Member Profile

Craig Kaplan

Industry Professional

CCO Desk / StartupGrind-Manhattan Beach

Manhattan Beach, CA, United States

Business: Consulting, Sales, Marketing, Branding, RevOps, Partnerships, Business Development, Channel, Product-Led-Growth, Customer Success, Retention, Community-building

15+ Years of Experience

Bachelors degree, Communication Studies with Business Specialization,
UCLA

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Speaks about

  • Sales Marketing
  • Branding
  • RevOps
  • Partnerships
  • Business Development
  • Channel
  • Product-Led-Growth
  • Customer Success
  • Retention
  • Community-building

About Me

My personal advisory site: www.ccodesk.com

My thesis and unique approach for applying 20+ years of operational gotomarket leadership in 4 high-growth startups across SAAS, Cloud Services, Future of Work, and Web3 industries:

Growth is not about revenue, its about customers.
Specifically about customers who get value from your products/solutions.
The greater that value, the more they will spend and the longer they will be your customers.
Leveraging their happiness into a community will drive growth, your brand, and opportunities for expanding into strong partnerships and new segments.
You are not a CEO, you are a Chief Customer Officer.

Available For

  • Conferences / panels
  • Guest judging
  • In-class lectures
  • Keynotes
  • Media interviews
  • Mentorship
  • Online engagements
  • Q&A sessions
  • Workshops

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Alumni Associations

UCLA Alumni Board of Directors (2 terms)
ASUCLA Board of Directors (Ecommerce, Student Store, Restaurants)

Language(s) of Delivery

English

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Primary Skills

Sales Marketing Branding RevOps Partnerships Business Development Channel Product-Led-Growth Customer Success Retention Community-building

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