Stephanie Martin

By day a systems integrator with a plethora of satisfied clients. By night a passionate animal welfare advocate leveraging my mad-skills to bridge the worlds pet-friendly communities and make a powerful impact in driving awareness and funds for Paws!

Website: www.exigogroup.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/smartinrocks/
Twitter: @mycudll
Others: @ergoexigo
Orange County, California, United States
Member since April 05, 2014

By day a kick-ass technology systems integrator with a plethora of satisfied clients. By night a passionate animal welfare advocate leveraging my mad-skills to bridge the worlds pet-friendly communities and make a powerful impact in driving awareness, communication and funds for Paws! Quote_down

About

I am a(n):

Entrepreneur

Companies I've founded or co-founded:

Exigo Group, Key Products

Companies I work or worked for:

Trend Micro, Dell, Monster Worldwide, Mobile Armor, Everdream

Achievements (products built, personal awards won):

Part of an elite Sales/Biz Dev team with two successful acquisitions Everdream/Dell and Mobile Armor/Trend Micro.

If you're an entrepreneur or corporate innovator, why?

I want to change the world.

My favorite startups:

AirBnB, Uber, Bridge Metrics, Offerbeam, Sparkol, WalkMe

What's most frustrating and rewarding about entrepreneurship/innovation?

Always, Always, lack of funds to quickly drive initial ramp.

What's the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs/innovators make?

Researching market first. Is there a need, who are the competitors, etc

What are the top three lessons you've learned as an entrepreneur?

Learn to say No to prevent taking on too much and straining resources and bandwidth. Learn to delegate when possible. Most important, keep learning, ask questions of mentors, listen, don't let your ego get in the way and prevent you from continuous self growth.

Full bio

Exigo Group is a system’s integration and professional services firm leveraging 100% cloud solutions. The overarching strategy is to ensure that client’s are provided with a very holistic 360-degree Lead-to-Cash infrastructure comprised of cloud platforms that seamlessly integrate across the organization. Our methodology is to afford the SMB segment kick-ass technology, without complexity, cost-effectively, and that ultimately provides a very user-friendly and highly adopted operational environment.

Partnered with leading cloud vendors such as; Zoho, Walkme.com, Bridge Metrics (Channel Avenue), VCita. In process of adding Google, SFDC, Marketo, Silverpop and a few others. Our team is a specialized pool of talented consultants delivering a full-suite of services that include; Web Design and Development, E-Commerce, CRM, Finance, ERP, Project management and Marketing automation. With emphasis on complete measurement and data analysis for strong ROI results.