CEO Coaching International Welcomes Founder of Incite Agency, Heidi Smith, as Chief Community Officer
Smith has over 20 years of digital marketing experience and was the founder and CEO of Incite Agency, a digital marketing company specializing in lead generation for public and private B2B technology companies. Under Smith’s leadership, Incite helped its clients build powerful brands through content marketing, social media marketing, search engine optimization, email marketing, pay-per-click advertising, and web design. Her clients were frequently featured in Time.com, Entrepreneur.com, and Inc.com. Smith and Incite Agency have worked with CEO Coaching International for nearly seven years across digital marketing and global events.
Prior to starting Incite Agency, Smith served as the Global Marketing Director for Verismic Software, driving growth in key markets including the U.K., U.S., France, and Germany.
“I am thrilled to formally welcome Heidi to the CEO Coaching International team,” said Sean Magennis, President of CEO Coaching International. “Her in-depth knowledge of our brand will be a huge asset as we look for innovative ways to foster relationships among all stakeholders in our community.”
“Having seen the impact CEO Coaching International has made on so many clients, I was so excited to have the opportunity to join this world-class team,” Smith said. “I look forward to expanding our clients’ ability to leverage the global CEO Coaching International community, creating even higher value from every interaction.”
Smith attended the University of Hawaii where she studied Political Science before moving to China to teach English for two years. While living in China she learned to speak Chinese and spent time volunteering for the Red Cross in the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami in Thailand.
Smith is very active with YPO (Young Presidents Organization), including serving in multiple board roles and supporting the past YPO Global EDGE Conference. She enjoys traveling the world with her husband and has a personal goal to visit 100 countries in the next 10 years.
About CEO Coaching International
CEO Coaching International works with CEOs and their leadership teams to achieve extraordinary results quarter after quarter, year after year. Known globally for its success in coaching growth-focused entrepreneurs to meaningful exits, CEO Coaching International has coached more than 1,000 CEOs and entrepreneurs in more than 60 countries and 45 industries. The coaches at CEO Coaching International are former CEOs, presidents, or executives who have made BIG happen. The firm’s coaches have led double-digit sales and profit growth in businesses ranging in size from startups to over $10 billion, and many are founders that have led their companies through successful eight, nine, and ten-figure exits. Companies working with CEO Coaching International for two years or more have experienced an average revenue CAGR of 31% (2.6X the U.S. average) and an average EBITDA CAGR of 52.3% (more than 5X the U.S. average).
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