Jim Sharpe is the CEO at Aventri, an Event Management Technology that enables thousands of brands globally to transform the way they plan and execute their events and meetings for virtual, hybrid, and in-person event experiences.Throughout his career, Jim has led high-performing teams in private equity-backed tech-enabled businesses, investing in talent, service and product resulting in significant revenue growth. Prior to Aventri, Jim was Managing Director and GM of Gerson Lehrman Group’s. In this capacity he led several hundred professionals and achieved significant expansion of the user base while growing revenues to over $200 million. During this interview we cover:00:00 Contentfy, Your On-Demand Content Team (Sponsor)02:15 - Jim’s Background, Past Positions & Ventures04:32 -  Aventri & the Virtual Events Boom08:07 - What’s Expected for the Industry to Behave in the Near Future? 10:37 - Where are Virtual Events Happening?14:13 - Ensuring Security as Well as Experience for Live Events17:30 - Is Hosting a Virtual Event for Every Business20:17 - Ways to Prove ROI with a Virtual Event23:46 - Product Development & Roadmap with Many Variables29:05 - Attracting & Building a Strong Foundation of Trust with Investors32:21 - Advice Jim Would Tell his 25 Year old Self34:05 - Biggest Challenges Jim is Facing Right Now35:18 - Instrumental Resources for Jim37:46 - What does Success mean to Jim Today38:18 - Get in Touch with JimMentions:AventriBooks:How to Have a Good DayThe First 90 DaysThe Untethered SoulPeople:Caroline WebbGet In Touch With Jim:Jim’s Sharpe’s LinkedinEmail: [email protected] us & follow:Facebook  LinkedIn Instagram More about Akeel:Twitter LinkedIn Saas PodcastSaaS ConsultingHow to Value a SaaS Company

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