Marketing, Brand & Innovation for CPG Products

Head of the Trailblazers Incubator (Clif Bar's moonshot factory) designed for launching new business ventures for the fit for movement revolution. Reach out to glok@clifbar.com to start a conversation.

Our deal team partners with leaders at Genesys to drive inorganic growth through strategy development, M&A, strategic partnerships, investment & divestiture. Genesys® powers more than 25 billion of the world’s best customer experiences each year. Our success comes from connecting employee and customer conversations on any channel. Every day, 11,000 companies in more than 100 countries trust our #1 customer experience platform to drive great business outcomes and create lasting relationships. Combining the best of technology and human ingenuity, we build solutions that mirror natural communication and work the way you think.

I am a sounding board to founders Adam and Daniel.Since it's founding in 2014, Modbot has raised $8.5m in venture funding from investors such as Eclipse and AME Cloud Ventures (Jerry Yang's fund) and boasts top tier Automotive suppliers as customers of their modular robotics platform. Modbot is an innovative modular robotics platform adopted by leading brands to automate manufacturing and prototyping processes at scale. Our robotics hardware and software is quick to deploy, flexible to adapt to a range of use cases, and can be done at a fraction of the cost of traditional system integrators.

Ambit is a voice startup that leverages AI to provide leadership insights into how people communicate in meetings.Spun out of SRI International -- the birthplace of Siri, our mission is to improve emotional intelligence in the workplace by giving teams data on how they connect and collaborate. Ambit's investors include Romulus Capital, Alexa Fund (Amazon), and Techstars. Read about Ambit in the press:

SRI has been dubbed “Spin-Off City” for our track record of capitalizing on breakthrough technologies. We adhere to a disciplined, repeatable approach to value creation that’s enabled us to establish and launch more than 60 ventures with a total market capitalization exceeding $20 billion, including Siri (acquired by Apple), Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG), and Nuance (NASDAQ: NUAN). Led spin-out of proprietary voice technology (real-time emotion & speaker detection) into new venture (Ambit.ai).

Reimagining the impossible at Konica Minolta in search of our next billion dollar opportunity.Greg is a founding member of the BIC in North America where he directs Konica Minolta's startup ecosystem strategy, partnerships, investments, and customer-driven innovation. As a business leader, Greg is responsible for incubating new lines of business for Konica Minolta, specifically in robotics and smarter workplaces. Reach out to explore opportunities to collaborate.Located in Silicon Valley, the Business Innovation Center is one of five BICs that Konica Minolta has set up around the world designed to carry out a fundamental Business Transformation that will expand its business into new areas of Software and Services over the next 3-5 years. As an engine of growth for Konica Minolta, BIC is working closely with and investing in a diverse range of entities like research institutions, partner companies, venture capitalists and startups to bring emerging and disruptive solutions into Konica Minolta's portfolio.Led the incubation and launch of Workplace of the Future (IoT) practice at KM focused on smarter workplace solutions.

Led Konica Minolta's strategic investment in Sigsense.Sigsense enables service organizations to operate more efficiently and increase quality of service to customers through improved equipment management. Sigsense helps prevent unnecessary down time, limit operational disruptions, and track equipment utilization and performance. Ultimately making service a pleasure, not a hassle.Gigaomhttps://gigaom.com/2013/10/15/sigsense-is-building-connected-sensors-to-bring-the-internet-of-things-to-the-cable-guy/

Led Konica Minolta's strategic investment in Robin Powered.Robin is a room booking tool for offices that runs on mobile, web, and tablets. You can book from the apps directly, but there’s also a twist for mobile users —it runs in the background and uses iBeacons to detect when you’re in a room, booking calendars automatically. This means your team stays updated with a live feed of who and what’s available.Robin makes workplace coordination easy by connecting free space and the people who needs it most, without the awkward office lap. Rooms sense your arrival, keeping your team and calendars in sync. So you can spend more time on things that you value and less on process.TechCrunchhttp://techcrunch.com/2014/07/07/robin-a-company-enabling-sensor-powered-smart-offices-raises-1-35-million/

Led Konica Minolta's strategic investment in Knightscope.Knightscope is developing technology that will predict and prevent crime utilizing autonomous robots, predictive analytics and social engagement. Crime has a $1+ trillion negative economic impact on the economy and our goal is to cut it in half.Their Autonomous Data Machines gather real-time on-site data and combine it with existing large data sets as well as relevant social network feeds, allowing for a breakthrough ability to map the future in a given environment. These self-driving robots will help society build safer, engaged communities while reducing costs and crime.Forbeshttp://www.forbes.com/fdc/welcome_mjx.shtml

The Qualcomm Robotics Accelerator, powered by Techstars, is helping robotics startups take their ideas to the next level and transform the world … one robot at a time.Xconomyhttp://www.xconomy.com/san-diego/2014/10/15/qualcomm-and-techstars-establish-accelerator-for-robotics-startups/

Deal Decor Inc. is a venture-funded startup disrupting the $90 billion home furnishings industry. The company launched Deal Decor in 2011, a group-buying marketplace connecting shoppers with furniture directly from manufacturers overseas. The company then launched Joy & Revelry in 2013, a social commerce platform for online tastemakers to monetize their social influence through product discovery and curation • Raised $1.5 million between two rounds of financing from angels and VC’s• Led company strategy, execution, and partnerships• Recruited and managed team of 12: software engineers, UX designers, merchandisers, customer service representatives, accountant, marketer, and sourcing team• Annualized revenues of $2 million, 30,000+ subscribers, 5 star yelp review

Wine vs Food is a Youtube show dedicated to exploring the unique pairings between western wines and Asian foods. Youtubehttp://www.youtube.com/user/wineversusfoodLifestyle Asia http://hk.lifestyleasia.com/features/entertainment/wine-vs.-food-show-winehappy-hong-kong-gregory-lok-7053South China Morning Post http://www.scmp.com/article/733584/pairing-wine-local-food-turns-educational-web-challengeWall Street Journalhttp://blogs.wsj.com/scene/2011/02/23/hey-mr-bourdain-we-can-do-better/

Hamilton Spill Furniture Group is a leading wholesaler and contract manufacturer of residential furniture in North America. Greg led the company’s case goods furniture division responsible for designing innovative products for leading retailers and sourcing manufacturers throughout Asia. Managed team of 6: in-house designers, merchandisers, and sourcing specialists Case goods division generated $12 million in annual revenue for the companyFurniture Todayhttp://www.furnituretoday.com/article/358643-lok-joins-hamilton-spill

Greg served as one of IBM’s leading consultants in Hong Kong helping various multi-national clients and governmental business units. His strategy engagements included company restructuring exercises, market feasibility studies, and business process improvement projects. The sectors covered included insurance, transportation, and health care in both mainland China and Hong Kong.

Home Decorators Collection is a $300 million direct marketer of home furnishings that sells primarily through a quarterly print catalog sent to 20 million households and through it’s websitewww.homedecorators.com. Greg joined Home Decorators Collection as one of two Americans based in the company’s China Office.• Designed, sourced, and merchandised over 500 products• Managed softgoods, decorative, outdoor, and storage vendors generating $25 million in annual revenue• Increased the number of new items sourced from his vendors in China by 41%

Analyst position supporting executive leadership in client engagements mainly focused on improving operational efficiency and safety in the utility industry in North America.

Dare 2 Soar is the largest and oldest tutoring program at Swarthmore College, and is the largest student-run group under the administration of the Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility. Dare 2 Soar sends approximately 70 tutors into nearby Chester, Pennsylvania to give homework help and educational assistance to students grades K-12 each week during the academic year.