Kris is a serial entrepreneur with a deep understanding of SaaS, sales and sales management, and initiating and operationalizing early- and mid-stage company growth. In his career, he has managed more than 10,000 sales opportunities and won approximately 2,500. He has driven the early stage company growth phase for six venture-backed startups, and is intimately familiar with company growth phases including “pre-revenue to the first million”, “$1M to $10M“, and “$10M-$25M.” In addition to founding two companies and leading several early- and mid-stage sales team for various startups, he spent three years at WebEx directing enterprise sales efforts across the Fortune 1000. During his tenure there, he developed a strong acumen for SaaS business metrics. Currently, Kris has been busy founding his third startup focused in social media. This company became cash-flow positive within three months after engaging with customers. He also closely advises Palantir Technologies (raised $90M) on go-to-market sales and marketing strategies for the enterprise, federal, and global markets.
John Gengarella has overall responsibility for Voxify’s vision, strategic direction, and operations. Prior to Voxify, John served as VP of Operations for Oracle’s CRM Applications Division, a $1B business unit. He previously led Siebel Systems’ Travel, Transportation & Hospitality business unit prior to Siebel’s acquisition by Oracle. Prior to Siebel, John served as the CEO of two CRM companies and is an active early stage investor in global technology and services ventures. He served as a strategy consultant at Deloitte Consulting, an M&A associate at Price-Waterhouse and began his career as an engineer at Lockheed Missiles & Space Company. John earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Pittsburgh and his Master of Business Administration from the Harvard Business School.
Adam Gerber is Chief Marketing Officer of Quantcast where he is focused on establishing the company as a leading provider of audience addressability solutions across the advertiser-supported digital media industry. Prior to joining Quantcast, Adam was Brightcove, Inc.’s Vice President for Advertising Products and Strategy. He is a 15-year veteran of traditional and digital agency media planning and buying. After leading traditional planning activities for clients such as P&G, Unilever, Bell Atlantic, UPS, Labatt USA, and Goldman Sachs, Adam was a founding partner of WPP’s Digital Edge unit (now MEC Interaction). Thereafter, he led the development of emerging and digital media capabilities for Publicis’ MediaVest unit. A widely recognized leader in online and emerging advertising, Adam has served in various industry advocacy roles, including committee chair positions with the American Association of Advertising Agencies (4As) and the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB).
Kevin M. Ryan is CEO of Motivity Marketing, a strategic consultancy that helps companies in the world of connected marketing move forward by assisting with business, marketing and media strategy. Mr. Ryan is a global interactive marketing thought leader who has appeared on CNN and featured by The Associated Press, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The New York Times and Advertising Age, as well as published hundreds of articles on search and interactive marketing. He is the former CMO of WebVisible, VP, Global Content Director for Search Engine Watch and Search Engine Strategies, VP of Interactive Media for Wahlstrom Interactive and Founder of Kinetic Results, an Advertising Age Top 20 search engine marketing firm. Mr. Ryan has contributed to the growth of the American Association of Advertising Agencies, Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), Microsoft Search Advisory Council, Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization (SEMPO), 212 Interactive Club and Direct Marketers Association (DMA). He currently serves on the board of advisors for Ad:Tech and is search editor for iMedia Communications.
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