Roderick Morris Email & Phone Number

Boise, Idaho, Us

Primary areas of focus are marketing, creative, digital, international, and finance.Founded by Jessica Rolph and Roderick Morris, Lovevery's early learning platform for stage-based play helps parents everywhere feel confident they are giving their children the best resources they can. Lovevery's stage-based information and play products are designed by child development experts, and have won awards from TIME Magazine, Fast Company, Red Dot, and Parents' Choice. The company is backed by TCG, Maveron, Google Ventures, Reach Capital, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Collaborative Fund, and Founder Collective.For more information, visit lovevery.com and follow on instagram.com/lovevery. You can also see all the jobs we're hiring for at https://lovevery.breezy.hr/.

RIS is Idaho’s first International Baccalaureate World School and one of fewer than 40 schools nationwide authorized to offer the complete continuum of International Baccalaureate Programmes.

Durango, Co, Us

Growing the national movement of community-based advocates to care for America’s public lands of natural, historical, cultural and recreational significance.

Kumasi, Gh

Served as an independent board member. Energicity develops direct-to-consumer, solar powered minigrids for under-served markets made up of the 2 billion people in the world who do not have adequate access to electricity.

East Brunswick, Nj, Us

Served as an independent board member and led Somos' transition to a majority independent board, including revision of bylaws and recruitment of new board members. Somos has an FCC tariff for managing toll free numbers.

Arlington, Va, Us

Reported to CEO. Served as both Opower's chief marketing officer (CMO) and operational leader of the company (COO) during hypergrowth period from startup of less than 50 people to large, publicly traded company of more than 500. Accountability for enterprise Product Marketing, Corporate Marketing, Consumer Behavioral Marketing on the Opower platform, Client Services, and Technical Operations such as Implementation Engineering and QA. Scaled teams rapidly from inception. 200-FTE direct reporting chain across Asia, Americas, and Europe. Left to cofound Lovevery.- Created and accelerated pipeline through marketing and account management activities- Reset company positioning, messaging, and brand architecture to support multiple business lines in multiple global regions, with distinct value propositions rolling up to enterprise position, demand generation activities (new campaigns, regional events, PowerUp user conference), and PR/AR- Primary writer and designer of IPO roadshow deck + NDR materials; major contributor to S-1- Upgraded marketing team, hiring in subject matter experts in product marketing to support winning at every pipeline stage, standing up an entire demand generation org, and building out a global communications team to win the air war worldwide- Core operational leader of the company; built out global account management and delivery functions in DC, SF, London, Singapore, and Tokyo, with proven success delivering customer satisfaction and renew/upsell while reducing COGS contribution and time to recognize revenue- Also managed talent acquisition for Opower during three-year period as company grew, hiring roughly 500 employees in R&D, Sales, and all other disciplines; achieved high productivity hiring for elite talent in DC, San Francisco, London, Singapore, and Tokyo while also being recognized as the top interviewer and hiring manager in the company; handed off recruiting organization to SVP People once Opower added one on in early 2014

Arlington, Va, Us

- Reported to CEO; promoted after two years into chief marketing officer role in addition to prior responsibilities due to outstanding performance- Recruited to scale up client services and operations P&L as company tripled its account base and quintupled its consumer base across the following two years- Created Consumer Marketing team responsible for rolling out multi-channel behavioral campaigns to more than 20 million households and businesses around the world while innovating on the Opower platform through test-and-learn strategy, running over 200 behavior change tests in the field- Built out broad Analytics team creating unprecedented analytic IP and consumer insight for the industry; conceived of and built Opower's Customer Engagement Tracker, the second largest survey of energy consumers in the world; proved out quantifiable business case metrics for Opower software in customer satisfaction, cross-sell, and digital engagement- Scaled up Technology Services and Ops team and migrated to agile methodology while reducing cost-to-serve - Created Engagement Management and Technical Project Management teams with tier one client services talent that enabled large recurring revenue expansions with clients around the world- Asked to take on Talent Acquisition company-wide; turned around in less than one year with double the hiring output at half the cost while maintaining elite talent level

Herndon, Va, Us

- Reported to CEO; Vovici was a $25 million SaaS customer feedback business backed by Austin Ventures and Mayfield; it was acquired by Verint in July 2011- Led Product Marketing, Product Management, Analyst Relations, PR, Lead Generation, Website/SEO - Quintupled organic search traffic- Doubled leads pipeline through expanded outbound campaigns, nurturing initiatives, and improved inbound traffic and website conversions- Moved from #6 to #1 in media coverage in the space - Increased analyst coverage 10X- Revised messaging, collateral, website, demos, sales scripts, and overall lead gen processes- Overhauled product UI and oversaw 2 major product releases- Upgraded talent in Product Management, PR, and Lead Gen

Herndon, Va, Us

- Reported to CEO; Vovici was a $25 million SaaS customer feedback business backed by Austin Ventures and Mayfield; it was acquired by Verint in July 2011- Led renewals P&L and drove operational turnaround in business across 35-FTE direct chain- Exceeded renewal sales quota and 110% dollar renew/upsell rates in 2008, raising renewal rate by 15% - Offshored two professional services teams, taking net margin from flat to 20%- Reduced dissatisfied customers percentage from 50% to <5% in twelve months through enhanced customer support, culminating in recognition as finalist for the SSPA's STAR Award for Service Excellence in Emerging Business Support- Rolled out new systems for CRM, Professional Services Automation, Customer Support, and IVR- Upgraded talent in Account Management, Customer Support, Professional Services, Customer Training, and Sales Ops

New York City, Ny, Us

- Managed $150 million P&L and led all product strategy for information services, SaaS, and text analytics product lines- Concepted, designed, built, and shipped six new products and redirected marketing and product strategy to improve growth profile, turning around revenue growth from -10% to +5% within 1 year- 35-FTE direct reporting chain (including a portion of sales force) and 350 matrixed sales people, consultants, and engineers- Revised product strategy, sales strategy, and branding, and reallocated $6.5M product development budget to new investments and cost reduction opportunities

New York City, Ny, Us

- Managed $70 million business segment comprising 300+ top accounts for LexisNexis corporate legal research and productivity tools solutions- Took annual revenue growth in mature business from flat to +6% and annual renewal rates from 94% to 97% in 1 year- Developed and led litigation services strategy that delivered $17M of de novo revenue in 2006 (140% of sales goal) and prioritized target companies for acquisition or alliance; business achieved $45M in 2009 revenue (38% annual growth)- Structured, presented, approved, and secured multi-million dollar sales transactions- Sourced and closed two referral alliances in compliance workflow software and online compliance training; led negotiation and drafting of term sheets and contracts

New York City, Ny, Us

- Managed full operational and strategic integration of $15 million, 90-person high-growth SaaS business into $170 million online legal research business unit; led successful new launch to LexisNexis sales force, achieved 94% favorable reaction to merger on part of acquired employees, and reached full back office connectivity and integration faster than any other comparable LexisNexis acquisition- Sourced and negotiated terms for US alliance with content management software company- Led due diligence teams on multiple SaaS and media acquisition targets

Boston, Ma, Us

- Crafted sales strategy for $200 million marketing services company on behalf of private equity investors- Worked with new CEO to plan turnaround of $2 billion diversified automotive supplier; included investment and cost reduction decisions for all business units and plant facilities, generating $50 million annual EBIT impact- Led competitive analysis and cross-competitor earnings forecasting for major US airline in financial distress- Managed pricing initiatives for leading companies in both commercial real estate and check printing industries; pricing initiatives contributed to immediate, meaningful EBITDA margin improvements in both cases- Created and implemented growth plan for $5 billion IT services organization, including key account prioritization and competitive positioning; analyzed share-of-wallet by account and established vertical prioritization

Redmond, Washington, Us

- Product management internship

- Led financial analyses and valuation on 15 active mergers and acquisitions valued from $30 million to $5 billion; regularly presented financial analyses to CEOs, CFOs, and private equity investors- Marketed five high-growth, entrepreneurial businesses for combined value exceeding $350 million; drafted offering memoranda, contacted potential purchasers, and managed due diligence- Modeled shareholder returns of complex deals including $3 billion acquisition of diversified energy company and $1.5 billion minority squeeze-out of major international conglomerate’s construction business

Arlington, Va, Us

- Part of launch team that created service for best practices research, executive education and decision support tools to Chief Information Officers; built fastest growing business unit in firm history during year preceding firm’s IPO- Presented to and interviewed more than 120 Fortune 1000 CIOs during inaugural year of research practice- Recruited, trained, and managed staff of six research associates; led related product trainings across the company

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

- Trained Ukrainian nationals to evaluate and pursue business opportunities in local markets- Elected as Group Leader for 65 Peace Corps Volunteers of widely diverse backgrounds and seniority levels

Mba, General Management

Bba, Business Honors Program, Management Information Systems

Ba, Philosophy