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.