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The traditional expansion
model is broken.

OPPORTUNITY SHOULD COME BEFORE OVERHEAD.

For decades expanding into a new market meant taking huge risks and expense before getting traction.

Open an office.
Hire a team.
Build overhead.

We built V1XL on the opposite belief:

get the expertise, the relationships, and the local execution first, without the overhead.

Commit to permanent cost only once there is traction to justify it.

V1XL STORY

I kept watching good companies fail at the same 3 things

I have spent my career opening international markets, from over 12 years at Schlumberger to my work with Norwegian energy companies through RESMAN and NORWEP.

Many of the international companies I supported had great technologies and real opportunity. They still struggled, and it came down to three gaps:

THE GAPS

First, MARKETING

Their message was feature-based. They sold features when the market bought value. Nine times out of ten, the door stayed shut not because the technology was weak, but because the story was wrong.

Second, SALES

When a door did open, there was no timely follow-up, no presence, no in-person relationship building, no discipline to advance the deal on the buyer's clock.

Third, OPERATIONS

Support was seven time zones away. That does not work when the customer needs an answer today.

Knowing the time and risk, many tried to expand with shortcuts:

Fly in for a conference, work a booth, take a few meetings, fly home, and wait for the phone to ring. It does not ring.

Traction takes time, with local visibility, relationship building, and disciplined follow-up.

I built V1XL to close these three gaps, in the right order:

MARKETINGThat speaks to buyers in their market and their language.
SALESThat shows up locally and follows through.
OPERATIONSOperations that delivers in the customer's time zone.

Without the high cost and risk of building it all in-house.

That is what it takes to excel in a new market.
That is where the name comes from.

EXCEL IN YOUR TARGET MARKETS. V1XL GET THE SPEED TO TAKE OFF.

V1XL IN ACTION

We help you open the right doors by getting your solution in front of the clients who actually need it.

We target the right industry events, follow up locally to move deals forward, and develop the long-term pipeline that builds lasting market presence.

Vinnie Carvalho with clients at OTC Houston

Technology presentation at Chevron in Houston

Vinnie Carvalho presenting during Gastech

Vinnie Carvalho speaking at the International Energy Forum in Oslo

Vinnie Carvalho with clients at ExxonMobil

Vinnie Carvalho with clients at Woodside

Vinnie Carvalho presenting at the Ion in Houston

THE PEOPLE BEHIND V1XL

Industry expertise.
Boots on the ground.
Relationships that open doors.

Behind every client engagement is a team of energy industry veterans with local presence and the relationships that open doors for your solution. Each of us brings decades of market knowledge across global regions and disciplines.

Together, we deliver reach and results no single hire can match.

**Vinnie Carvalho**Founder & Managing Partner

**Vinnie Carvalho**Founder & Managing Partner

**Craig Kalmbach**Business Development Partner – Middle East

**Fabrício Carvalho**Digital Enablement Partner – Europe and Brazil

**Steve Koumouris**Business Development Partner – APAC

GROWTH LOOKS DIFFERENT FOR EVERY COMPANY.

The right support should too.

Whether you’re evaluating a new opportunity, entering a new market, or looking to accelerate growth in an existing one, every conversation begins with understanding your objectives, priorities, and challenges.

Let’s Explore What’s Possible

The traditional expansionmodel is broken.