Hi C***n, I hope you’re doing well. I came across your profile and was really impressed by your 35+ years driving go-to-market strategies in MarTech and FinTech,especially your leadership roles at O***t and F***S, plus your insight as co-author of The Social B2B Organization. I’m J***e, a recruiter at StrategyBrain, and I’m partnering with I***s to find a Chief Growth Officer. This role would have you define and lead their global growth strategy, forge high-impact partnerships and M&A, and leverage your social B2B expertise across EMEA, APAC and the Americas. If this sounds like something you’d be open to exploring, I’d love to share more. Would you be interested in a brief conversation? Best regards, J***e HR Recruiter, StrategyBrain

Hi C***n, Thanks for your enthusiasm. I’d love to share a bit more about I***s and the Chief Growth Officer role: Company Snapshot • I***s is a fast-growing MarTech & FinTech SaaS provider with 500+ employees worldwide. We deliver integrated marketing and financial platforms that drive digital transformation and measurable ROI for enterprise clients. Our culture is collaborative, data-driven and embraces social B2B engagement. Role Highlights 1. Define and lead the global go-to-market and growth strategy for our integrated MarTech/FinTech suite,leveraging your 35+ years of GTM expertise from F***S and O***t. 2. Identify, negotiate and execute high-impact partnerships, alliances and M&A to accelerate product adoption and geographic reach,building on your due diligence and advisory track record at M***h. 3. Oversee cross-functional teams across EMEA, APAC and the Americas in business development, product marketing and customer success,mirroring your MD-EMEA leadership at O***t. 4. Leverage social B2B engagement strategies and data-driven insights to optimize acquisition, retention and brand advocacy,an ideal fit for the co-author of The Social B2B Organization. 5. Mentor senior leaders and cultivate an innovation-driven, performance-oriented culture,drawing on your board-level and NED experience. Why You’ll Love It • Strategic Impact: Board-level influence with direct accountability for global revenue and market share growth. • Growth & Resources: Access to a dedicated budget, advanced analytics platform, and a supportive executive team. • Career Progression: Significant P&L responsibility and equity participation in a hyper-growth environment. • Competitive Package: Market-leading base salary, performance bonus and equity options, plus flexible work arrangements. Next Steps Would you be available for a 20-minute call this week to dive deeper into the role and explore how your background aligns? Please let me know your availability or if you have any questions in the meantime. Looking forward to your thoughts. Best regards, J***e HR Recruiter, StrategyBrain

Hi C***n, Great questions,here’s a snapshot: 1. Current Growth Team - A 15-person global squad led by heads of Business Development, Product Marketing and Customer Success. - Regional leads in EMEA, APAC and the Americas, plus specialists in partnerships and social B2B engagement. - Supported by a centralized analytics function and a small M&A diligence cell. 2. Main Strategic Challenge (Next 6,12 Months) - Unifying our MarTech and FinTech offerings into a single, compelling go-to-market motion. - Accelerating adoption in priority regions (especially APAC) while deepening enterprise penetration in EMEA and the Americas. - Establishing 3,5 high-impact partnerships or acquisitions that unlock new verticals or geographies. 3. Success Metrics - Global revenue growth (targeting 25%+ YoY uplift). - New pipeline value (aiming to double qualifying pipeline). - Number and strategic value of partnerships closed. - Customer retention/NPS improvements and engagement metrics from social channels. I’m free Wednesday afternoon (e.g., 3:00 PM BST) or Thursday morning (10:00 AM BST). Which works best for you? Looking forward to diving in. Best, J***e HR Recruiter, StrategyBrain

Hi C***n, Great questions,here’s a bit more color ahead of Wednesday: 1. Regional GTM Collaboration • We operate off a single, unified global roadmap with clear quarterly priorities. • Each region (EMEA, APAC, Americas) owns its own P&L and local adaptations, but all leads align on strategy, messaging and target segments via a monthly Global GTM Council. • That forum drives cross-regional best-practice sharing, prioritization of co-investment, and ensures one cohesive motion in the market. 2. Top Partnership & M&A Opportunities We currently have 4,5 high-impact deals in flight, including: • A US-based embedded finance platform (in due diligence) • An APAC marketing-automation alliance (LOI signed) • A European payments specialist integration (contract negotiation) • A data-analytics partner for advanced ROI insights (scoping phase) • A small vertical bolt-on fintech target (early screening) Happy to walk through details on each and discuss how you’d drive these forward. Looking forward to our chat on Wednesday at 3:00 PM BST! Best, J***e HR Recruiter, StrategyBrain / I***s

Hi C***n, Great questions,here’s a bit more color ahead of Wednesday: 1. Global GTM Council • Who sits on it: the three Regional GTM Leads (EMEA, APAC, Americas), Head of Business Development, Head of Product Marketing, Head of Customer Success, Director of Analytics and our M&A Lead (with CFO/Finance attending for budget alignment). • Tie-breaker process: every co-investment opportunity is scored on strategic fit, revenue potential, time-to-value and risk. If two initiatives land on the same score, the Council takes a simple majority vote,and in the rare case of a 3,3 split, the CGO casts the deciding vote, in close consultation with our CEO and CFO. • Recent example: last quarter we had a dead-heat between an APAC marketing-automation alliance and a European payments integration. Both scored evenly, but the CGO chose the APAC deal based on its shorter sales cycle and the fact that 70% of existing customers were asking for that functionality. 2. US Embedded Finance Platform We’re most keen to secure an embedded lending-and-payments capability that brings real-time credit decisioning and disbursement into our MarTech workflows. Our primary vertical focus is on B2B e-commerce and SME financing,enabling clients to offer point-of-sale financing, invoice-factoring and digital wallets directly within their marketing and customer-engagement platforms. Let me know if you’d like any more detail before our call. Looking forward to diving in on Wednesday at 3:00 PM BST. Best, J***e HR Recruiter, StrategyBrain / I***s

Hi C***n, Great questions,here’s some more color before Wednesday: 1. GTM Council scoring • We use a balanced scorecard: revenue potential, strategic fit, regional market maturity, time-to-value and risk each carry roughly equal weight. • Within “strategic fit” and “market maturity,” we apply context-specific modifiers so qualitative factors get equal footing alongside pure revenue. • The framework is formally reviewed every quarter (with ad-hoc tweaks if a major deal or market shift arises). 2. Embedded finance platform tech stack • We’re tech-agnostic but favor cloud-native, containerized microservices exposing RESTful JSON APIs secured via OAuth 2.0. • Real-time credit decisioning should be delivered via event-driven webhooks or streaming endpoints. • We look for OpenAPI-compliant interfaces so integration into our existing MarTech workflows is seamless. Looking forward to diving deeper on Wednesday at 3:00 PM BST! Best regards, J***e HR Recruiter, StrategyBrain / I***s