Christian Hassold

Wpromote is a top independent marketing agency that challenges convention to accelerate growth for brands. We believe every client, including legacy enterprise brands like Whirlpool, category leaders like Spanx, and fast-growing DTCs like Vuori, can maximize the business impact of media with the right outcomes-driven partner. Our holistic total commerce approach drives transformative results for retail brands across channels and purchase points, powered by our Challenger culture, deep business intelligence, and predictive Polaris platform. To stay ahead of the rapid evolution of commerce and consumer behavior, we put data-driven testing and experimentation at the heart of our organization and delivery model so our clients can outsmart instead of outspend the competition and move fast to capitalize on opportunities in an ever-changing media ecosystem

I’m Christian Hassold, host of the In/organic Podcast. I’ve spent 24 years building and leading SaaS companies. When my last company was acquired in 2017, I was presented with the opportunity to build the M&A function from scratch inside a $130 million public company. Though I had led or been a part of more than a dozen multi-million dollar inorganic and indirect growth drivers over my career, this opportunity brought conviction that I had found my new calling. Today, I lead corporate and business development for CommerceIQ, a Silicon Valley unicorn backed by Insight, Softbank, and Madrona Ventures. I also advise private equity investors on potential acquisitions in the commerce enablement space. On the In/organic Podcast, I open source my learnings on mergers and acquisitions, indirect partnerships, and international expansion to my listeners in hopes I can help those who follow me avoid common mistakes and double down on winning business development strategies that can accelerate growth and find the fastest path to the right outcome. Join me and my guests on this journey to be a tide that rises all the boats in hyper-growth SaaS companies.

ZMC is a leading private equity firm that seeks to identify and invest in companies in the media & communications sector which we believe can benefit from our industry expertise, management experience and investment acumen. ZMC’s sector focus, collaborative approach and extensive network of relationships aim to provide meaningful opportunities for value creation to its portfolio companies.

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