Mercury Global Partners: Where Story and Strategy Unite. Mercury Global Partners (MGP) is a boutique B2B and B2C PR firm that specializes in emerging technologies. We work with companies of all sizes -- from pre-seed and startups to scale-ups and publicly traded companies -- with a focus on the US and Western European markets. A results-driven independent firm with international experience and expertise, the MGP team has played a role in the successful exit of 40+ companies in the past 10 years, worth more than $10 billion - to companies like Apple, Oracle, Amazon Web Services, ServiceNow, CA Technologies, Booking.com, Proto Labs, Survey Monkey, and others. Our sector experience runs deep:* Sustainability (agtech, climate tech, ESG, greentech, circular economy, EV, carbon offset)* AI & Machine Learning, including NLG, NLU and NLP* Cybersecurity and Privacy* Healthcare, Mental Health, Medtech, Digital Health & Wearables* Biotech and Life Sciences* FoodTech* Consumer Electronics and Consumer Tech* Mobile, including 5G, telecom, apps, devices/hardware, analytics and security* Fintech and Financial Services, incl. M&A, Capital Investment, VC* Enterprise/SaaS/Big Data * Consumer Tech * IoT/Wearables/Smart Home/Sleeptech/PetTech* Robotics/Manufacturing* 3D/4D Sensors* 3D Printing* Blockchain* AR/VR/MR* Gaming/Entertainment/Web3/Metaverse* Mobility/Hyperloop/EV/Automotive/L5 Autonomous Driving* Edtech* HRTech* Energy, Cleantech, Greentech, Smart Meters* Adtech, MarTech, Audience Measurement* Property Tech* Lifestyle: Hotel/Travel/Wine/Food

Fintech startup, 9th Gear is the only B2B institutional marketplace to enable same day trading and settlement for the $6.6 trillion daily Foreign Exchange (FX) market. Using a highly scalable, private-permissioned blockchain, 9th Gear fundamentally changes the current order of the transaction from trade-then-fund to fund-then-trade through a peer-to-peer lending capability, delivering greater transparency, reducing risk and lowering costs. What used to take up to 48 hours can now be done in less than two. This new trading method eliminates delivery risk, redefines and reduces credit risk and decreases capital requirements while providing closer adherence with Dodd-Frank, EMIR and MiFID II.

Rockstart Accerlerator is a program that helps the most promising, talented entrepreneurs from around the world launch their startups and break through on a global scale. Acted as a strategic advisor and mentor to Wercker (acquired by Oracle) and 3D Hubs (acquired by Proto Labs for $350M) with respect to go-to-market, product launch, marketing and PR, including media coverage, speaker placements and more. Provided media and speaker training to participating startups for duration of participation from 2011 - 2017.

The Library House Ltd (Library House) was a business information and consulting company based in the UK. Library House discovered, compared and monitored private high-growth companies throughout Europe as they progressed through their lifecycle from initial investment to partnering, trade sale or public offering. Clients of Library House included UK, US and European investors; including VC firms, PE firms, and business angels; professional service providers, such as financial advisers, executive search, accountancy and law firms, and corporations.

*Build and expand business development & product development with primary focus on technology, online media, VCs and emerging start-ups across all media (print/online), social networking, video, events and research*Increase and aggrandize sales and revenue streams of new and established products *Conceptualize and execute new products and projects, provide competitive analysis, vertical market research, and sales/marketing business plans/collateral*Generate and aggrandize revenue (direct/indirect)

*Direct all marketing & BD efforts for online media company (real estate & technology news) including licensed content provider to 250+ U.S. newspapers, 50,000+ Web sites and millions of online readers.*Develop print & online collateral in tandem with strategic marketing campaigns to support advertising, member acquisition & retention (individual & corporate), content licensing, conferences/events, audio and video products. *Initiate, develop and execute strategic alliance/affinity partnerships & distribution agreements to drive online traffic & site stickiness increasing readership, members & revenues. *Co-produce & develop multiple annual conferences including program & speaker acquisition, incremental sponsorship revenue, PR, eMarketing & DM campaigns. *Champion & oversee ad server project from due diligence to implementation *Oversee & act as brand steward: extend brand reach and exposure including logo redesign and creation of new tagline. Increase net promoter score.

*Business development, sales and marketing role working directly with top-tier business schools, graduate schools and universities across North and South America. *Directly manage all strategic alliance partnerships with other publishers and education-related companies, facilitate & drive all B2B and B2C sales and marketing to universities, professors and the 18-40 year old student market. *Oversee management and continued development of FT's Education Portal, www.FTprofessor.com *Responsible for the development, launch, project management, sales and bus development of the Financial Times Electronic Edition, www.FTprofessor.com/ee (XML replica of the print newspaper), integrated sales of the FT print newspaper and FT.com, bulk copy sales, and IP access sales. *Worked cross-departmentally on a converged education blog/community/forum project.

*Directed the circulation printing, production, distribution, operations & logistics for NW US & Canada. *Contracted & developed 25+ independent distributors to achieve service & sales goals. *Generated & executed strategic plans to enhance the success of corporate objectives. *Negotiated contracts & cost-savings initiatives & developed/executed contingency operations & facilities plans. *Increased regional home delivery circulation by 200% from Dec 2000 through Oct 2003 & met all company & personal goals for 2001, 2002 & 2003. *Generated cost-savings of $300K+ by renegotiating new annual contracts for all distribution agents. *Developed relationships & negotiated freight contracts resulting in annual cost-savings of $250K+. *Re-negotiated all distribution contracts to include service level goals; turned around service levels from 2nd worst out of 8 regions to #1 in US/Canada. *Developed & increased 3rd party affinity & distribution partnerships to 98%+ within region.

*Directed employees, contractors & vendors to achieve sales goals, increase circulation market-share & aggrandize revenue. *Managed $3M annual budget & achieved all sales, retention & revenue goals. *Negotiated contracts at the C+ level from start to finish. *Identified, analyzed & implemented up-to-date, coherent sales, marketing and CRM plans that maximized market opportunities & improved company's strategic position. *Consistently exceeded sales & revenue goals in the most competitive newspaper market in the US--achieved circulation increases of 5.1% daily (222% to goal) & 5.6% Sunday (243% to goal) on final ABC statement (market growth rate was 2.3%). *Developed & launched new sales channels. Created/launched consumer retention program, cut subscriber loss by 65%, acquisition costs by 50%, reduced churn from 34% to 18% year/year, while simultaneously increasing consumer sales.

*Conceived, implemented and maintained new and ongoing sales plans. *Established strategic sales and marketing alliances targeting Metro Area newcomers. Directed and managed the Apartment Marketing Program, expanded marketing databases and oversaw an incentive program for Metro Area apartment managers. Directed, managed and expanded the Newcomer Program in conjunction with Qwest, newcomer strategic alliance partners (major home builders, realty and relocation companies). *Liased and worked cross-departmentally with Marketing and Advertising on multi-layered, strategic alliance partnerships. Implemented marketing strategies, targeted DM, sampling & appropriate follow-up programs. *Recruited, trained and supervised 3 independent contractors to achieve budgeted goals. *Facilitated and fostered a relocation partnership with the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce. *Developed and managed ongoing apartment community subscription sales program.