Ian Levine

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Boston Based Angel Investor, Board Member & Growth Advisor @ Launchpad Venture Group
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Greater Boston, United States, United States
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About Ian Levine

Active Angel Investor, Board Member and Advisor. Managing Director of Launchpad Venture Group.Always interested to meet passionate entrepreneurs focused on raising growth capital. ($500,000 - $2,500,000) Referrals preferred, but Launchpad Venture Group has an open application process online. (We specialize in New England based companies.)Current Boards: Ai Lean, Latitude Beverage, ZipperAgentPrevious Boards: Host Events, Listenwise, RO Innovation, Sales Management Association, VizibilityExperience as Fortune 500 executive as well as multiple SaaS start up roles including Founder/CEO & Chief Revenue Officer. Broad experiences include all facets of “Go to Market” as well as strategic planning, product development, operations, outsourcing, fundraising and exits. Scaled several SaaS offerings from concept through accelerated Growth, to Monetization.I was honored to be named an early visionary and champion of "Sales Effectiveness" in the 2016 Chief Sales Officer Insights study. (CSO Insights now called Sales Mastery)More detailed Bio and investment activities can be found at www.SellingCX.com.__________I have published and presented on a variety of Sales & Marketing topics for numerous organizations including: Sales Enablement Society ◘ Sales Management Assoc. ◘ The Conference Board ◘ IDC Sales & Marketing ◘ CRM Magazine ◘ Financial Executive Institute ◘ Sales-Initative.com ◘ Strategic Account Management Assoc. ◘ APMP ◘ NIRI ◘ Sales Leadership Council ◘ Customer Marketing Radio ◘ Sand Hill ◘ SalesandMarketing.com ◘ MHI Global/CSO Insights ◘ CRPA ◘ Pragmatic MarketingVideo 1: Peer to Peer Selling Webinar 2017Video 2: Sales Effectiveness Speech 2013

Ian Levine's Current Company Details
Launchpad Venture Group

Launchpad Venture Group

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Boston Based Angel Investor, Board Member & Growth Advisor
Ian Levine Work Experience Details
  • Launchpad Venture Group
    Managing Director
    Launchpad Venture Group Dec 2023 - Present
    Newton, Massachusetts, Us
    Launchpad has invested over $150 million in New England startups, and currently has over 50 active portfolio companies.
  • Launchpad Venture Group
    Member
    Launchpad Venture Group 2019 - Present
    Newton, Massachusetts, Us
    Boston-based angel investment group, that provides funding to early-stage companies. Typical investment range is $500,000 -$2.5 million. Launchpad Venture Group is one of the largest investment groups in the US and is the leading source of early stage capital in the Boston area.
  • Ai Lean
    Board Member
    Ai Lean 2022 - Present
    Boston, Massachusetts, Us
    AI Lean is a configurable rules based software service focused on the Self Storage industry.AI Lean automates all regulated communications associated from the initial tenant delinquency to the auction process.The service improves AR & cash flow, while providing a digital chain of custody for self storage owners.
  • Latitude Beverage Company
    Board Member
    Latitude Beverage Company 2008 - Present
    Newton, Massachusetts, Us
    Latitude is best known as the parent company of Ninety Plus Cellars (90+) wine brand. Latitude annually distributes over 1 million cases of their proprietary brands.Portfolio brands include: 90+ Cellars, Ironside, Magic Door, Buddy American Vodka, Mija Sangria, NorthCross Irish Whiskey, Steel 43 Vodka, Copper & Cask, Wheel Horse Whiskey and Zarpado Tequila.Personally wrote the initial Business Plan/Offering Memorandum in 2008. First Angel Investor in the company. Led Pre Seed and Seed equity sales, raising over $2 million in growth capital.
  • Zipperagent
    Board Member
    Zipperagent 2018 - Present
    Woburn, Massachusetts, Us
    ZipperAgent is a vertical market platform for Residential Real Estate Brokers/Agents. The platform allows for a single destination for Email Marketing, Video Marketing(ZipperHQ), CRM, IDX Website creation, Lead Routing, Social Media posts and robust flexible Documentation Workflow Designs. All Mobile driven and allowing for voice commands with MLS integration.
  • Sellingcx
    Managing Partner
    Sellingcx 2014 - Present
    Southborough, Ma, Us
    Passive and active investments in numerous private companies. Sourced, negotiated, structured and syndicated several raises for start ups. Engaged Board member, advisor, consultant and public speaker. Visit www.SellingCX.com to learn more.
  • Upland Ro Innovation
    Chief Sales And Marketing Officer -Board Member
    Upland Ro Innovation 2015 - 2018
    Austin, Texas, Us
    [RO was acquired by Upland Software in June 2018.]Lead external Investor. Joined the Board in conjunction with RO Innovation's 2015 acquisition of Boulder Logic. Shortly thereafter assumed responsibility for Sales & Marketing. During tenure, RO expanded margins and experienced >3X growth. New customers added during my engagement included: ADP, Anaplan, AWS, Cisco, Cognizant, Google, Microsoft, Net App, Rimini Street, Rubrik, Salesforce, Symantec and Thomson Reuters.
  • Iron Mountain
    Senior Vice President Of Sales Strategy & Revenue Operations
    Iron Mountain 2010 - 2014
    Boston, Massachusetts, Us
    Led Sales Transformation for 850 person sales organization while managing >$150 million budget. Achieved highest annual bookings in a decade while driving a ~30% Sales cost reduction over several years. Directly managed Sales Operations team of 75 as well as Digital sales team of 40. The Digital sales team was responsible for complex workflow solutions.As part of sales transformation, implemented Salesforce.com and created Sales Enablement team. Expanded NA inside sales and channels program. Created prospect scoring system that led to new vertical sales coverage model and compensation plan. Established new KPI dashboards, centralized account planning, refined corporate messaging, built predictive analytics models & playbooks for retention and introduced new sales process which included elements from The Challenger study.
  • Outplacement Tools-Career Brander (G2M4U,Llc)
    Founder
    Outplacement Tools-Career Brander (G2M4U,Llc) 2008 - 2013
    Founded SaaS B-B business. Disruptive approach to the outplacement/job search industry. The service optimized job seekers personal identity materials and provided an instant personal website, job board web crawlers, and a sales prospecting CRM branded as Job Search Radar. Client base included the full spectrum; from Fortune 500 companies to individual job seekers. Exited in 2013.
  • Merrill Corporation
    Executive Vice President
    Merrill Corporation 1997 - 2010
    Executive roles in Sales Management, Corporate Strategy, and Operational Leadership. During tenure, revenue grew from $300 million to in excess of $1 billion.Merrill is best known for their Virtual Deal Room (VDR) service called Merrill DataSite. ◘ Divisional President- >500 employees, $175M revenue ◘ EVP, Corporate Development - Active in Corporate M&A and led several complex strategic divestitures without the assistance of investment bankers.◘ EVP, Enterprise Sales- Led national sales efforts focused on the Fortune 1000. ◘ President-New England (NE GM & Sales Manager) - Led Growth from $10M to over $100M.[Part time consultant 2008-2010. In 2014 led national sales transformation engagement.]
  • Ir Edge [Acquired By Ccbn/Thomson Reuters]
    Founder
    Ir Edge [Acquired By Ccbn/Thomson Reuters] 1998 - 2002
    Founded SaaS B-B business. Personally conceived and wrote initial business plan in 1998. Launched in 1999, the offering scaled quickly. Utilized Merrill Corporation as primary sales channel.Secured over 100 public company clients including Amazon, Blockbuster, Maxwell Technology and WD40. In early 2002, personally sourced and negotiated the sale of the business to CCBN (now part of Thomson-Reuters) for 20x+ return.Service was a SaaS B-B information aggregating system that allowed for easy API linkage as well as low code web site editing by non-technical staff.
  • Bowne
    Vice President Sales
    Bowne 1990 - 1997
    Self generated the largest individual client base in the industry with over 100 public company customers including: AOL, Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Biogen, Cabot, CVS, Teradyne, Textron, Tyco Industries(aka Covidien) and Vertex Pharmaceuticals.
  • Bowne
    Sales Representative
    Bowne 1985 - 1990
    Accepted into Bowne sales training program after sales internships at Smith Barney and Lehman Brothers.

Ian Levine Skills

Strategy Strategic Planning Saas Start Ups Sales Operations Sales Salesforce.com Business Development Sales Management Solution Selling Leadership Strategic Partnerships Business Strategy Cross Functional Team Leadership Marketing Strategy Sales Process New Business Development Management Business Planning Executive Management Mergers And Acquisitions Entrepreneurship Product Development Software As A Service

Ian Levine Education Details

  • Questrom School Of Business, Boston University
    Questrom School Of Business, Boston University
    Business Administration And Management

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