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Driving Growth with Financial and Market Insights

The goal of this expert panel SmartGroup™ is to explore and discuss how strategic tactics, financial modeling, market understanding, and competitive intelligence can support an organization's decision making to innovate and launch new products, enter into new product categories or explore new channels and markets. From most valuable tactics, financial modeling and analytics to latest market trends, opportunities and innovations, this group of experts will gain a unique perspective and invaluable insights while growing their professional network among peers.

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 is online and will be open 24/7. 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 professionals and companies directly with the perspective they seek firsthand, 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.

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GET more decision makers, mid-sized enterprise CEOs, COOs, managing directors

Small to Mid-sized Enterprise Leaders
- CEOs
-COOs
- Heads of Finance
- Marketing Executives
- Sales Leaders & Professionals

Applicants
Falguni Desai
Head of Digital Strategy & Transformation
I've worked as a banker, consultant and strategist for 20 years and understand the importance of preparing insightful, data driven analysis for planning. I have experience using internal and external data sources to assess market situations, competitive situations and in evaluating market opportunity and client demand. Much of this experience also entails a design thinking approach, where asking questions, listening to clients, removing bias and collective a representative sample of views and data is critical. I've worked with several major Wall Street banks and been a corporate strategist in the B2B arena working at Deloitte, BDO, Thomson Reuters, IBM, Credit Suisse and Paribas.
Keith Beveri
President, VP | Franchising, Operations, Brand Management | Business Builder | Brand Strategist | Innovator | Executive
Keith Beveridge is a senior business executive with over 30 years of experience. This has been across multiple market channels including franchising, wholesale distribution, retailing and dealer networks / business opportunities and multiple industries such as the automotive aftermarket, adhesives, consumer package goods and urban entertainment. His last position was as President and Co-Founder of FlannelJax’s which was a franchise start-up in the urban entertainment space. Previous to that, he was Senior Vice President of NOVUS. NOVUS is multifaceted business consisting of a global franchise network, a CPG manufacturing operation and an adhesive distributor. He also held increasing responsible positions with Dow Automotive and Pilkington North America. Keith holds an MBA in Marketing and Finance from Steven M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and a BA in Chemistry from the College of Wooster. He has also been an active board member on several automotive aftermarket trade organizations and chairman of an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard. Keith builds better brands through data analysis, strategic planning, operational execution and marketing excellence. He is a: Business Innovator ♦ Business Developer who continually looks for new revenue opportunities in new markets or product line expansions and optimizes existing sales channels to grow the top and bottom lines. ♦ Change Agent with a roll-up-the-sleeves attitude who drives agile development and continuous improvement across new and existing business processes to increase the organization’s competitive advantage. ♦ Cross-Functional Team Leader who uses fact-based data to manage change and build cultures that empower teams to succeed. Strategist ♦ Data analyst who develops marketing and financial analysis targeting both global and domestic markets and business segments to develop a cohesive business plan targeting both global and domestic markets and business segments with specific sales and profitability goals along with the necessary investments. ♦ Prioritizes the organization’s resources and sets current and long-term goals for individual teams and departments to execute the business plan. ♦ Conducts competitive intelligence and devises counterstrategies to adjust the organization’s positioning to exploit their strengths. Storyteller ♦ Designer and executer of the brand promise to communicate the organization’s vision, mission and core values to all stakeholders to deliver all business goals and objectives. ♦ Developer and integrator of customer-centric guest experience strategies with a feedback loop to propel customer excellence which drives growth. ♦ Builder of long-term relationships with key customers, organization’s staff and strategic vendors to drive customer, employee and vendor delight
Jon Kelman
Business Consultant
Jon is a management consultant focused on commercial growth strategy for middle-market companies. He has 10+ years experience across sales and marketing roles, and has worked with a wide variety of company sizes and industries.
Mike Mitche
Chief Financial Officer - LendingOne
Zeli Moyo MBA,FC
Chief Executive Officer at SSAB South Africa (Pty) Ltd
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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.

Driving Growth with Financial and Market Insights