Paul Heald - CEO, Entrepreneur, Investor, New startup

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Network Power<100 people

Roles

🔥40%

Startup Founder

✨33%

Business Owner

👍26%

Sales & BizDev

Geos

🇬🇧26%

United Kingdom

🇩🇪20%

Germany

🇺🇸20%

United States

Work Background

CallSquadInvestor and Board Member

Mar. 2014 - Dec. 2020San Francisco Bay AreaCloud-based phone system with flexible workforce solutions.

Conjecture - Incisive Media and BrightTALK Joint VentureFounder and Board Member

Jul. 2004 - Jun. 2006Professional communities bringing together editors and industry experts to debate hot topics in live online events.

Scient - traded as Nasdaq: SCNT (1999-2001) - now part of Publicis GroupeEuropean Managing Director

Jan. 2000 - Dec. 2002Web development agency with strategy, product design and engineering skills providing a full-service business building solution. Launched Scient's Enterprise business in Europe focused on large scale web development projects with some of the world's largest companies.

BrightTALKCEO and Co-Founder

Jan. 2002 - Mar. 2022San Francisco Bay AreaFounding CEO, launched BrightTALK in London in 2002 and San Francisco in 2006. BrightTALK is a leading global platform for webinars and virtual events with an online community of over 10 million professionals providing a marketplace for business professionals and business experts to share knowledge, learn job-specific skills and grow their businesses. BrightTALK is a global company with 300 people across, North America, EMEA and APAC territories. BrightTALK was acquired by Nasdaq-listed TechTarget in December 2020 for $150M + cash assets in an all-cash deal, realizing $200M in returns to shareholders based on $13M invested. BrightTALK was funded by its founders, angel investors, growth equity and a senior debt facility prior to its acquisition by TechTarget. BrightTALK's pivotal strategic moments included a joint venture with Incisive Media plc in 2004, entry into the US market in 2006 and launching a marketplace for professionals and business experts using fully automated live online event technologies in 2008. BrightTALK received growth equity funding in 2011 and accelerated to its current position as a leading B2B marketing platform for content marketing and demand generation.

Arthur D LittleHead of E-business

Jan. 1996 - Dec. 2000International strategy consulting. Led the development of Internet consulting models and a team of professionals focused on defining business creation opportunities using Internet technologies.

Aldi UKRegional Manager

Sep. 1991 - Aug. 1994Retailer launched in UK in 1990, played a role as an early member of the team building the South East region and personally led the opening of 6 supermarkets during a rapid expansion that launched 100 new supermarkets in a three-year period.