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CEO at Foundation | Hiring Strategists & Creators
Ross Simmonds is the founder of Foundation, a content marketing agency that combines data and creativity to develop & serve ambitious B2B brands.
Foundation provides content marketing services to organizations all over the world ranging from some of the fastest-growing startups & consumer products to the Fortune 500.
Ross and the team at Foundation have launched marketing initiatives that reach millions of people on channels like LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, & YouTube. In addition, they've planned, created and distributed content assets that have resulted in millions in revenue for a wide range of brands.
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CEO & Co-Founder at Trava
Jim Goldman is the co-founder and CEO of Trava, created to protect small and medium-sized businesses from the potential damage of cyber threats.
Jim is a nationally published author and frequently requested speaker and subject matter expert on technical topics such as IOT, data communications, LAN (local area networks), firewalls, and more.
He was a university faculty scholar at Purdue University where he served as a professor and associate department head. During his tenure he developed three degree programs: Network Engineering, Information Security, and CyberForensics, and the Purdue Malware research lab for malware reverse engineering.
Jim also started a research lab serving the FBI and trust organizations for cloud computing companies that included Salesforce.
Jim served as Exact Target’s first CISO, responsible for enterprise-wide security governance, risk management, and compliance. He continued this role with Salesforce in global capacity, where he built the company’s first Security GRC organization.
Jim carries a commercial property casualty and insurance license in the state of Indiana. He and his wife Susan live in Indianapolis where they teach marriage classes. He also volunteers at his grandson’s kindergarten school.
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Keynote Speaker, Author, Futurist & Humanist, CEO The Futures Agency, Film Maker, Founder of The Good Future Project
Gerd Leonhard ranks as one of the top 10 futurist keynote speakers, worldwide, with over 1600 engagements in 50+ countries during the past 2 decades and a combined audience of over 2.5 Million people. He is also a leader in Virtual Keynotes and Video Seminars. Gerd has written 5 books including the best-selling ‘Technology vs Humanity’ (2016), now available in 12 languages.
Gerd’s films on the future of technology and humanity, digital transformation and artificial intelligence have reached millions of viewers, and are regularly shown at many conferences and at in-house corporate trainings.
Gerd’s client list includes most Fortune 500 companies as well as many governments and NGOs. Gerd is a global influencer in the field of digital ethics (the ethics of technology). He is a pioneering keynote speaker using animations, video and audio in fascinating new ways.
Gerd is also a film-maker running his own film studio, TFAStudios, and the CEO of TheFuturesAgency, a global network of 50+ leading futurists.
Gerd is considered a leading voice on a wide range of topics including artificial intelligence and cognitive computing, the opportunities and challenges of being human in an exponential society, a sustainable business and cultural ecology, TV / film, radio and broadcasting futures, innovation, leadership and entrepreneurship, ‘hard-future’ consumer trends, (wo)man-machine futures, the IoT, big data and automation and many others
In 2006, The WSJ called Gerd ‘one of the leading Media Futurists in the World’, and in 2015 Wired Magazine appointed Gerd #88 of the top 100 influencers in ICT in Europe. Gerd's keynotes, speeches and presentations are renowned for their hard-
hitting and provocative yet inspiring, often humorous and always personal
motivational style.
Gerd is a fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts (London) and a member of the World Future Society. A native German, Gerd resides in Zürich, Switzerland, and also maintains an office in San Francisco. He presents both in English as well as in German.
Senior Vice President Xcelerator Portfolio and Digital Business bei Siemens
Strategic thinking, technology expertise and experience in operational management form the basic underpinning of my work.
In the last years I have specialized on machine learning in the rail business as well as in the industrial sector. My task has been to identify and implement new value propositions based on analytics insights, developing new business models and create tangible value for our customers.
Now I am implementing this in my position as head of the Siemens IoT platform and MindSphere application centers.
Specialties: Machine learning, artificial intelligence, Big Data, Big Data technologies, Technology management, Strategy, Project Management, Process management, Project Controlling
Content Writer
Performance-driven writer/editor with excellent interpersonal and communication skills and 10+ years of experience in the customer service industry. Proficient in Microsoft Office and Google Drive formats. Basic knowledge of digital imaging and photo editing software and HTML web coding. Capable of producing high-quality results in a fast-paced work environment while working independently or as part of a team.
Accounting for Good | Firm Owner | Helping Nonprofits Build Strong Accounting Functions for Sustainable Growth, Grant Compliance & Audit Readiness
You created your organization to make an impact, create change, and influence the world. I love that about you!
Delivering services to the people that depend on you is important but can be hard to do without strong financial management.
~ Is building a culture of financial transparency & accountability a priority for you?
~ Have you grown past DIY & basic bookkeeping?
~ Do you struggle to understand the true cost of your programs?
~ Are you able to effectively communicate financial information to leadership and the board?
~ Is your Accounting software being maximized and generating accurate and reliable financial data?
These questions are the why behind the creation of my Accounting firm. We work specifically with nonprofit organizations by providing financial accounting and reporting so that you can grow your organization, increase your impact, and continue to serve the community that depends on you.
If strengthening your organization through strong financial management is a goal of yours, shoot me a DM or head over to my Featured section and see how I can help you out.