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Growth Strategies for Tech Companies

Growth is fundamental to a business' survival and a concrete growth strategy is crucial for success. This online expert panel is dedicated to exploring the latest and best growth strategies for Tech companies. Uncovering innovative trends and business strategies - from business development to product, marketing, sales, and talent management. The team of experts will discuss and gain deep insights into the various decision points that affect the velocity of growth for emerging B2B tech companies in the U.S. market.
SmartGroup™ members nominate and vote on future topics to explore as the platform curates’ weekly reports that develop the reputation of its contributors and enable other professionals to stay relevant on the topic.

Here is the Deal:
There are a whole lot of people that want to know what you know. Rather than a lame survey or real-time meetings, this engagement will be open 24/7... at your convenience. You engage when you feel like it once a week, you have fun meeting new people also hot on the topic, you earn points that you convert to cash (not change-your-life money, but fist-pump-money). Expect to spend about 15 minutes per week, but like potato chips, it's tempting to do much more.

What is Currnt:
We are about connecting companies directly with the perspective they seek first hand, fast learning where everybody gets smarter and stays fresh on fast change. Some call us the "LinkedIn for introverts" (chortle) because there is no self-promotion, everything is curated by professional moderators.

Why You:
We have some pretty smart bots that found your profile on the web and thought you might be interested. If you are a continual learner, you will love the experience. If you like getting recognized by your peers for your “spoon-bending” insights, you will like the points. If you like meeting new people from around the world that share your interest, you will love the knowledge networking. If you are like us and like staying fresh and relevant on topics that are re-shaping our world, then welcome to Currnt.

peopleExpert participation

- US-based or responsible for the US-market ONLY
- Mid-sized, B2B companies ($5 MM -200 MM rev)
- From technology industries including FinTech, Martech, Healthtech, LegalTech, Cybersecurity, and Privacy

- Responsible for sales and marketing in these companies around the US market.
- CEOs, CMOs, CROs
- Heads of Marketing, marketing leadership
- Sales leaders
- Business Development,
- Branding,
- Product, Sales,
- Sales Enablement
-talent management

Applicants
Brian Lavery
Country manager - Digital media - International marketing - Board director & chair - CMO thinktank - Partnerships
I manage outsourced digital advertising sales teams for AccuWeather, across dozens of international markets, and previously ran in-house international marketing teams at Twitter, focused on B2B customer acquisition. I'm a big believer in working with agencies, but only when the internal groundwork on brand strategy is rock solid. Also, getting good results from agencies requires a particular vendor-management skillset that isn't common in many marketing teams.
Steve Mann
CMO Killing Traditional Marketing With Pleasure
20 plus years as CMO or senior marketing executive. Have led teams ranging from 20 to 250 and responsible for all talent acquisition, retention and use of external contractors or off shore resources to meet our GTM objectives.
Olga Kovsha
Director of Sales and Marketing at Asia World, the Leading DMC in Asia
B2B Digital Sales Director and Corporate Accounts at Minor Hotels - Former Director of Sales and Marketing
Awais Malik
Group Chief Consumer Officer, VEON (Formerly Vimpelcom)
Change, Turnaround and Growth Leader with 18 years’ experience across multiple continents (Geographies covering: Africa; Asia, Asia Pacific; the Caribbean; Eurasia; Europe; Russia & the US.) with a proven ability to dramatically grow customer base, increase revenues and EBITDA in intensely competitive environments, demonstrating cultural sensitivity and with deep understanding of rapidly changing digital and media landscape. Experienced strategic leader in the Technology and Consumer Industries, expertise in supporting companies not only through critical start-up or turnaround situations but also defending market leader position managing mature businesses over US$20 billion in revenue. Have managed and led several turn around ....
Brian LeCoun
Chief Marketing Officer & VP of Digital Travel Nursing at Health Carousel
My name is Brian LeCount. I serve as CMO at Health Carousel after a 17-year career in advertising and digital marketing agencies leading strategy for global brands in the FMCG, Pharmaceutical, Eyecare and other sectors. I currently lead teams focused on brand strategy, strategic planning, demand generation & growth marketing, content & creative services, B2B marketing and marketing operations. I am also charged with researching, developing and launching new brands at our company. I have served as a startup mentor to dozens of startups over the last 5+ years in connection with The Brandery in Cincinnati, OH.
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“I like that I can do this when I have time,
and there is no set schedule.”


Eric Allen, Senior Manager, Supply Chain at EY

“I find the topics engaging and I love the
flexibility of checking in and providing insights
at my convenience.”

Kimberly Underwood, Consultant at Underwood Consulting

“Great platform, great questions and topics.
The potential to earn a little more money for
participating is nice as well.”

Oren Birks, Sr. Director of IT at PBI-Gordon

“I really enjoy being on the panels, sharing
information and reading the perspective of the
other panelists. It is quite intriguing and most
all of the panelists are quite bright.”

Patty Soltis, CX Strategist at Kinetic Edge Consultants

“Very interactive, informative and without
any inherent bias. This is as good a collaborative
platform as you can get.”

Pinaki Banerjee, Program Director at ITC InfoTech

“It is a perfect platform not just to share
but to learn and stay updated.”


Armando Leyva, HR Director at 360º HC

FAQ
  • add remove What is Currnt?
    Currnt is a “Knowledge Networking” platform where companies and professionals come to stay relevant on the latest advances in their industries in the face of the increasing pace of change. Companies sponsor panels to learn about where markets are headed or how to leverage new capabilities. Professionals join to demonstrate and develop their passions with equal caliber peers in expert-only facilitated online engagements. On Currnt, we take our passions seriously and ourselves lightly. See our Community Guidelines, to learn more of the rules of the road, here are some highlights

    • Be yourself. The authenticity of Currnt begins with the passion of people.
    • Be respectful. This applies to every person, at all times.
    • Be inclusive. Tolerate, welcome, and consider diverse people and perspectives.
    • Build empathy and understanding. Engage in debates that are in good faith.
    • Foster meaningful and genuine connections. This is what Currnt is all about.
    • Do not plagiarize or fail to cite other’s ideas.
    • Don’t game the points by trying to coordinate intentional recognition.
  • add remove How do Panels work?
    The panel is like a facilitated forum of hand selected experts on a topic sponsored by a company that wants to learn fast. Panels are organized in chapters called Themes that focus on one subtopic at a time. In some panels Themes are only 24 hours in duration, in others they are a week long, and in some they are two weeks long. When one Theme closes, a new one begins. You come in when you feel like it, but try to come in twice per Theme. You earn points from your peers and the facilitator when they react to your ideas. Likewise, others earn points when you interact on their posts. The more we discuss and debate, the better the insights, the more points earned by all.

  • add remove Why should I apply? Do I get paid?
    Professionals join Currnt because they want to remain relevant on subjects they’re passionate about and subjects that are shaping the future of their industry. They also:

    • Engage and connect with equal caliber peers in their industry
    • Learn and enhance their knowledge
    • Get recognized and rewarded for providing their inputs and thought-leadership
    • When specified above in the project description, you can earn honorarium payments and/or recognition points redeemable for cash. Learn more here.
  • add remove Are there specific times I need to participate?
    There are no set times for calls or meetings. Participation is 100% online on the Currnt platform and engagement between the all expert panelists is asynchronous in written form. Just come in twice per Theme, at your convenience.

  • add remove How do KnowledgeStreams and DesignSprints work?
    Streams are ongoing online engagements for exploration or working iteratively with a panel, and Sprints are on-demand engagement to get to actionable insights quickly. Both are facilitated and are always-on for participants to engage at-convenience. The conversations are segmented into Themes which are subtopics which are like chapters in a book. In a 4 Day Sprint, Themes are 24 hours, whereas a Theme in a Stream is every two week. Throughout the discussion, the facilitator highlights and categorizes the “key takeaways” to be voted and distilled into a summary report. It’s also common that other pieces of content (whitepapers, blogs, podcasts) are also prepared from the distilled insights.

  • add remove I’ve applied. Now what?
    Your application will be internally reviewed in the following 24-48hrs and screened for any conflict of interest, and general fit. Next your application will be shortlisted for the sponsor to accept, bookmark or reject. You will receive a notification each step of the way, but expect this may take a couple of days, or even weeks if the panel is new. Nevertheless, in addition to the notifications, you can always go back to the Apply page to view the status of your application.

  • add remove I’ve been selected. What am I expected to do when selected?
    Once you receive your Welcome Email, please RSVP by clicking the link in the notification. You can also gain access to the panel through your ‘My Currnt’ at the top of the page. Finally, once you have RSVP’d by logging into the panel, there is often a Welcome Tab where you can introduce yourself to the other panelists. If it’s a new panel, the first Theme will launch in a few days, if it’s an ongoing panel just jump right in by reacting to the question or to what the other panelists had to say.

  • add remove If I have other questions or issues, what should I do?
    Please contact support to answer any other questions or troubleshoot any issues via email or chat.

Growth Strategies for Tech Companies