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As Vice President of Strategic Partners, Schepke was responsible for managing the partner ecosystem for Reputation in North America. Responsibilities for the role included:> Structured and negotiated new strategic partnerships that provided incremental value for all parties.> Helped all of our customers and partners benefit from our software: Get Found, Get Chosen and Get Better! > Sold and implemented multiple programs via partners generating millions of dollars in revenue.> 2019 Results: Qualified for President’s Club.> In 2020, Reputation was named as one of the Qualtrics Developer Platform (QDP) Partners of the Year.

Schepke was responsible for managing the Chicago office. Primary goals were to deliver on a detailed list of objectives:> Retaining 90% of customer ARR (Annual Recurring Revenue).> Bringing together the best-in-class platforms of Reputation and SIM Partners.> Driving incremental cross sell and upsell across a base of 500+ clients. > Maintaining certain levels of CSAT (client satisfaction measured by NPS) and ESAT (employee satisfaction measured by TinyPulse).> 2018 Results: Exceeded all post acquisition KPI’s.

Schepke started the company with no products, revenue, customers or funding. Working with his team over a 12-year period, they built a leading SaaS based Local Search marketing platform called Velocity. The platform was designed to help large multi-location enterprise brands drive incremental clicks, leads and phone calls from search, mobile and social. Velocity was recognized as one of the premiere providers of local marketing automation technology in the Forrester Vendor Landscape: Location Management Platforms published in January 2017. > Raised $13M in venture capital funding.> Built the company to 50+ customers and 35,000+ locations paying recurring subscription revenue (i.e. SaaS). > Drove customer acquisition through the Velocity platform for enterprise brands including Allstate, Advocate Healthcare, American Family Insurance, ATI Physical Therapy, Costco, Red Wing Shoes, TD Ameritrade and U.S. Bank. Schepke successfully sold the company to Reputation, the leader in the Online Reputation Management (ORM) space. Reputation has raised $210M+ and is backed by some of the top VC firms in the world: Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers, Bessemer Ventures and Ascension Ventures.

As Co-CEO for Proceed Interactive, Jon led the agency’s transformation from start-up to search marketing industry leader with over $9M in billings (2004). > Early leader in paid search (PPC), search engine optimization (SEO) and direct response digital marketing. > He guided the business and product development, sales and marketing, partnerships and strategic direction of the company to drive 30% YOY revenue growth for an eight-year period. > Delivered results for campaigns ranging from $100K to $1M.> Jon grew the agency’s portfolio of clients to more than fifty big-brand customers, including General Motors, Omni Hotels, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts and Wells Fargo.