Chris J. | Leland

Chris Jacob

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Studied at Monash University

Works at Data+AI

Available Tuesday at 2:00 PM UTC

AVAILABILITY: I mentor and advise about 80 startups currently, along with some other executive mentoring and incubators I am involved with, so demand may surge at certain times. ASK: Give me an overview of your business, your goals, and what you want from a mentorship and if it is a fit and there is availability.

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About Chris

Chris has been a founder and a global executive at numerous successful high growth technology and SaaS companies including Salesforce, Adobe, Kleverbeast, GameGround, Jive, and Gravity, with 2 exits. Today he is the founder of data+AI, and business mentor at Score, to help power the next generation of startups in AI, data, and software building practical solutions for the future. To further this mission of empowerment for the next generation, he teaches financial literacy programs across New York City public high schools, is both a career coach and tech incubator mentor for the CUNY higher education system, and is editor with Reach The World empowering students global education in the classroom. He has presented in major forums like SxSW, Dreamforce and SIPA, been covered in publications in Forbes, The Guardian, Adobe Insights and AdExchanger and has also been a guest lecturer at the University of Maryland. Outside of the professional walls he is a passionate advocate for US Immigration reforming founding the “Live & Work in America” and the author of “How to Live, Study and Work in America” published in 2012.

Why do I coach?

I spend some of my time providing Data, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS, and Technology to businesses looking to stay ahead and be innovative. However most of my time is spent doing give back and important work helping (1) entrepreneurs who don't have access to valuable resources like funding, business insights, and personal networks get ahead and (2) helping young people from students to young adults to disenfranchised members of society be more empowered in the key areas of personal finance, career coaching, economic empowerment, global awareness, career development, and personal growth.

Work Experience

Founder

Data+AI

2024 - Present

SaaS, AI + Tech Startup and Entrepreneur Advisory (upon request only) Entrepreneurship, Early Stage Ventures and +3 skills

Business Mentor

Score

2024 - Present

Mentoring & Business Coaching - KEY FOCUS AREAS: SaaS, Technology, Data, AI, Marketing & GTM, Pricing & Packaging, Startups, Business Growth & Scale, Digital Experience, Financial Literacy, Sales, B2B, Advertising, Leadership, Executive Management and Coaching, Enterprise Software, Product Launches, Research & Content Marketing

Advisory Board Member

BWG

2015 - 2024

Advisory Board for Investor Roundtables for Tech Industry

Head of Product Marketing

Salesforce

2014 - 2024

Led a global team transforming product and industry marketing experiences & go to market efforts for the Data, Agentforce, Digital Experience, Commerce Cloud, Global Marketing Cloud, Retail, Consumer Goods, and our Cross Cloud & Industry initiatives. This is across product & solutions marketing, thought leadership, across content, growth marketing & campaigns, education & user groups, and event content experiences.