Terri Lynn Soutor (CEO, ParentPowered / GM+Owner,FACE FOUNDRIÉSWFL) is an entrepreneur and talented C-suite leader and go-to-market strategist. She values and purposely invests in building mission-driven cultures to create employee engagement, better serve customers with empathy, and deliver superior business performance. She is known to be a curious, charismatic leader with an authentic, servant leadership style that places vision and mission, people and relationships, data and performance at the nucleus of driving companies to achieve growth.

Terri is proud to be assuming the CEO role at ParentPowered PBC after having served on the Company's Board since early 2022. Backed by robust research and a track record of success, ParentPowered’s digital family engagement program is poised to amplify its impact on student learning. In 2022 she launched Brillea Haus, an area developer of the FACE FOUNDRIÉ, bringing affordable and approachable skincare services to SW Florida. She previously led FastBridge Learning as its CEO leading the company through a phenomenal period of growth, ranking it as the No. 2 fastest-growing private company in the Twin Cities in 2018 and a 2019 Top Workplace. During her tenure she developed the go-to-market strategy for a low-cost and highly productive sales and marketing model that drove a 4-year 56% CAGR and 95% ARR before leading the company through a successful exit and sale to Illuminate Education.

Terri’s business acumen, leadership and accomplishments have been publicly recognized. She made the list of CEOs in The Real Power 50 by Minnesota Business and was a recipient of a Titan of Technology award from Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal. Terri is dedicated to a mission of improving teaching and learning in our schools through effective, evidence-based innovations in education.

Follow Terri to learn more about how developing a healthy company culture can create superior customer experiences and drive company performance and financial results...https://terrisoutor.com/.

Dan Larson is Arctic Wolf’s CMO, overseeing corporate marketing, brand, communications, technical marketing, demand generation, enablement, product marketing, and marketing technology. His background includes 15 years of sales, product, and marketing leadership experience, with a proven track record of building powerful technology brands by establishing best-in-class market positioning, competitive differentiation, and product messaging. Prior to joining Arctic Wolf, Dan served as the Vice President of Product Marketing at CrowdStrike, where he led a global product marketing team and was responsible for go-to-market strategy, messaging, technical marketing, and competitive intelligence. Before CrowdStrike, Dan served seven years as Director of Technical Marketing with McAfee/Intel Security. He began his career with General Electric in the Information Management Leadership Program (IMLP) after earning a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Arctic Wolf uses the cloud-native Arctic Wolf® Platform, we help organizations end cyber risk by providing security operations as a concierge service. Arctic Wolf solutions include Arctic Wolf® Managed Detection and Response (MDR), Managed Risk, Managed Cloud Monitoring, and Managed Security Awareness; each delivered by the industry’s original Concierge Security® Team. Highly-trained Concierge Security experts work as an extension of internal teams to provide 24×7 monitoring, detection and response, as well as ongoing risk management to proactively protect organizations while continually strengthening their security posture. https://www.arcticwolf.com/

Heather Hansen: Author, Global Communication Consultant, TEDx Speaker Heather helps multinational companies enhance collaboration, innovation and inclusion across their global teams through greater understanding and stronger, more efficient communication policies. She focuses on fostering unmuted communication cultures where every voice is heard, resulting in greater inclusion, innovation and efficiency across remote and global teams. Along with private leadership communication coaching, Heather facilitates group training courses and consults on a number of topics related to global communication. Heather is also an External Industry Expert for NUS Business School’s Executive Education programs where she runs modules on communication, presentation, and storytelling skills. For more information about Heather, visit https://heatherhansen.com/unmuted/. Global Speech Academy builds connected, collaborative and inclusive global teams through clear, confident and effective communication.

We didn’t ask for a mini sales workshop, but we sure did get one in Brandon's 2nd podcast episode with Michael! If you are growing your sales team, or are part of a sales team, you will want to listen to this episode featuring Brandon Cole.

As Vice President of Sales at Davenport Group, Brandon Cole utilizes his 16 years of IT business experience, along with his ability to connect with vendors and customers alike, to solve problems daily. His technical knowledge and dedication to the customer experience have helped Brandon lead the sales organization for one of the country’s fastest-growing IT solution providers. Davenport Group designs and implements IT solutions that build the technology foundations our customers need to create business opportunities – now and in the future. With our industry-leading partners Dell Technologies, VMware, and Microsoft, Davenport Group provides end-to-end solutions for customers nationwide. 

   

 

 

www.davenportgroup.com

toll free | 877.231.9114

Kristy is responsible for nationwide field sales at Davenport Group.

Davenport Group designs and implements IT solutions that build the technology foundations our customers need to create business opportunities – now and in the future. With our industry-leading partners Dell Technologies, VMware, and Microsoft, Davenport Group provides end-to-end solutions for customers nationwide. Please visit www.davenportgroup.com for more information.

 

www.davenportgroup.com

Clint May, Chief Operating Officer

Gray Mechanical Contractors, LLC

Safety, Customer Service, Ownership, Teamwork and Trust. At their core, this is what Gray Mechanical Contractors is all about. Gray Mechanical is a licensed HVAC and Plumbing contractor providing services to the Texas and Louisiana marketplaces. Clint May, along with his partner in the business, Josh Harris (CEO), have assembled a team of seasoned professionals that have been instrumental in some of the largest construction and service projects in the region. They offer quality HVAC/Plumbing installation & service/maintenance to a range of sectors including healthcare, commercial offices, retail, government, education, and industrial. Their team is constantly looking to create separation in the marketplace by implementing new, innovative technology to support for their operation.

Over the past 12 years, Clint has evolved the culture of the business with strategies found in the teachings of Extreme Ownership and Emotional Intelligence. He firmly believes that there are no bad teams, only bad leaders.

 

 

 

https://www.graymechanical.com

Phone #281-820-2200

Clint May, Chief Operating Officer

Gray Mechanical Contractors, LLC

Safety, Customer Service, Ownership, Teamwork and Trust. At their core, this is what Gray Mechanical Contractors is all about. Gray Mechanical is a licensed HVAC and Plumbing contractor providing services to the Texas and Louisiana marketplaces. Clint May, along with his partner in the business, Josh Harris (CEO), have assembled a team of seasoned professionals that have been instrumental in some of the largest construction and service projects in the region. They offer quality HVAC/Plumbing installation & service/maintenance to a range of sectors including healthcare, commercial offices, retail, government, education, and industrial. Their team is constantly looking to create separation in the marketplace by implementing new, innovative technology to support for their operation.

Over the past 12 years, Clint has evolved the culture of the business with strategies found in the teachings of Extreme Ownership and Emotional Intelligence. He firmly believes that there are no bad teams, only bad leaders.

 

 

https://www.graymechanical.com

Phone #281-820-2200)

skolmarketing.com

Ben's background is working at Google and, having owned Skol Marketing for 10+ years, helping local businesses with Digital Marketing. He and his team help business establish an online presence with WebDevelopment/Design services and then enhance your online presence with SEO, SEM and Social Media services. GENERATING AND CELEBRATING MARKETING WINS...SKOL!

tailgatespices.com

Born from the embers of tailgating at Minnesota Vikings games, the idea came about to create a unique spice collection that could upgrade our tailgating parties. -Ben Theis

Tailgate Spices is a local spice company that offers fun named, delicious spices to be used for your next tailgate party (or backyard BBQ, party or that random Tuesday night)! 

mnsportslegends.com

Offering Minnesota sport legends in all sports an opportunity to brand themselves and reach fans in digital platforms via web and social media for merchandising, branding and appearances. Minnesota Sports Legends is not affiliated with any major league sports franchises (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL and their respective teams) ​but rather the players themselves and their personal brands.

As Vice President of Sales at Davenport Group, Brandon Cole utilizes his 16 years of IT business experience, along with his ability to connect with vendors and customers alike, to solve problems daily. His technical knowledge and dedication to the customer experience have helped Brandon lead the sales organization for one of the country’s fastest-growing IT solution providers.

Davenport Group designs and implements IT solutions that build the technology foundations our customers need to create business opportunities – now and in the future. With our industry-leading partners Dell Technologies, VMware, and Microsoft, Davenport Group provides end-to-end solutions for customers nationwide. Visit www.davenportgroup.com for more information.