Michael Thompson

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Michael Thompson is a Chief Strategy Officer and trusted business advisor with over 15 years of experience bringing startups to IPO through the implementation of people, process, and technology enhancements. From global sales models to operational action plans, and from data analytics to market expansions, he enables disruptive, high-growth potential companies to achieve profitable and sustainable growth by designing and implementing scalable sales, customer service, and operations frameworks. At the beginning of his career, Thompson played an integral role in transforming ReachLocal into a global digital services powerhouse cumulating in a successful IPO in 2010 and a subsequent acquisition by Gannett (NYSE: GCI) in 2016. Starting from growing a local 15-person client services team to eventually managing a 400+ person national operation, he has continuously delivered unparalleled results, including the successful migration of 2k+ client portfolio, launch of centralized services organization, expansion of Gannett’s inside sales team to new markets, and leading inside sales to an over 30% improvement in yearly revenue per seller. Michael’s areas of expertise include enterprise opera

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