Jason Davis
Geneva,IL
Summary
Proven executive with over 20 years of experience. Outstanding strategic planning and execution, cross-cultural management and risk management aptitudes. Experience developing and maintaining sound financial plans that lead to significant increases in revenue and market share.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Executive Vice President
Launch Consulting
03.2020 - Current
- Helped reshape company to ensure success during and beyond the pandemic
- Manage and oversee all Launch business units and markets
- Full P&L and investment oversight responsibility
- Shifted company focus from full staffing to blend of 50/50 staffing and consulting services
- Company has grown from $50M to over $200M since 2020
- Worked closely with private equity to position the organization for eventual acquisition by Planet Equity in early 2022
- Launched AI first initiative to assist clients prepare to use emerging technologies in their business as a competitive advantage.
CEO/Board Member
Centare (acquired By Rural Sourcing)
10.2018 - 01.2020
- Launched a strategy to drive 25% compound annual growth
- Over 30% year over year revenue growth in the first 12 months
- Built a target market strategy to help expand the client base as well as generate additional revenue in existing accounts
- Reorganized the business to create a client centric approach to delivering technology
- Increased operational efficiency by reducing role overlap and improving internal processes
- Prepared and guided company through acquisition process
CEO/FOUNDER
RocketSled
01.2016 - 01.2018
- Helped identify investment opportunities as well as patterns of need to inform new venture development opportunities for the startup studio
- Two successful acquisition exits in the first 3 years
- Sourced PointDrive investment that eventually led to their acquisition by LinkedIn in 2016
- Assist in portfolio management including connecting portfolio companies to build joint go-to-market and execution programs
- Leverage personal and professional network to create joint venture and investment opportunities
- Manage partnerships with angel and venture capital groups.
MANAGING DIRECTOR/PARTNER
Slalom
01.2010 - 01.2016
- Helped launch and build Chicago technology practice in 2010
- Created the go-to-market strategy for technology practices
- Built and grew Microsoft, Salesforce, AWS, and custom development teams
- Chicago market growth exceeded $100 million
- Responsible for P&L management and all personnel related decisions
- Created joint venture strategy team that produced multiple engagements between clients
- Managed overall market development strategy including business development, marketing, target account penetration, industry focus and partnership ecosystem.
CO-FOUNDER
Gotta Group
01.2007 - 01.2010
- Successfully developed and launched 2 software platforms
- Full management of P&L and all market strategy and operations
- Grew client base to over 100,000 users on the B2C platform
- Managed overall market strategy; defining account & industries targets, solution focus and partnerships ecosystem
- Raised over $1,000,000 of angel investment
- Acquired by DLS Management in 2010.
Skills
- Strategic Planning and Execution
- Revenue Growth
- Results Orientation
- Transformative Leadership
- Management Team Leadership
- Strategic Business Planning
Board Experience
- Centare, Brookfield, WI, 2018, 2020, BOARD MEMBER, Founded in 1999, Provide day-to-day strategic leadership as well as long-term direction, Reshaped company structure to help achieve revenue and profitability objectives, Negotiating potential acquisition by strategic industry competitor
- Seat Leap, Chicago, IL, 2016, 2020, BOARD MEMBER, Founded in 2016, Provided guidance on pricing model, sales strategy, and partner channels, Help form partnership between Seat Leap and industry leading ticket providers Vivid Seats, Ticket City, and AXS, Negotiating potential acquisition by a large event ticketing entity
- PointDrive, Chicago, IL, Acquired by LinkedIn, 2013, 2016, ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER, Company was founded in 2012 and acquired by LinkedIn in 2016, Successfully launched initial company at DEMO Conference in Silicon Valley in October 2013, Growth to 250,000+ paid users at time of acquisition by LinkedIn, Created overall go-to-market strategy including; defining account & industries targets, solution focus and partnership ecosystem, Built model and investor pitch the enabled the founder to raise over $2M in initial capital
Timeline
Executive Vice President
Launch Consulting
03.2020 - Current
CEO/Board Member
Centare (acquired By Rural Sourcing)
10.2018 - 01.2020
CEO/FOUNDER
RocketSled
01.2016 - 01.2018
MANAGING DIRECTOR/PARTNER
Slalom
01.2010 - 01.2016
CO-FOUNDER
Gotta Group
01.2007 - 01.2010
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