Join us Monday, November 18, at the newly renovated Atwood Innovation Plaza for our inaugural Startup Founder Series. We’re thrilled to announce our speaker, Dave Elkington.
Dave Elkington is the Chairman of the Board and Founder of InsideSales.com. He is also a Co-Founder of Silicon Slopes.
Dave has a rich background in technology, venture capital and corporate development. As CEO and Chairman, he has led InsideSales.com to consecutive 50-100% year-over-year growth rates, starting with the company’s inception in 2004. Dave has been active in the evolution and definition of the inside sales industry and speaks regularly. He is co-author of the groundbreaking Lead Response Management industry study, done in conjunction with James Oldroyd, PhD. (visiting Research Fellow at M.I.T.). Dave has co-authored articles that have appeared in Harvard Business Review, Kellogg School of Management, Forbes and other academic and industry publications. He is recognized both locally and nationally as a leader and entrepreneur in the cloud computing and inside sales/remote selling spaces.
Prior to InsideSales.com, Dave co-founded Integr8ted Technology Solutions, LLC, a leading e-business consulting and application development firm. Before Integr8ted, he co-founded and served as director of business development for Everfill, Inc., an e-Health distribution company, until the sale of the company. Prior to his entrepreneur years, Dave worked as a financial analyst for the investment bank firm of Deutsche Bank Alex Brown, in their Baltimore, MD, office. Dave has also held positions with Merrill Lynch and MiraQuest Capital (a healthcare technology venture capital firm).
Dave serves on the board of ProvoTechX, on the advisory board of the American Association of Inside Sales Professionals (AA-ISP), and on the BYU CVLC advisory council. He has a background in computer science and holds a Bachelors of Arts degree in Philosophy from Brigham Young University with minors in Business, Japanese and Hebrew.
About the Startup Founder Series: The Startup Founder Series brings top business leaders from across Utah to St. George to share their experience, insight and advice with aspiring entrepreneurs and business owners. This series is open to the public but an RSVP is required. Please RSVP here.