Preston Junger

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Nift 💰Revenue Leader 📈Co-founder @ Mile Square Labs 🦄GTM, Enterprise, BD, Int’l 🏆Hospitality, HR/Pay, Sports, AI 😁Purvey Positive 🚀ex-7shifts, Yelp, Yahoo!, Apple 💹 Clair, ByteDance, TaskRabbit, Liquid Death, Lime @ Nift
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New York City Metropolitan Area, United States, United States
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About Preston Junger

With a distinguished career in scaling high-impact companies, Preston Junger is renowned for transforming early-stage ventures into market leaders.Preston’s leadership spans over two decades, marked by pivotal roles in establishing and growing successful businesses. As a key executive, he has shown a commitment to developing products and companies that meet critical market needs, combining strategic vision with hard work and problem-solving skills.Throughout his career, Preston has demonstrated a talent for taking calculated risks and crafting innovative solutions. His strategic approach, as defined by Deloitte’s Business Chemistry as both a Pioneer and Driver, focuses on fostering innovation and achieving competitive success.Preston’s expertise covers enterprise sales growth, partnerships, fundraising, M&A, and talent acquisition. At Apple, Yahoo!, and IAC, he built a foundation for his impactful role at Yelp, where he launched its first NYC office and grew revenue from $2MM to $700MM annually. He expanded Yelp’s team from 80 to 4,000 employees and scaled operations from 100 to over 500 employees across multiple markets, with revenues rising from $7MM to over $30MM during the pandemic. His leadership secured major investments, including a Series B led by Danny Meyer and EHI Ventures, and an $80MM Series C led by SoftBank in 2022.An entrepreneurial leader with a global perspective, Preston excels in coaching, talent development, and market expansion. His expertise includes:- Sales and revenue growth- Talent development and coaching- Cross-divisional collaboration and international expansion- Startup processes and capital raising- Business development and operations- Recruiting and training- Trend identification and product innovationOutside of work, Preston enjoys sports, travel, and exploring new experiences with his family. He stays current with consumer trends and emerging technologies, particularly in HR, the future of work, health/sports, and digital advertising. He believes that "Limits, like fears, are often an illusion."Preston Junger’s extensive experience and strategic acumen make him a strong candidate for C-level roles, where his leadership and visionary approach can drive significant results.

Preston Junger's Current Company Details
Nift

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Nift 💰Revenue Leader 📈Co-founder @ Mile Square Labs 🦄GTM, Enterprise, BD, Int’l 🏆Hospitality, HR/Pay, Sports, AI 😁Purvey Positive 🚀ex-7shifts, Yelp, Yahoo!, Apple 💹 Clair, ByteDance, TaskRabbit, Liquid Death, Lime
Preston Junger Work Experience Details
  • Nift
    Vice President
    Nift Aug 2023 - Present
    Boston, Ma, Us
    🌟 Revolutionary Advertising Model: Nift expands into multi-unit enterprise restaurant groups and franchises, enhancing consumer offerings and boosting brand awareness while driving new store traffic.🍔 Activation Partner Companies: Tinder, TripAdvisor, TeamSnap, Planet Fitness, Afterpay, ParkMobile, MINDBODY, Ticketmaster and many others offer Nift gift vouchers to surprise-and-delight their customers at unexpected moments.🛍️ Customer Engagement: Recipients use vouchers to explore new e-commerce brands and restaurants, often generating orders double the value of standard ads.💡 Win-Win Scenario: Consumers receive meaningful gifts, advertisers gain new customers cost-effectively, and partner brands generate recurring revenue.
  • Nift
    Gtm Advisor
    Nift Aug 2023 - Dec 2023
    Boston, Ma, Us
  • Mile Square Labs
    Co-Founder & Gtm Advisor
    Mile Square Labs Sep 2017 - Present
    New York, Ny, Us
    Ready to conquer scaling challenges? My team and I specialize in activating and accelerating GTM efforts for growing companies, offering fractional Sales, Revenue, and Partnership advisory services tailored to your needs.🚀 Expertise: We’ve supported companies across North America and Europe, focusing on revenue operations, market expansion, enterprise sales, remote work adoption, cross-cultural management, talent acquisition, GTM strategy, fundraising, and team & culture building.✨ What sets us apart: Our results speak for themselves—25% of portfolio companies achieving successful exits, 100% securing fundraising, and 250+ direct relationships with seasoned founders and investors. We help businesses maximize revenue, optimize processes, and drive customer acquisition through strategic expansion, operational excellence, and partnerships.Reach out for consultation: preston@greenmtnlabs.com
  • Various Companies
    Advisor, Mentor & Board Member
    Various Companies Jan 2013 - Present
    Greenwich, Ct, Us
    🚀 Focused on fostering growth and achieving results. Helping early-stage, pre-seed through Series-A technology companies excel in:💼 Sales Leadership & Coaching📈 GTM & Market Expansion🤝 Strategic Partnerships🌟 Building & Hiring Winning Teams💰 Fundraising Guidance
  • Techstars
    Mentor
    Techstars Nov 2017 - Present
    New York City, New York, Us
  • Lvlup Ventures
    Venture Scout
    Lvlup Ventures Jun 2024 - Present
    Los Angeles, Ca, Us
  • Business Tampere
    Mentor (U.S. Expansion)
    Business Tampere Jan 2024 - Present
    Tampere, Fi
    🌍 Bridging4Growth is an EU-funded growth project (2023-2025) aiming to boost exports of smart solutions from the Central Baltic region to new markets outside the EU.
  • Founders Help Line
    Co-Founder & Ceo (Beta)
    Founders Help Line Jan 2022 - Present
    New York, Us
    🚀 Founders Help Line: First-Ever Expert Advisor directly in your Slack workspace for all sales & GTM advice, growth/revenue needs, hiring plans, and fundraising tips (private deal room) as a founder. Currently in select beta. Ask me about it.
  • Shipday
    Advisor
    Shipday Jul 2022 - Present
    Menlo Park , Ca, Us
  • Clair
    Advisor
    Clair Jan 2021 - Present
    New York, Ny, Us
  • Fcne (Fc National Elite)
    Advisor
    Fcne (Fc National Elite) Feb 2023 - Present
    Greater New York City Area, Us
    🌍 Select soccer/fotboll opportunities for elite athletes to compete internationally in travel and sports experiences.🇸🇪 Gothia Cup (Sweden), 🇪🇸 Donosti Cup (Spain), and 🇮🇹 San Marino Cup (Italy). Forged partnerships with Macron, Playermaker, Veo and other sports apparel/tech companies.
  • Green Mtn Labs, Inc.
    Ceo & Co-Founder
    Green Mtn Labs, Inc. Jan 2020 - Present
  • Nj Hospitality Alliance
    Founder
    Nj Hospitality Alliance Nov 2019 - Present
    Hoboken, Nj, Us
  • G.O.A.T. Fuel, Inc.
    Advisor
    G.O.A.T. Fuel, Inc. Nov 2023 - Feb 2024
    Plano, Texas, Us
  • Franki
    Advisor
    Franki Jun 2023 - Nov 2023
    Los Angeles, Ca, Us
  • The Elliot Group
    Business Development
    The Elliot Group Jan 2023 - Sep 2023
    Tarrytown, Ny, Us
    The Elliot Group is an executive search firm that harnesses human connections to power businesses forward.
  • Rees
    Gtm Advisor
    Rees Jan 2023 - Jun 2023
    Buffalo, New York , Ca
    REES is a simple and secure online platform for reporting sexual harassment, misconduct and assault that can be adapted for use across any sector or industry.
  • Pathspot
    Gtm Advisor
    Pathspot Nov 2022 - Apr 2023
    New York, Ny, Us
    PathSpot is the leading health & safety operating system for smart restaurants.🍽️ Built GTM outbound enterprise playbook and processes directly with the co-founders.
  • 7Shifts
    Svp, Sales & Partnerships (Head Of U.S. Operations)
    7Shifts Nov 2020 - Mar 2023
    Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Ca
    Key member of Executive Leadership team overseeing successful fundraising efforts: 🚀 Raised $21.5 million Series B funding round led by Enlightened Hospitality Investments (EHI) and $80 million Series C round led by Softbank during pandemic years 2020-2022, achieving a $500 million post-money valuation.Spearheaded U.S. expansion and hiring initiatives: 🌍 Scaling of Enterprise Sales & Partnerships teams from 10 to 60+ members. 💼 Achieved revenue growth from $7 million ARR to $40 million+ ARR with a single-digit percentage churn rate.
  • 7Shifts
    Head Of U.S. Operations
    7Shifts Apr 2019 - Nov 2020
    Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Ca
    🌟 Consultant and strategic advisor post-Series A, optimizing growth team performance for CEO & Head of Growth based in Canada.🤝 Offered full-time role as first U.S. hire and Head of U.S. Operations & expansion efforts, stepping away from consulting business.🏢 Opened inaugural U.S. offices and hired initial on-the-ground U.S. employees, establishing U.S. corporate presence and tailored compensation and benefits packages.🌎 Brought leadership and international expansion expertise to a 100% Canadian team led by a first-time founder/CEO, integrating U.S. business practices seamlessly.
  • Two Bridges Football Club
    Board Member
    Two Bridges Football Club Jan 2021 - Jan 2023
    New York, Ny, Us
    ⚽🌍 Soccer for all
  • Slate
    Gtm Advisor
    Slate Jan 2019 - Jan 2023
    New York, New York, Us
    Sports social media professionals know there are unique challenges to covering games, matches, tournaments, events, and the day-to-day grind of a season and offseason.
  • Ivee
    Gtm Advisor (Acquired By Hone Health)
    Ivee Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
    New York City, Ny, Us
    The future of healthcare is here. Personalized health, in the comfort of your home.(Acquired by Hone Health)
  • Wework
    Growth Partner
    Wework Jun 2017 - Jun 2022
    New York, Ny, Us
    Worked closely with 100+ WeWork Labs companies from New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, London, Stockholm & Singapore.
  • Liquid Death
    Investor
    Liquid Death Jul 2020 - Jul 2020
    Santa Monica, California, Us
    Liquid Death is natural mountain water served in ice-cold infinitely recyclable cans.
  • Nordic Innovation House - New York
    Mentor
    Nordic Innovation House - New York Jan 2016 - Jan 2020
    New York, New York, Us
    Paying homage to my Scandinavian ancestry and helping the best startups of the Nordics (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland) scale to North America.
  • Teamsnap
    Gtm Advisor (Acquired By Waud Capital Partners)
    Teamsnap Jan 2018 - Dec 2019
    We Are A Remote-First Company, Us
    Manage your team not your technology with TeamSnap, an easy-to-use sports team platform.
  • Sawyer
    Gtm Advisor (Acquired By Daysmart)
    Sawyer Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
    New York, New York, Us
  • Universal Avenue
    Gtm Advisor
    Universal Avenue Sep 2016 - Aug 2017
  • Yelp
    Svp, Head Of Brand Solutions (Ipo)
    Yelp Oct 2008 - Oct 2016
    San Francisco, Ca, Us
    Employee #80 hire — initiated Yelp New York office launch (opened two subsequent NY offices in 8 years as we scaled local + national sales revenue), also increasing profitability taking Yelp from an 80 person VC-backed hipster city guide w/ minimal annual revenue (~$5MM/year) through IPO to a 4,000 employee publicly traded unicorn w/ a $3B+ market cap & $400MM/year revenues. ⭐ Founding member of Yelp Culture Club & Yelp Employee Elite — ensuring the company had a winning culture that was inclusive and comprehensive in all things related to being an employee at Yelp. ⭐ Founding group of early Yelp employees that created YSDP (Yelp Sales Development Program, including on-boarding, training and playbook for local sales team) that has since been implemented for entire global Yelp sales force as Yelp University sales & success training and enablement. ⭐ Piloted & scaled enterprise advertising sales growth efforts (scaling local search products to national enterprise clients) prior to National division splitting into two separate divisions - National Sales & Brand Solutions. ⭐ Launched Yelp European national sales, adjusting domestic Yelp sales playbook to international efforts, selling enterprise search/display products in all European markets. ⭐ Promoted to Vice President Head of Brand Solutions, managing sales org, reporting directly to Yelp's Chief Operations Officer:• Oversaw recruitment efforts, training curriculum, building a winning team culture. • Managed P&L w/ consistent YoY revenue growth. • My team connected the worlds largest mid-market, franchise and enterprise companies with Yelp's audience of active consumers through paid-sponsorships, integrated partnerships & paid advertising solutions (mobile, display, data, search, directory & native). • Built & scaled operations, mobile and programmatic advertising sales teams from ground up, growing areas of revenue and support.
  • Asap Delivery
    Investor (Acquired By Pe)
    Asap Delivery Sep 2016 - Sep 2016
    Sydney, Nsw, Au
    Postmates of Asia. Get anything delivered from any store or restaurant in under an hour. Acquired by private equity group in 2017.
  • Vayu Aerospace Corporation
    Investor (Acquired By Alpine 4)
    Vayu Aerospace Corporation 2015 - 2015
    Ann Arbor, Michigan, Us
    Vayu Aerospace is committed to redefining the future of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) with advanced, versatile drones that address critical challenges across industries. From enhancing situational awareness and reconnaissance to delivering medical supplies and performing tactical operations, their technology focuses on efficiency, safety, and adaptability. 🌍🚁✨Acquired by Alpine 4 (NASDAQ: ALPP) in 2020.
  • Taskrabbit
    Investor (Acquired By Ikea)
    Taskrabbit 2013 - Dec 2013
    San Francisco, Ca, Us
    Acquired by IKEA in 2017
  • Flyerly (Acquired By Appy Pie)
    Co-Founder (Acquired By Appy Pie)
    Flyerly (Acquired By Appy Pie) Jan 2009 - Jan 2009
    New York, Ny, Us
    Acquired by AppyPie in 2021—Founded Flyerly to give everyone (not just creative folks) the ability to add creativity to your conversations. Think of a flyer as a creative form of digital communication that you can share with your customers.
  • Iac
    Account Executive (Ticketmaster, Evite, Realestate.Com, Vimeo, Match.Com, Expedia, Lendingtree)
    Iac Jan 2007 - Oct 2008
    New York, Ny, Us
    IAC brands have included: Ticketmaster, RealEstate.com (acquired by Zillow), HomeAdvisor (AngiesList), LendingTree, Citysearch, Evite, Match.com, Home Shopping Network, Pronto, Ask.com, Excite.com, Vimeo and others.
  • Yahoo
    Senior Account Executive (Acquired By Verizon Communications)
    Yahoo 2005 - 2007
    Sunnyvale, Ca, Us
    Grew a book of business with top brand advertisers spending an average of $25MM+ in annual revenue - Yahoo's most valued clients across sports & entertainment, travel, finance, cpg, retail and technology.
  • Northeast Sports Network
    Founder, Vermont Sports Network (Acquired)
    Northeast Sports Network Jan 2001 - Jan 2005
    Lyndonville, Vt, Us
    Acquired by Northeast Sports Network in 2012 —Founded Vermont Sports Network as first-ever sports news platform. High school, college & semi-professional sports.
  • Apple
    Account Executive
    Apple 2003 - 2005
    Cupertino, California, Us
    Grew sales efforts with entertainment, publishing, media & finance customers spending $10MM+ in annual revenue - Apple software licenses & hardware solutions.

Preston Junger Skills

Leadership E Commerce Comscore Social Media Strategic Partnerships Salesforce.com Online Marketing Digital Strategy Sales Angel Investing Start Ups Networking Mobile Marketing Mobile Media Digital Media Behavioral Targeting Web Analytics Community Engagement Digital Marketing Advertising Advertising Sales Integrated Marketing Lead Generation Seo Strategy Media Planning Interactive Marketing Mobile Advertising Advisory Boards Yelp Online Advertising Growth Hacking Entrepreneur Entrepreneurship Content Strategy Marketing Social Networking Local Media Rich Media Social Media Marketing Sem Email Marketing Display Advertising Customer Acquisition Management Marketing Strategy Analytics Mobile Devices Board Of Directors Crm

Preston Junger Education Details

  • University Of Vermont
    University Of Vermont
    English & Business (Advertising)

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Preston Junger works for Nift

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Preston Junger's current role is Nift 💰Revenue Leader 📈Co-founder @ Mile Square Labs 🦄GTM, Enterprise, BD, Int’l 🏆Hospitality, HR/Pay, Sports, AI 😁Purvey Positive 🚀ex-7shifts, Yelp, Yahoo!, Apple 💹 Clair, ByteDance, TaskRabbit, Liquid Death, Lime.

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