Winston Lord

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Empower leaders for impact and influence. Last startup acquired by Fortune 500 Booking Holdings for 6x investor return. Brought Major League Baseball back to DC. Member, APCO's International Advisory Council. @ APCO Worldwide
About Winston Lord

Winston Lord is a Empower leaders for impact and influence. Last startup acquired by Fortune 500 Booking Holdings for 6x investor return. Brought Major League Baseball back to DC. Member, APCO's International Advisory Council. at APCO Worldwide. He possess expertise in leadership, social media, technology, strategic partnerships, public speaking and 45 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "I worked with Winston when he was the Founder of Venga and Chief Evangelist for OpenTable. Winston's remarkable abilities as both a great storyteller and a customer advocate left an indelible mark OpenTable and its restaurant partners. Winston possesses an exceptional talent for storytelling. His ability to craft compelling narratives was instrumental in shaping the company's brand and conveying the mission to a wider audience. Winston has an uncanny knack for captivating his audience with stories that not only inform but also inspire. He has a unique ability to distill complex ideas into relatable and engaging narratives, making products and services truly come to life. Moreover, Winston's dedication to being a customer advocate is unparalleled. He doesn't just view customers as transactions; he sees them as partners on a shared journey. Winston goes above and beyond to understand their needs, challenges, and aspirations. This ensured that Venga's solutions were not just products but tailored solutions that genuinely improved customers' lives and business outcomes. Winston's leadership at OpenTable was instrumental in the success of bringing Venga to OpenTable customers. I have had the privilege of witnessing his dedication, passion, and creativity firsthand. I wholeheartedly recommend Winston for an advisor or coach. His ability to tell compelling stories and champion the customer's voice is a rare and invaluable combination that sets him apart in the business world.", "I can't say enough wonderful things about Winston. I had the pleasure of renting Winston's equestrian facility for two years. During those two years, Winston was easy to work with, fair and extremely understanding. His compassion for both animals and humans is bar none. He demonstrated this firsthand when I had an extremely sick horse and had to have special accommodations at the barn. His facility is absolutely beautiful and well maintained. The barn is well made with ceiling fans, matted stalls, tack room and excellent ventilation. The horse field has solid 3 board wood with lots of grass and room for the horses to romp. This would be a trail riders dream as the property backs up to Pretty Boy and miles and miles of trails.", and "I've engaged Lord Strategies on multiple projects at multiple companies, and I'm always impressed by the results. Winston's relationships, commitment and skill are second to none. He gets the big picture and pays attention to details. He is great at what he does and fun to work with! We look forward to future projects together."

Winston Lord's Current Company Details
APCO Worldwide

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Empower leaders for impact and influence. Last startup acquired by Fortune 500 Booking Holdings for 6x investor return. Brought Major League Baseball back to DC. Member, APCO's International Advisory Council.
Winston Lord Work Experience Details
  • Lord Advisory
    Founder
    Lord Advisory Mar 2021 - Present
    Winston is a trusted advisor to C-suite executives, former Cabinet Secretaries and elected officials, Hall-of-Fame athletes, and entrepreneurs. A native Washingtonian, he has deep roots in the DMV area. His extensive network and experience make him the ideal guide to help you navigate the region’s complex world or business, politics, philanthropy, entrepreneurship, and media.Winston currently serves as a Founding Board Member of Baltimore-based Novella Center for Entrepreneurship and has served on the Board of various non-profit organizations in the area, including D.C. Central Kitchen, The Washington Ballet, Urban Alliance, and E.L. Haynes Public Charter School. He also mentors emerging leaders through the Aspen Institute Food Leaders Fellowship and Conscious Venture Lab.Career highlights:Venga - Founded Saas CRM platform acquired by Fortune 500 company Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG) for 6x investor return.OpenTable - Became inaugural Chief Evangelist and spearheaded special projects to help establish OpenTable as the global leader in hospitality.Washington Nationals - Directed a coalition of business and philanthropic leaders, including President Biden’s Chief of Staff, General Colin Powell, and Atlantic Media’s Chairman Emeritus David Bradley, to return Major League Baseball to Washington, D.C. after a 34-year absence.Portfolio Logic - Identified and co-led due diligence on portfolio companies, primarily in business and healthcare services at Jeff Zients’ private equity firm.Stevens Reed Curcio & Company - Led the strategic development, execution, and production of television and radio ads for over 50 Presidential, Gubernatorial, and Senatorial campaigns. Won 19 national advertising awards.Lord Household - Husband to Stephanie, an international development and affairs leaders. Father of Levi, Winston, Xavion, Tyson, and Alvin (my latest startups) and two rescue dogs Mei Li and Kimchi. Herder of six sheep and two horses.
  • Apco Worldwide
    Senior Advisor, Apco'S International Advisory Council
    Apco Worldwide Jun 2023 - Present
    Washington, Dc, Us
    APCO’s International Advisory Council (IAC) and its four subgroups comprise more than 100 recognized global leaders, including: former elected politicians; leaders of business and industry; academics at leading universities; world-class journalists and editors; NGO and nonprofit pioneers; diplomats; and policy experts.Each member offers clients invaluable real-world knowledge; they are individuals who understand the complex issues clients face because they have encountered similar opportunities and challenges — and successfully conquered them — in their own careers. Clients can get counsel from individual members, or a select group of members with varying perspectives, to obtain robust counsel that can help clients make the right decisions.
  • Food And Society At Aspen Institute
    Mentor
    Food And Society At Aspen Institute Jan 2023 - Present
    Washington, Dc, Us
    Food & Society at the Aspen Institute's Food Leaders Fellowship unites the country’s most promising emerging food leaders to ignite personal transformation, promote cross-sector collaboration, and create scalable change. Drawing on the Aspen Institute’s standard-setting leadership programs, the Food Leaders Fellowship will become the foremost community of values-based leaders working to create a fair, sustainable, and healthy food system.
  • Conscious Venture Lab
    Startup Mentor
    Conscious Venture Lab May 2021 - Present
    Baltimore, Maryland, Us
    Conscious Venture Lab® (CVL) is an early stage business accelerator with the goal of developing companies and leaders who embrace capitalism as a force for good in society. We work to help extraordinary entrepreneurs in their goal to build companies with societal purpose at their core; to give them all the tools and support they need to create engaged happy employees, loyal and joyful customers, deeply authentic partnerships, caring and safe communities and all manner of wealth for all their stakeholders.Our program is an intensive 4-month study in Consciousness, Customers and Capital, that is: building a foundation of purpose for your business, helping you develop no-nonsense customer acquisition capabilities and aligning you with like-minded sources of capital.
  • Chinaccelerator 中国加速
    Startup Mentor
    Chinaccelerator 中国加速 Aug 2020 - Present
    Singapore, Sg
    Chinaccelerator, the first startup accelerator to launch in China, is a mentorship-driven program helping internet startups from around the world cross borders - from the world into China and from China to the world. Chinaccelerator is run by venture fund SOSV with $855M+ AUM operating seven global accelerators. Chinaccelerator offers three months of rigorous guidance, training and resources from mentors, partners and investors. The robust and supportive alumni network continues into the startups'​ post-Chinaccelerator lifespan.
  • Chinaccelerator 中国加速
    Startup Mentor
    Chinaccelerator 中国加速 Aug 2020 - Present
    Singapore, Sg
    MOX is a global accelerator for cross-border mobile internet, operated by the US$900M venture capital firm SOSV.
  • Opentable
    Chief Evangelist
    Opentable Oct 2019 - Dec 2020
    San Francisco, California, Us
    Primary responsibility includes establishing OpenTable as the global leader in hospitality by forging strong relationships with restaurant owners and operators through impassioned storytelling and thought leadership. Leverage technology and data analytics to creatively connect and further engage restaurant contacts in the sharing of best practices, fostering a learning community, and building trust in each other and in the OpenTable brand and organization. Act as a liaison between hospitality industry contacts and OpenTable employees, featured speaker and source leads at industry events, and leverage extensive personal networks to make significant introductions. Collaborate internally with the Open Table marketing and sales team, spearheading special projects including authoring Road to Extraordinary: Lessons from Hospitality Titans blog series, and creating In it Together, a global community of over 500 restaurant operators.
  • Venga
    Co-Founder & Chief Evangelist
    Venga May 2010 - Oct 2019
    Washington, District Of Columbia, Us
    Envisioned and co-founded Venga, a data-analytics-generating customer management solution designed to enhance customer experiences via a suite of technology-based tools. Venga provided the online systems to capture user visits, purchases, preferences and social data to automatically build detailed customer profiles which powered marketing automation, actionable feedback, personalized service and business intelligence. Venga collected data on more than 100 million customers and $6 billion in consumer purchases. Achieved sustained profitability and market growth as Chief Evangelist and brand ambassador for Venga’s products, services and vision. Through personal marketing, storytelling, relationship-building, and sales team leadership positioned Venga as a leader in the hospitality analytics space, and ultimately sold the company to Booking Holdings (Kayak, Open Table, Priceline), the world’s leader in online travel.
  • Dc Central Kitchen
    Board Of Directors
    Dc Central Kitchen Dec 2012 - Jul 2018
    Washington, District Of Columbia, Us
    DC Central Kitchen uses food as a tool to strengthen communities. Through job training, meal distribution, and local farm partnerships, we're building long-term solutions to the interconnected problems of poverty, hunger, and homelessness. www.dccentralkitchen.org
  • Urban Alliance
    Board Of Directors
    Urban Alliance Aug 2006 - Jul 2017
    Washington, D.C, Us
    Employing Youth. Inspiring Excellence.Urban Alliance empowers under-resourced youth to aspire, work, and succeed through paid internships, formal training, and mentoring.
  • The Washington Ballet
    Board Of Directors
    The Washington Ballet Feb 2006 - May 2015
    Washington, Dc, Us
    Throughout its 67-year history, The Washington Ballet has steadily progressed as a major force in the dance world and in its community.
  • Cornell University
    Entrepreneur-In-Residence
    Cornell University Jan 2013 - Dec 2014
    Ithaca, Ny, Us
    I participated in the EIR program for The Leland C. and Mary M. Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality. I gave lectures each semester and had 'office' hours for students looking for advice hoping to share my insight of the Hospitality industry based on my experiences. http://www.hotelschool.cornell.edu/industry/centers/pihe/spotlights/eir.html
  • E.L. Haynes Public Charter School
    Board Of Directors
    E.L. Haynes Public Charter School Jan 2006 - Nov 2012
    Washington, Dc, Us
    Founded in 2004, the award-winning E.L. Haynes Public Charter School currently serves 950 students from grades Pre-K through ten and will continue to grow to serve more than 1,100 students through grade 12. E.L. Haynes is named for Dr. Euphemia Lofton Haynes - the first African-American woman to receive a doctorate in mathematics and a DC public school teacher for 47 years.www.elhaynes.org
  • Washington Kastles
    Advisor
    Washington Kastles 2009 - 2012
    Washington, Dc, Us
    3 time World Team Tennis (WTT) champions and back-to-back undefeated seasons. Roster includes Serena & Venus Williams.
  • Lord & Associates
    Founder
    Lord & Associates Jul 2009 - Jan 2011
    New Preston, Connecticut, Us
    Boutique marketing and public relations firm focused on the Capital region. Key strategist to some of the nation’s most respected and influential leaders and organizations.Select clients:Sports: Hall-of-Famer Darrell Green (NFL), Ryan Zimmerman (MLB), Roger Mason (NBA), and six-time WTT champions Washington Kastles.Philanthropy: General Colin Powell’s America’s Promise, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.Business: Priceline, National Geographic, Audi, and Microsoft.
  • Portfolio Logic
    Principal
    Portfolio Logic Sep 2006 - Jul 2009
    Us
    Private equity firm founded and led by Jeff Zients, President Biden’s Chief of Staff. Identified and co-led due diligence on portfolio companies, primarily in business and health care services.
  • Washington Baseball Club
    Executive Director
    Washington Baseball Club Jun 1999 - Apr 2006
    Directed a coalition of DC-based business and philanthropic leaders that helped return Major League Baseball (MLB) to Washington, D.C. after a 34 year absence. Served as top strategist, chief spokesperson, and a principal liaison to MLB, national and local elected officials, business and civic leaders, and regional communities.Amassed a database of over 20,000 interested season ticket holders which formed the core of the season ticket sales in the franchise’s first year. Oversaw design and development of all marketing assets as well as demographic, financial and site selection studies demonstrating that the District could support a MLB franchise. Represented WBC at key meetings with MLB, Mayor’s office, DC City Council and community town halls.Investors included General Colin Powell, President Biden’s Chief of Staff Jeff Zients, America Online Founding CEO James Kimsey, and NFL Hall-of-Famer Darrell Green.
  • Lord Media
    President
    Lord Media Jan 1999 - Jan 2002
    I built a PR/advertising firm that delivered media consulting services to select national organizations. My clients included Powell’s America’s Promise, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, National Geographic Channel Asia, and Priceline's Perfect YardSale.
  • Stevens Reed Curcio & Company And The Media Team
    First Vice President
    Stevens Reed Curcio & Company And The Media Team Jun 1990 - Dec 1998
    Rose from intern to First Vice-President at this full service political media firm. Led the strategic development, execution and production of television and radio ads for over 50 Presidential, Gubernatorial and Senatorial campaigns. Won 19 national advertising awards.

Winston Lord Skills

Leadership Social Media Technology Strategic Partnerships Public Speaking Online Marketing Business Digital Strategy Sales Press Releases Media Relations Event Planning Start Ups Blogging Digital Media Business Development Education Advertising Integrated Marketing Customer Relationship Management Fundraising Strategic Planning Strategy Facebook Loyalty Programs Entrepreneurship Marketing Social Networking Nonprofits New Business Development Event Management Training Editing Restaurants Social Media Marketing Email Marketing Budgets Business Strategy Management Public Relations Marketing Communications Strategic Communications Research Politics Marketing Strategy Venture Capital Mobile Devices Crm Philanthropy Sponsorship

Winston Lord Education Details

  • Yale University
    Yale University
    History
  • The Taft School
    The Taft School
    High School

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