Welcome Hayes and Jenn Davis of Gradient Works

Sep 17, 2020, 12:30 – 2:00 AM

Hayes Davis and Jenn Deering Davis are co-founders of Gradient Works, a very early stage startup focused on revenue organizations. Previously, they started Union Metrics in 2008, which was acquired by TrendKite in 2018. Shortly after that, TrendKite was acquired by Cision, and then Cision was acquired by Platinum Equity (that's 3 acquisitions in a year and a half!).

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About this event

Hayes Davis and Jenn Deering Davis are co-founders of Gradient Works, a very early stage startup focused on revenue organizations. Previously, they started Union Metrics in 2008, which was acquired by TrendKite in 2018. Shortly after that, TrendKite was acquired by Cision, and then Cision was acquired by Platinum Equity (that's 3 acquisitions in a year and a half!).

Jenn has 20 years experience in marketing, communications and customer experience, and holds a PhD in communication from the University of Texas at Austin. She was co-founder of Union Metrics, where she oversaw comms and customer experience. After Union Metrics was acquired, she was VP of Global Comms, Content and Brand at Cision. She is now running marketing at Gradient Works.

Hayes started his career in software engineering with a track record of delivering complex, large scale products. He was founder and CEO of Union Metrics until its successful acquisition by TrendKite in 2018. Then he was SVP of Revenue Operations at Cision, where he ran a global team of 50 supporting nearly 600 sellers. Now Hayes is CEO of Gradient Works.

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Speakers

  • Jenn Deering Davis

    Gradient Works

    Head of Marketing

  • Hayes Davis

    Gradient Works

    CEO

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When

When

Thursday, September 17, 2020
12:30 AM – 2:00 AM UTC

Agenda

Welcome
Fireside Chat
Q/A

Host

  • Damon Clinkscales

    Startup Grind

    Chapter Director, Austin

Organizer

  • Joe Famalette

    Cander

    Founder & CEO

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