Jeff Carr

BIO

CEO at Inkling | Advisory Board Member. Jeff is a strategic and results-oriented C-level executive who brings a high-performance track record with some of the most successful enterprise software companies in Silicon Valley and beyond. Extensive CEO, COO & CRO experience ranging from venture and PE-backed firms to $2B+ public companies. Passionate about building great company and sales cultures while scaling growth, revenue, profits. Hands-on, collaborative team-builder with service mindset who leads from the front, cultivates relationships and provides feedback, recognition and coaching to inspire employee engagement. Spends significant time in the field with customers, prospects, partners, influencers and sales teams to build deep, enduring partnerships. Embraces workplace diversity & inclusion and believes in treating all people with respect and dignity. Gravitas and intellectual curiosity to lead global businesses and work well with people from all cultures and backgrounds. Senior executive experience at companies including Inkling (CEO), Zenefits (COO), PeopleFluent (CEO), Saba (President), Taleo (COO, EVP Sales & Marketing), Motiva (CEO), RightWorks (President) and PeopleSoft (Division President, EVP). Areas of expertise include: * 5 global software co's with >500 employees and 4 software co's with >$100M revenue * Successful IPO & public company experience (PeopleSoft, i2, Taleo, Saba) * Experience in acquisitions and M&A exits (RightWorks => i2, Motiva => Siebel, etc.) * Track record of working closely with founders to scale/grow companies * Global operations & sales leadership experience in NA, Latin America, EMEA, Russia, APAC, Japan * Building/leading world-class high EQ global sales, marketing, channels, services teams * SaaS subscription licenses, renewals, cross-sell/upsell, customer success programs Specialties: SaaS/Cloud software, HCM, Learning/LMS, Talent Development, Talent Acquisition, CRM, Sales Acceleration, Supply Chain, BI/Analytics