“Godard is an inspiring leader and entrepreneur. He is someone I look to as a beacon of whom I'd like to be someday. Godard is thoughtful and strategic in his approach to business and to life. They say to surround yourself with people who are smarter than you to grow and G2 is a reflection of his expertise and deliberate action. G2 is disrupting how business leaders make a decision based on quantifiable peer data and, from a millennial perspective, this is the truth and the future of customer acquisition. One of Godard's most respectable and, personally, my favorite, characteristics is his unapologetic frankness. He will articulate his recommendation willingly and transparently, which is admirable and trustworthy. I look forward to the continued success of G2 and his leadership. ”
About
Contributions
Experience & Education
Volunteer Experience
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Abel Family Endowed Scholarship & Flatirons Society
University of Colorado Boulder
- Present 1 year 11 months
Education
We have endowed a full academic scholarship for under-priveleged student at CU and become top CU football and athletics boosters #skobuffs and enjoy going on campus at time to share entrepreneurial and life lessons learned with CU students.
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Founder’s Circle Member
American Cancer Society's BrightEdge Fund
- Present 2 years 9 months
Health
My wife Stacy and I proud to support Brightedge Managing Director Alice Lin Pomponio who is leading the fund on its mission to fuel life-saving research and provide cancer patients with wide, equitable access to quality healthcare and support services.
BrightEdge is the innovation, impact investment, and venture capital arm of the American Cancer Society (ACS). -
Builder
New Story
- Present 7 years 7 months
Poverty Alleviation
My wife Stacy and I are proud supporters of New Story's missions to build safe homes and thriving communities for disadvantaged families around the world.
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G2 Gives Founder & Pledge 1% Exec Sponsor
G2
- Present 12 years 1 month
Education
Embedding philanthropy as part of G2's core purpose via G2 Gives using 1/1/1 model dedicating at least 1% of founding equity, 1% of employee time to volunteering and 1% of product to supporting philanthropic partners including Girls who Code, New Story Charity, and American Cancer Society
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Co-Chair Discovery Ball
American Cancer Society
- Present 4 years 10 months
Health
Co-chair of the ACS Annual Discovery Ball in Chicago which we're also supporting via our G2 Gives and Abel Family Donor Advised Fund
Publications
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G2 Crowd Vision
G2 Crowd
The G2 Crowd Vision for changing the game in enterprise technology by providing the first source of trusted ratings and reviews.
Honors & Awards
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Inc 5000 (2015)
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SteelBrick entered as America's #1,200 fastest growing company
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Crain's Chicago Tech 50
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Chicago Area Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame Inductee
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Inc 5000 - 6 Years in a Row (2008-2013)
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BigMachines was featured on list of America's Fastest Growing Companies 6 years in a row
Languages
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German
Native or bilingual proficiency
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English
Native or bilingual proficiency
Organizations
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Aspen Institute
Henry Crown Fellow
- PresentMember of the 2016 Class of Henry Crown Fellows and the Aspen Global Leadership Network.
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Young Presidents Organization (YPO)
Forum Member
- PresentYPO Golden Gate and YPO Chicago Member
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