# Linkedin Profile

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I am a B2B marketing thought‑leader based in Burlington, North Carolina. I founded Exit Five in April 2022 to build a community‑driven education platform for B2B marketers, and I hold several advisory and investment roles across the industry.

At Exit Five we have a full‑time team of **7** and serve **thousands** of global members.

I advise Hatch on podcast and video production (Jan 2022‑Present).

I am a Limited Partner at GTMfund, a B2B SaaS fund (Nov 2023‑Present).

Privy was acquired by Attentive for **9 figures** in June 2021.

During my time at Drift, **50,000+** businesses used our product and we grew from **$0 to eight‑figures** in revenue.

I helped create the category of **Conversational Marketing**.

At Privy, we achieved a **93%** customer retention rate and renewed contracts at an average of **157%** of prior value.

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