Chief Executive Officer
Current
Jul 2022 - Present
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Jim Emling is listed as CEO of Datassential at Datassential, based in Greater Milwaukee, United States. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Jim Emling.
Jim Emling previously worked as Chief Executive Officer at Datassential and Board Member at Datassential. Jim Emling holds Bachelor'S Degree, Computer Science And Accounting from University Of Wisconsin-Madison.
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About Jim Emling
I currently serve as CEO of Datassential. Datassential enables leading food and beverage manufacturers, retailers and foodservice operators to more effectively develop, market and sell their products. We deploy AI-powered innovation tools and predictive analytics to market intelligence and proprietary, foodservice-specific trend-able data to understand what customers want, streamline product development, and provide sales intelligence through intuitive tools with digestible, presentation-ready insights.With nearly thirty years of experience in enterprise software, data, and info services industries, I have committed myself to driving innovation and growth. Before Datassential, I was a senior operating partner for Spectrum Equity. I spearheaded dozens of value-creation projects, improved go-to-market strategies, coached executive teams, and drove best practices throughout the organizations. I was honored to serve on the boards of Trintech (exit to Vista), Net Health (exit to Carlyle), RainKing (exit to DiscoverOrg), Ease (exit to Employee Navigator), Expert Institute (exit to Levine Leichtman), Bitly, and VBA Software. I began my career at Zywave, Inc., the leading provider of front-office software solutions for insurance brokers. I was privileged to be part of Zywave’s founding team and, as president, helped drive the business to nearly $100 million in recurring revenue and two exits (to Vista Equity in 2008 and to Aurora Capital in 2013). In 2010, I was named the Vista Equity Partners Portfolio Executive of the Year for my work driving transformational change in the company.
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Board Member
Current
Sep 2019 - Present
Chief Operating Officer
Jul 2020 - Jul 2022
Executive Chair
Current
Aug 2023 - Present
Board Director
Dec 2017 - Sep 2024
Founder & Ceo
May 2015 - Sep 2024
Senior Advisor
May 2015 - Sep 2024
Board Director
Dec 2021 - Apr 2023
Board Director
Oct 2017 - Aug 2022
Board Advisor
Jan 2016 - Mar 2018
Board Director
I was appointed to the Board of Directors of Net Health when it was a Spectrum Equity company. I was tasked with helping the company instill rigor in its product development function and improving its product road-mapping process. I also helped the company with the successful build and deployment of its next generation product line. During my 2+year tenure on the board, the company's top line improved by almost 50% while maintaining EBITDA margins near 30%. I was a member of the company's audit committee as well. We successfully exited the business in December 2017 by selling the business to The Carlyle Group.
Sep 2015 - Dec 2017
Board Director
As an active board director of RainKing, I played a key role in scaling the sales organization, mentoring the C-suite, instilling a data-driven culture, improving research operations, and professionalizing the product team. In less than two years, we increased revenue by >60% and improved EBITDA by >120%. We successfully exited the business in Aug 2017 in a cash deal with DiscoverOrg, a TA Associates company.
Sep 2015 - Aug 2017
Board Director
I was appointed to the Board of Directors of Trintech, a Spectrum Equity company. I helped the company reorganize its sales force, drive top-line improvements, instill more rigor in its product development function, and improve its product road-mapping process. In a relatively short time period, we experienced back-to-back record sales quarters, a 140% YoY increase in bookings, and doubled EBITDA. We successfully exited the business in the fall of 2015 by way of a recapitalization led by Vista Equity Partners.
Aug 2014 - Sep 2015
President
Guided Zywave, Inc. of Milwaukee from the very beginning - 0 customers, $0 revenue - and on through two exit transactions. Engineered the first two products personally. Helped the company grow to over 550 employees and nearly $100mm of recurring revenue. Led two major acquisitions and subsequent business integration projects, drove over 50% EBITDA margins, and sustained years of double-digit top-line growth. Under my last 5-years as president, Zywave increased its revenue 4-fold, its earnings 6-fold, and added over 300 high-tech jobs to Milwaukee. Named the Vista Equity Partners (VEP) Portfolio Executive of the Year in 2010. I was also responsible for recruiting, mentoring, and training dozens of active C-Level executives across the VEP portfolio.Returned hundreds of millions of dollars to investors and shareholders of Zywave through two highly successful exit transactions in 2008 and 2013.
Nov 2008 - Jan 2014
Chief Operating Officer
Sep 2002 - Nov 2008
Chief Technology Officer
May 1996 - Sep 2002
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Jim Emling education
Bachelor'S Degree, Computer Science And Accounting
University Of Wisconsin-Madison
Mba, Management
Marquette University
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What company does Jim Emling work for?
Jim Emling works for Datassential.
What is Jim Emling's role at Datassential?
Jim Emling is listed as CEO of Datassential at Datassential.
Where is Jim Emling based?
Jim Emling is based in Greater Milwaukee, United States while working with Datassential.
What companies has Jim Emling worked for?
Jim Emling has worked for Datassential, Vba, The Expert Institute, Silentboost, and Spectrum Equity.
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Jim Emling holds Bachelor'S Degree, Computer Science And Accounting from University Of Wisconsin-Madison.
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