Ben Klein

Founder and President at World Class Growth
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Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, US

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    • United States
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Founder and President
      • Jan 2018 - Present

      World Class Growth offers a weekly advisory framework with additional optional agency services to provide guidance for rapid creation and implementation of a world class digital growth machine to expedite the growth phase for companies. We provide expert guidance, management, and execution (where applicable) for you on building, optimizing, and automating a sustainable marketing and lead generation strategy. ➡ ABOUT ME ⬅ My career began in the real estate industry in 2004… Show more World Class Growth offers a weekly advisory framework with additional optional agency services to provide guidance for rapid creation and implementation of a world class digital growth machine to expedite the growth phase for companies. We provide expert guidance, management, and execution (where applicable) for you on building, optimizing, and automating a sustainable marketing and lead generation strategy. ➡ ABOUT ME ⬅ My career began in the real estate industry in 2004 selling new homes in Charlotte, NC where I learned the importance of a sales process and the psychology of selling which I later transferred to the digital landscape as the founder of Next Level Digital Marketing. Through this company, I’ve built several profitable businesses ranging from e-commerce information products including affiliate and email marketing to mobile apps and games. Now as the President of World Class Growth I give growth workshops in the San Francisco Bay Area and teach companies both large and small how to build a repeatable digital marketing machine for their business. Show less World Class Growth offers a weekly advisory framework with additional optional agency services to provide guidance for rapid creation and implementation of a world class digital growth machine to expedite the growth phase for companies. We provide expert guidance, management, and execution (where applicable) for you on building, optimizing, and automating a sustainable marketing and lead generation strategy. ➡ ABOUT ME ⬅ My career began in the real estate industry in 2004… Show more World Class Growth offers a weekly advisory framework with additional optional agency services to provide guidance for rapid creation and implementation of a world class digital growth machine to expedite the growth phase for companies. We provide expert guidance, management, and execution (where applicable) for you on building, optimizing, and automating a sustainable marketing and lead generation strategy. ➡ ABOUT ME ⬅ My career began in the real estate industry in 2004 selling new homes in Charlotte, NC where I learned the importance of a sales process and the psychology of selling which I later transferred to the digital landscape as the founder of Next Level Digital Marketing. Through this company, I’ve built several profitable businesses ranging from e-commerce information products including affiliate and email marketing to mobile apps and games. Now as the President of World Class Growth I give growth workshops in the San Francisco Bay Area and teach companies both large and small how to build a repeatable digital marketing machine for their business. Show less

    • United States
    • Education Administration Programs
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Growth Advisor
      • Dec 2016 - Present

      SkyDeck combines Silicon Valley acceleration with the massive resources of UC Berkeley. This unique ecosystem, coupled with SkyDeck’s mentorship program, gives startups the opportunity to launch and compete with industry leaders. SkyDeck is a joint venture of UC Berkeley’s College of Engineering, the Haas School of Business, and the Vice Chancellor for Research Office. SkyDeck combines Silicon Valley acceleration with the massive resources of UC Berkeley. This unique ecosystem, coupled with SkyDeck’s mentorship program, gives startups the opportunity to launch and compete with industry leaders. SkyDeck is a joint venture of UC Berkeley’s College of Engineering, the Haas School of Business, and the Vice Chancellor for Research Office.

    • United States
    • Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Growth Advisor
      • Mar 2017 - Present

    • United States
    • Software Development
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Growth Advisor
      • Apr 2020 - Present

    • United States
    • Leisure, Travel & Tourism
    • Growth Advisor
      • Jun 2019 - Present

    • United States
    • Retail
    • Growth Advisor
      • Mar 2017 - Present

    • Canada
    • Professional Training and Coaching
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Growth Advisor
      • Feb 2017 - Present

    • United States
    • Software Development
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Growth Advisor
      • Feb 2020 - May 2020

    • United States
    • Software Development
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Growth Advisor
      • Oct 2019 - Feb 2020

    • United States
    • Software Development
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Growth Advisor
      • Oct 2019 - Feb 2020

    • United Kingdom
    • Marketing Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Growth Advisor
      • Jul 2019 - Jan 2020

    • United States
    • Business Consulting and Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Growth Advisor
      • Jun 2019 - Jan 2020

    • United States
    • Software Development
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Growth Advisor
      • Dec 2018 - Jun 2019

      Groupize is a Simple Meetings Management Platform for events with a combination of sleeping rooms, meeting space, F&B, audio visual, and air – with a common agenda and room block for an average of 4 to 60,000 attendees. Defined by complexity, not size. Simple meetings, which represent 60-80% of your meetings are unmanaged because until now, the focus was on larger events and no end-to-end enterprise solution has existed. Groupize enables visibility and management over this significant unmanaged… Show more Groupize is a Simple Meetings Management Platform for events with a combination of sleeping rooms, meeting space, F&B, audio visual, and air – with a common agenda and room block for an average of 4 to 60,000 attendees. Defined by complexity, not size. Simple meetings, which represent 60-80% of your meetings are unmanaged because until now, the focus was on larger events and no end-to-end enterprise solution has existed. Groupize enables visibility and management over this significant unmanaged segment of corporate expense. It’s integrated with Concur, easy to use, affordable, full of features and helps you combat risks and take control of your simple meetings and events once and for all! Show less Groupize is a Simple Meetings Management Platform for events with a combination of sleeping rooms, meeting space, F&B, audio visual, and air – with a common agenda and room block for an average of 4 to 60,000 attendees. Defined by complexity, not size. Simple meetings, which represent 60-80% of your meetings are unmanaged because until now, the focus was on larger events and no end-to-end enterprise solution has existed. Groupize enables visibility and management over this significant unmanaged… Show more Groupize is a Simple Meetings Management Platform for events with a combination of sleeping rooms, meeting space, F&B, audio visual, and air – with a common agenda and room block for an average of 4 to 60,000 attendees. Defined by complexity, not size. Simple meetings, which represent 60-80% of your meetings are unmanaged because until now, the focus was on larger events and no end-to-end enterprise solution has existed. Groupize enables visibility and management over this significant unmanaged segment of corporate expense. It’s integrated with Concur, easy to use, affordable, full of features and helps you combat risks and take control of your simple meetings and events once and for all! Show less

    • United States
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Growth Advisor
      • Aug 2016 - Jul 2018

      10x provides companies of all shapes and sizes access to the world’s best, fully vetted, freelance technologists who help them solve everything from the most mundane to the most critical tech obstacles. Like a Hollywood talent agency, 10x hand-picks the world's best tech professionals and manages them throughout their careers. 10x provides all the support to ensure their top performance for companies, startups, entrepreneurs and investors seeking to create leading technology products… Show more 10x provides companies of all shapes and sizes access to the world’s best, fully vetted, freelance technologists who help them solve everything from the most mundane to the most critical tech obstacles. Like a Hollywood talent agency, 10x hand-picks the world's best tech professionals and manages them throughout their careers. 10x provides all the support to ensure their top performance for companies, startups, entrepreneurs and investors seeking to create leading technology products, companies and brands. 10x has built up an impressive network of the world's top performers (eg, former Google and Apple engineers, CTOs, etc.) and big companies that use them are already singing their praises (eBay, Genentech, Berkeley, others). Visit our website to see our extensive accolades and press. Show less 10x provides companies of all shapes and sizes access to the world’s best, fully vetted, freelance technologists who help them solve everything from the most mundane to the most critical tech obstacles. Like a Hollywood talent agency, 10x hand-picks the world's best tech professionals and manages them throughout their careers. 10x provides all the support to ensure their top performance for companies, startups, entrepreneurs and investors seeking to create leading technology products… Show more 10x provides companies of all shapes and sizes access to the world’s best, fully vetted, freelance technologists who help them solve everything from the most mundane to the most critical tech obstacles. Like a Hollywood talent agency, 10x hand-picks the world's best tech professionals and manages them throughout their careers. 10x provides all the support to ensure their top performance for companies, startups, entrepreneurs and investors seeking to create leading technology products, companies and brands. 10x has built up an impressive network of the world's top performers (eg, former Google and Apple engineers, CTOs, etc.) and big companies that use them are already singing their praises (eBay, Genentech, Berkeley, others). Visit our website to see our extensive accolades and press. Show less

    • United States
    • Business Consulting and Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Head of Growth
      • Jul 2016 - Jul 2018

      ETW Advisors works with start-up founders and companies to launch, grow, scale and exit. Our portfolio features an array of growing businesses in the Silicon Valley / San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York, and across the globe. ETW - Enjoy The Work! ETW Advisors works with start-up founders and companies to launch, grow, scale and exit. Our portfolio features an array of growing businesses in the Silicon Valley / San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York, and across the globe. ETW - Enjoy The Work!

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    • Greater Los Angeles Area
    • Growth Advisor
      • Oct 2017 - Jun 2018

  • Open Studio Network
    • Greater St. Louis Area
    • Growth Advisor
      • May 2017 - Jun 2018

      Open Studio Network provides unprecedented access to the world’s leading musical artists, through a simple, interactive online lesson platform. Open Studio Network provides unprecedented access to the world’s leading musical artists, through a simple, interactive online lesson platform.

    • Legal Services
    • Growth Advisor
      • Oct 2017 - Feb 2018

    • Internet Publishing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Growth Advisor
      • Aug 2017 - Feb 2018

    • United States
    • Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Growth Advisor
      • Nov 2017 - Dec 2017

    • Food and Beverage Services
    • Growth Advisor
      • Feb 2017 - Jun 2017

      Reefill is a low-cost, environmentally friendly alternative to bottled water. The Reefill network provides members with unlimited access to cold, filtered tap water on the go. Using the Reefill app, members find the nearest station -- conveniently located around town in local businesses like coffee shops and bakeries -- activate it with their phone, and fill their reusable bottle in seconds. Reefill is a low-cost, environmentally friendly alternative to bottled water. The Reefill network provides members with unlimited access to cold, filtered tap water on the go. Using the Reefill app, members find the nearest station -- conveniently located around town in local businesses like coffee shops and bakeries -- activate it with their phone, and fill their reusable bottle in seconds.

    • United States
    • Software Development
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Growth Advisor
      • Mar 2017 - Mar 2017

    • Growth Advisor
      • Nov 2016 - Mar 2017

      With kids spending more time than ever on mobile devices, expectations for toys have never been higher. At Dash Robotics, we combine hardware and software to allow children to access rich, intelligent play, at a price parents can afford. Dash Robotics is creating the backbone of connected toys. Our Platform for Connected Toys enables rapid development of hardware, software and backend analytics, making it easy to transform traditional toys and brands for the digital age… Show more With kids spending more time than ever on mobile devices, expectations for toys have never been higher. At Dash Robotics, we combine hardware and software to allow children to access rich, intelligent play, at a price parents can afford. Dash Robotics is creating the backbone of connected toys. Our Platform for Connected Toys enables rapid development of hardware, software and backend analytics, making it easy to transform traditional toys and brands for the digital age. Leveraging extensive backgrounds in engineering and robotics, the team at Dash is bringing the toys of tomorrow to life! Show less With kids spending more time than ever on mobile devices, expectations for toys have never been higher. At Dash Robotics, we combine hardware and software to allow children to access rich, intelligent play, at a price parents can afford. Dash Robotics is creating the backbone of connected toys. Our Platform for Connected Toys enables rapid development of hardware, software and backend analytics, making it easy to transform traditional toys and brands for the digital age… Show more With kids spending more time than ever on mobile devices, expectations for toys have never been higher. At Dash Robotics, we combine hardware and software to allow children to access rich, intelligent play, at a price parents can afford. Dash Robotics is creating the backbone of connected toys. Our Platform for Connected Toys enables rapid development of hardware, software and backend analytics, making it easy to transform traditional toys and brands for the digital age. Leveraging extensive backgrounds in engineering and robotics, the team at Dash is bringing the toys of tomorrow to life! Show less

  • Next Level Digital Marketing
    • San Francisco Bay Area
    • President
      • Jan 2007 - Jan 2017

      To be competitive, you must be visible. Next Level Digital Marketing is a digital marketing agency specializing in maximizing exposure for businesses large and small, from startups to multi-national brands. To us, each client is an individual. We work in complete transparency to increase online exposure, improve customer acquisition, and increase ROI across the board. Next Level can manage and improve your existing growth plan, develop digital marketing strategies from scratch, and work… Show more To be competitive, you must be visible. Next Level Digital Marketing is a digital marketing agency specializing in maximizing exposure for businesses large and small, from startups to multi-national brands. To us, each client is an individual. We work in complete transparency to increase online exposure, improve customer acquisition, and increase ROI across the board. Next Level can manage and improve your existing growth plan, develop digital marketing strategies from scratch, and work alongside your team to provide expert guidance and recommendations. Show less To be competitive, you must be visible. Next Level Digital Marketing is a digital marketing agency specializing in maximizing exposure for businesses large and small, from startups to multi-national brands. To us, each client is an individual. We work in complete transparency to increase online exposure, improve customer acquisition, and increase ROI across the board. Next Level can manage and improve your existing growth plan, develop digital marketing strategies from scratch, and work… Show more To be competitive, you must be visible. Next Level Digital Marketing is a digital marketing agency specializing in maximizing exposure for businesses large and small, from startups to multi-national brands. To us, each client is an individual. We work in complete transparency to increase online exposure, improve customer acquisition, and increase ROI across the board. Next Level can manage and improve your existing growth plan, develop digital marketing strategies from scratch, and work alongside your team to provide expert guidance and recommendations. Show less

    • United States
    • Real Estate
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • New Home Sales / Superachiever
      • Jan 2004 - Jan 2007

      Eastwood Homes was founded by Joseph K. Stewart in 1977. It is the mission of the entire team at Eastwood to build homes of exceptional value and outstanding craftsmanship while delivering unparalleled customer service. The company has seen a great deal of change over the years, but their commitment to conducting business with integrity has never been questioned. More than 35 years and more than 15,000 happy homeowners later, Joe Stewart is still completely involved in the operations… Show more Eastwood Homes was founded by Joseph K. Stewart in 1977. It is the mission of the entire team at Eastwood to build homes of exceptional value and outstanding craftsmanship while delivering unparalleled customer service. The company has seen a great deal of change over the years, but their commitment to conducting business with integrity has never been questioned. More than 35 years and more than 15,000 happy homeowners later, Joe Stewart is still completely involved in the operations of the company. His son Clark is following in his father’s footsteps. Clark joined Eastwood Homes full time in 2006, and has become heavily involved with the construction end of the business. He will one day succeed Joe, and carry on the family legacy as a Homebuilder of Integrity. Eastwood Homes currently operates in 6 divisions in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. Show less Eastwood Homes was founded by Joseph K. Stewart in 1977. It is the mission of the entire team at Eastwood to build homes of exceptional value and outstanding craftsmanship while delivering unparalleled customer service. The company has seen a great deal of change over the years, but their commitment to conducting business with integrity has never been questioned. More than 35 years and more than 15,000 happy homeowners later, Joe Stewart is still completely involved in the operations… Show more Eastwood Homes was founded by Joseph K. Stewart in 1977. It is the mission of the entire team at Eastwood to build homes of exceptional value and outstanding craftsmanship while delivering unparalleled customer service. The company has seen a great deal of change over the years, but their commitment to conducting business with integrity has never been questioned. More than 35 years and more than 15,000 happy homeowners later, Joe Stewart is still completely involved in the operations of the company. His son Clark is following in his father’s footsteps. Clark joined Eastwood Homes full time in 2006, and has become heavily involved with the construction end of the business. He will one day succeed Joe, and carry on the family legacy as a Homebuilder of Integrity. Eastwood Homes currently operates in 6 divisions in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. Show less

Education

  • University of Florida
    Bachelor's Degree, Broadcast Journalism
    2000 - 2004

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