and owns delivery once relationships are established.
BD Systemization & Metrics
Who this is for
Companies that have grown through relationships but lack the CRM discipline, KPIs, and reporting to scale repeatable growth.
What we own
CRM implementation, KPI framework design, pipeline dashboards, and feedback loops that make growth measurable and repeatable.
What your team does
Adopts the system, inputs data consistently, and uses dashboards to drive weekly BD decisions.
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Leadership
Founder & Contract VP of Business Development
Kasey Cox has spent 20 years leading business development, sales, and marketing functions inside the transportation, consulting and energy industries — not advising from the outside. At KodaVista Strategic Partners, he brings that same executive ownership model to his clients: stepping in as their VP or Director of BD, building and coaching their teams, and driving the commercial outcomes that matter. Kasey's approach is rooted in accountability, industry relationships, and a bias toward action. If your organization needs senior BD leadership without the overhead of a full-time executive hire, Kodavista SP is built for exactly that.
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Tell us where you are and where you want to go. We'll take it from there.