OUR VALUES
We Got You!
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Different Ideas
We’re research geeks. We live to understand where the market is going and come up with unique ideas that help people make better decisions to future proof their businesses.
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Buzz Words are Banned
We leave that to the spinsters. Instead we focus on clear and straightforward explanations of what complex stuff really means to our users, attendees, sponsors and exhibitors.
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Smarter Sweat
We have no problem with hard work, but we try to do it a little smarter by paying attention to the details and going all in for our customers. We don’t stop until we get it right!
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No Pitching
We’re not playing baseball (though we are fans) so we don’t “pitch,” anything–no sales or marketing pitches to attend our events or use our digital products. Instead we lead with intelligence to create demand–no BS.
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A Whole lotta Love
Sound corny? That’s OK. We really care about our people, audience and customers. Stick around for a little while and you’ll see for yourself.
Our Team
Thinkers, Dreamers & Doers
John Siefert
Chief Executive Officer
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John is a strategic thinker and business builder who loves to reimagine what is possible with smart people who are not afraid of the future. He has the ability to visualize voids in the market and then define a people, product, process, and position approach to creating a brand where that void once existed.
Obsessions: Research, Content, Ideas & Packaging
Superpowers: Dyslexia, Memory & Movie Quotes
Quote: “Perfection is a myth, but the path to perfection is divinity” – Raymond John Siefert (my dad)
Bob Evans
Chief Content Officer & Cloud Wars Founder
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Bob analyzes business innovation, cloud technology, leadership, corporate strategy, and the global digital economy. He’s the founder of Cloud Wars, was recruited by and worked for Larry Ellison, and shares his thinking via daily videos, daily articles, newsletters, and podcasts.
Obsessions: Gratitude, Wonder, and living joyfully and fearlessly
Superpowers: Building seawalls and decks on Lake Erie
Quote: “A man’s reach must exceed his grasp, or what’s a heaven for?”
Michael Konstas
Chief Finance Officer
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Michael is an agile and strategic global leader who focuses on business process improvements and digital transformation. He’s particularly adept at leading transformation and creating strategic roadmaps that drive scalable growth for premier Fortune 500 companies.
Obsessions: Data, Sustainability, Team Building, Realism & Values
Superpowers: Grit
Quote: “Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.”
Jose Copado
Chief Information Officer
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Jose is an experienced development leader with 20+ years building solutions in the online media and events services industry.
Obsessions: Web Technologies, Data, Research
Superpowers: Persistence, Patience, Adaptability
Quote: “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”
John Muehling
Chief Data Officer
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Throughout his 25-year career, John has advised some of the world’s most recognized brands – Google, Amazon Business, AbbVie, T. Rowe Price and SAP Concur – architecting RevOps strategies, designing and implementing supporting technologies and educating teams on the value of having data strategies and being data-driven. His unique “practitioner perspective” enables his strongest skill – translating strategy into tactical execution to ensure maximum success across the organizations for which he’s worked with and advised.
Obsessions: Clean data, driving meaningful audience engagement and delivering intuitive strategies that enable success.
Superpowers: Determination, Confidence, Passion for Process
Quote: “Whatever your mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” – Napolean Hill
Danielle Dunlap
SVP, Operations
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Danielle specializes in operationalizing processes, executing at scale and analyzing performance to drive better business outcomes. She brings 20+ years of expertise developing brand, content and event programs that scale businesses in health & nutrition, telecommunications, healthcare and self-storage.
Obsessions: Organization, Collaboration, Creation
Superpowers: Random trivia, Sarcasm & All things pop-culture
Quote: “Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; you shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Aaron Back
VP, Principal Analyst
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Aaron is a tech, data and content leader who specializes in delivering insights that help people and businesses make crucial decisions. He analyzes market trends and puts complicated technologies into context so people can make actionable plans that solve tough problems.
Obsessions: Learning, Connecting, Analyzing What’s Next
Superpowers: Family, The Beard, Authenticity
Quote: “Stay patient and trust your journey.”
Tom Smith
SVP Performance Marketing
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Tom Smith is an agile marketer who has worked for diverse brands and teams over the course of a career that began in journalism and evolved to include web analytics, SEO, performance marketing, demand gen, email marketing, digital marketing and A/B testing. Prior to joining Acceleration Economy and Dynamic Communities, he spent more than seven years at Oracle helping to drive new initiatives for Oracle’s corporate website.
Obsessions: Data-driven marketing; summertime recreational activities on land and water
Superpowers: Evolving in response to changing business conditions, with no regrets about the way things used to be
Quote: “When your work speaks for itself, don’t interrupt.” Henry J. Kaiser.
Noel Grom
Sr. Accountant
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Noel is a non-stereotypical accountant – stereotypical in that she does love numbers and logic and rules and when things tie out, but she’s very extroverted and prefers people to computers.
Obsessions: History, learning, collaborating, values, sports, Disney, traveling, space & history nerd
Superpowers: sarcasm, pixie dust
Quote: “Only when it is dark enough can you see the stars.” – Charles A Beard
Shera Nelson
People & Culture
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Shera is a human resources and business support professional who is a precision executor and relationship builder. She leads all things people and culture, striving to keep us all connected.
Obsessions: Facilitating Connections, Organizing Chaos, Individualization & Thoughtful Decisiveness
Superpowers: Midwest Winter Survivor, Master Multitasker, Country Music Genie
Quote: “If Plan A didn’t work, don’t worry, the alphabet has 25 more letters.”
Tristan Rounkles
Customer Service Manager
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Tristan is a critical thinker who has a passion for people and relationship building. He has extensive experience in customer advocacy with a gift for turning around experiences with his positive attitude. He loves to learn and has dabbled in accounting, marketing, and sales to help curb his learning appetite.
Obsessions: Learning, communication, and efficiency
Superpowers: Detail oriented, resilience, and kindness
Quote: “It’s not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.” – Batman
Sara Martin
Assistant Editor
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Sara is a passionate digital storyteller. She combines her backgrounds in technical communication and global sustainability to create content that educates and engages others.
Obsessions: cows, traveling, Dunkin’ iced coffee, wildlife, photography/digital media
Superpowers: organization, creativity, and enthusiasm
Quote: “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis
Jim Donahue
Customer Service Manager
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Jim is a passionate, energetic, upbeat customer service manager who loves working with people. His background in teaching and desire to build relationships drive him to bring out the best in himself and others.
Obsessions: Communication, teamwork, and the Philadelphia Eagles
Superpowers: Positivity, enthusiasm, and shredding a dance floor
Quote: “Be curious, not judgmental” – Walt Whitman
Jennifer Norton
Event Manager
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Obsessions: The beach, the ocean, a lake and any boat…along with a beautiful sunset and a flute filled with bubbly.
Superpowers: Making the best of any situation. Celebrating every life milestone
Quote: “Do or Do not…there is no Try” Yoda
Hannah Thorsen
Event Programming Specialist
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Hannah has experience in a multitude of jobs and is truly a jack of all trades. She specifically enjoys working with and for people in the event and hospitality industry. She is continuously striving to grow and learn in her professional and personal life.
Obsessions: Music, traveling near and far, long walks
Superpowers: navigating, making the best sandwiches on the block, (usually) getting along with everyone
Quote: “Always forward, never back.”
Ramin Tahsili
Marketing Manager
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Ramin is a meticulous, analytical, and results-driven performance marketing manager. Proven track record of managing marketing campaigns to drive improved audience engagement, brand visibility and conversions. Out-of-the-box thinker committed to adapting brands and advertising strategies for business development.
Obsessions: Music, Sushi, Sunset
Superpowers: Extrovert, Creative, Enthusiastic, Inquisitive
Quote: “A goal without a plan is just a wish”
Tom Abreu
Developer
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Tom is an accomplished developer with 15+ years creating intuitive and engaging websites in the events and services industry.
Grasping a deep understanding of a project’s goals while delivering a seamless user experience for visitors.
Obsessions: Emerging technologies, Design, Simplicity, Consistency
Superpowers: Adaptability, Loyalty, Finding Adventure, Making great BBQ
Quote: “You shouldn’t do things differently just because they’re different. They need to be… better.” Elon Musk
Katherine Robeson
Event Manager
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Katherine is certified in exposition management and meeting planning. She loves working with a team to collaborate on how to make events successful and innovative. She is passionate about customer service, both internally and externally, to ensure value to all stakeholders.
Obsessions: Christmas, Family, Georgia Football and Organization
Superpowers: Empathy, Planning, and Laughing
Quote: Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light. -Albus Dumbledore
Vinita Panicker
Controller
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Vinita is a Finance professional with expertise in transforming accounting processes in startup businesses and enforcing internal controls, policies and procedures. She has a proven ability to identify business opportunities and use financial expertise to achieve process efficiencies. She has experience in partnering and influencing cross-functional and remote teams.
Obsessions: Sustainability, Work-life balance, being organized
Superpowers: Empathy, Persistence and Ruthless Prioritization
Quote: “Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.”
Pam Misialek
Community Director
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Pam specializes in our community. She has a passion for the user group community and is dedicated to making it shine. She brings 25+ years of experience with the Dynamics community and a tenacious need for asking why.
Obsessions: Checklists and checking them off, Thinking Big and Working Smart
Superpowers: Making others shine, Leading others to greatness, and Being super curious.
Quote: “I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.”― Albert Einstein
Cedric Fellows
Sr. Director Sales & Business Development
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Cedric is a self-confident, self-disciplined optimist who believes there’s good in all people. As a career consultative sales professional, he’s known as a “hunter” who is relentless in pursuit of new customers and idea exploration. Also, as a “farmer” that cultivates, nurtures, and collaborates with legacy customers to ensure their continued success and prosperity. He’s an effervescent soul with a passion for achievement and a fulfilling profession. Balanced with golfing, cooking, international travel, and family time with his wife Brenda.
Obsessions: Designer Fashion/Shoes, Movie Soundtracks, Completing Tasks, Making my wife proud
Superpowers: Contagious Smile, Change Agent, Relationship Builder, Critical Thinker, Closer
Quote: “Make today so awesome…that yesterday gets jealous!”
Pablo Moreno
Community Manager & Analyst
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Pablo is a Business Data Scientist with experience in Business Intelligence and Machine Learning within multiple business fields gained within global environments. He is also a Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Author of books related to Artificial Intelligence. Areas of expertise include Financial Markets, Corporate Finance, Digital Marketing, Supply Chain, Operations, Risk Management and Internal Controls / Internal Audit.
Obsessions: Self-learning, Data, Storytelling
Superpowers: Passion for Data, Data Analytics
Quote: “Let the dataset change your mindset” – Hans Rosling
Alexanne Marousis
Sales Coordinator
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Just like her name, Alexanne is one of a kind! Her background in sales and marketing has strongly contributed to her ability to successfully sell herself as well as her products. She thrives in collaborative roles where she can be a positive support and is never afraid to offer her two cents. She loves to try new things, both professionally and in day-to-day life.
Obsessions: Harry Styles, Vinyl Records, Video Games, Her Pet Rabbit Fritz.
Superpowers: Maintaining Composure, Small Talk, Resilience.
Quote: “If you can concentrate always on the present, you’ll be a happy man. Life will be a party for you, a grand festival, because life is the moment we’re living now.” – Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
Carrie-Ann Tae
Program Manager
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Carrie-Ann is an operationally driven program manager with 12 years of experience leading thriving business units. As a tactical problem-solver, she delivers technical and non-technical programs for media, marketing, and technical industries. She is a results-focused super project manager who gets it done.
Obsessions: Organization, Baking, Good Food, Good Friends.
Superpowers: Project management, Attacker of Critical Path Milestones, Creator of Win-Win Solutions, Championer of Multi-Faceted Requirements and Cross-Organizational Needs.
Quote: “You are fearless.” – Mom and Dad
David Inglish
Community Manager
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David (he/him) believes in the transformative power of relationships and community. He has extensive experience connecting individuals, communities, and organizations to develop new and impactful ways to solve problems. David is constantly thinking of how to improve systems and processes so communities can truly flourish.
Obsessions: That one song on repeat, trying out new recipes, imagining new worlds
Superpowers: Empathy, Curiosity, and Integrity
Quote: “The world wasn’t made for us, we were made for the world.” – John Green
Stephanie Ulmer
Community Marketing Manager
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Stephanie is a collaborative, adaptable and driven marketing professional that excels in harnessing the power of pivoting and persistence. Her exceptional work ethic and integrity is accompanied with 15 years of experience specializing in strategic relationships, event management, content marketing strategy, and multi-faceted project management. She is a dynamic networker and relationship builder with a strong ability to establish effective and successful partnerships.
Obsessions: Building Relationships, Innovative Ideas, Finding Silver Linings, Going on Adventures
Superpowers: Creative Mastermind, Endless Encourager, Killer Theme Parties, Quick-Witted
Quote: Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of human change. – Bob Kerrey
Carrie Jones
Data Operations Manager
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Carrie comes to us from the Health & Wellness sector. Her passion for helping others coupled with her desire to learn new things led her to Dynamic Communities. Carrie looks forward to learning and excelling in her role as Data Operations Manager and is excited for the opportunity to make a difference in the quality, accuracy, and legitimacy of the data we rely on every day.
Obsessions: Learning, Organization, Community Engagement, Research, Inspiring Others
Superpowers: Empathy, Loyalty & Grit
Quote: “Extend to each person, no matter how trivial the contact, all the care and kindness and understanding and love that you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again.” — Og Mandino