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John is a seasoned business leader and technology entrepreneur who runs and grows businesses in all economic climates. Throughout his career, he’s covered various senior executive positions and is currently CEO of CIENCE. John loves sharing his knowledge, speaking at various events and conferences on technology trends, culture, and best practices in building businesses.

Briant Wells is the Director of Campaign Strategy at CIENCE. He began as a content writer and campaign strategist, working on over 200 b2b multi-channel outbound campaigns for 100+ clients. 
He loves writing, telling jokes that may (or may not) fall flat, and surfing to clear his mind.

Mike Schultz is a best-selling author of Rainmaking Conversations and Insight SellinWe’ve worked with people, Director of the RAIN Group Center for Sales Research, and President of RAIN Group, a global sales training, and performance improvement company. He and RAIN Group have helped hundreds of thousands of salespeople, managers, and professionals in more than 73 countries transform their sales results and unleash their sales potential.

An expert at developing strategic initiatives and tactical implementation plans, Laurie ensures the delivery of high-quality, results-driven solutions to each of The Bridge Group’s clients. A trusted advisor, coach, and mentor, Laurie uses her two decades of strategic sales management experience to build the capacity of The Bridge Group and each of its inside sales consultants. 

Formerly VP Sales at Hubspot. He 
started and scaled agency partner program to $100M ARR. Now, Peter is CEO of Databox. An expert on the B2B media industry and inbound marketing, Pete has helped hundreds of 
companies transform the way they attract, convert, and close customers 
for both themselves and their advertisers. Connect with Peter on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Frank Cespedes teaches at Harvard Business School and is the author of six books including Aligning Strategy and Sales which was cited as “perhaps the best sales book ever” (Forbes). His newest book is Sales Management That Works: How to Sell in a World That Never Stops Changing.

Gaetano is the Director of Demand Generation at Nextiva and has a track record of success working with brands like Major League Baseball, Pipedrive, Sales Hacker, and Outreach.io. Outside of marketing, Gaetano is an accomplished music producer and songwriter. He’s worked with major artists like Fat Joe and Shaggy, and loves making music to stay turbocharged.

Ruchika is the Director of Product
Marketing at BirdEye, an all-in-one customer experience platform. With her expertise in SEO and content marketing, Ruchika is responsible for creating and managing the BirdEye blog, webinars, case studies, and sales enablement tools to take new products to market. Being a customer experience expert, she advises businesses on the best practices around managing customer experience for business growth. 

Kevin is a founder of Voy Media Advertising Agency NY. He helps businesses maximize the benefits of Facebook
Advertising—leading to a dramatic improvement in sales while pushing down costs. Voy Media thoroughly studies each client requirement and comes up with
tailor-fit solutions to bring about the best results.

Grayson Kemper is a Content and Editorial Manager at Clutch, a B2B research, ratings, and reviews platform in Washington, D.C. He focuses on SEO companies and emerging technologies research.

In his career, Tariq has built, grown, and transformed people, businesses, and markets. Whether it's a SaaS offering or a complex service line, he has taken businesses from build to growth to transformation. Currently, as Director - Global Sales, Tariq is accelerating revenue growth for BrowserStack across all global markets through new customer acquisition. 

Antara Agarwal is a full-time marketing consultant at Outgrow. She can be found packing her bags for her next trip, often to the mountains. And in one of those bags, you will always find a half-finished book she’s been struggling with for months.

John Sema is currently working at InfoCleanse as Market Researcher. His expertise includes online marketing, research, delivery of insights, and building presentations and statistics reports about the B2B Industry.

Jordan Bishop is a personal finance expert and travel hacker. He is the founder of Yore Oyster and How I Travel, two sites to help you optimize your finances while living an international life. He recently published his first book, Unperfect, an exploration of problem-solving.

Jay Purohit tries to comprehend tough concepts and putting them like butter on the bread for you to relish. He is a Digital Marketing Professional at Acquire with a keen interest in researching and sharing insights about trends in the field of Customer Experience, SaaS, and Automation. Passionate for Travel, Sports, and Content Marketing.

Austin Andrukaitis is the CEO of ChamberofCommerce.com. He's an experienced digital marketing strategist with many years of experience in creating successful online campaigns. Austin's approach to developing, optimizing, and delivering web-based technologies has helped businesses achieve higher profit, enhance productivity, and position organizations for accelerated sustained growth.

Alexa Lemzy is the customer service specialist and content editor at TextMagic. She focuses on customer support solutions, small business growth, and internal communication.

Alyssa Anderson is the Director of Content at Zero Gravity Marketing (ZGM), a digital marketing agency in Madison, CT. ZGM is known for developing overarching marketing strategies and specializes in Pay-Per-Click, SEO, content marketing, social media, development, design, and eCommerce services.

Allie Decker is the head of content at Omniscient, a marketing agency that works with SaaS brands. She has also contributed to more than 100 high-converting articles for HubSpot and collaborated with the folks at Entrepreneur, Hotjar, and Foundr. Her words are bookmarked by entrepreneurs, small business owners, and digital marketers worldwide.

Angela White is an ed-tech enthusiast with a passion for writing for the consumer market in the areas of product research and marketing using quizzes and surveys. Having a knack for writing and an editorial mindset, she is an expert researcher at a brand that’s known for creating delightfully smart tools such as ProProfs Survey Maker.

David Pagotto is the founder and managing director of SIXGUN, a digital marketing agency based in Melbourne. He has been involved in digital marketing for over ten years, helping organizations get more customers, more reach, and more impact.

Dhruv Mehta is a Digital Marketing Professional who works at Acquire and provides solutions in the digital era. In his free time, he loves to write on tech and marketing. He is a frequent contributor to Tweak Your Biz.

Grace Lau is the Director of Growth Content at Dialpad, an AI-powered cloud communication platform for better and easier team collaboration. She has over 10 years of experience in content writing and strategy. Currently, she is responsible for leading branded and editorial content strategies, partnering with SEO and Ops teams to build and nurture content.

Jason Chow is an outreach manager and is responsible for the growth of WebRevenue, a company that helps online businesses to thrive with tailored solutions. He loves building relationships with new people—both online and offline. His profession enables him to form a strong network of companies, business owners, and entrepreneurs over the years.

Meenakshi Nautiyal (aka Meenz) is a growth marketer for Nextiva. She's passionate about everything SaaS, start-ups, and SEO. She has a successful track record of 10+ years scaling organic traffic and inbound leads for various start-ups. She's a bibliophile and coffee lover who dives into art therapy during her free time.

Sam Bowman writes about people, tech, wellness, and how they merge. He enjoys getting to utilize the internet for the community without actually having to leave his house. In his spare time, he likes running, reading, and combining the two in a run to his local bookstore.

Soundarya Jayaraman is a content community writer at G2.com. She loves to learn and write about the latest technologies and how they can help businesses. When she is not writing, you can find her painting or reading.

Su Kent is the Content and Communications Director at Ibexa. Working in the software industry for more than twenty years and a veteran of the world of WCM and CMS, Su joined Ibexa to build brand awareness through digital marketing, influencer relations, and customer community. She uses her technical expertise to conceptualize and execute strategies and programs to support and drive Ibexa's growth.

Syed Balkhi is the founder of WPBeginner, the largest free WordPress resource site. With over ten years of experience, he’s the leading WordPress expert in the industry. You can learn more about Syed and his portfolio of companies by following him on his social media networks.

Val Razo is a freelance SMM consultant who helps small and medium businesses grow online. Besides consulting, she also writes for top marketing blogs to share her tips and tricks on social media marketing. Follow Val on Twitter to read her latest articles.

Victor Blasco is an audiovisual designer, video marketing expert, and founder/CEO of the explainer video production company Yum Yum Videos. Besides running the business, he’s a lifelong student of Chinese philosophy and a passionate geek for all things sci-fi.

Vikas Kalwani is a product-led growth marketer and B2B marketing specialist skilled in SEO, content marketing, and social media marketing. He manages partnerships at uSERP and is a mentor at 500 Global.

Andre Oentoro is the founder of Breadnbeyond, an award-winning explainer video company. He helps businesses increase conversion rates, close more sales, and get positive ROI from product explainer videos (in that order).

Petra Odak is a Chief Marketing Officer 
at Better Proposals, a simple yet incredibly powerful proposal software tool that helps you send 
high-converting, web-based business proposals in minutes. She's a solution-oriented, marketing enthusiast with more than five years of experience 
in various fields of marketing and 
project management.

Eric Schaefges has worked on technical and operational efficiency for the Sales, Human Resources, and Background Screening industries for 16 years. He is currently Chief Operating Officer (COO) of SalesGig, a B2B lead generation marketplace, and also maintains Elorian Solutions, operations & product consultancy.

Marcus Svensson is responsible for the Growth of Albacross with previous experience as a founder and background in Mathematics from Stanford. Albacross is one of the top lead generation tools in Europe today and growing with hundreds of new companies every day.

Amrapali Rai is a freelance SEO strategist and content writer who works with brands and SaaS companies to support their SEO and content writing efforts and blogs about technology and marketing at Bazaar Expert.

Zoltan Bettenbuk is the CTO at Scraper API, a software tool used by over 10,000 businesses and developers to collect data from web pages with a simple API call at a fraction of the time and cost.

Dhaval Sarvaiya is a co-founder of Intelivita, an enterprise web and mobile app development company based in Canada and India. He helps enterprises and start-ups overcome their digital transformation and mobility challenges with the might of on-demand solutions powered by cutting-edge technologies such as augmented reality, virtual reality, IoT, and native mobile apps.

Matej Mešár is a copywriter with a journalistic background based out of Bratislava, Slovakia. He's dedicated his past few years to the SaaS sector. Today, he works for CloudTalk, helping create a more accessible (and better worded) world of cloud communication.

Joe Porter is the BDR manager at Juro where he’s currently leading a scaling team of BDRs. Joe is a growth-orientated revenue leader specializing in early-stage start-ups, having previously worked for DataBees and Gartner.

Jói Sigurdsson is the founder and CEO of CrankWheel, a zero-hassle screen-sharing web and mobile-based app, designed to help salespeople increase conversion rates and engagement with prospects.

Rebecca DiCioccio is a member of the Growth team at Paperform. Outside of work, Rebecca can be found exploring the outdoors or with a book in hand. Rebecca’s background in copywriting and a keen interest in SEO and digital marketing mean she understands the importance of staying up-to-date with the latest trends in a dynamic and ever-changing industry.   

Jenna Bunnell is the Senior Manager for Content Marketing at Dialpad, an AI-incorporated cloud-hosted unified communications system that provides valuable call details for business owners and sales representatives. She is driven and passionate about communicating a brand’s design sensibility and visualizing how content can be presented in creative and comprehensive ways.

Hannah Hicklen is a content writer for Visual Objects, a Clutch sister site and portfolio website that displays projects alongside client feedback, ultimately helping businesses find the best partner for their project.

Emma Conlan is the content marketing manager at PinkSquare, a 3D product animation company. She is into B2B product visualizations and lead generation strategies. She is on the lookout for fresh interactive content formats and how 3D and AR technologies can benefit marketing.

Blake Bobit has been an entrepreneur and business owner for over 25 years. He founded Solution Scout to provide the most helpful answers to questions about business solutions. Blake has helped businesses in many industries nationwide and enjoys the challenge of staying up-to-date on all things HubSpot.

Dan Brunell has a passion for technology and SEO. He is the founder of Innovation Infinite, a website that discusses all things about technology.

Daniel Trujillo is the Director of Backlinks at CIENCE. As a versatile director and leadership content writer, Daniel develops successful organizational development programs and shares insights with the world to facilitate an environment where people can work to their natural best. He has written about manager development, project and time management, and other relevant topics to help people excel in the modern workplace.

Emanuel is a content writer at CIENCE. He has firsthand experience in inbound marketing and content management. A lifelong bookworm and cinema enthusiast, he’s always on the chase for the hottest B2B marketing-related content out there.

Anastasiia Holovnenko is a content marketing strategist at CIENCE. She creates articles and guides on B2B Lead Generation. Anastasiia is passionate about psychology, literature, and cinematography. Also, she keeps a record of the life inside CIENCE and creates fascinating stories about that. 

Tania Ilutsa is a content marketing strategist at CIENCE. She has hands-on experience in Sociology, Marketing, and Sales. She's an avid reader and art-junky, always on the lookout for interesting new ideas and topics to inspire her writing.

Kim Purcell is the editorial manager at CIENCE. Her extensive background includes writing and editing for publishing, IT, and digital media industries, with a special focus on lead gen content strategies, multimedia content, design, and product development.

Carrie Bailey is a content writer and campaign strategist at CIENCE. She has a degree in journalism and previously worked in television news before making the switch to marketing. She's written dozens of multichannel campaigns for CIENCE clients across many industries. She enjoys creative writing and looks to her father for inspiration when it comes to wordsmithing.

Jaslyn Oberoi is a former content writer and email copywriter at CIENCE. She was in charge of both writing blogs and creating email templates and cold call scripts. She has a Bachelor’s Degree focused on Marketing and Digital Marketing training from the General Assembly.

Brian G. is a campaign strategist at CIENCE. A writer and consultant with over ten years in sales and marketing, he's also an avid explorer of unfamiliar cultures, literature, and landscapes.

Kateryna Ryzha is a content marketing strategist at CIENCE. She obtained a degree in English and French Linguistics and American Studies. She has experience in journalism and the sphere of business education.

Austin Quinn crafts outbound marketing strategies and messaging in his role as a Marketing Content Writer at CIENCE Technologies. In his time at CIENCE, he's written more emails than he's received – or so he thinks – for dozens of client accounts across a wide swathe of industries.

Meg's passion for writing brought her to become a Marketing Specialist at Woodpecker. Lead generation, cold email, and sales are new topics for her but she got a grasp of them pretty quickly. She is fueled by tea and good music. She wishes a day was 48 hours long so she had enough time for all her hobbies and interests.

Mary Siewierska is a Content Marketing Specialist at Woodpecker.co, a cold email & follow-up automation tool. She writes a lot about cold email copy & email deliverability for Woodpecker’s blog and social media spaces, such as Quora. 

Natalie is a Campaign Strategist at CIENCE. She has a bachelor’s degree in Communication. She has published five books, frequently contributed to the Chicken Soup for the Soul series and has written scores of articles as a columnist throughout her career. The girl writes in her sleep. She inherited her paternal grandfather’s love of words, and her heart
is always in giving back to her community.