Functional Specialty(ies):

COO, CSO

Industry Specialization(s):

Business Services, Computer Hardware/Backbone, Emerging Technologies, Engineering, Information Services, International Business Development, Internet, Management Consulting, Manufacturing, Network Storage, Private Equity and Venture Capital, Professional Services, SaaS and Cloud Computing, Sales, Transportation and Logistics

Company Stage:

Startup, Private, Early Stage, Family Owned, Late Stage Venture Funded, Private Equity Backed

Annual Company Revenue:

< 100K, 201M-500M, 101K-1M, 501M-1B, 1.1M-5M, 5.1M-20M, 20.1M-200M

Headquarters:

IL – Chicago

Website:

Secondary Website:

Key Strengths:

Growth plan development
Sales Effectiveness program
Win/Loss Reporting and Analysis
Recruiting A+ sales professionals including management
Business Advisor to entrepreneur, business owner and management teams
Enable professionals to succeed
Incrementally increase company revenue
Strategically optimize company operations

Bio:

Philippe Lavie is a sales professional, who has been on the front lines, knows how to sell, and knows how to teach others to sell better.

Philippe created KeyRoad Enterprises in 2002. KeyRoad is a go-to organization to help high growth B2B private and public companies achieve healthy and sustainable revenue growth. By bringing specific processes and systems, tools and resources where needed and warranted, KeyRoad has helped its clients achieve at least a 10x return on their investment and 20% incremental revenue. For more information: www.keyroad.com and http://www.linkedin.com/in/plavieprofile.

Philippe brings over 30 years of managerial, sales and business development experience in high technology companies in the USA and Europe. He started his career with the Portland Trail Blazers. After 3 years he co-founded an $8 million business in the online event and entertainment ticketing space. Thereafter Philippe worked in high tech in direct and channel sales, sales management, business development, and marketing, both domestically and internationally. He worked with Daisy Systems, Optrotech, and Sun Microsystems for ten years, where he grew three industries from $16 million to $375 million in revenue in five years. Since then Philippe worked with three start-ups, Onlink, MindCrossing, and OnDemand, as vice president of sales and business development, acting COO, and senior director of sales and business development.

Philippe holds an MBA from one of the leading French business schools, is fluent in English and French, and lives with his wife, Carol, a learning specialist, and their twins, Margot and Benjamin.