Lauren O'Brien
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Experience
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Cloudastructure, Inc.
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United States
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Mar 2022 - Present
Responsible for sales, marketing, support and product. Building a winning team focused on selling and delivering market leading AI cloud services.
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Feb 2021 - Mar 2022
Building and growing sales and marketing team. Defining early stage GTM strategy.
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VentureBeat
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United States
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Software Development
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100 - 200 Employee
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Mar 2021 - Present
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Jun 2019 - Apr 2021
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May 2017 - Jun 2019
VentureBeat is a digital media company that covers the most transformative technologies for business executives -- through news, analysis, and community building. Responsibilities include leadership role for overall business operations and strategy, management of finance, sales, marketing, events, and HR departments. Passionate about finding new revenue opportunities and redefining the traditional media business model to accelerate profitability, improve news coverage and foster innovation.
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CEO, Strategic Business Consultant
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2002 - 2017
Shift Communications is a leading consulting firm providing strategic consulting services to businesses to accelerate growth and improve operations. Directly responsible for driving sales, and delivering strategic consulting services to C-level clients. Often hired as interim CEO/COO for early stage companies. Shift Communications is a leading consulting firm providing strategic consulting services to businesses to accelerate growth and improve operations. Directly responsible for driving sales, and delivering strategic consulting services to C-level clients. Often hired as interim CEO/COO for early stage companies.
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Jumpstart Marketing
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Redwood City, CA
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Principal Consultant
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Nov 1999 - Aug 2002
Jumpstart Marketing is a marketing firm focused specifically on providing strategic and go to market strategies for early stage software and SaaS based companies. Partnered with CEO's of numerous Silicon Valley start-ups to secure venture capital funds and/or early market customers. Sample start-up clients included: PeopleSupport (BPO for CRM), WorldChain (Saas SCM), Vuent (SaaS SCM, PLM), and Intralutions (SaaS CRM) Jumpstart Marketing is a marketing firm focused specifically on providing strategic and go to market strategies for early stage software and SaaS based companies. Partnered with CEO's of numerous Silicon Valley start-ups to secure venture capital funds and/or early market customers. Sample start-up clients included: PeopleSupport (BPO for CRM), WorldChain (Saas SCM), Vuent (SaaS SCM, PLM), and Intralutions (SaaS CRM)
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Alvaria APAC
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Singapore
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Sr. Director Product Strategy
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Apr 1995 - Nov 1999
Aspect is a leading global provider of customer relationship management software for multi-national organizations. In 1999 Aspect's worldwide enterprise software sales exceeded $500m. Directly responsible for developing the vision and product roadmap for the company working closely with executive leadership. Aspect is a leading global provider of customer relationship management software for multi-national organizations. In 1999 Aspect's worldwide enterprise software sales exceeded $500m. Directly responsible for developing the vision and product roadmap for the company working closely with executive leadership.
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NeXT Computer, Inc.
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Redwood City, CA
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Sales and Marketing Analyst
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Oct 1994 - Mar 1995
NeXT was a computer and software company founded by Steve Jobs in 1985. Worked across al areas of the company including: finance, operations, legal, business development and marketing. Responsibilities included improving management systems and financial reporting, legal contracts, and ongoing financial analysis/evaluation of all areas of the business. NeXT was a computer and software company founded by Steve Jobs in 1985. Worked across al areas of the company including: finance, operations, legal, business development and marketing. Responsibilities included improving management systems and financial reporting, legal contracts, and ongoing financial analysis/evaluation of all areas of the business.
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Education
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University of California, Berkeley - Walter A. Haas School of Business
MBA, Marketing & Finance -
University of Vermont
Bachelor of Arts, Economic and English