I am Barry Stamos🧑🏼💻. Street creds: 25+ year track record: Startup Founder (3 Exits: IPO/Unicorn), Tier 1 VC (EIR), Corporate Innovation Leader (Public company), & Management Consultant (Big 4). My purpose is to ignite the transformative spark in others, so our collective light shines as bright as a Supernova. ⭐️ 3x Exited Founder (IPO / Unicorn Exits) 🦄I began my entrepreneurial journey in Silicon Valley as the founder of INBOX Marketing, which led to a major exit when acquired by Responsys, ultimately part of a $1.6 billion IPO and sale to Oracle. Later, as Global Practice Leader of Strategy & Innovation at Acxiom, I launched a new business unit from zero to $315 million ARR, culminating in a $2.3 billion exit to IPG. More recently, I co-founded 1heart.com, a human accelerator for elevating leaders' lives, later bought out by my co-founder in 2022.Growth-Stage Advisor & Investor ⭐Today, I am CEO and Co-founder of Supernova, a growth-stage accelerator run by 150+ successfully exited founders. We have a successful track record scaling mission-driven companies to unicorns (like Colossal.com). I’ve mentored and advised top startups and scaleups including Arora Project (raised $125M+ before its exit to Republic.com) and TN.com (bootstrapped to $250MM+ ARR within 5 years before merging with Serta Simmons Bedding).Tier 1 Venture Capital Experience (EIR) 📈As Entrepreneur-in-Residence at 500 Global (world’s most active global VC firm: #1 based on deal count and exits), I’ve guided startups through San Francisco's flagship accelerator, helping founders create impact on the global stage.Corporate Innovation Leader & Consultant 🤓My career launched at Arthur Andersen (now Accenture), where I earned four promotions within four years. I later built consulting practices at Acxiom (now LiveRamp) and Responsys (now Oracle), delivering strategic growth to top brands like Google, L'Oreal, Nike, Meta, and Disney.Keynote Speaker & Community Builder 🌎I’m passionate about inspiring the next generation of leaders through keynotes and panels on the future of work, leadership, entrepreneurship, and tech innovation. As co-founder of Miami made and contributor to YPO, EO, and PEF, I’m actively engaged in fostering community and growth.Let’s connect to explore how we can make a positive impact.
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