Ivy ExecReviews 259

Ivy Exec Is A great Platform That offers Genuine Opportunity for Consumer to share Thoughts on Market Research and projects. They are highly esteemed on integrity and honesty with great customer support.

That didn't help me find the job, I want. I kept getting wrong jobs in the newsletter, so it's wasted money for me.

A fantastic organisation! Great cutomer support from beginning to end of the process. The team are really informed and go the extra mile at every stage. I would recommend them unreservedly.

Ivy Exec has certainly had a controversial tone since its founding by Malek Jalal and Elena Bajic. Husband Malek Jalal was on the Board of Directors, wife Elena Bajic has been the CEO.

The company deserves praise in the last two years, as it has weathered the COVID storm of business, and seemed to reinvent itself, after very turbulent times.

Many people seem angry that they wish to be part of this best in class service, and often cannot make the cut, or do not get what they paid for. It is important to remember Ivy Exec is still a work in progress, and it will take decades before it becomes a sort of online country club for the best in class leaders to come together, be open with each other, and building trust. Slowly, it is coming along.

Among gossip circles in the city, etc. people who have taken a dislike to the company, or the current CEO Elena Bajic often make unfounded criticisms. Yes, Elena Bajic was married right after university to an older Malek Jalal; Bajic never had Wall Street experience, but simply married someone who was a renowned trader. Yes, Malek Jalal has been in prison for fraud. Yes, any legal search on a place like PacerMonitor, Unicourt, or even Justia shows that Malek Jalal has been in legal investigations for ten years, and there were lawsuits "Elena Bajic V Malek Jalal" "Jalal v. Bajic, Ivy Exec" and ten other lawsuits naming Jalal, even up to the present week this review was written.

Yet, anyone who actually researches the facts will see that Malek Jalal was involved in the bigger "United States v. Gregory Schnabel," a $50,000,000+ renewable energy fraud case. Malek Jalal of Unity Fuels was a subsidiary company, to which Malek Jalal eventually was convicted, faced with millions of dollars of fines and restitution.

However, to be clear, neither Elena Bajic or Ivy Exec was involved in any of this. Simply because someone disagrees with her management style, personality, business decisions, or expectations does not mean they should bring her personal life or the unscrupulous action of a spouse against her. That is unfair.

Additionally, Ivy Exec faces criticism because many of the employees are outsourced in Serbia. Serbia has less expensive labor, including white collar workers, combined with fast internet infrastructure. Ivy Exec is using a smart model by having a well-decorated, posh Manhattan office, with lots of manpower in Serbia. This is actually a way to keep productivity high, especially on a lean budget.

In the end, if people object to Elena Bajic or Ivy Exec, I suggest they write to their customer service agents. After terminating Malek Jalal at the time of his trials and divorce, the company has gone a long way to cleaning up all operations, and trying to refocus. I think this is a good example of reinventing a company, and working admirably towards better results, or even some sort redemption. I hope business schools eventually write a case study about everything that happened, and how to persevere during tough times.

This company offers so many things to offer. The website has online learning of various business topics to educate yourself and your staff. I have referenced them to build a educational class for my staff. The surveys do pay if you actually answer the questions with expertise. I have nothing but positive experience with this company. I have been in Healthcare for 25 years, and not all companies are legit, but this one has been nothing but exactly what they say they are.

I've been pleased with the interactions and communications with Ivy Exec company. They are honest and over deliver on follow-up and making sure things happen. I'm very much searching forward to working with them in future.

Ivy Exec is a scam that offers consulting fees for time and knowledge shared from industry subject matter experts but does not provide payment.

This is one of those unethical businesses that is around. I was charged $166 for 6-months membership without my consent. I tried to get the membership cancelled by writing to them a number of times, and called them few times. I have not received a single reply nor acknowledgement from the company. These kinds of businesses should not exist. I have never seen a business that starts with $0.99 and then switches you to 6 month membership costing $166. Somebody should put these people out of business. The CEO went to Columbia university, and has history of legal shenanigans. I cannot fathom how a reputed school can admit somebody like this. Accountability starts from the top. An organization is the reflection of its founders/management.

Update: I got my refund, but still is NOT right.

IvyExec gives off a bad vibe.

Recently, they have done some webinars, etc. that get high rankings.

Several times a year, they get complaints about charges that were not authorized on people's credit cards.

Also, a deep web search owner Elena Bajic has a bad reputation as a self-serving person and a workplace bully, despite her open professions towards having family, pets and general philanthropy.

On the Better Business Bureau, they have a current rating of "F" and are not allowed to register because they have too many infractions.

Something just does not seem right about them.

I had a very large project and the Ivy Exec team and RJ went above and beyond my expectations recruiting hard-to-reach respondents for my Market Research study. I needed 15 high-caliber business professionals in the insurance industry and they were the only vendors who were able to assist me. RJ went above and beyond making sure I had no concerns when the deadline was approaching and sure enough, they delivered. His Project Management team (I believe her name was Aleksandra) sent me daily reports of qualified respondents and always made sure all my needs were met. The project was a huge success and we have worked on several projects together since. I highly recommend RJ and his team for all of your recruitment needs. Especially hard to reach, c-suite executives.

Great interaction with Ivy Exec - sharp folks, very client and delivery focused. We were hoping to source a bit more expert interviews overall, and there was a mix-up with the payment process with one of the Experts, which led to the Expert not providing part within the deadline of the agreed insights, but I hope the payment was sorted out in the end. Thanks to Hanna and the team for supporting us!