topic Re: Introduce yourself! in ELEVATE 2020: The Growth Accelerator

Introduce yourself!

cpieri — Wed, 06 May 2020 18:11:35 GMT

Welcome to ELEVATE! We are so excited to work with each of you in the coming months! Let's get started by introducing ourselves. Feel free to tell us whatever you'd like but here are a few ideas to get started:

Your name
Where you are located
What your startup is
What you hope to get out of ELEVATE
Your favorite dessert

Re: Introduce yourself!

NedArick — Tue, 19 May 2020 13:58:05 GMT

Hey Guys,

I'm Ned Arick, i'm the VP of Growth at HALOS here in Sarasota FL. We're a healthcare analytics start up focused solely on giving organizations the tools to execute on their data to increase care at the patient level.

I'm hoping to get some new growth ideas from ELEVATE! Healthcare is a fairly antiquated marketing space with most companies doing a ton of outbound and ABM type marketing so I hope to gain some insights on how we can change the game moving forward.

My favorite dessert is: Peachy's Bakery Donuts here in Sarasota. I could live off of them.

Looking forward to being a part of this!

Re: Introduce yourself!

cpieri — Tue, 26 May 2020 19:41:14 GMT

Excited to have you on board @NedArick! Excited to see what strategies you learn and bring back to the oldschool healthcare marketing space!

Also, those donuts sounds amazing, I'll have to try them someday!

Re: Introduce yourself!

howard849 — Tue, 02 Jun 2020 19:33:42 GMT

Hey!

I'm Sarah and currently based in Detroit, MI. My startup, JadeTrack, is based in Columbus, OH.

I am looking to become more knowledgable on fundraising & startup growth strategy.

My favorite dessert is a donut. 🍩

Re: Introduce yourself!

juanromero27 — Wed, 03 Jun 2020 14:39:29 GMT

Hi,

My name is Juan Romero I'm located in Mexico City and I'm CEO of SUMA México a Regtech with a solution called VeriDocID that includes KYC, AML, and e-signature with other exciting features.

I expect to learn more about inbound marketing and how to grow my business. as an added value hopefully I'll get to do some networking and pitch my solution.

Re: Introduce yourself!

cpieri — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 15:09:38 GMT

Welcome Sarah, excited to have you on board! I

Re: Introduce yourself!

cpieri — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 15:10:34 GMT

Hi Juan! Nice to e-meet you! Sounds like a really cool startup - excited to have you here. I'm sure we'll be able to help you with those goals!

Re: Introduce yourself!

JohnModica — Sun, 07 Jun 2020 19:50:34 GMT

Hi friends!

I'm John Modica, one of Kamana's co-foudners. A software platform for healthcare employers and professionals to manage their workflows faster and cheaper (e.g. onboarding, credential management, and job matching). Starting with travel healthcare, our platform simplifies the processes staffing agencies and workers need to complete to successfully secure work.

I'm hoping to come out of ELEVATE with inbound sales management skills, and insights on how to take our marketing to the next level. Also excited to learn from other founders!

Re: Introduce yourself!

lewisngugi — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 08:00:37 GMT

Hey everyone! 👋

I'm Lewis Kang'ethe Ngugi, Growth Marketing Lead & UX Designer at Kwara. Currently located in Nairobi, Kenya 🇰🇪 and loving the cold weather around this time.

More about our startup: Kwara is a small Nairobi 🇰🇪 - Berlin 🇩🇪 fintech startup that offers a secure, simple and affordable digital banking platform for savings and credit cooperatives (also known as Community Banks or Credit Unions) and their members, who are often excluded by traditional banks. Started in 2018 in Kenya, our mission is to enable the world's 3 billion underserved to become financially healthy. Backed by Finparx, Google for Startups, Catalyst Fund, Kepple and Bonum Ventures, today Kwara serves over 27,000 members.

Recent press/media: Meet Kwara, a startup in the new Africa Immersion program | Meet Kwara, a startup in the new Africa Immersion program

We have a vibrant sales and growth team that is eager to use the world-class techniques and relationships formed from the program to scale our solution.

Dessert: Hard to choose but my favorite dessert is Salted Caramel Milkshake.

Re: Introduce yourself!

yusuf2020 — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 14:27:35 GMT

Hi everybody,

I am Yusuf, co-founder and CEO of Recruitment Smart, based in London. We automate recruitment processes (candidate sourcing, screening and engagement) for large enterprises globally.

We have done lots of email based marketing and SEO based inbound lead gen activities so far. Operating in the B2B space has created a lot of challenges around the predictability of our pipeline.

Hence I am looking for ideas on accelerating growth and improving the accuracy of our forecasting.

My favourite desert is "gulab jamun"

Re: Introduce yourself!

IlhamSaid — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 14:28:39 GMT

Hello everyone!

I’m Ilham an upcoming graduate in Aerospace engineering at Bristol University in the UK and I’m on a mission to helping universities go digital by enhancing learning through conversational technology with my startup E2E. Super happy to be part of this accelerator and looking forward to hearing more about other startups. I am excited to starting the programme this summer and be learning how to create a playbook tailored to the needs of our users at E2E.

At E2E the value we bring to our users is at the core of all our decisions. So it's perfect that ELEVATE has customised each lesson to be aligned with a stage of the customer and user lifecycle journey: Attract, Engage, and Delight.

My favourite dessert would have to be tiramisu or sticky toffee pudding.

You can find me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilhamasaid/

Introduction

ktmckeand — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 14:32:54 GMT

Hey everyone,

My name is Kevin McKeand. I'm the CEO of Optelos in Austin, TX.

At Optelos, our Vision and Mission is:

Vision:

Delivering faster, higher quality, and safer outcomes through the power of visual data.

Mission:

Create innovative software and technology solutions, transforming how our customers perform asset inspection, maintenance, and management while allowing the humans responsible for the outcomes to use their creativity, critical thinking and judgment to solve problems and deliver higher quality, faster results, and safer outcomes.

About Optelos:

Optelos is an enterprise SaaS solution providing data management, reality modeling (2D and 3D), and AI Computer Vision solution for companies inspecting their assets across oil/gas, utilities, manufacturing, industrial engineering, and telecom.

I look forward to learning from the elevate sessions and each of you individually!

Greetings

MelJ — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 14:36:19 GMT

Hi Everyone,

I run an indie press with a twist. Crwth (pronounced Crooth) Press publishes children's books. We use dyslexia-friendly fonts and edit for readability - we want kids to enjoy reading and we strive to be accessible to all kids. We also have a profit-sharing model. In traditional publishing, authors and illustrators make royalties. We pay profit-sharing on top of royalties. It's an opportunity for creatives to make more from their efforts, and it's an acknowledgment that creatives are the true heart and soul of the compay.

I'm looking forward to learning how to gain visibility in a crowded online space so I can grow the business.

My favourite desert: lemon posset.

Re: Introduce yourself!

dinanikitina — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 14:37:29 GMT

Hi everyone, my name is Dina and I'm the COO at Trexo Robotics. We're located in Toronto, Canada.

At Trexo, we're building the first exoskeleton designed for children with disabilities. Our devices help children walk so they can live healthier and in turn happier lives.

Since launching our product just over a year ago, we have had some pretty awesome growth but I am not finding we're starting to plateau a bit. Hoping ELEVATE will help inject some new ideas and help us automate our growth tactics moving forward.

I'm not a big dessert person but I do love chocolate.

Dina

Re: Introduce yourself!

southmaydt — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 14:38:07 GMT

Hi everyone!

My name's Thomas and I'm the head of bizdev at a legal tech startup in Toronto, Canada. Our company supports entrepreneurs and growing startups with annotated contract templates, learning materials and negotiation training workshops.

Hoping to learn some new growth marketing processes I can put into practice, as well as meet the community and build my network 🙂

As lame as it is my favourite dessert is frozen mango! No idea why!

Re: Introduce yourself!

AbridgeAcademy — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 14:38:58 GMT

Super excited to join ELEVATE! I'm Katie, I run a small social enterprise called Abridge Academy which aims to "bridge East and West through education". We aim to improve cultural relations, promote language learning and inspire the next generation of UK teachers through our international cultural exchange and teaching programs.

I'm based in Southampton, in the south of the UK, but spend a fair bit of time visiting our program partners in and around China. I'm hoping to learn some top tips on how to really accelerate our growth as a start-up, since from July I will be leaving my full time job to focus solely on business development. Really excited to get started!

Re: Introduce yourself!

Lucas3 — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 14:40:32 GMT

Hi everyone, my name is Lucas.

I am the COO & Co-founder at Otrafy, a Minnesota based company that helps quality assurance professionals of F&B companies to automate vendor documentation collection and management.

Before COVID we had a B2B sales strategy that was largely dependent on tradeshows, dinners, and shaking hands. I am now working with the team on creating a new world marketing strategy focused on online interactions. I hope this program will help me with it.

Favorite desserts are from Brazil, if you ever go down there here are two names for the bucket list: quindim and Paçoca.

Thanks!

Re: Introduce yourself!

AW-Exploryst — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 14:40:34 GMT

Hello everyone.

My name is Angela and I am the founder of Exploryst in Denver, CO.

Exploryst is a travel platform for people with physical disabilities and other mobility considerations to find appropriate activities, tours, and adventures based on their specific mobility levels. https://exploryst.glideapp.io/full

I am looking to become more knowledgable on sales, fundraising & startup growth strategy.

I am a big fan of tiramisu.

Re: Introduce yourself!

mylifelineuk — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 14:41:53 GMT

Hi there!

I'm Christen, based in London, England, and I'm the co-founder of My Lifeline - a CBD cold brew coffee brand. Follow us on Instagram @mylifelineuk 🙂

Both cold brew and CBD are relatively new trends in the UK - which makes it interesting!

I'm registering for SEIS (Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme - to raise funds from angel investors) and looking to expand the number of retailers I sell through, as well as looking to build an exceptional customer experience, and I'm hoping the accelerator will help with that.

Favourite dessert is chocolate fondant!

Re: Introduce yourself!

gs2020 — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 14:37:39 GMT

Hey everyone, my name is Greg and I'm one of the co-founders of a direct mail automation startup called Local Butter. We make it easy for local businesses to acquire new customers by leveraging technology to enhance the efficiency, measurability and tracking of deeply personalized offline marketing campaigns.

Really thankful that the ELEVATE opportunity came around when it did, looking forward to see what's in store for us! Thank you Carl & Hubspot!