Ted West CEO of PhoneTell
Consistent with Sage Partners’ business model which balances ongoing commitment to Sage with career flexibility, Ted West has once again taken the reins as an entrepreneurial company CEO. In this case his charter is to bring PhoneTell from its early stages (founded in 2009) to capture its full market potential. PhoneTell, “Let your phone tell you”, is completely rethinking and reworking the mobile phone user experience. The company is backed by many of Silicon Valley’s most respected business and financial entrepreneurs.
S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University– Strategic Alliances
Sage Partner, Rich Schneider, a member of the Board of Advisors of the SC Johnson School, arranged for Tom Doorley and John Conway to lead discussion on the leading practices of companies as they work to achieve successful strategic alliances. While the failure rate is high (our research suggests in the 60%+ range) John and Tom have culled the lessons learned and applied by successful organizations. John focused on the role alliances can play in helping young companies grow, whereas Tom focused on his experiences with larger companies.
Sage Fall Gathering 2011
The Fall gathering will be hosted by Larry and Cathy Bennigson at their homes near Damarscotta, ME. The focus of the 2011 event will be on identifying the common themes in the several key client engagements and how to bring the approaches and insight to a broader group of clients. Especially in this time of economic turmoil we will work to bring the practice of value-creating growth to a marketplace in need of stimulation and productive expansion, for all the interconnect constituencies, namely, customers, employees, investors and the communities in which the organizations operate.