As CEO and CCO, Christoph Becker has grown gyro into one of the largest, most successful B2B marketing agencies in the world. Under Becker’s leadership, gyro was named 2019 Global B2B Agency of the Year by the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) as well as B2B Marketing’s Top U.S. B2B Agency 2017-2018. gyro was also […]
Author: Dave Gordon
Torii CEO reflects on the changing relationships between SaaS users and IT teams
Businesses continue to embrace cloud computing, which has altered enterprise IT as we know it. The benefits for businesses are obvious. Companies can now use powerful solutions at more accessible rates and without the lengthy deployment times of conventional enterprise software. Four out of five enterprises have already moved at least a quarter of their […]
Inside The Mind Of . . . Wayne Zwiers
Wayne Zwiers is the CEO and co-founder of Black Beard, a leading South African tech start up that prides itself on building business through technology. Developers at heart, Black Beard started out as a tech company that built tech solutions for business. They now find themselves building platforms that become the business themselves. With only […]
Inside The Mind Of . . . Philip Smolin
A digital marketing innovator for a quarter century, Philip Smolin is an industry expert on data and analytics, programmatic media buying, audience targeting, and the emerging business models redefining marketing. As Chief Strategy Officer of Amobee, Smolin is responsible for driving their global strategy and key growth initiatives that integrate data, analytics and programmatic activation, […]
Inside The Mind Of . . . Markus Mikola
Markus Mikola is the founder and CEO of ContractZen Ltd, launched in 2014. ContractZen is an easy to use cloud service with a unique and powerful set of tools, including contract management, virtual data room, and eSignatures, to speed up operations, minimize risks and maximize company value in due diligence situations. Prior to ContractZen, he […]
Inside The Mind Of . . . Gil Dudkiewicz
Gil Dudkiewicz is the Co-Founder and CEO of StartApp, which he founded in 2010. StartApp’s goal is to connect partners with consumers in ways that benefit the partner and the consumer, through mobile data insights, helping partners understand what today’s mobile user is really like – where they spend their time in the mobile space, […]
Inside The Mind Of . . . Dan Levin
Dan Levin is president and co-founder of ViralGains. While in his senior year of college, Dan was inspired to start ViralGains after recognizing the storytelling power of video as a medium for building authentic, meaningful connections between brands, and the people they seek to serve. ViralGains is a digital video ad platform that enables marketers […]
Inside The Mind Of . . . Rivi Bloch
Rivi Bloch is the current division chief executive of Taptica’s Performance Advertising business, as well as interim CEO of Taptica International Ltd. Rivi was born and raised in Israel, and spent several years living in San Francisco. She pursued academic degrees in Political Science and Law, and regularly draws on those experiences as Taptica continues […]
Inside the Mind Of… Yoav Oz
Yoav Oz is the Co-Founder of Spotad, a leading artificial intelligence, mobile advertising technology startup. Spotad enables businesses to bring their own algorithms and data to the programmatic advertising space. The company boasts impressive clients that include Uber, Expedia, Apple Music, OpenTable, Trainline, and more. Oz has over eight years of experience in marketing and advertising, […]
Inside The Mind Of . . . Jason McNew
Jason McNew is an Air Force veteran, who previously worked for the White House Communications Agency, and Camp David, for 12 years, where he held one of highest security clearances known as the “Yankee White”. He holds four degrees, including a Master’s in cyber security from Penn State. Jason is a member of the Infraguard, […]
Inside The Mind Of . . . Bryant Galindo
Bryant Galindo is an organizational consultant, and leadership development coach. His innovative approach to conflict resolution springs from the methodology he created called Collaborative Disagreement, which shifts a person’s mindset around disagreement, while providing a communication script for resolving high-stakes situations collaboratively. Bryant has worked with venture-backed startups, the United Nations, and Union Bank, is […]
Inside The Mind Of . . . Elan Divon
Elan Divon is a Harvard-trained author, speaker and founder of Divon Academy, an organization that prepares students and professionals for success and greater self-mastery. He delivers programs that focus on the three biggest predictors of long-term success, and building capacity in areas that employers and companies find most valuable. Divon Academy helps professionals cultivate a […]
Inside The Mind Of . . . Chris Vandersluis
As the president and co-founder of HMS Software, Chris Vandersluis has been instrumental in the growth and operations since 1984. Under his guidance, HMS has become recognized as one the foremost suppliers of project management products and one of the most significant suppliers of timesheet and project tracking software in the world. HMS is the […]
Inside The Mind Of . . . Trevor Poplar
Trevor Poplar is the Managing Director and Co-Founder of Fifty Thousand Foot Inc., a website that facilitates a link between independent consultants, consulting firms and businesses who want to work with each other. 50000Foot.com’s goal is supporting independent consultants in different stages of their career, be it a professional who has decided to go independent, […]
Inside The Mind Of. . . Eric Gilboord
Eric Gilboord has worked with hundreds of small and medium-sized business owners for nearly a quarter century. He is a management consultant, speaker, and has written hundreds of articles, seen in national newspapers and magazines. He worked in ad agencies for nearly two decades, until he began a marketing consulting firm Soho Marketing in 1994. […]
Inside The Mind Of . . . Suzen Fromstein
Suzen Fromstein is a marketing content creator and speechwriter. In her book, Suits and Ladders: Ten Proven Ways to Keep Your Job Safe, she interviewed 102 mid-to-senior level managers (51 men and 51 women) and consolidated their wisdom into one informative, entertaining survival guide. Her second book was Inform, Influence and Entertain Like a Pro: […]
Inside The Mind Of . . . Nadav Kidron
Nadav Kidron serves as Chief Executive Officer of Oramed Pharmaceuticals, which he co-founded in 2006. Their orally-taken insulin is game-changing technology that could revolutionize the way millions people with diabetes administer their medication. Kidron has led everything from establishing the company, to seeking capital, to recruiting top talent from the business, financial, technical and strategic spheres. […]
Inside The Mind Of . . . Tim Pethick
Tim Pethick has held influential positions as marketing director at Microsoft in Australia, CEO of Encyclopedia Britannica in the UK, and CEO of BTLookSmart, delivering web search and directory solutions to businesses in 15 languages and more than 20 markets worldwide. But he is most known for many as the brainchild behind one of Australia’s […]
Inside The Mind Of . . . Roope Heinilä
Roope Heinilä is the Co-Founder and CEO of Smarp, an employee communication SaaS provider based in Helsinki, Finland. Smarp’s core business is in enabling organizations to harness the power of their workforce on social media. The company’s products and services allow its clients to leverage the collective power of their team members’ personal networks for […]
Inside The Mind Of . . . Ivan Misner
Dr. Ivan Misner is the Founder and Chief Visionary Officer of BNI, the world’s largest business networking organization. Founded in 1985, it now has over 8,400 chapters around the world. Last year, BNI generated 9.1 million referrals resulting in $13.1 billion in closed business for its members. Called the “Father of Modern Networking” by CNN, […]