I've been working in professional community building for 20yrs+ since founding Econsultancy (a community for marketers learning about digital marketing) back in 1999 and, more recently, Guild, a platform for professional communities and networking. 

Skilled in business relations, digital marketing, sales process management, event organising, partnership development as well as customer support, I’ve been lucky enough to experience I wide range of operations within a fast-moving startup.

I'm a tech marketing executive with 33 years experience marketing B2B SaaS companies in most global markets, ranging from self-serve payments and social media platforms to Enterprise CRM and Digital Marketing. I'm fascinated by the theory and practice what it takes to create and lead a category in technology and have been lucky enough to work for category defining businesses in Apps, CRM, Marketing, Payments and Accounting businesses. My passions are family, most sports but especially golf & road biking.

Switch Education is committed to learner-centred approaches to digital education by helping learning professionals deliver the best learning experiences and learning outcomes possible. Our focus is on helping them develop the confidence and competence they need to transition from traditional, classroom learning to contemporary digital education. By putting pedagogy first, we remove the mindset obstacles and behavioural blockages that often prevent the creation of dynamic, online learning content, courses and programs. Our design, research and development processes use our 3-stage change model that is underpinned by Social Cognitive Theory, a proven approach through its core focus on boosting learner and educator self-efficacy beliefs. For over 25 years, I have worked as a management educator and leadership development consultant in Business Schools, Consultancies and Not-for-Profits in Australia, USA, Canada and the UK. Launching Switch fulfills my lifelong dream of giving educators, educational leaders, managers and leaders access to the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to thrive. My approach to pedagogy is strongly influenced by social cognitive theory and its core principle of self-efficacy beliefs. Digital technology provides an amazing opportunity to bring my dream to fruition. I've published articles in leading organisational psychology, HRM and education journals and blog regularly on digital education, management and leadership issues.

Publishing professional who enjoys building bridges, between business and product teams or between startups and corporates. Product specialist who energises development team into well-oiled machines who work on your product vision and suggest new and valuable features themselves. Startup scout and coach who pivots them into great new things. Father of 3 boys / Music and car lover / Amateur chef / Gardening / Skiing / Whisky

Hi, I’m Charles Thiede, CEO & Cofounder at Zapnito. We help businesses power Community-Led Growth by developing our methodology and giving our customers the tools they need to get the most out of their platform. My background is in Healthcare Financial Services, Business Information & Product Development. Looking forward to connecting with you.

I've worked in marketing and communications for over a decade, with experience in the charity sector, STM publishing, and agency-side for a variety of clients. In that time I've done everything from brand development to media relations. But my real passion is for all things digital, particularly content marketing and social media. Love: strategy, plain English, tea. Hate: corporate jargon.