Ali Mody

Marketer. Builder.
AI Strategist.

Ali partners with teams across the technology landscape to build AI systems, scale growth engines, and establish a market presence that lasts.

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By the numbers

Work that compounds.

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$0M+
Revenue generated via StratLab
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0B+
Impressions across platforms
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$0K
Capital reallocated @ Google
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YouTube subscribers for NicoPolo
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$0K
Raised for charity via MC-Ultimate

Experience

Where it was built.

From M&A deal rooms at Uber to AI strategy at Google — a track record built at the intersection of technology, capital, and growth.

Google
AI/ML Strategy
Agentic AI —Engineered an agentic framework to aggregate disparate sales data and qualitative commentary into executive-ready reporting for Search Ads strategy.
Ecosystem Growth —Reshaped Google Cloud GTM roadmap by engineering a growth model surfacing key adoption drivers across high-potential partner ecosystems.
GTM & Alliances —Drove competitive analysis translating insights into a forward-looking alliance strategy to capture market share through strategic integrations.
Oct 2023 – Present
Google
Product Finance
$500K Allocated —Operationalized a capital efficiency framework that reallocated $500K to fund high-priority product initiatives as an internal resource allocator.
Cross-Functional GTM —Streamlined stakeholder engagement between Engineering and Product leadership, eliminating critical bottlenecks in the Android dev lifecycle.
100+ hrs Saved —Led a process re-engineering initiative recovering 100+ FTE hours, establishing a scalable foundation for future product launches.
May – Sept 2023
Uber
M&A Finance
Post-Merger —Drove HKTaxi acquisition integration, coordinating across legal, product, and business units to define the commercial roadmap and realize synergies.
Deal Modeling —Constructed P&L valuation models to stress-test investment theses for Uber Freight, providing the quantitative backbone for executive capital allocation.
Portfolio —Engineered a real-time portfolio tracking system to monitor deal performance, enabling leadership to assess investment viability on demand.
June – Dec 2022
StratLab
Founder
Creator Agency —Bootstrapped a creator consultancy serving Honey, Logitech, HyperX and more — designing niche marketing campaigns end-to-end for over $10M in revenue.
Gaming Platform —Recruited and led dev teams to ship novel games and platforms, owning the full product lifecycle from concept to launch.
Onchain —Pioneered early crypto utility at 16, building bridges between Web2 creator economies and onchain infrastructure.
2017 – Present

Work

Selected projects.

A collection of end-to-end product and strategy work — from zero-to-one concepts to scaled outcomes. Select any to read more.

Case Study 01
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NicoPolo — Designing a $1M ARR Engagement Engine
A data-driven brand and product strategy built to scale an anonymous creator's new, public-facing identity from zero — without losing what made the original brand work.
$1M+ ARR Merch 850K+ Subscribers Lead Strategist
1
The Challenge — A One-Way Door
NicoPolo was a major anonymous creator wanting to launch a face-reveal brand. A failed launch would permanently damage his existing business. We needed a strategy with total conviction — not a tentative experiment.
2
Designing for Conversion — Merch CTAs
Instead of generic store links, I designed interactive content assets integrated directly into the viewing experience. On-brand animated lower thirds made the sales pitch feel like part of the content, not an interruption.
3
The "Text Nico" Product
Designed and shipped a custom SMS engagement platform giving fans a direct, personal channel to Nico. Text blasts from a first-person POV created 1-on-1 connection a comment section could never match.
4
User Research Loop
Turned the SMS platform into a two-way research engine. Fans sent feedback and poll responses on videos. We iterated the content strategy in real-time, de-risking the pivot continuously.
Results
Grew new brand from 0 → 500K subscribers during tenure (now 850K+)
$1M+ ARR merchandise business driven by custom CTA assets and community loyalty
Engagement systems still powering growth years later — proof of long-term product quality
Case Study 02
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MC-Ultimate — $140K Raised for Charity
Co-founding a pandemic-era charity tournament by building a product compelling enough to attract the world's largest creators — and keep them coming back.
$140K Raised #1 YouTube & Twitch Co-founder & Product Lead
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The Opportunity — COVID Content Spike
During COVID-19, I identified the spike in content consumption as a moment to channel attention for charitable impact. Key insight: a charity event is only as good as the product you put in creators' hands.
2
Strategy — Personally Investing $10K
I didn't wait for permission. I personally invested $10,000 to fund development — putting my own conviction behind the idea's potential. This unlocked the resources to build something truly high-quality.
3
Product Design — Custom Gamemodes
Led the full creative and dev cycle: brainstorming gamemodes optimized for live audiences, guiding the dev team from concept briefs to a stable, shippable product on a tight deadline.
4
Go-to-Market — Live Coordination
Coordinated creators, technical teams, and charities for maximum live impact. The event ran flawlessly with overwhelmingly positive feedback from all participating creators.
Results
$140,000+ raised for charity across multiple causes
Dominated the top viewership slots on YouTube and Twitch simultaneously
Post-event creator highlight reels generated millions of additional organic views
Case Study 03
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StratLab Agency — $10M in Generated Revenue
Designing a two-sided business model that solved an authentic need for both brands and creators — and scaled it to $10M in revenue across Honey, Logitech, HyperX, and more.
$10M+ Revenue Honey · Logitech · HyperX Founder
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The Two-Sided Problem
Brands: "How do we drive authentic sales?" Creators: "How do I monetize without selling out?" I founded the agency as the product that solved both simultaneously through niche marketing design.
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Service Design — The Win-Win Model
Three-step model: (1) Discover — consult brands on core goals. (2) Identify — find creators in underserved niches. (3) Design — build custom campaigns (integrations, co-branded content, events) delivering genuine audience value.
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End-to-End Campaign Management
Not just brokers — creative strategists building every campaign from the ground up. Owned the product lifecycle from brief through performance tracking for Honey, Logitech, HyperX and more.
Results
$10,000,000+ in revenue for partner brands and small businesses
5B+ total impressions across Twitch and YouTube campaigns
Provided creators with new sustainable revenue streams without compromising brand authenticity

About

Built to build.

Ali has been building products and businesses since the age of 14 — starting with game servers, expanding into creator platforms, and scaling a consultancy to $10M in revenue before finishing college.

That foundation — shipping products, managing teams, finding markets — informs everything. At Uber, that meant stress-testing M&A theses and integrating acquisitions. At Google, it means engineering agentic AI frameworks and reshaping Cloud GTM roadmaps.

The through-line is consistent: identify the opportunity, build the system, deliver the result.

2014
Started building at 14
Developed and monetized game servers — first exposure to the full product lifecycle.
2017
Founded StratLab at 16
Pioneered crypto payment layers, bootstrapped creator consultancy and gaming platforms.
2020
MC-Ultimate charity event
Co-founded $140K charity tournament, personally invested $10K, dominated YouTube & Twitch.
2022
Uber — San Francisco
M&A Finance Analyst: HKTaxi integration, Uber Freight deal modeling, portfolio tracking.
2024
Google — Chicago
Finance intern → AI/ML Strategy Associate. Agentic frameworks, Cloud GTM roadmaps.

Ventures

StratLab

Founded at 16. A creator consultancy, growth agency, and gaming platform — bootstrapped to $10M+ in revenue and 5B+ impressions across Twitch and YouTube.

What we built
Agency —Designed niche marketing campaigns for Honey, Logitech, HyperX and more — end-to-end from brief to performance reporting.
Gaming —Recruited and led dev teams to ship novel games and platforms, owning the full product lifecycle from concept to launch.
Onchain —Pioneered early crypto utility at 16, building bridges between Web2 creator economies and onchain infrastructure.
Honey Logitech HyperX Twitch YouTube
By the numbers
$10M+
Revenue generated
5B+
Total impressions
$140K
Raised for charity
2017
Founded (age 16)

Contact

Work together.

Ali is open to strategy engagements, advisory roles, and conversations about building something new. Reach out directly.

✉ aliimody1@gmail.com 📱 610-393-9711 ↗ linkedin.com/in/alimody
📍 Chicago, IL